Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-07-18
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Spokane-A vicious 1600-pound
bull that had been terrorizing the
countryside for a week after escap-
ing from the old Union stockyards,
met death when two men shot the
animal following reports from north
Of town that it was running ranch
er's cattle.
Seattle-Chin PAX, blind Chi
nese, 81 years old, has been sentenced
at Seattle to two years at Mcneil Is
land and fined $4,000 for violating
the federal narcotic law.
Walla Walla-All of the state pen
itentiary jute mill equipment at Wal
la Walla has been sold to private
company at Culiacan, Mexico. The
plan has been closed since 1921.
While no price is mentioned, 1t is
said to amount to a few thousand
dollars.
Yakima-On the Yakima reserva-
ton are 1900 head Of cattle, pur-
chased in the draught section by the
government and distributed among
the tribesmen. Each of the animals
is branded plainly with the letters I
and D. A dispute has arisen among
the Indian officials and the tribes
men as to what these letters mean.
The Indians stand stoutly by their
own Interpretation, which is "I'm a
Democrat. The agency officials say
it simply means Indian Depart
ment".
Olympia-The practice of state de-
partments in hiring attorneys outside
the attorney generals office to bring
court actions has been declared IL
legal by the state supreme court.
Ephrata-A crew of "a United
States land appraisers have wound
up the work on submarginal lands in
Grant and Adams counties. They
will report 100000 acres unfit for
profitable cultivation. "a;
Dayton-Constructi of the new
CCC camp is progressing rapidly
cured. A few carpenters are en-
ployed in general layout work and
several more went to work this week.
Arrival of 1875 enrollees, July Is,
from the east necessitates completion
by that time.
Walla Walla-Eighteen of the 20
buildings for the CCC soil erosion
camp up Mill creek have been COM
pleted but there are no enrollees to
use them. No word has been RET
ceived locally regarding the number
or date of arrival of camp members.
Seattle-Trussing up Japanese
night Waterman, two men armed
with pistols trundled away 600
pound safe containing nearly $4,000
in weekend receipts from the Hall
berg restaurant here police reported.
Mike Hara, the Waterman, said the
robbers pulled his apron over his
head and bound him hand and foot,
then rolled the safe out of the res
taurant and hauled it away in a car.
Olympia-Eight chain store or
CARNATIONS have instituted suit in the
Thurston county superior court at
lacking the validity Of the state rev.
enue act. They object to paying a
business-occupation tax of one half
of / per cent. of the gross revenues
from products distributed to their re-
tail outlets from wholesale stocks.
Wenatchee-Ana apple crop of H.
622 carloads for the Wenatchee dis
trict is the estimate of Horticultural
Inspector Combelic, as compared
with 1915 carloads last year.
Seattle Mrs. Gladys Goddard
Squier Of Seattle has been awarded
a 100000 judgment against Charles
Garfield Duke, a landlord, who MUIR
dered her husband for teasing him.
Duke was acquitted of first degree
murder charge.