Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-03-10
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
BalIaine for Senate.

SEATTLE-John E. Ballaine, Seat
tie, wants the republican nomination
for United States senator
Crushed Under Load of Ties.
While hauling ties from
his ranch recently c. H. Pierce, age
so, was killed by the overturning of
his load upon him.
Chewelah Man EIectrocuted.
CTIEWELAH.-Johs S. Diedrich,
age Go, superintendent of the city
light and water plant, was electro
cuted Saturday night while repairing
a light.
Potts Quits Pen Job.
OLYMPIA.-William G. Potts resig-
nation as warden of the penitentiary
was accepted by the department OF
business control. The resignation is
effective April /.
Lovett Succeeds CoqIon.
YAKIMA.-A E. Lovett, agricultur
ist Of many years experience in Col
orado, was recently selected as Yaki
ma county agricultural agent to sue
coed R. B. Coglon.
Farmers Order 10000 Grain Bags.
POMEROY.-The farmers union i.
placing an order for approximately
100000 domestic grain sacks at $773E
a thousand at Portland, Ore, or $782t
delivered at Pomeroy or Almota.
Hog Prices Up.
SPOKANE-Going 10 cents above
the top" hog price of Monday, prime
light porkers on this market Tuesday
brought $11.60 per 100 pounds, the
highest price in more than a year.
Dedicate Pasco School.
PASCO.-President Henry Suzzalt
| Of the University of Washington
formally dedicated Pasco's new $102,
600 high school building, the exer
cises taking place in the auditorium
More Canadians.
Canada is the largest contributor
to the foreign born population oil
Washington OF the 250,055 foreign
born white residents of the state
az 1888 have come from the neighbor
Ing country to the north.
Charged With Murder.
WENATC1EE. Prosecuting At
| torney Sam r. Sumner has filed
charges of murder against Raw Bige
low and Everett Bozart for the al
legged shooting of Jacob Weber on
the night of November &c.
Basket Ball Champions.
SPOKANlEt-Victorious over a fielt
of 16 teams entered in the third an
nual S. A, A. c. interscholastic basket
ball tournament Spokane North Cent
raj high school won the Inland EN-
pire championship Saturday
Peter Strahm, Age IS, Succumbs
WALLA WALLA.-Peter Strahm
age 50, died recently after brief i'll
i ness lie was a pioneer of 1864, com
ing from his birth place in Winsburg
Ohio. He settled on farm nea
Dixie 5S years ago and retained own
ership until his death.
Discontinue Cheney Electric Cars.
OLYMPIA.-Formal notice tina
service on the Cheney and Medica
Lake interurban lines of the Washing
ton Water Power company would b,
discontinued March IL has been givel
by posting signed statements from tn,
company in the stations at Medica
Lake and Cheney.
Seattle Gets Apple Meet.
The executive committee of the In
ternational Apple Shippers associa
ton. in meeting at Washington, D
G., has decided to hold the annua
convention of the association at Seat
tie on July 26. This will be the frs
convention OF the international asso
citation ever held in the west
Growers Organize.
OROVlLLE-Meeting here recent
~ grower sof the Oroville distric
formally approved articles of associ
alton and form of contract and in
structed the committee that drafte,
them to complete steps necessary I,