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Everett at a special election alr ed the commission form of gover ment by a majority of 63. The also declared for single tax. John Hartman, of the Ating Found & Iron Works, of Tacoma, elect president of the United Metal Trad Association for the ensuing year in the final session of its annus 1 convent. at Portland. James Brady, a wealthy sawm operator, and his wife were fo. dead in their bed at their home in monds. Apparently Mrs. Brady 1 shot her husband and then had CC mitted suicide. Claiming that flour has been sellin for some time at 40 to 50 cents L the cost of production, Se ttle mille advanced the price of patent flour < cents a barrel and export flour W lifted 20 cents. The state penitentiary at Wal Walla is shown to have had an eff ent and economical management ac cording to the report of the state b. reau of inspection, filed with Attorney General W. V. Tanner. Nearly every mill in Aberdeen now Is running, and while some are short handed, it is expected that the vacant places will soon be filled, as a number of men with their families are expect ed to arrive soon with the expectation of getting work in the mills. Supporters of Champ Clark won a decisive victory when the Spoka county democratic convention indo ed Clark for president and adopted the unit rule to govern the Spokane delo gation to the state convention, which will assure Clark of the Spokane delegation. Clarence Dayton Hillman, the multimillionaire real estate dealer, has been removed to the federal prison on McNeil's Island, to serve a sentence of two and one-half years' imprisonment, for using the mails to defraud in connection with his townsite promotion schemes. The private bank of W. E. Schricker & Co., of La Conner, has closed its doors and announced its insolvency. Deposits amount to $325,000. Failure of private investments to make desired returns is given as the cause. The bank was one of the oldest in the Pacific northwest. The appointment of Mrs. Marion McCreedie, of Sunnyside, president of the Washington State Federation of Women's clubs, as a member of the state board of health, has been announced by Governor M. E. Hay. Mrs. McCreedie is the first woman to fill a position on this board. A church to cost between $40,000 and $50,000 is planned by the First Methodist Episcopal church of Walla Walla. Work is expected to start in a few weeks as part of the money has been raised. The first Methodist Episcopal church was established in 1859 and is the oldest church organization in the Inland Empire. The Canadian Pacific transcontinental train, running over the Northern Pacific tracks from Seattle to Sumas, was wrecked a mile from Nooksack in Whatcom county and Engineer T. B. Evans and Fireman Fred Butts: Brakeman George Hadley, of Seattle, and one passenger, whose name was not learned, were injured. Henry B. Dewey, superintendent of public instruction has now made the fourth apportionment for the current school year. The total sum apportioned was $1,388,386, of which King county received $298,441, or less than onequarter of the whole, Spokane county taking second place, while Pierce county was third with $141,430. South Bend will make an attempt to induce the residents of Elklund Park and other suburban tracts between there and Raymond to annex themselves to the municipality. The advantages of better roads, 5-cent street car fare and other inducements present themselves favorably to the people now living outside the corporate limits. Twenty of the largest contractors of Spokane employing men of the building trades, have posted an "open shop" order. The order, which affects carpenters, brick and stone masons, plumbers, electrical workers, concrete men and others engaged in the building trades, states that the contractors no longer will hire union men exclusively. The unions have taken no action with regard to the notice as yet. Improvements of the Cowlitz river from its mouth to Kelso, is sought by residents of the district, and the plan has the support of Senator Jones. -Senator Jones was instrumental in obtaining an appropriation of $30,000 for river improvement 2 years ago, but $10,
