WASHINGTON STATENEWS OF INTEREST

Important Happening* of theWeek From Towns in Our,

State.

Judges Must Run Again.

Seattle. ?Although some of the

present members of the superior

bench may have received a majority

vote in the recent non-partisan pri-

maries so as to entitle them to imme-

diate election, they will all have to

make their fight over again for the

November election because the audi-

tors' deputies here failed to provide

a method for tallying the total number

of votes cast.

Agriculture to be Taught in School.

Centralia. ? Agriculture will be

taught in the Meskill school this year.

A plat of ground has been laid outadjoining the new school house, whichwill be tilled by the pupils and which

will serve as an experiment station

for the farmers in that locality. Man-

ual training will also be taught for

the first time.

NEW VENTURE AT TACOMA

Btreetcar Line at Estimated Outlay of

$87,500 Planned.

Tacoma. ?With a $2,000,000 munici-pally owned electric power plant near-ing completion at Nisqually, Tacomawill next spring make another ventureinto the realm of municipal owner-ship if the city commission has itsway. The new venture will be the

operation of a streetcar line. Theinitial cost of the new line, including

the necessary cars, will be $87,500,

according to an estimate submitted tothe commission by City Engineer

Raleigh.The idea seems to have met with

popular favor. The first plan of thecommission was to include the $87,500

in the 1913 budget, now being madeup. Even without the carline, how-ever, the 1913 budget will total $926,-015, which must be pruned a bit moreto keep within the 13 mill levy limit.

In order to build the carline at once

and permit some new sewer workneeded, the commission is now plan-ning to ask the voters for a $200,000

bond issue. This will be submittedat a special election as soon as thenecessary formalities can be arrang-ed. It will also give the voters oppor-tunity to express themselves as towhether they want to see how a mu-nicipal car line operates in compari-son with the regular city lines oper-ated by a corporation.

Spokane Saloons to Go.Spokane.?Reduction in the number

of Spokane saloons to a maximum of150, increase in license fees and agradual thinning out of drinking re-sorts all over the saloon district isnow practically assured following thedefeat of the local option petition inthe superior court.

Burlington Has Wreck.Ellensburg.?Chicago, Burlington &

Quincy passenger train No. 41, west-bound, over the Northern Pacifictracks, was wrecked near Pomona.Fireman Raske was fatally hurt andtwo boys who were riding on the blindbaggage were seriously injured.

PARTIES' ELECTORS NAMEDRepublican, Democratic and Socialists

File Seven Each.

Olympia.?The following list ofpresidential electors on the Republi-can, Democratic and Socialist ticketshave been filed with Secretary ofState Howell:

Republican?George H. Rummens,Seattle; Nathan C. Richards, NorthYakima; William Joseph Smith, Mans-field; William George Botts, Seattle;William Bishop. Chimacum; John A.Byerly, Castle Rock; Clarence J. Lord,Olympia.

Democratic?Edward P. English,Mount Vernon; Edward E. Horgen,Tacoma; J. D. Matthews, Ellensburg;Ande P. Anderson, Charleston; RobertB. Tunstall, Kalama; William E. Case,Vancouver; Robert A. Millenger, Pros-Ber.

Socialist?Ernest Luhr, Meridian; J.C. Robbins, Seattle; I. P. Buck, Seat-tle; H. W. Sauser, Spokane; Mrs.Agnes J. Thompson, Seattle; MinnieDavis, Tacoma; Hortense Wagen-knecht

Two Boys Drown in Lake.Anacortes. ?While six boys were

poling about on a raft in Cranberrylake, near here, their raft broke, pre-cipitating them into the water. Wil-liam and Harvey Ripley, aged 8 and10, were drowned, and the others sav-sd themselves.

Overdose of Drug Kills Woman.WashougaL?After being kept alive

by constant medical attendance forover three days, during which timethe scarcely regained consciousness,Mrs. John Krone died here from mor-phine poisoning.

WASHINGTON BRIEFLETS

Water in the Columbia river has

fallen exceedingly low.

Fire caused by spontaneous combus-

tion, destroyed the Bryant lumber and

shingle mill at Fremont, causing a

loss of $150,000.

The 0.-W. R. & N. has begun laying

track on the Spokane-Ayer line and

will have this important part of the

main line completed by December 1.

Picking of fall apples has started

in many sections. The crop is not up

to expectations and much of the fruit

will be of small size with fancy stock

scarce.An official count of the vote of Spo-

kane county insures the nomination of

Lester P. Edge for lieutenant gover-

nor of Washington by a majority of

597 over Harry Collier.At a cost exceeding $1,000,000, a

highline irrigation ditch will be in-

stalled near Brewster at once. Twothousand acres of choice orchard land

will thus be placed under irrigation.

