The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-06-16
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

bury the Ratchet and work in unison
for the cause of equal suffrage
James M. Ashton, OF Tacoma, has
issued an address in support of his
candidacy for United States Senator
and setting forth his platform.
The thirtieth annual session of the
Upper Columbia conference of the
Seventh Day Adventists, comprising
eastern Washington and Northern
Idaho. are in session at Portland.
The Pioneer Association of Wash.
ington has adopted new membership
qualifications based on residence in
Washington for 40 years or more
prior to the date of the application.
Washington winter wheat was re.
ported as - on June l. the same as
June last year. while the condition
May l was IS. the ten.year average
for that state.
J. X. Weatherspoon, Of Seattle, was
chosen department commander of the
Spanish War Veterans. Department
OF Washington and Alaska. at its an
nual convention in North Yakima.
The cities of Chehalis and Centralia
are to be connected by an asphalt
boulevard, constructed at cost OF
$4,000. The commercial bodies and
councils of the two cities have COM
bined to do the work.
Representatives of the Armour
packing house are closing a deal for
the purchase of the Yakima Meat
company plant. including the packing
house and retail markets in North
Yakima and vicinity.
The Senate public building commit
tee favorably reported Senator Jones
bills increasing the limit to the cost
of the North Yakima public building
from 100000 to 100000 and Belling.
ham building from $4,000 to $685..
900.
President Bryan, of Washington
State College, will 60 abroad after
action has been taken upon his resig.
nation, and will devote himself to
economic and literary Investigations
In which he is interested. The trip
will be partly for the benefit Of the
health of his wife.
Crop prospects are not the best
throughout the Walla Walla valley.
Hot, dry weather has damaged wheat
to some extent. but 1t is too early in
the season to determine how much
short the crop will be. The inch and
. half excess In rainfall recorded in
the early spring has been reduced to
q quarter of an inch.
Because all the land around Walla
Walla Is under cultivation and nc
place for a rife range can be found
Company X, second regiment. w. N
G.. will do its target work at the
army range in the Blue mountains
Arrangements have been made to take
detachments there in automobiles.
The Pullman auditorium, the larg
est frame theatre in the northwest
burned to the ground Saturday nigh
Just after fair sized audience hat
left the building at the close OF al
entertainment given for the member
Of the state grange. In session here
by members of the graduating class
Of the state college.
Her mind a partial blank as tn
result of fall down q fight of step
onto a cement sidewalk. Willenl
Fouts. IL years old, may develop
dual personality. The child has re
covered consciousness but remember
only a part of the incidents leadinI
up to the accident. which caused cor
cussion of the brain. Physicians hav
not determined whether the fall will
prove fatal.
With. no lives lost, and property
now valued at 100000. destroyed
Seattle has already begun her worl
Of restoration Of a burned district o
six blocks along the waterfront. whicl
were swept by fire late Friday night
For q time it appeared that propert!
valued at 81. 100000 or over would b.
destroyed before the IRE could be q
tinguished.
The labor situation has reached [
critical stage In Charleston and aloni
the Snake river. and It is estimated
that 200 fruit packers could find EN-
ployment at good wages for the mex
so to 90 days. Every packing house
has a sign out bearing the legend
"Laborers Wanted" and in the orch
ards there Is even q greater demand
Arthur w. George. sentenced Il
hang for the murder OF his divorced
wife. Elizabeth George. in Seattle
May 10, 1907, will have new trial
the supreme court having granted The
demand for a rehearing Of his case
The supreme bench holds that tht