Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-01-21
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Washington Guard Ranks 18th.
SEATTLE. Washington ranks
nineteenth in national guard strength
in the United States.
Flour Price Up 40 Cents.
SPOKANE.--Local patent flour ad-
vanced 40 cents barrel Saturday,
making the new wholesale price $40
a barrel.
Waitsburg Stores Close Early.
WAITSBURG.-Loca stores have
decided to open at a. m. and close
at p. m. except on Saturday, when
they close at p. m.
Believe Holding Of Wheat Is Over.
WALLA WALLA.-Approximately
100000 bushels of wheat was sold in
Walla Walla and Columbia counties
last week at $3.50 bushel.
Tacoma Bank Closes
TACOMA-The doors of the Scan
dinavian-Ameriean bank at Tacoma
were officially closed Saturday by
Bank Commissioner G. p. Hay.
For Seattle Work.
Secretary of the Treasury David II.
Houtson has asked congress to APP
propriate $1,OO00O0 for improvements
at the Seattle immigration station.
Death Claims Fred Chapman.
COLFAX. Fred Chapman, aged ST.
died at his home here January Ia. Mr.
Chapman is one of the oldest Odd
Fellows in the state and was a resi-
dent of ColfaX for 43 years.
Failures Were Less.
The number of business failures in
Washington during 1920 exceeded
those in 1919, but were far less than
in 1918, according to summary in
an annual report compiled by Brad
streets.
Northern Pacific Cuts Force.
POKANE.-General reduction of
the number of workers in all depart
L
way to the basis Of 1915 were ordered
I in a telegram received this week from
st. Paul by officials here.
Shoots Wife; Kills Self.
SEATTLE.-Robert Lee, "a, grocer
at Ballard, suburb, recently shot and
| dangerously wounded his wife, Mrs
Dora Lee, 40, after being served notice
of divorce proceedings, and turning the
weapon upon himself, took his own
life.
Former Owners Given Land.
PROSSER.-Several thousand acres
of land in the Horse Heaven irriga
! ton district, which were sold TO,
failure to pay irrigation district taxes
have been restored to the former
owners through decision by Judge
John Truax The present value Of
the land thus affected directly or in
directly is over 100000.
Deserted Truck Had Booze.
EVERETT.-Officers from the
sheriff's office recently took charge Of
a truck apparently abandoned along
the highway a few miles north OF
! Everett, with it was rs sacks contain
ing a total of 900 quart bottles oil
whisky. They confiscated the cargo
valued at about $4,000. No owner
! appeared to claim it. 1t is supposed
the whisky was being transported
from Canada.
Let's 800 Out Of Employment.
CHEWELAH.-The Northwest Mag
nestle company, which has been EN-
ploying between $50 and $50 men al
its quarries and calcining plant al
Chewelah for the last three years
has closed and 800 men thrown out oil
employment. This is due to the entry
Of Austrian magnesite into this coun
try at the rate of from 5000 to 60OC
tons a month, practically displacine
the local output (Which had already
been curtailed by the shut down 81
steel factories in the east. and max
ing it impossible to keep the loca
industry running without protection
according to General Superintendent
| r. h Rogers