From January 1 to August 31 of

this year the Public Service commis-sion disposed of 273 formal actionspending before it, according to figures

prepared for its forthcoming report.

Immediately after the state fair atNorth Yakima Senator Jones will

make an overland trip from that city

to Chehalis by way of Cowlitz Pass.He will ride horseback most of theway.

A. A. Curtis, a rider and owner of a

string of horses, was killed at theWalla Walla fair when the saddle ona horse he was riding in a race slipped

and he fell. Curtis' home was in Lin-coln, Neb.

During the month of October thestate will net $26,305 in interest fromcoupons clipped from bonds in thepermanent school fund, according toan announcement made by StateTreasurer Lewis.

Multnomah carried off the honorsin the interclub smoker at Seattle be-tween contestants from the Multno-mah, Seattle Athletic and Ballardclubs. Multnomah took two bouts,Seattle won one and Ballard annexedone.

The expenditures of Governor Hayin connection with his candidacy forthe Republican nomination for gover-nor of Washington in the recent pri-

mary campaign totaled $13,100.99, ac-cording to his sworn statement justfiled.

Nine shingle mills in the Ballardmanufacturing district were closed bythe walkout of 150 shingle weavers,who demanded an increase In pay ofone cent a thousand shingles. Theclosing of the mills threw 400 men outof work.

Vancouver may have a new cityhall, if the bond issue election carriesthis fall. The city council has orderedthat a special election for this purposebe held in December. The city hallis to be built at a cost of approximate-ly $40,000.

The British tank steamship Romanyhas arrived at Seattle with 6000 tons

of benzine from Singapore. The ben-zine was produced in Sumatra andBurma and will enter into competi-tion with the product of the StandardOil company.

A. W. Lueders, a medical specialistwith offices in Seattle, was arrestedby a federal marshal and taken to Ta-coma to answer a secret indictmentcharging him with concealing proper-ty valued at $25,000 from his creditorswhen he went into bankruptcy.

The organization of a bureau forthe detection of criminals in Oregon,Washington and British Columbia wasone of the principal matters discussedat the semi-annual convention of thestate sheriffs' association, which wasin session at Wenatchee for two days.

C. D. Osborne and Pearl A. Davis,father and daughter, were burned todeath in a mysterious fire which de-stroyed the German hotel at Raymond.Walter A. Davis, husband of the wo-man and proprietor of the hotel, and'Red" McAllister, a boarder, were ar-

rested on suspicion. McAllister prov-ed an alibi, but Davis is still held.

A brigadier general at 22, CliffordSands, first lieutenant U. S. A., retir-ed, and at one time one of the com-manders of the army of Nicaragua,has entered the University of Wash-ington. Sands was a brigadier gener-al in the Nicaraguan army, going tothat country from Seattle, where hewas commander-in-chief of the Lincolnhigh school cadets.

The second specimen ever caughtof Acrotus Willoughbii, a rare deep-sea fish, was received at the Univer-sity of Washington for identification,the fish having been taken from a trapnear Blaine. The specimen is sixfeet long, has a large head but noscales nor backbone. The first oneof the species was captured at Quin-iault by Charles Willoughby in 1887.

Di\ision of the state into nine sec-tions, four of which comprise easternV\ ashington, were announced and athorough organization of the Republi-can forces from the precinct up wasthe chief outcome of the meetingsheld at Tacoma of candidates on thestate ticket and of members of theexecutive committee of the state cen-tral committee. The candidates hada special session of their own, thechief subject of which was finaacssfor the state campaign.

IN THE REALMOF FASHION

Woolen Outing Skirt.Washable linen and duck are at-

tractive, but an outing skirt of woolenfabric is always most satisfactory forcountry wear. Lightweight skirts ofworsted mixture and serge are being

TENNIS SKIBT.

sold for the outing enthusiast's use.This skirt of blue and white diagonalmixture is accompanied by a tenniswaist of white linen with sailor trim-mings of blue linen and white braid.

Silk Slippers.Slippers of flowered silk to match the

gown were a striking novelty recentlyseen in Paris. The gown was a pannieraffair of juoy taffeta?or pompadour

taffeta?with old fashioned sprigs ofroses and mignonette on a creamground and beneath the skirt peepedout the most adorable slippers, built ofthe same silk and having small rhine-stone buckles on the toe.

Satin and silk footwear is just uowthe grand chic in Paris, and often sim-ple lingerie frocks are accompaniedby buttoned boots or buckled slippersof satin. Gray footwear, with bootand silk stocking in exactly the sameshade, is now a Paris craze.

REVIVAL OF THEFRENCH TWIST.

This Pretty Coiffure Favored by

French Fashion Leaders.

