Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-02-10
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings In This state
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Lumber Mill Starts.

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NEWPORT.-The Humbird Lumber
company mill here started operations
Monday.
Bid On Capital Building.
OLYMPIA.-Contract to construct
the foundation and first floor walls
of the main building in the capitol
group here will be awarded March 49,
Poisoner Kills Yakima Dogs.
YAkIMA.-Deaths of valued hunt
ing dogs mere, the work of poison
er, has reached 30. The dogs are
estimated to have been worth $1,000
Big Bend Crop Outlook.
With 10 to IL inches of snow over
the fields of fall wheat for eight
weeks, general prospects for a 1922
wheat crop in the Big Bend are very
bright.
Acquitted of Murder.
EVERETT.-Mrs. Bertha Wilkes
and her 15-year-old daughter, Treva
Pote, on trial here charged with the
shooting Of Gus Danielson November
6, were acquitted.
G. NJ. Spends Money.
One million dollars will be spent
by the Great Northern railroad in
establishing a new freight terminal
and division headquarters at Wen
atchee this spring.
Make Good Auto Road.
The abandonment by the Great
Northern railroad of its Rossland
branch will undoubtedly lead to con-
struction of an excellent highway be-
tween Northport, Wash, and Ross
land, B. c.
Tax Commission Wants.
Washington state tax commission
wants to double filing fees for mort
cages; add so per cent to the au-
ditor's charges for recording papers;
keep the poll tax; multiply the cost
Of corporation licenses by two, and
make auto trucks pay more into the
treasury.
General Goethals at Spokane.
Major General George w. Goethals,
builder of the Panama canal, has ar
rived in Spokane to begin his inyesti-
cation of the engineering phase OF
the Columbia basin project, under
which it is planned to put water on
1,750,00 acres of arid land in the
central part of Washington. He will
make his headquarters in Spokane.
Flour Prices Up.
SPOKANE.-Flour advanced 30c a
barrel by local millers Monday. The
new price is 1920 for soft wheat and
$3.50 for hard wheat flour The mar
ket is unsettled, though further ad-
vances are expected until the new
crop is harvested. The reason for
this advance and that announced last
week, which was 40 cents a barrel,
is dearth in this region of wheat of
milling grade for fancy patent flour.
Electricity for Grant County.
SPOKANE. - Immediate extension
of it's power lines into the Stratford,
Ephrata and Moses lake districts in
Grant county at a cost of $250,000 is
announced by the Washington Water
Power company. Residents of Grant
county have subscribed or guaran-
teed the purchase of 1900 horse power
of current annually, the initial load
agreed upon as condition to the
extension. The building of 40 miles
OF 10000 volt transmission lines, so
miles of $1,000 volt distribution lines
and two substations will be made
necessary. The aim is to have the
work begin as soon as the weather
will permit that the power may be
available for the opening Of the irri-
cation season.
RECENT DEATHS
Richard Mulroy, age
56, pioneer.
SEATTLE.-Mrs. Edwin A. Kraft,
niece of General Pershing
PRAGUE.-Thomas Reams, age
SO. Mr.. Reams was an early settler
here.
SPOK-ANE.-Albert G. Rubeck, age
SO. He resided in Spokane and vi
cinity 40 years.
SEAITLE.-Charles L. Bryant, age
AZ, well known Pacific coast shipping
and business man.
SEATTLE.-Arthur Lewis, SO, man
ager of the Great Western Smelling
& Refining Co. of Chicago
SEATTLE.-Stephen B. Packard,
governor Of Louisiana in 1877, an
American consul at Liverpool in 1878.
SPOKANE-L. ]. Ratliff, pioneer
resident. Charles w. Gorringe. age
SO, resident here for 30 years. He
is survived by wife, son and daugh.
ter.