The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-26
STATE EVENTS
BRIEFLY TOLD
PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF THE
WEEK ASSEMBLED FOR
OUR READERS.

srett has closed down indefinitely
owing to the low price of shingles.
ii Spokane mills have paid the farmer.
| Of the Inland Empire $4,000,000 fol
their wheat handled so far this sea
son.
| Returns from Tacoma on the So,
that the bonds carried by a majorit,
OF nearly 5 to 1.
Thurston county teachers, holding
their annual institute in Olympia
adopted resolutions favoring the Cen
tralia normal school.
Clarence X. Stewart, connected with
the Spokane Cronicle for 81 years
died suddenly Friday, following an at.
tack OF heart trouble.
On account of q new building code
recently adopted. fire insurance rates
in Port Angeles have been reduced on
the average Of 5 to 10 per cent.
The civil service commission has
certified Stonewall j. Craig and julius
G. Raaberg as eligibles for appoint
ment as postmaster at Charleston.
Mary A. benson. aged fifty-six, pio-
neer resident of Davenport died at
her home in that city. Mrs. benson
came to Davenport thirtyfive years
| ago.
Receipts from the gasoline, tax dur
| ing September totaled $12S,327, the
largest month with the exception of
August since the law went into eff
feet.
tural office the apple crop of the
Wenatchee region will be much larger
than the September estimate of IT,
900 cars.
More than 1000 teachers from all
parts of Washington are expected to
attend sessions of the Washington
Education association, which conyenes
here October rs, ~ and %.
The state OF Washington produced
last year more lumber than any other
commonwealth in the union, it's output
being 6.703,569,000 feet. Oregon's pro-
duction was 3,O15, $4,000 feet.
Internal revenue collections for the
district of Washington, which includes
Alaska, already have reached a total
of S13,617,240 for this year. greatly |
exceeding the collections of 1922.
Thomas S. Keep, 80, president of the
Clarke County bank of Washougal
died OF heart failure on an east bound
train between Washougal and Steven
son. He was starting on hunting
trip.
That the state may establish an
agency to handle sales for the federal
government of powder made from con-
centrated wartime explosives is a
Governor Hart stated In an
interview.
Work on the government dam at
Kimrock, As miles northwest of Yaki-
ma. is progressing satisfactorily and
point to it's completion In
1875. Cost of construction is estimat-
cd at $4,60O,000.
With the exception of Montana, the
state Of Washington had for the first
quarter of 1928 the lowest death rate
Of any commonwealth in the union, &C
cording to department of commerce
mortality figures.
A 1924 budget of 1894 1856, with
$4,000 for preparatory work in the
Development of the Lake Cushman
power project will be appropriated by
The Tacoma city council if ordinances
are carried.
Foodstuffs to the value of S12S,S5O
have been purchased by the division
If purchasing under the state depart
nent OF business control to supply the
II state penal and charitable institu-
ions for the coming six months per
Cd
Everett police and federal officials
IRE hunting for two men who passed
! counterfeit $40 bill at an Everett
lotel and who are said to have pass.
I'd at least $4,000 in counterfeit money
n the northwest during the last few
weeks. /
Ellensburg will be host to the coun-
y game wardens and county game
commissioners of this state at the an
ual convention to be held there No :
ember and 3. Preparations are
eing made to entertain at least 100
Six hundred purchasing agents in =
ne state of Washington at a meeting Il
! Seattle projected organization of an .
ssociation and elected c. j. Rogers h
Seattle as president. The orgsniza- h
on will be known as the Purchasing o.
gents association of Washington. y
Postmaster Bras of Centralia has C.
nnounced that the postoffice depart P
ent has promised the Centralia Of N
ce an extra clerk and two extra h
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