The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-05-26
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

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June Williams, years, was drowned
In Walla Walla river at Walla Walla.
Fire did about $4,000 damage to the
Heusner Royal bakery in Vancouver.
The Aberdeen Rotary club has voted
70 maintain bed in the Seattle ORTIZ
opedic hospital.
About $500 towards relief Of war con-
ditions in Greece has been contributed
by Aberdeen Greeks.
In Klickitat county 3400 persons are
eligible to pay the S. poll tax under the
law passed by the last legislature.
Centralia poultrymen have been as
sured by Senator Jones and Poindexter
that they will work for tariff on eggs.
Captain H. M. Pierce, "a years old,
one of the best known hotel men in
the state, died at his home in Olympia.
The United States coast guard cut
ter Bear will take party from Sc
attic to Alaska to make a survey OF
the Alaska-Yukon boundary. e.r
Mrs. James A. Hays, widely known
among club women Of the North Pa
cific coast, died at her home in Tacoma
after short illness of pneumonia.
A feature of the Northwest Moose
convention to be held at Aberdeen will
be ball on the evening of June 2,
to which the public will be invited.
August T. Zimmerman, who gave his
name to Timmerman's ferry over the
Columbia river, died in q Walla Walla
hospital. His body will be inferred at
Pasco. .as.:.
Establishment of hay selling
agency has been decided on by the
Washington and Oregon Hay Growers
association. A manager and location
will be later decided upon.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
farmers elevator and warehouse at
Packard, eight miles north of Ritzville.
Customers lost 10000 bushels of wheat,
. great deal of which was not insured.
David b. Farrell, a well known
rancher Of Walla Walla county, was
found dead in the bathroom Of his
home. He had been asphyxiated,
whether accidentally or not is not
known.
Soldiers of the Fourth medical regi-
ment at Camp Lewis are raising a
fund for the relief of Mrs. Karl A.
limbs, whose husband, taxi driver,
was murdered by four members Of the
regiment. .
The military affairs committee of
the Spokane chamber Of commerce will
start an immediate Investigation into
conditions among ex-service men Of
Spokane, receiving aid from the gov
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The Portland Railway, Light & Pow
or company has petitioned the Clarke
(, county commissioners for franchise
to place poles along the highways in
the county to extend its light and
power lines.
Benton county's apple crop for 1921
is estimated at 1900 to 1000 cars by the
district horticultural inspector. He es-
Inmates 80 per cent apple crop,
20 per cent pear crop and 10 per
cent peach crop. .-
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest, on the charge OF grand larceny,
Of Thomas P. Fournier, president of
the State Bank of Black Diamond,
which has been closed by the state
bank commissioner.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney ellis
of Walla Walla county has advised
the county commissioners that irregu-
larities in the recent bond election
were not sufficient to set the unfav-
orable result aside.
Unemployed men in Washington
have decreased 5000 in the last few
weeks, according to report of the
federal employment agent. BY July /,
1t is predicted, there will be no I'M
employment in the state.
John Bergquist old time prospector
and miner, resident of Chesaw for
many years was found dead in his
cabin on Copper mountain with the
top of his head blown off. 1t was
evidently case of suicide.
j. G. Pearson, early resident of Aber-
deem and Grays Harhor county, first
prosecuting attorney for the Grays
Harbor district after the admission of
Washington to statehood, died at Aber-
deem. He was 80 years old.
A campaign to rid Spokane of the
I. w. w. has been undertaken by W..
A. Goodwin of Portland, formerly of
Spokane. He asks the support of Spo-
kane citizens in his drive, which he
states is being financed by himself.
Word has been received at Seattle
that Stewart Edward White, author of
Western fiction and outdoor stories,
is planning to pass the summer cruis-
ing in a motor boat along the inside
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