Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-10-07
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Wenatchee Fruit Damaged.

WENATCHEE.-At least 500 car
loads Of apples were blown off the
trees during the recent storm
Seattle Milk Is $3.50 Cwt.
SEATTLE-Producers' price for
milk in Seattle for the month of Oc-
tober was fixed at $3.50 hundred
pounds.
Cut Metal Workers. Wages.
SEATTLE. = Two thousand metal
workers here will accept a wage cut
of cents an hour temporarily and
under protest" it was announced
New Bank at RitzviIle.
REHABILITATION p. Duke, state
supervisor of banking, has granted a
charter for the Ritzville State Bank.
w. H. Martin will be president.
Districts to Show Fruit.
SEATTLE.-Community exhibits of
fruit products are to have substantial
recognition at the Pacific Northwest
Fruit exposition in Seattle November
21-26.
Milk War On at Yakima.
YAKIMA. - Announcement by a
creamery company that it would enter
the retail field and sell milk at 10
cents quart. precipitated milk war
involving all but one distributor here.
Sells 800 Acres for $4,000.
YAKIMA.-Reese B. Brown of the
reservation has sold half section to
the Pacific Northwest Investment So
ciety for probable consideration of
$96, 900.
L. F. Smith Estate $241, 900.
Janet Smith, widow of Lillis F.
Smith of Endicott, known as the
wheat king of the Palouse," left an
estate valued at close to $250,0OO in
Whitman county wheat land and bank
stock.
Mahoney Found Guilty.
SEATTLE. James E. Mahoney,
charged with killing his elderly bride
for her money, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree, his pen.
atty fixed at death, by a jury in SUI
perior court Saturday.
States Oldest Paper Quits.
OLYMPIA. - Suspension of the
Olympian Standard followed the exc
cution of writ of replevin issued in
superior court here. The Standard as
weekly was the oldest paper in the
state, having been published for 60
years.
Horses Perish in Flames.
ALBION. = The barn of Joseph
| Creighton, farmer of the Spring Flat
community, was destroyed by fire re-
Gently. Eight horses, seed wheat and
large amount of hay were burned.
| 1t is thought the fire caught from the
electric wiring
Kills Woman and Self.
SEATTLE.-M. Ponzio, editor of II
| Corrier di Seattle, an Italian paper
and long leader among local Italians
shot and killed Mrs. Georgia Mattice
30, waitress, and then turned the
gun on himself with fatal effect in a
hotel room here Sunday.
Dover Purchases Big Lumber Yard.
| YAKIMA.-John Dover, head of the
John Dover Lumber company, which
operates IA yards in the Yakima val
ley, announces that his company ha(
purchased the, retail yards of the st
Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co., in Ia
coma at consideration of about $500,
600.
WalIa Walia Wheat Moving.
WALLA WALLA.-The wheat croI
In the valley is moving rapidly, accord
ing to dealers, who state that farmers
are selling, despite that prices have
been low. Approximately 5000, 0O(
bushel sof grain have been sold since
harvest commenced. Warehouses oil
the county are still filled with unsold
grain.
States Forest Revenue.
OLYMPIA.-IThe state of Washing
toms share of the receipts from ma
tional forest resources during the fis
cal year 1921 is $55.12O, for which a