The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-02
WASHINGTON STATE
News OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

Fire destroyed the Beattie Hotel at
Concrete.
Fifty farmers of Grays Harbor coun-
" will undertake livestock survey
Of the county. - ~
Centralia's new $4,000 municipal
building will be completed and ready
for occupancy February 1.
"A determined effort is being made
by the Bothell Commercial club to es-
tablish farmers clearing house In
that city.
The annual state convention of
game commissioners and game war
dens was held at Wenatchee January
as and "a. ...
Six boys and girls bee clubs will
soon be organized in Walla Walla coun-
~ under the auspices of the county
farm bureau.
Meridian high school at Bellingham,
built last summer by popular subscrip-
ton. to replace one burned in June.
was destroyed by fire Friday.
All property in Walla Walla county
will be assessed at so per cent of its
fair and true value in money on March
I, according to A. H. Johnson, county
assessor.
According to report of the Ia
coma light and water department, that
city made net profit of $66O,062.4S
during 1921 on its light and power
business alone.
The proposed 25 per cent increase
In electric rates in the town of Granite
Falls has been suspended for 80 days
from February 8 by the department
Of public works.
Seattle's fire losses during. 1921 to-
tailed $757 1883 in 532 fires, an aver
age loss of $1,423.63 at each fire, ac-
cording to the annual report of Fire
Marshal Bringhurst.
The old Stevens county poor farm
has been abandoned and all the real
and personal property will be sold by
the commissioners at q public sale at
Colville, February IL.
The Walla Walla Commercial Club
viii take charge of the canvass in
Walla Walla City to raise $4,000 for
the Walla Walla College and the Ad-
ventist School at College Place.
The Washington Water Power COM
Dany of Spokane has Just filed figures
with the city hall to show it hauled
100000 fewer passengers In 1921 on
its city street cars than in 1920.
According to George r. Walker, sec
Ietary Of the southwest Washington
Fair association, some extensive i'm
provements will be made at the fair
grounds at Chehalis the coming spring.
Robert McCroskey Jr. OF Garfield
was elected president Of the Grange
Growers Shippers and Millers' asso-
siation at the annual meeting at Spo-
kane. Spokane was chosen as next
years convention city.
e. 9. Lucas. Spokane poultry
fancier. was awarded the grand cham
pionship prize Of the fourth annual
show OF the Spokane Poultry Breed
ers' association for the best individual
pen Of birds displayed.
Carl c. Hoffman. formerly manager
Of the Merchants Wholesale Grocery
company Of Seattle, has been arrest
cd In Weehawken. N. j.. on charge
Of misappropriating $4,000. Effort
will be made to extradite him.
The first annual Clarke county
berrygrowers' institute was held Mon
day and Tuesday in the Washington
Growers association headquarters at
Vancouver. Fully 200 berrygrowers
and others interested were present.
Protests from seven coal companies
IN the state against the request of the
Northern Pacific railroad that coal
rates from Bellingham to Seattle be
lowered from $1.62 ton to $125 were
received by the state department of
public works at Olympia
The Tacoma municipal street car
hne accumulated a larger deficit dur
Ing 1921 than in any year of its his.
tory, according to the report of John
M. Roberts. city controller. During
1921 the deficit, including interest, de.
probation and other charges, was $685..
S47.59.
About $50 delegates attended the
older girls conference under the aus