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WASHINGTON STATE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN BRIEF North Yakima-A new city is being laid out in the Moxee Valley, nine miles from North Yakima. It will be known as Moxee City. Colville-At the June sale of school and state land held here Saturday, including also the sale of timber, about $16,000 was realized. Montesano-At a test of butter from various sections of the state, made at Seattle, the product of the Montesano Creamery showed 95 points out of a possible 100. Hoquiam-Moclips has shipped a large bone from the head of a whale to the Seattle fair for exhibition. The bone weighs one ton and required four men with levers to load it. Spokane The new indictment against J. H. Schively, charging perjury in his testimony before the grand jury, will stand, Judge Webster having overruled a motion to quash the same. Aberdeen-It is estimated that nearly $3,000,000 will be spent in Aberdeen this year in new buildings, street improvements, railroads and the commencement of a new water system. Aberdeen-Because of the indifference of the millowners the mills of Gray's Harbor may be kept closed until after the Fourth of July. It is hinted the millowners are in no hurry to consider terms from the strikers. Seattle-A. K. Townsend, who advertised himself as an employer of young women at lucrative salaries, to work as stenographers, has himself been provided with employment with the chain gang for 60 days, having been convicted of vagrancy. Colfax-Superior Judge Canfield has confirmed the appointment of J. E. McCornack, president of the Security State Bank, of Palouse, as permanent receiver of the Palouse State Bank, which closed its doors May 21. Spokane-To close the deal for the sale of the Crystal mining property, located near the mouth of the Spokane river, Captain John Gray, principal stockholder of the company, has departed for Paris, France, taking with him the deeds. The amount involved is $400,000. North Yakima-Iva Hanson a 17year-old girl, died at her home in this city from too violent exercise at play. A week ago she had played very violently, causing an internal disorder, for which an operation was necessary. A hemorrhage followed and death resulted. Olympia-The supreme court reversed the verdict of the jury of Snohomish county that awarded Mary M. Campbell a verdict against the Order of Washington, an insurance organization. She sued to collect $50 burial fees and $25 a month for four years and judgment was rendered in her favor. Aberdeen-Finding the rear end of his automobile on fire while on the road between Hoquiam and Aberdeen and no water near, Charles Armstrong, observing a woman washing at her home near the roadside, ran to her side, grabbed up the tub, clothes and all, and with the contents put out the blaze. Walla Walla-According to word received here from Pasco, the rapid rise of the Snake and Columbia rivers has already caused $15,000 damages to the property of the Pasco Power & Water Company and threatens to completely wipe out the company's $100,000 pumping plant just completed a mile below Pasco on the Snake river. North Yakima-One-half of the teachers in the public schools of North Yakima have resigned or been dropped from the faculty. The majority of the teachers who have resigned say it is due to the fact that they cannot work in harmony with the superintendent. The majority of the teachers from the outside decline to come back again, and many of the home teachers have given up their positions. Pasco-To start a disastrous fire among frame buildings in this city and during the confusion hold up and rob the early morning risers was apparently the plan of firebugs who kindled a flame at the rear of a local restaurant Saturday morning, the fire spreading rapidly until an entire block of structures was razed. The total loss is estimated at $30,000. Three holdups were perpetrated during the excitement, the robber in one case being a woman. Seattle-At the urgent request of Senator Jones the Indian Office at
