The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-12-22
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

1917 if-yedrOlu BOY, drank enough
OF the fluid to cause his death.
A sharp earthquake, probably in tie
Pacific ocean. $500 miles west of Sc
attic. was recorded by the University
OF Washington seismograph.
Washington's death rate for the
year ending October / was. 9.97 per
1'ooo OF population, according to the
annual report of vital statistics, is.
sued by Commissioner Elmer E. Heg.
The faculty of the University OF
Washington has gone on record as
opposed to permitting student ath-
letes to play professional baseball
during the summer vacation.
Mrs. R. R. Brown. a sister of Gen
eral Sterling Price, former governor
OF Missouri, died at her home in West
Seattle of blood poisoning. resulting
from splinter of wood.
President e. F. Penson of the
Washington Horticultural Association
is confident that 1900 to 1900 horti.
culturists of Washington will be en-.
rolled during the year in the member
ship of the association.
Although IL firms made bids on the
100000 grain bags to be furnished
to the farmers of the Walla Walla
valley next year, the Farmers Union
declared them all too high, and will
ask for new prices.
Twenty thousand cases, equal to
nearly 100000 pounds of fish, valued
at $4,000. were packed last season
by the Pacific Fisheries Company OF
Aberdeen. being the largest pack ever
made on Grays harbor.
Work of surveying the Hoquiam
River with view of cutting away GER
tain bends and deepening it by
dredging to permit large tramp
steamers to reach the mills up the
stream has been commenced.
That special legislation should be
enacted providing for an increase OF
salaries of prosecuting or district at
torneys in counties of the 18th class
and under. is the opinion of Prescott
ing Attorney Robert M. sturdevant Of
Columbia county.
Edmond X. Pendergast. who was
Okanogan and Ferry counties at the
last general election has qualified as
the successor to the late Judge Err
nest Peck and entered upon his new
duties.
c. P. King, juror, and Adam lick
Ter, the complaining witness in a, for.
gerry case, were sentenced to 30 and
40 days, respectively. in the King
county Jail by Superior Judge Wilson
r. Gay for having violated the courts
instructions and discussed the case
outside the courtroom.
Washington goods, taking advant-
age Of the political rights newly
granted by the voters of Washington.
are planning to figure largely in the
coming campaign. Movements for
organization of university political
clubs are under way already.
The signatures Of registered women
upon the petitions for the recall OF
Mayor Gill have been pronounced
valid by Corporation Counsel Scott
Calhoun, removing the last hindrance
to the filing OF the recall petition by
the Public Welfare league in the city
comptroller's Office.
Senator Jones has introduced bill
authorizing the sale Of the old Fort
Spokane military reservation, near
Spokane, the funds to be derived from
the sale to be applied to the estab-
lishment Of schools for the education
Of Colville and Spokane Indian chill
dren.
The Walla Walla Trades and Labor
Council has passed resolutions asking
Congress for a division OF the lands of
Fort Walla Walla into acre tracts, to
be sold by the government to laborins
people of this community, who would
be required to make their homes on
the land.
In the case of Mcpherson Brothers
Company against Okanogan county.
action to compel county authorities
to issue tax deeds. the supreme court
affirmed judgment for the county,
holding that the same cause OF 40
ton having been previously ruled
upon by the court, a new and similar
suit cannot be maintained.
The laying Of cable between Be-
attic and Alaska, at an estimated cost
Of 100000. Is being considered BY
the war department. according to in.
formation received in Seattle. 1t u
expected the secretary OF war will ap-
Drove the plans and that Congress
will be asked for an appropriation q
this session.
Mrs. Matte A. Thomas. reputsd to
be worth 100000 in cash and IN
land holdings in Washington. wen her
suit before Judge Neal. Of Lincoln
county. sitting in Seattle. for The a.
nulment Of her marriage 70 J. ".
Phillips. in Victoria. .. Q. Nay u.
1908. She also sued for restoratSea
to her name OF hsr Individual prep
srty accumulated bssdrs her mar
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