Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1933-12-01
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings
of the Week Collected for
Our Readers

Pomeroy-Frank Cardwell of POM
eroy has been appointed to the state
penitentiary parole board by Cover
nor Martin. He will succeed B. F.
Wells of Palouse.
Walla Walla- Advancing prices
for wheat are bringing growers to
grain offices at Walla Walla with Of
fers to sell. For the first time in
weeks, farmers are interested in
selling.
Walla Walla - Directors Of the
Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce
have Endorsed a projected municipal
swimming pool if it can be built by
relief labor under the civil works
appropriation.
Okanogan-Strict government con-
tro1trol of liquor, from production to
consumption, with the absolute elm
ination of private profit, is advocat-
ed by the Okanogan county Pomona
grange.
Spokane The police department
of Spokane has a brand new coffin.
1t will be turned over to anyone
proving ownership. The coffin was
found on the highway, where it was
probably dropped from truck.
Olympia - The Washington state
patrol has been ordered to check up
on motor vehicle owners who have
failed to obtain 1888 drivers license.
A total of $4,000 licenses have been
issued, as compared with $4,000 in
1881.
Almira-The Almira-Wilbur new
Sunset highway link is rapidly near
sible that the road will be completed
and opened to the public by Deem
Der l, Is days ahead of the contract
deadline.
Chehalis- D. Stone, pioneer
Lewis county sawmill man, has ac-
quired tract of 100 ares of timber
and the Siler mill west of the north
fork of the Tilton river, six miles
west of Morton. TIE plant is being
put into condition to operate.
Cashmere Improvement of
streets at Cashmere and construc-
tion work on the irrigation canals of
the Icicle River Irrigation district
have been approved as part of the
state work-relief program. On the
two projects $7247 will be spent.
Wenatchee-The state department
of public works. hearing in the In
terstate Telephone -company's Wen
atchee area rate case has come to an
unexpected end. The company re-
fused to submit its evidence, and as
a result rates were ordered reduced.
Waitsburg = The First National
Bank of Waitsburg shows gain in
deposits of more than 100000 since
the June report. Total deposits are
$493,50S. Encouragement is found
most no wheat has been sold in that
district this fall.
Wenatchee - Fifty apple-growers
of the Wenatchee district have made
application to sell part of their G
grade apples to the government.
Each grower will be limited to the
sale of four tons, for which he will
receive $14 net. The apples will be
dried and used in relief work this
winter.
Aberdeen-A recent investigation
of newborn deer on the upper reach
es Of the Hob valley has shown that
more than half Of the fawns are
crippled and that it is doubtful if
they will ever walk or stand. Off
Gals of the Hob Outdoor club re-
port the deficiency due to the lack
of iodine or to the lack of new blood
In herds.
Seattle-Many Seattle people, at
tracted by the high price of gold, are
turning in nuggests that they were
keeping as souvenirs, according to
Assayer Swarza. They must be able
to determine where and when the
nuggets were mined. Old-gold jew.
elry and melted-down gold jewelry
will be taken only at the old price
of $20.67, however.