The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-11-30
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings
OF the Week Collected for
Our Readers

Olympia-United State geologf-
cal survey workers are making a
Typographical map of quad
rangle Sc miles long and "a miles
wide in the Status district.
Pomeroy- Frank Cardwell of
Pomeroy has been appointed to
the state penitentiary parole board
by Governor Martin. He will sue
coed B. F. Wells of Palouse.
Walla Misunderstanding prices
for wheat are bringing growers to
grain offices at Walla Walla with
offers to sell. For the first time
in weeks, farmers are interested in
selling.
Okanogan- Strict government
control of liquor, from production
to consumption, with the absolute
elimination of private profit, is
advocated by the Okanogan county
Pomona grange.
Walla Walla-Directors of the
Walla Walla Chamber of Com
merce have Endorsed a projected
municipal swimming pool if it can
be built by relief labor under the
civil works appropriation.
Spokane - The police depart
nent of Spokane has a brand new
coffin, which it will turn over to
anyone proving ownership. The
coffin was found on the highway,
where it was probably dropped
from a truck.
Olympia - The Washington
state patrol has been ordered to
check up on motor vehicle owners
who have failed to obtain 1893
drivers license. A total of $4,000
licenses have been issued, as COM
pared with $4,000 in 1881.
Almira - The Almira Wilbur
new Sunset highway link is rap
idly nearing completion. 1t now
seems possible that the road will
be completed and opened to the
public by December l.. Is days
ahead of the contract deadline.
Chehalis-Lester D. Stone, pio-
neer Lewis county swmill man,
has acquired a tract of 160 acres
of timber and the Siler mill west
of the north fork of the Tilton ri
yer, six miles west of Morton. The
plant is being put into condition
to operate.
Waitsburg-The First National
Bank of Waitsburg shows a gain
of more than $4,000 since the
June report. Total deposits are
s493,506. Encouragement is found
in the gain for the reason that
almost no wheat has been sold in
that district this fall. -. $50. .s.
Wenatchee-Th state depart
ment of public works hearing in
the Interstate Telephone COM
pany's Wenatchee area rate case
has come to an unexpected close.
The company refused to submit its
evidence, and as a result rates
were ordered reduced.
Wenatchee-F Fifty apple-grow-
ers of the Wenatchee district have
made application to sell part of
their c grade apples to the gov
eminent. Each growers 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.
Seatt1e-Many Seattle people,
attracted by the high price Of gold,
are turning in nuggets that they
were keeping as souvenirs, ac-
cording to Assayer Swarza. They
must be able to determine where
and when the nuggets were mined.
Old-gold iewelry and melted-down
gold jewelry will be taken only at
the old price Of s20.67, however.
Aberdeen-A recent investiga-
ton of newborn deer on the up
per reaches of the Hob valley has
shown that more than half of the
fawns are crippled and that it is
doubtful if they ever will walk or
stand. Officials of the Hob Out
door club report the deficiency
due to the lack of iodine or to
the lack of new blood in herds.