Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-01-26
Washington State News

Robbers burned their way into the
safe in the State Bank Of Fairfield
and escaped with about $4,000 n lib
erty bonds. negotiable notes, iewelry
and cash.
Dorothy Shelton. 4-ysar-old Eureka
girl. is in WalIa Walla hospital, hav-
Ing shot herself through the eve By
the accidental discharge OF q .22-csi-
Der rifle she was playing with.
The annual report Of the secretary
of the Adams county farm loan as-
sociatlon shows that nearly $500 900
has been loaned to farmers in that
county since the formation Of the as
ISOLATION.
Negotiations are under way by
which the port Of Seattle hopes to &C.
Quire control Of the z0-acre tract of
the old Skinner & Eddy No. ship
yard as a site for 3 modern immigra-
ton station to fiji the needs of the
port.
A corporation cannot make a con
tract with its Individual employees
which would set aside an act Of the
legislature. the supreme court has
held, affirming the lower court of spo-
kane county in the case Of Frank Bur
dette VS.. the Broadview Dairy com
pany.
The Tacoma municipal light depart
ment did a gross operating business
of 1898, 423.53 during 1922. gain of
142 per cent over the figure of 1921,
and registered a net income. after pay
ment Of operating costs. tax and de-
probation of ss1s,0O0s6. a gain of
24.s per cent over 1921.
The new $4,000 bond issue OF the
Sunnyside Valley Irrigation district
will be placed on the market within
the next few days. This issue will
take the place of the former irrigation
district bonds, and through extending
the term Of payment will reduce the
present assessment approximately rs
per cent.
Five hundred and twenty-five thous-
and young trout were planted in
Clarke county streams In the last year.
according to DR.. C. s. Irwin, chair.
man Of the Clarke county game com
mission. The number planted in two
years was 1.2sB.OOO. Of which $4,000
were Matched In the Clarke county
hatchery.
One of the biggest deals in Wash
ington timber announced in years. In
volving $1.0O0,OOO and adding about
half a billion feet of standing timber
to the holdings of Tacoma interests.
was completed by the purchase Of the
McCoy-Loggie Timber company of Bel
bingham by the Nooksack Timber com.
pany Of Tacoma.
Eclipsing all records, a silk ship
ment valued at s10,000.0OO is aboard
the Admiral-oriental liner President
Grant, which has left Yokohama for
Seattle. due January 20. The Grant
IL bringing 400 passengers, 1900 bags OF
mail and more than 1000 tons of cargo.
The value of the entire cargo il rough
iy put at $1s,oOO.0Oo.
The total deposits of Lewis coun-
tvs IL banks at the close Of business
on December 30 were $685., 1886 &C.
cording to statements published by the
banks following a recent call of the
state supervisor Of banking. The de-
posts on December 81, 1891, were So
47O.B7s.52. making gain of sS72s
110.14 for the last year.
The first step In q move to simplify
the procedure Of the courts OF Wash
ington in both criminal and civil cases
to speed up litigation viii result with
in the next few days in the appearance
in the senate Of a bill authorizing Gov.
ernor Hart to appoint commission Of
five lawyers OF highest professional
ability and standing to draft : measure
for presentation TO the next legislature
cutting away the technicalities Of the
courts so that decisions may be had
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