Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-05-06
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This state
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Buys Warehouse in Palouse.

formerly Operated Dy tne seattle
Grain company.
Neil Brothers Buy Milling Plant.
COLFAX.--Neil Brothers of Seattle
and Spokane nave bought the inter-
ests of the Superior Milling company
and the Winona Grain and Warehouse
company at Winona.
New Hearing Over Mount Rainier.
| WASHINGTON. - Another hearing
is to be held before the national geo.
graphic board on May on the ques-
ton of changing the name of Mount
Rainier to Mount Lincoln.
!. c. c. at Yakima May 10.
| YAKIMA.--The interstate commerce
commission will be in Yakima May 10
and IL to hear arguments of north
west growers and commercial inter
ests for rail rate reductions
Swept by Gale.
! WATERVILI4E.--A wind and dust
storm, said by pioneers to the worst
in many years, swept over Douglas
county April 80, damaging crops and
property and injured six persons.
Goodwin Gets a Job.
SPOKANE.-"I expect to return to
Washington, ID. c.. Immediately if
can arrange my affairs" said Frank NJ
Goodwin, Spokane attorney, recently
appointed assistant secretary of the
interior.
Colfax Theater Building Burns.
| COLFAX-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the Ridgeway theater build
ing and garage April 20, the fire be-
ing far advanced before it was dis
covered. The loss Is estimated at
about $4,000.
| Yakima Judge Suicides.
YAKIMA.-Superior Judge Allen S.
Davis committed suicide in the bath
room of his home here April 80.
Temporary mental arrangement, due
to overwork, is assigned as the cause.
He severed both juglar veins and his
windpipe with a razor.
J. c. Campbell Lands Job.
SPOKANE.-Amongt the many con.
gratulatory kilograms and letters that
have reached ]. B. Campbell on his
appointment to the interstate COM
merce commission is a telegram from
Clyde b. Aitchison of Portland, the
other western member.
Bohlke Files Bankrupt's Plea.
WENATCHEE.-A voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy was filed in the
United States district court in Spo
kane by the Bohlke Fruit company
Accompanying the petition was q
schedule showing liabilities amount
ing to 81 ,309,24S and assets Of $s47.471
Body Of Lost Hunter Found.
EVERETT-The body OF Garrett
] Addington was found recently in the
woods seven miles northeast of Index
. by party of searchers. Death was
due to a wound in his stomach caused
evidently by the accidental dropping
of his gun when he slipped off log
Many Attend Bridge Fete.
Decentralization are being &C
cepted by prominent persons from
Washington, Idaho and Montana tt
participate in the dedication of thu
new Pasco-Burbank bridge spanning
the Snake river, which will take place
| May 6. Governor Hart, will make thu
dedicatory address.
Plans to Winter Steers.
PROSSER-The Prosser experiment
farm will winter 200 head of steer,
of farmers In a radius of two or thre,
miles Of that place that can be in
duced to put up corn silage In SUI
ficient quantities to insure caring fol
them, according to plan being con
sidered by Superintendent r. p. Bean
who has recently been in correspon
dence with interested parties.
|, Hotels Want Wage Cut.
. OLYMPlA.-Applicat for mini
mum wage conference on wages pait
. women employed In hotels and public
3 housekeeping generally has beef
made to the department of labor ant
industries by the Associated Hote
, Men of Washington. The stated oh
ject of the application is to procure /,
!. reduction of the minimum wage of 81
a week and requirement of one day.
rest in seven, which the industrial
welfare commission established yea
ago and which was sustained by tn,
supreme court.
RECENT DEATHS
, SPOkANE.-Mrs. Mary Wallace
age 80, resident of Spokane for 81
q years.
n OKANOGAN.-Benj Brown, 81
who had lived on his ranch near her
: "a years.
SPOKANE.-Dr. A. ii. Gundlacf
+ pioneer Spokane dentist and 33d de