Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-12-16
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

POkANE.-Aroused by the report
OF large sums of money invested in
Spokane oil companies, the govern
ment is investigating the character OF
the oil seepage with view to possible
prosecution.
State Job Discontinued.
OLYMPLA.-No deputy bank super
visor will be appointed to succeed C.
Hay, who has severed his connec-
ton with the state department
Medical Inspection Wins
YAKIMA.-At the school election
in which the chief issue was the re-
tention or discontinuance of a school
nurse and medical inspection, the
vote was decisive for continuing
present methods.
Brffett Gets Chehalis Job.
OLYMPIA.-Charles Briffett, super
intendent of the city schools of Port
Angeles. will replace A C. Jones,
removed, as superintendent of the
state training school for boys at Che
halls on January l.
Check Forger Caught.
SPOkANE-After stealing $500
worth of American Express checks in
Cheyenne. Wyo., last summer, accord.
ing to officials, and spending $500
OF the checks without detection
throughout the west, o. f. Scott, age
%, was caught here by spending the
| last 800 check. He has confessed
Experiment Orchards Planned.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
Pullman.-Experimen orchards al
| Prosser and Grandview will be estab
lished next spring. Red Rome Beauty
| Delicious, Winesap and Jonathan
apples will be planted. The land al
| Prosser is offered by Donald G. BruiI
and at Grandview by D. w. Bracket
and G. NJ. Brown.
! Quits Bellingham Normal.
| BE1LLINGHAM. DR.. George w
| Nash, president of the Bellinghan
state normal school since 1914, hal
| presented his resignation to the boar,
of trustees to take effect March
1922. Dr. Nash has accepted the presi
dency of the educational foundation
established by the Congregations
churches of America and after leavin,
the normal school will make his hom
in Chicago.
i Grant Ferry Rate Increase.
PASCO.-Franklin county commits
sioners have sanctioned a slight il
! crease in the ferry rates on the Ct
| lumbia river ferry between here an
Kennewick, allowing an additional
, cents on round trips for automobiles
: Harold Simonds Of Prosser was al
! pointed county agent to succeed j.
4 Scott, who resigned to take the i? d
( ton of manager of the soldiers Ian
settlement project at Hanford IN
= White Bluffs.
Triplets Survive.
SPOKANE-The two surviving sol
n of the triplets recently born to M
J. and Mrs Richard Mortensen are il
n proving rapidly. The boys are gainir
weight and they are considered col
l. paratively out of danger. The tv
n sons of Mr.. and Mrs. William Roge
e are also reported as doing NIGEL
= They are slowly gaining weight. tt
e two pairs of twins are members
two sets of triplets, born in the ci
s within one week
Sent Stolen Cars to Java.
= SEATTLE.-Arrest Of four men
!, Seattle and Tacoma recently bro
- up an alleged ring for the theft
automobiles extending to Java a
> the East Indies. The police SO
7. they recovered II missing cars. 4
,s cording to an alleged confession
.. one OF the prisoners, more than 2
cars have been stolen recently
>, the Pacific northwest, some used
a liquor running. others shipped
\ Java and East Indies.
It. RECENT DEATHS.
~ SPOKANE - George S. Brood
W founder OF the Fidelity National Bar
He was a pioneer Of Sprague,
~ w. H. Stoneman. age &c, phone
ry of Peone prairie. near Spokane,
Nv YAKIMA. Captain William
Splawn. pioneer of Yakima.
SPOKANE.-Dr Harry S. Mart
as pioneer physician.
OF Alfred T. Anderson, former s.
tn kane county auditor. died Decent
or 2 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, as
de suit of ulcers OF the stomach.
SEATTL E.-Mrs. John B. ALL
widow of former United States s
~ ator Allen.
SPOKANE.-Cha II. Moffatt
- a pioneer railway engineer of caste