Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-08-19
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Cheney Normal Graduates.

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All Must Pay License.
| OLYMPJA-State officials and state
employees are not exempt from paying
the automobile drivers license.
Bee Sting Fatal to Man.
| GRANDVIEW.-L. E. Arenson, a
mail carrier, was stung recently by a
bee while on his route and died in 20
minutes.
| School Children at Spokane.
Spokane city and county schools
census shows there are 2,239 more
persons of school age here than there
were year ago.
Aberdeen Armory Contract.
SEATTLE.-Contract for the con-
| struction of the new national guard
armory at Aberdeen, has been let to
l.. P. Cysewki, Aberdeen, on bid of
| $68, 5000.
Seattle Gets Particular.
SEATTLE.-Beginn last Monday
the city will employ no workmen on
municipal contract jobs unless they
| can show by certificates that they are
registered voters here.
Ship Car Of Watermelons.
PASCO.-Riverview farmers recent
ly shipped car of watermelons to
La Grande, Ore Watermelons are
rapidly becoming one of the leading
crops, but this is the first season that
they have been shipped in car lots
Set Hop Crop at $4,000 Bales.
YAkIMA.-With an estimated 1921
hop crop of $4,000 bales, growers de-
clare that they have no intimation as
to what the price will be. Harvest is
scheduled to begin eptember l and
will provide work for between 1900
and 2. 600 hands.
Wheat Selling.
WALLA WAI4LA. - Growers have
sold 100000 bushels of 1921 wheat
since harvest started The price for
No. wheat has been steady from SO
cents to 81, and most OF the wheat has
been sold at prices ranging from 95
cents to 81, depending on the grade.
Smut has cut the grades somewhat.
Employ Guards at Mines.
SEATTLE.-Thec coal strike situa-
ton in Washington state has gone
beyond the chance of a settlement"
Earnest Newsham, secretary of Dis
trict 10, United Mine Workers of
America, said recently in comment
ing on a report that 200 guards, bear
ing special deputy sheriff's badges,
have been sent into mine fields at the
request of operators.
Big Potato Crop Contracts.
YAKIMA.-Eighteen thousand tons,
approximately 1000 carloads, or one
third of Yakima valleys potato crop,
was contracted last week for ship
ment to the Mississippi valley, it was
stated by shippers recently. The
price is said to range from $40 to $50
a ton A. Bolman of Kennewick is
reported to have sold 1000 tons for
shipment in October and November.
He declined to state the price.
Big Grain Yield.
WATERVILLE.- Waterville farm
ers are harvesting one of the largest
crops in the history of this region.
Fully 20 per cent of the acreage is fall
wheat and the average yield reported
is 80 bushels an acre. Yields of from
40 to 80 bushels on accurately meas
ured quarter sections have been har-
vested on some of the best titled land.
With few exceptions Turkey Red is
grading No. l and about so per cent
is dark, hard red.
Bonus Money Shy.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a recent con
ference c. l.. Babcock, state treasurer
and chairman of the state board of |
finance, invited the state executive
committee of the American legion to
meet with the state board for joint
discussion of means to continue un-
interrupted payment of soldiers COM
when the $11,O00,00O appro-
priated by the legislature is exhausted
1t is estimated that probably $4,000 900
additional will be required to pay all
valid claims for compensation.
RECENT DEATHS
SEATTLE.-Captain John l.. Carl
son, veteran Pacific coast navigator.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hansen, age
IS. Mr.. Hansen had been a resident
of Davenport Al years.
SPOKANE.-Eugene Michael, pio-
neer and president of the Spokane
Table Supply company.
PRAGUE.-John r. Harding, age SO,
a pioneer Of this district and one of
the earliest settlers in Washington.