The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-07
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume OF Happenings
Of the Week Collected for
Our Readers

Chehalis- Lewis county COM
missioners are having two cottag-
es at the abandoned plant Of the
Mccormick Lumber company west
of Pc Ell fitted for use in caring
for convalescent tuberculosis pa
tients who are being kept at OUT
side sanatoriums. Cost Of these
patients, most of whom are on the
road to recovery, is $72 each per
month and the board figures that
substantial saving can be made
under the new plan.
Endicott- Richard, 8, one Of
twin sons OF Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
Kleweno, farmers north Of here,
died just as he was being carried
into the Office Of DR.. d. w. Henry,
here. The boy and other children
were playing near a place where
q barrel shower bath was fastened
to the side Of a building, for the
use Of harvesters. The barrel, fill
ed with water, fell. 1t struck the
youngster on the head.
Centralia-Work has been re-
sumed at the Tono coal mine
northeast of Centralia under the
management Of James Bagley.
Twenty men are working three
days a week and producing about
200 tons a day. The coal is being
marketed in Seattle Tacoma and
Portland, with the Mutual Lum-
Der company at Bucoda taking
part of the output.
Kelso-With only 20 cents in
their pockets, Burnell Carnine and
Gilbert Gunnari, Kelso high
school graduates, arrived home
last week from a seven months
trip to Europe. They visited
France, Germany, Belgium, Hol-
land, Norway, Denmark, Poland,
and the free city of Danzig. They
travelled over Europe on their
bicycles.
Olympia Rehearings on the
test cases involving the state in
come and classified sales tax laws
will be had before the state SUI
preme court August Is. Hereto
fore the court has been deadlock
ed, standing 4 to 4. Justice Ger
agility, recently appointed, will
have the deciding vote.
Seattle-An increase Of approx
imately 100000 feet over the
preceding week, $50 down and
operating mills in the Douglas fir
region Of. the Pacific northwest
today reported producing 49,
91O,192 board feet Of lumber in
the week ended August 10.
Chelan-By a drastic slashing
of teachers salaries and operating
expenses, all second and third
class school districts of Chelan
county will be under the 10-mill
levy limit next season. Special ell
ections for additional money will
not be necessary.
Longview-The Cathlamet Wo-
mems club is undertaking to es-
tablish library in that town. The
first step will be a book tea, which
will be given in September, when
each guest will give a book. New
books will be purchased with club
funds.
Pomeroy-The combine harves-
ter on the "Bob" Batterton farm
near 'Pomeroy ran away on a
steep hill. The driver was thrown
from his seat and the horses piled
up under the machine. One horse
was killed and five others Grip
pied.
Colfax-"Uncle" James Irwin,
Civil war veteran, celebrated his
cath birthday at his home here
last Wednesday. He was present.
ed with birthday cake by the
Women's Relief corps and well
coined many guests during the
day.
Walla Walla- In conjunction
with an agreement on the prune
deal, orchards will start picking
and five warehouses here and at
Stateline will start packing for
the first of the approximate 800
cars out Of the county this year.
Walla Walla - Payrolls at
Walla walla have been increased
by $11,250 month, and 833 adj
ditional workers have been put
to work since the MIRA drive
started, according to the report
of campaign workers.
Wall WalIa - In conjunction
with an agreement on the prune
deal, orchards will start picking
and five warehouses here and at
Start packing for the first of the
approximate 500 cars out of the
county this year.
Pomeroy-The large stock feed
barn on the Falmsbe & Green