Paris is full of new ideas pertainingto hairdressing and hair ornaments,

says the Dry Goods Economist. Owing to the extreme changes that have

taken place within the last few sea-sons both the hairdresser and the

manufacturer of ornaments have suf

fered. Now they are combining theirefforts and talents in the direction otcreating modes that will result in

business for both.Women, having abandoued the old

fashions of transformations, poinpa

dours and puffs, are by necessityforced to take some sort of substitute,

as few have sufficiently luxuriant

tresses to get along well without someaddition. The fashion of showing the

natural outline of the head has entirely eliminated paddings, but has beenresponsible for a number of new hairpieces that are being taken up by

fashionables.The casque is perhaps the most pop

alar hairdressing in Paris at present.This style will be more familiar underthe name French twist, which wasvery much in vogue in this countryduring the late seventies and earlyeighties. The new treatment, however, is slightly different from the old.In It the long hair is drawn back into

a close twist, the ends being passedunder the roll and completely hiddenthereby. Then the front hair, whichhas been divided off and carefullywaved, is parted at the left side, thepart being very low. sometimes only atrifle above the top of the ear Thisis drawn low over the ears and back-

ward. where the waved ends are con-cealed under the twist. Just wherethe roll of the twist comes there isplaced a specially designed comb orbarrette of narrow though slightlyrounding and curving shape.

It is a matter of preference with the

wearer whether this ornament be

mounted like a comb or in the formof a barrette, with long, double looppin, fastening with a spring All ofthe fashionable hairdressers are usingthese one sided casque combs andbarrettes. To give additional securityand to further ornament this style ofdressing large, flat headed loop pinsare used.

Attractive Trimmings.Sleeve frills now run halfway up the

outer side of the arm. whether thesleeve is in elbow or wrist length. Thefrill is usually made of plaited lace ornet and is sewed around the edge ofthe sleeve and then up the side undera lap of the material. Sometimes arow of small buttons is placed along-side the lace frill, emphasizing the upand down trimming effect

PESTS IN GRAIN BINS.MuaA Be Killed Before Storage of

Harvest if Damage Is to Be Averted.A few cents' worth of carbon bisul-

phide will kill the insects hiding in thecracks of your bins waiting for the

new grain. Insects injurious to storedgrains, says G. A. Dean, a bug spe-cialist at the Kansas Agricultural col-lege, work so vigorously that the farm-er must either kill them, dispose ofhis grain or sit still and allow them todamage it. Killing these pests beforethe grain is stored prevents much dam-age in the fall and winter, he says.

Dust, dirt, rubbish, refuse grain, flourand meal serve as breeding places forthese pests. Fresh grain should notbe exposed to attack by being placedwith the old which already is infest-ed. Throw this out Unless the oldgrain was badly infested with any oneof the four or five common injurious

insects It may not be necessary tofumigate now, but a thorough clean-ing of the floor, walls and ceilingshould not be neglected. To avoid in-festation in the stack the grain shouldbe thrashed as soon after harvestingas possible. Considerable damage hasbeen done by these insects to stackedwheat and oats in Kansas in the lastfour or five years.

One pound of carbon bisulphide whenthe temperature is about 90 degreeswill fumigate 500 cubic feet of space.At 80 degrees 400 cubic feet will bethoroughly treated. The building andbins must be as nearly air tight aspossible while fumigating. The car-bon bisulphide should be placed inshallow pans at the top of the bins orbuilding. Evaporation is rapid, thevapor settling to the bottom of the binand poisoning the insects. If the grainis not to be used for seed it is well toallow the vapor to remain in it forforty-eight hours. Doors and windowsshould be opened wide after the fumi-gation and the bins aired thoroughlyone or two hours before entering.

One should be very careful in han-dling carbon bisulphide, as it is highlyinflammable. Electric lights must notbe used, since when turning them onor off there always is danger of pro-ducing a spark. It is not safe to haveheat of any kind in the building whenthe fumigation is in progress.

No man should be contentedwith the average yield of crops.The average is between the highyield and the low yield and is sofar below the high that no oneshould be satisfied with such re-turns for his labor.?Farm andRanch.

"SCALPER" FOR WEEDS.

Homemade Tool That Does Good WorkAround Sweet Potatoes, Onions, Etc.This "scalper" for weeds is a simple

affair and can easily be made by anyblacksmith in a short time, and thecost, aside from the handle, need notexceed 20 cents. It is made of an ironrod about twenty-four inches long andthree-sixteenths to one-fourth of aninch in diameter. This rod is bent inthe form of a triangle and the two endswelded together so as to go in an ordi-nary hoe handle. Before bending, how-ever, six inches in the center of therod (afterward the base of the trian-gle) should be heated and pounded outto make a flattened surface at leastone-half inch wide with a slight bevelso that one side will be sufficientlythin to make a reasonably sharp edge.

