The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-05-19
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rested here for selling obscene pic
lures, has been sentenced by Judg'
Mason Irwin, of the Superior Cour
to nine months in the penitsntiary
ABERDEEN-Al big logging camps
and many small ones will close June
for 80 days. One hundred and twent,
million feet of logs are now available
giving an ample supply to the mill To-
q month.
NORTH YAKIMA-Conservative 81
Inmates of the population of NORTH
Yakima place the figures at 1b.6oo
The population of the city, according
to the census Of 1900, was 1855.
OLYMPIA-The Supreme Court ha'
decided that the state law. which ex
acts a rs per cent tax on estates o.
$4,000 or over. must be upheld when
the heirs are aliens and Of the THIRD
degree Of relationship.
STEVENSON-At the last meeting
OF the Skamania County commission
ers, $500 was voted towards the
county fair to DO held at this place
some time during the months OF DC
tober.
TACOMA-A logging train ran
away on the Buckley branch of the
Northern Pacific smashing the station
building at MacMillen and fatally in
Turing George Mitlich, who was in the
depot.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS because
her child had been taken from her,
following charges of cruel treatment
that had resulted in her husbands
being fined $50, Mrs. Harvey Baselin
committed suicide by drinking two
ounces of laudanum.
WALLA WALLA-The great de-
mand for convicts to work on the
roads and at rock crushers has re.
duced the number in the penitentiary
here until there are hardly more than
600 within the walls. Of this number
Z96 work In the 1ute mill.
SEATTLE-The woman's debating
team Of the University of Washington
defeated the women of the University
Of Oregon in a debate on the postal
savings bank question. The Washing
ton team had the affirmative side.
This is the first woman's intercolle.
giate debate to be held in the Pacific
Northwest.
TACOMA-Antone Elliott and Pat.
rick Macklin, brakemen employed by
the DUPONT Powder Company at its
plant near this city. were instantly
killed by an explosion Of more than
q ton Of dynamite. Their bodies were
blown to atoms. the fragments being
where the explosion occurred.
SEATTLE-There appears to be q
substantial basis for report that r.
L. Mccormick. Of Tacoma. Republican
National Committeeman and candi-
date for the United States Senate,
may withdraw from active politics be-
for the close Of the Summer. The
cause is attributed to Judge McCor-
mick's health. which has been slowly
on the down grade for several weeks.
SEATTLE = The State Medical
Board filed notice of appeal to the
Supreme Court from the decision of
the King County Superior Court or
dering the board to grant a physi.
clans license to Mrs Linda Burfield
Hazard. popularity known as starva-
ton doctor, two of whose patients
have died of starvation recently.
SEATTLE-R. M. Faulkner, who re.
Gently secreted his baby daughter in
Spokane in order to prevent her being
turned over to his wife under q court
order. broke into the room occupied
by Bert Hardin, and stabbed him to
death a. he lay In his bed. Faulkner
was arrested later by the police, who
believe he intended to kill his wife,
but got into the wrong house ana
murdered Hardin instead.
WALLA WALLA-With valuable
cash prizes in sight the 20th annual
shoot OF the Sportsmen's Association
Of the Northwest opened at Walla
Walla Tuesday afternoon for three
days. Fifteen prizes value at $4,000
and $1,000 in cash prizes were com.
peted for by the expert wielders OF
the scatter gun. The best marksmen
from all points in Oregon. Washing
ton and Idaho attend this content.
WOODLAND-The contract for the
first work on state road No. IL. au.
thorized by the last session Of the
State Legislature. was let few days
ago and the work will be done the
coming Summer. This road extends
from Woodland into Skamania Couu.
ty, a distance of Sc miles. and will
afford easy ingress and egress to the
upper Lewis River country and te
Mount st. Hclens and Trout Lake.