Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-01-27
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Purdue Quits Dietz.

Purdue Quits Dietz.
Coach Dietz, former coach at Wash
State College at Pullman, will
not be retained at Purdue.
Double Track G. N.
Final approval of the project to
double track the Great Northern be-
tween Hillyard and Dean and Lamona
and Bluestem IA given at ST. Paul
Monday.
Uniontown Plans Market Day.
UNIONTOWN. - The U%niontown
Club put on its first
market day here recently. Farmers
We're urged to bring in anything from
livestock to machinery to be auction
ed. The Club will endeavor to hold
these sales each month.
Business Failures in 1921.
In Washington in the first nine
months Of 1921 there were 1856 BUSH
ness failures with asests of SIS, G61,-
0O6 and liabilities of $50, 1911 OF. In
the same period in 1920 there were
2+3 failures with assets of 1882, 1923
and liabilities of $40, 1925.
!. O.. o. F. Plans $4,000 Home.
Observation-Disclosures papers
for a $4,000 Odd Fellows hall here
have been authorized by Grand Mast
er George Il. Chamberlain of Tacoma.
The papers are on the way to Olym-
pia for filing, according to Otto Hal
version, noble grand, and George
Stephenson, secretary of the lodge.
c. r. Wiley Heads Assessors.
OLYMPIA.-C. r.. Wiley of Stevens
county was elected president Of the
county assessors association at the
recent session of the oath annual
convention here. II. e. Anderson,
jefferson county assessor, was elect
ed vice president and w. j. Williams
of Snohomish county was named Sec
rotary.
Gives Fortune to College.
SPOKANE.-Mrs. Frances e. X.
Linfield, a resident of Spokane for
more than 20 years, is the donor of
three parcels of Spokane business
property, valued at more than $780,
900, to McMinnville college. q Baptist
institution at McMinnville, Ore. In
consideration of the gift the schools
name is to be changed 10 Linfield
college.
Would Teach iiiiterates.
OLYMPIA.-The campaign to abol-
ish illiteracy in the state of Washing
Ton hos folran 1nfinitn chonn A cfofo
illiteracy commission Of nine mem
bers, named by Mrs. Josephine Cor
liss Preston, state superintendent OF
public instruction. The commission
will have the responsibility of teach
, ing the 1886 illiterates in the state
to read and write.
To Sell Old Fort Spokane.
; Among a large number of tracts OF
land in the state of Washington re
rorted to congress by the secretary
of war as owned by the government
but no longer of use is the old site
! of Fort Spokane. All of the othel
: surplus real estate reported is il
western Washington. An earlv sale
I is expected to be made Of all sucl
i surplus lands.
Receiver for Telephone Company
OKANOGAN.-Ralph E. Kennisol
of Winthrop has been appointed re
g ceiver for the West Side Telephon
a company of Twisp. 4. r. Davis o
Pateros was named temporary re
i, ceiver last month, following a dan
h age case against the company /
: which Mrs. Anna Luther was given
judgment for $4,000 for personal il
!, juries caused by a fallon pole.
e Poll Tax Got the Money.
y. The total number of persons pa.
h ing the poll tax in the state is SUI
d prisingly large in that it is far abov
the vote cast at the last general ele'
ton, and wen in advance of the re,
d istration. There were but 414,69
votes cast in the state, yet 51,36
versions paid the poll TX. This IS a
excess OF S6,677 owe the total vot'
and when it is remembered that full
Is per cent of those who cast ballot
rs did not pay because of the age e.
l. emption of so years.
r RECENT DEATHS
f.. COLFAX.-Robert Crabtree, 70, on
of the first pioneers of the Palouse.
r. SPOKANE-William Sherman DaN
son, age sc, pioneer local attorney
e WALLA WALIA.-Mrs. Frederic
III Slime, age Sc. She had lived hel
II since 1854.
. DAVENPORT.-Mrs. Florence L
70 tep, age 81. Davenport pioneer al
wife of H. ID. Estep.
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