The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-03-13
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Vancouver is anticipating the best
building season in its history. A$l0,O00
depot is among the improvements sched-
uled.
A postoffice has been established at
Flora, Douglas county, with Anne Seully
as postmaster. 1t will be supplied by
special service from Almira.
f. GAYLORD Roberts died at Walla
Walla Saturday after brief illness. He
was born in Coshocton county, Ohio,
October 6, 1885. He crossed the plains
with his bride in 1861, and settled at
Walla Walla.
A call has been issued for a meeting
of stockgrowers, to be held at Pullman
to form an organization of stockbreeders.
The plan under which the organization
is to be formed includes the holding Of
stated sales DAYS for stock at some CEN
trail point, such as Moscow, Colfax and
Pullman.
Pensions have been granted to Wash
ington citizens as follows: Original
George M. McCarty, Redmond, IS. In
crease, restoration, reissue, etc.-Adam
Bremen, Cinebar, SIP; Edgar G. Kill
bourn, Seattle, s.; Willard N. Morse,
Lyle, S.; Charles M. Maltby, Seattle,
IS. Mexican war-David II. Shaw, Col
fax, $12. l
The physicians CT Everett propose a
plan for changing the Everett Medical
Association into county association
and allowing all the country doctors to
become members.
William D. Tarrant, who recently lost
both his legs while employed on the
Washington & Oregon railway, near
Vancouver, has sued for $50, 1000 dana
ges. He alleges carelessness. This is
the first damage suit to be instituted
against the company since its formation.
The Universities of Washington and
Stanford will debate May 2, at Palo Alto,
on the subject, Resolved, That the
Southern States Should Grant Suffrage
to the Negro in Accordance With the
Fifteenth Amendment" All questions
as to the constitutionality of the mega
tive position will be excluded from the
contest. Washington will be represent
ed by w. T. Laube, Howard A. Hanson
and Donald Mcdonald. 6
R. H. Thomson, city engineer OF Seat
tie, has been appointed second vice-pres-
ident of the American Road Makers
Association.
The Olympia Presbytery will hold its
annual session at Vancouver in April.
There are forty ministers in the associa-
ton besides several lay delegates.
Joseph Benzer, pioneer of Clarke
county, is dead, aged 60 years. He had
had lived at La Center for many years.
He came to Washington in the SOS and
was we'll and favorably known.
Spring work is now in full blast in
nearly all parts of the Palouse country.
Plows are running and in some localities
spring seeding has begun. The ground
is wet in low places, but on the hill sides
and higher ground it is in fine condition
and work is being rushed. 5
George S. Baker died at Colfax Tues
day. Mr. Baker was pioneer of Colfax
and prominent Odd Fellow.
DR.. Theodore H. Parks, a prominent
physician of Ilwaco, died Sunday morn
ing. He located there Is years ago.
The ordinance granting franchise to
G.. II. Baker, of the SnoQualmie Power
Company. was defeated at the meeting
of the Everett city council.
United States revenue officers raided
an illicit still near Vancouver, Wash,
Monday night. A. j. Alley, the owner
of the premises, has been missing for
several days.
The basket ball game scheduled for
March between the Y. M. G. Associa-
tons of Seattle and Portland has been
postponed. The game will be played on
the evening of March IL. 4