Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-03-03
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Funeral OF Mrs. T. Morgan.

Funeral OF Mrs. T. Morgan.
HARRINGTON.-Th funeral of
Mrs. Thomas Morgan, age So, was
held Wednesday. Mrs. Morgan was
born in Linn county, Oregon, in 1852
Death Takes J. w. Rogers.
SPOKANE.-After an illness OF
but three days with heart trouble
James w. Rogers, age 70, pioneer
Inland Empire lumberman, died
Thursday.
Father of 10 Succumbs.
WATERVILLE.-Jo Fowler, age
SO, died at his home here Monday.
He became Mason So years ago.
Mr.. Fowler was married twice and
was the father Of 10 children.
Yakimas at White House.
WASHINGTON. - Chief George
Meninock and five other Indians from
the Yakima reservation in Washing
ton, called at the White House Sat
urday and paid their respects to Presi-
dent Harding
Pioneer Woman Laid to Rest.
DAYTON.-The funeral Of Mrs. ].
w. Ingram, age 81, was held recently
She came to Columbia county in
1867 settling on land three miles
from Dayton, where hse had lived
since. Mr. Ingram died four years
ago.
Protest on Prison Labor.
SEATTLE.-Followi the an
nouncement of Fred J. Dibble, state
director Of licenses, that Washing
ton 1928 automobile license plates
would be made by inmates of the
state penitentiary, plans are being
formulated here by representatives
of union labor to protest to Governor
Hart.
U. Of w. Women Debaters Win.
| EUGENE, Ore.-The University OF
Washington women debaters defeated
team of the University of Oregon
here recently by unanimous vote
of the judges. The subject discussed
was Resolved, that congress should
pass the veterans adjusted compen.
sation bill" The winning team up
held the negative.
Pullman Fire Fighers Resign.
! PULLMAN-Alleging 'lack OF CO
operation" by the council all mem
signed, effective Immediately. The
council held the resignation as out
of order, as the fire department is
an Independent organization and not
controlled by the city administration
although the chief is vested with
limited police powers. The city &C
cepted the designations, however, and
appointed Chief Of Police Horace
Bashaw as fire chief, with power to
employ as many fire fighters as
required at So for each fire.
okanogan to Build Roads.
OKANOGAN.-Through the pas
sage of resolution by the Okanogan
county commissioners, appropriating
$4,000 OF the permanent highway
| fund for state road No. 4, there will
be available for this road next sum-
mer $4,000. The state has appro-
priated 100000 and the state and
county funds will be matched dollar
for dollar by the federal government
The money will be spent between
Tonasket and Republic. 1t is planned
to improve the Lake Chelan- Okano-
gan highway, south of Riverside, and
complete a sector between Okanogan
and Malott this season. These i'm
provements are estimated to cost
| s65,000
Shorthorn Cattle Men Organize.
SPOKANE. = The Washington
Shorthorn Breeders association was
[organized here Wednesday by the
Shorthorn breeders of the state, who
have been attending the live stock
conference and sales in Spokane this
week. The following officers were
elected:
New Washington Shorthorn breed
ers' officers:
c. A. Greif, Uniontown, president
]. E. Trimble. Pennington, vice
president.
A. E. Lawson, Spokane, secretary
F. M. Rothrock, Spokane, treasurer
Directors with the above officers
A. ID. Dunn, Wapato; George Der
trand, Castle Rock; J. H. Hulburt
Mount Vernon.
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