Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-01-13
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings In This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Anacortes Bank Fails.

Anacortes Bank Fails.
BELLINGHAM.-Th Citizens bank
of Anacortes, established in 1889, is
in the hands of the state supervisor of
banks.
G. N. to Double Track.
Contracts for double-tracking the
Great Northern line between Bluesten
and Lamona and Hillyard and Dean,
will soon be let.
Gregory Confirmed for Register.
WASHINGTON, d. Civilian D..
Gregory was confirmed by the senate
recently for register of the land office
at Walla Walla.
Guard Headquarters Now.
Washington national guard will be re-
moved from Seattle to Camp Lewis,
Wash, February l.
Must Seize Booze Legally.
OLYMPIA.-The liquor seized with
out a search warrant can not be law
fully introduced as evidence, accord
ing to a supreme court decision.
Adams Gets New Job.
Fred A. Adams, supervisor OF the
Columbia basin survey, is the new ex-
ecutive secretary of the National
Parks Highway association. He sue
ceeds Frank w. Guilbert, who has re-
signed.
Pole Falls, Lineman Killed.
SEATTLE.-Michael Cavanaugh, an
employee Of the Seattle city light de.
partment, was recently killed when
an electric light pole on which he was
working broke, throwing him to the
pavement.
Banker Gets Jail Term.
TACOMA.-Gustaf Lindberg, whole
sale grocer and timber operator, was
sentenced to from one to five years in
the state penitentiary for feloniously
borrowing $4,000 from the defunct
Scandinavian-Americ bank.
ASSESS TdVHS 90 TI9H.
neutrality-suspicious. that ths
assessed valuation of farm lands is too
high, farmers of the Catlow district
north of here, are planning to permit
the sale of their land for taxes to es
tablish basis for assessment pur
poses.
Entitled to Bonus.
OLYMPIA.-Men who abandoned
civil life to aid in the defense of thei
country during the recent war are en-
titled to bonus, even though they en-
tered service before April 6, 1917, &C
cording to recent ruling of the stat,
supreme court.
May Be Insane.
TACOMA.-That Roy Maloy, 3s
held in the city Jail here in connection
with the attempted wrecking and rot
bling of a Northern Pacific passenge
train near Auburn, Wash, New Year
| night, in insane, was the belief ez
pressed by Captain of Detectives Johl
Strickland recently.
w. w. p. Contract Best.
EPHRATA.-After examination O
contracts for furnishing electric pow
er for irrigation pumping in Gran
county, the state department of pub
lie works announces that the WASH
ington Water Power company's cor
tract was the best. The contract rec
commended by the state department
covers six months pumping perio
at S42.50 horsepower, continuou
service. There are several differen
plans for the establishment of latel
ais. This power project will affec
some $4,000 acres of choice Gran
county lands, as well as the towns {
Marlin, Wilson Creek, Stratford, Adr
an, Grant Orchards, Soap Lake, Ephr;
ia and Neppel.
RECENT DEATHS
LIND.-Mrs. Emma Epperson. ag
66 years.
SPOKANE.-Alma M Dilworth, az
%, talented violinist.
COLFAX.-Mrs. George w. vii
oughby, pioneer of 1870.
| RITZVILLE.-George Schaefer, az
60, retired farmer and pioneer.
/ SUNSET, Wash.-Mrs. Homer Pu
cell, better known as "Grandms
Purcell, age IS.
| TACOMA.-Colonel C. A. Snowde
formerly editor Of the Chicago Time
and the Tacoma Ledger.
/ COLFAX.-James Morrison, age 8
a pioneer. Mr.. Morrison was a mer
Der OF the Odd Fellows 81 years.
| YAKIMA.-Samuel Hutchinson. 70
mer sheriff of Yakima county ar
we'll known In the northwest as
stock man and rancher.