Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-09-23
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings In This state
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Given IN 6rleI items Iot
Busy Readers.
State Fair Opens.
YAKIMA-The 25th annual state
fair opened Monday morning.
Spokane Milk Prices Drop.
SPOKANE.-Bottled milk delivered
to the family trade was cut in price
from IL to 10 cents quart this week.
Trousers o. X. for Women.
OLYMPIA.-Women may wear
trousers when and where they please,
according to a recent ruling of the
attorney general.
Move Justice Department Seat.
SEATTLE. - Headquarters Of the
9th division of the bureau OF investi-
cation, department Of justice, has been
moved to Seattle from Portland, Ore.
Accept Drumheller's Resignation.
SEATTLE.-The resignation Of RIOS
CO M. Drumheller, collector of Gus.
toms for the district Of Washington,
has been accepted by President Hard.
ing.
$4,000 Fire at Spokane
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to have been
started from defective wiring. a fire
Friday destroyed the Potlatch Lum-
Der company plant at Yardley and
100000 feet of lumber, causing an
estimated damage Of $4,000.
Name Dry Supervisor.
TACOMA.-F. A. Hazeltine, editor
of the South Bend, Wash, Journal, has
received the appointment as general
supervisor of federal prohibition
agents from Major Roy Haynes, fed.
eral prohibition commissioner.
Will They Do It?
TACOMA.-County commissioners
OF the state in annual session here last
week pledged themselves to lower
taxes by lessening expenses, reduc.
ing the number of employees and in
sisting upon increased efficiency.
Pays $4,000 for Farm.
DAVENPORT.-With the sale of
800 acres of wheat land at 500 an
acre to Clyde Warwick of Bluestem
Saturday, J. w. Phillips, Davenport
farmer, contaminated the largest land
deal of the year in Lincoln county.
Our State Leads.
TACOMA.-That Washington, with
the possible exception of California,
is leading the world in road construc-
ton. was the keynote of the 22d an.
nual meeting Of the Washington State
Good Roads association in recent con-
vention.
Harding Names Seattle Man.
SEATTLE.-Capatain ]. s. Gibson.
president Of the International Steve
doring company here and head of the
waterfront employers union, has been
notified that he had been appointed
by President Harding as a delegate
to the unemployment conference to
be held in Washington soon.
County Heads Upheld on Roads.
OLYMPIA.-Courts can not set aside
assessments made by county commits
sioners under the Donahue road law
unless fraud has been shown, accord.
Ing to a recent decision Of the SUI.
preme court. The Adams county court
was reversed. d. A. Scott, protesting
the assessment. had procured an order
enjoining it.
Select Site for Bridge.
COLFAX-Surveyors who have been
working at Central ferry, locating a
site for the bridge to connect the
Whitman and Garfield county sections
of the state highway, have complet-
ed their work. The bridge will cross
the Snake river short distance be-
low the ferry, from IA high point on
the Whitman county side to another
on the Garfield county side, and will
eliminate difficult pieces of road on
both sides. The bridge will be high
enough to allow the passage of boats
at all stages OF water, will be 1922
feet long and will cost about $3.50. 900.
RECENT DEATHS
TAGOMA.-James F. Nyhan, 70, for
nine years state hotel inspector.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.-Alex.
ander NJ. Frazer, n, for "a years an
engineer on Puget Sound steamboats,