The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-11-09
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings
Of the Week Collected for
Our Readers

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wheat movement expected in the
Northwest in the near future, ac-
cording to plans disclosed here.
The bins will cost approximately
$4,000 and each will be 100 feet
high. The grain elevator will have
a capacity of over a half million
bushels.
Okanogan-More than Ill coy
otes have been killed in the last
six weeks by Elmer Williams of
the biological survey. All his kills
have been in this county and all
but two were bagged by traps.
Coyotes are the most dangerous
predators preying on deer, Will
lians says, and the state game
commission is planning a winter
poisoning campaign against them.
Port Angeles - Duck shooting
was enjoyed on Main street at
Forks, 60 miles west of here,
when a large flock of canvas
backs and mallards, flying low to
escape fog, winged their way over
town. Merchants and business
men started shotgun. lombard
ment that brought down 80 birds.
Coulee-The call for bids for
the completion of the Coulee-Soap
Lake highway calls for as much
hand work as is possible and spe-
cities that only Grant county la
Dor may be employed. 1t is all
rock work. About IS men will be
employed. Bids will be opened
November 13.
Notwithstanding it's offer
of $40 a ton to $25, the federal
relief administration has advis-
ed the Wenatchee Chamber Of
Commerce that it would buy poor
er-grade apples if assured that
Growers would receive SIS of the
$25.
Olympia - A mysterious rifle
|attack in which at least Is bullets
were fired into the home of E. M.
Robbins of. South Bay has led to
the arrest at Olympia, of Alex
Madden. Robbins testified against
Madden recently in a lawsuit.
Olympia - Privately operated
utilities have been requested by
the department of public works to
comply with the new law requir-
ing them to file budgets Of their
expenditures in detail.
Yakima-The planting of 1000
to 1900 acres of the newly devel-
oped blight-resisting sugar beet
will be made in the Yakima valley
next year by the Utah-Idaho SUI
gar company. ,.ssa
Large Lumber Order Placed
Aberdeen-An order for 1,150,.
900 feet of fir lumber and cedar
ltimbers was given five Grays Har-
Dor mills this week by the Port
|of Grays Harbor, now using state
public works funds to repair its
port terminal and dock. The price
was SIS, less 2 per cent, per thou
sand feet. The port commission a
week ago rejected bid of $17.23
per thousand feet.
Dog Races Net Clark Co. $17,467
Vancouver -. Clar kcounty is
$17,467.50 richer as the result
Of 40 nights of dog racing, which
ended Saturday night. That is the
amount which the Vancouver Ken
mel club paid for the privilege Of
doing business. 1t represents 8 per
cent Of the gross betting at the
option windows.
Power Co. Asks Reversal of Order
Olympia = Reversal of re-
cent order of the department of
public works directing the North
west improvement company to cut
its residential and commercial
power rates about 35 per cent is
sought by the company in petit
tion for a review by the superior
court of Thurston county.
Apple Rates Reduced
Wenatchee - Railway express
rates on apples and pears destined
from here to all parts of the
country has been reduced Is to SO
per cent, w. S. Foster, local agent