Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-09-02
WASHINGTON Ne VS. NOTES
ecent Happenings In This State
Given in Brief TENS for
Busy Readers
Begin Work On p assoc School.

Begin Work On rasco School.
PASCO. Ground was broken re-
Gently for the $102 900 high school |
building
Seattle Street Cars Profit.
SEATTLE Profit of $50 500 is /
shown in the report of the municipal /
railway for July,
Ship Winter Bananas.
Wl1NATCHEE.- TIL first car of
/ Winter Banana apples was shipped |
from Wenatchee Saturday.
Eilensburg Prepare s for Fair.
ELlENSBURG. De tails are nearly
| completed for the Kittitas county fair
here september 10, and Is.
lnfantile Paralysis Spreads.
TOPPENISH.-Wi three grown
persons down with infantile paralysis
the disease seems to be attacking
both children and grownups in town.
Harvest prune Crop EARLY.
NANCOUVER.-H of the
Clark county prune crop will begin
soon after September ., fully two
weeks ahead of the normal schedule
Ship Train Load Of Lambs.
\ WALLA WAlLA. Il Sheep men re-
Gently shipped 31-cal train of sheep
| to Chicago. They were mostly lambs
that were fattened in the Wenaha re-
serve.
Enjoins Mine Picketing.
SlIATTLE.-.ludge Everett Smith
| in superior court here has signed an
order temporarily restraining the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America from
picketing or otherwise interfering"
with coal mine property.
Sells 5000 Tons Of Hay.
TOPPENISH-Th Washington Hay
Growers Association has sold 5000
tons of hay for delivery in Septem-
ber The hay brought $11 to $14
ton. Most of the hay will go to the
Coast for dairymen.
Wheat Selling at Winona.
WINONA--The Pacific Coat Ele-
vator company Saturday bought 10000
bushels of winter wheat around 80
cents bushel Posters are out an
nouncing the race meet and rundup
here September 20, 20 and 80.
Mrs. Stuhhs confesses. :.
/ TACOMA.--Mrs. Helen Stubs. wife
of the proprietor of the Tacoma hotel.
is he Miss Maude Moore who, almost
two years ago to the day, shot and
killed Leroy Harth, wealth automo-
bile dealer, of Knoxville. Tenn She
has confessed.
Will Teach Music at w. S. C.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,
PULLMAN.-Mis LaVerne K. Askin
of Chicago has been appointed in
structor in vocal music at the state
college. j Alan Taffs, formerly of
London, England, has been engaged
instructor in piano
Gasoline Tax Nets 100000.
OLYMPIA --So-called indirect rev.
enues are bringing the state heavy re-
turns. The income from the gasoline
tax in July was between $4,000 and
100000, at which rate earnings for
the year, it is estimated, viii total
more than 1000, 900. Funds derived
from this tax go to the road building
department
Othello State Bank Closed.
OTHELLO.-At the request of the
directors of the Othello State bank
the state banking department made
an examination of the bank and it
was determined that liquid assets are
not sufficient to meet shrinking de.
posits, and that the best interests of
the depositors would be served by
closing the doors. which was done.
Limit Truckloads in State.
OLYMPIA.--After September l
motor trucks carrying loads heavier
than the statutory maximum of $1,000
pounds will be stopped wherever
found on highways and compelled to
unload the excess. it was announced
recently by Louis NJ. Lang, com.
, mander of the state highway patrol
Those discovered violating the law
, also will be prosecuted, he said.
Take Action Soon.
SEATII-E.-Action of the interstate
commerce commission in ordering in
trastate freight rates on grain and
grain products increased in accord
ance with the Columbia basin decision
will result in the near future in some
form of action to determine jurisdic
ton OF the commission with regard to
rates within the state of Washington
says II. III. Cleland, assistant director
of the state department of public
works.
RECENT DEATHS
POMEROY.-Mrs. George Stallcop
, a pioneer.
SEATTLE.-George II. Walker, an
attorney widely known in the west.
WALLA WALLA.-George S. vii
liams, age 81, after four years i'll
ness