Measure one-half inch on either sideof the flattened surface or blade andbend from these two points so as to

form the triangle with the blade as thebase. The sides of the triangle are

WEED SCALPER.[From the Rural New Yorker.]

about five inches long, and this leavestwo ends of three and a half inches tobe welded together, forming the shank.

When inserting in a handle the scalp-er is bent at the shank so as to make aslight angle with the handle. Thescalper is the lightest and most effi-cient tool we have for working in sweetpotatoes. With it even green handscan do fairly good work with little in-jury, as the plant is protected from thetwo extremes of the blade or cuttingedge by the rounded corners made bythe unsharpened rod. The scalper takesthe place of a hoe everywhere exceptIn heavy soil or where soil must bepulled up to the hill. Although usedmainly for sweets, we find it valuablefor working in strawberries, cabbage,onions, watermelons, cantaloupes, etc.,and it proves a great help in a fightagainst grass and weeds.?Rural NewYorker.

edge by the rounded corners made bythe unsharpened rod. The scalper takesthe place of a hoe everywhere exceptIn heavy soil or where soil must bepulled up to the hill. Although usedmainly for sweets, we find it valuablefor working in strawberries, cabbage,onions, watermelons, cantaloupes, etc.,and it proves a great help in a fightagainst grass and weeds.?Rural NewYorker.

Harvesting Wheat.Wheat should not be allowed to get

overripe before being cut because thereis more waste from shelling, and itdoes not make so much or so goodflour if the outer covering becomes toothick and hard. More goes to bran.The practice of setting it up in roundshocks and capping with two sheavesbroken over in the middle is not fa-vored as much as it used to be.?Amer-ican Cultivator.

The city man who imaginesthat the farmer has only toplant and sow and harvest andthen deposit his cash has still afew things to learn.

Olson's Dray LineGeneral Teaming and

Transfer Work

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NEWPORT, WASH.

A. 6. SIGGINSCarpenter and BuilderAll kinds ,of work in the

building line taken bvcontract or by day.

Estimates Furnished

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fBusiness Directorym A Directory of each City, Town and

Village, giving descriptive sketch ofeach place, location, population, tele-graph, shipping and banking point;also Classified Directory, compiled bybusiness and profession.

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SPECIAL TO

FARMERS

To introduce the best breed of hogs jifor this section, I am going tooffer to Farmers of the valley,three Young Sows, bred to SUN-RISE PERFECTION A., for de-livery in December,*at a price of$30.00 each, one to a customer.Also five Boar Pigs at $12.50 each

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if taken this month. Two orthree Sow Pigs at $15.00 each.

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S. V. NelsonBlaeksmrthjngHORSESHOEING

All Kinds of

WAGON WO&K

Opposite Miner Office

J. R. PATTERSONCIVIL ENGINEER

Home on Pend Oreille River NearWolfred P.O.Newport

Office: Wherever you meet me

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| Powell & Biram jContractors\u2756 i

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| BUILDERS |I CABINET WORK A SPECIALTY ft Phone 973-Ncwport, Wash. $* 4.

Dealers in

Hay, Grainand Feed

Warehouse on Great

Northern Tracks

Newport, Wash.

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SPOKANE BBSFAIRSepi. 30 io Oci. 6 1912

Tke Inland Empires HolidaySeven days and six niohtS ofec/uda/ion and airiugerriSii ?

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Excursion Fares EastVIA

I. & W. N. Ry. and Northern Pac.Tickets on sale various dates from

May 2 to September 30St. Paul $60.00Kansas City 60.00Chicago 72.50St. Louis 70.00New York 108.50Washington 107.50Proportionately low fares to many

other points.

Two thru trains daily to Chicago.Standard and Tourist sleepers. Best

of dining car service.

Baggage checked thrufrom your station

Close connection at Spokane and

Rathdrum for all pointsEast and West

Tickets and '.'ull informationfrom I. & W. N. agents

C. A. MARTIN, Agent L. M. CONRY, T. P. A.. N. P. Ry.I. & W. N. Ry. Spokane, Wash.

A. D. Charlton, A. G. P A., N Ry.Portland, Oregon.

MESLIN& F OX

GRASS SEEDS

I South Side Black-! smith Shop

We have purchased the old Ben-* nett Shop and are prepared to*

do first class HORSESHOEING| and GENERAL REPAIR WORKf Give us a trial\u2666J*

t Shumway & Brown?i*

Gust. AndersonLUMBERMEN 'SAND MINER'S

HEAVY

SHOESREPAIRING NEATLY DONE

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