The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-11-03
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

LESS associate OF James j. Hill, Cleo
at Tacoma, of paralysis aged Is years.
The supreme court has decided that
five cent fare is all that the Taco
ma Railway and Power company can
collect from the travelling public to
any point within the corporate limits
of the city of Tacoma
The voters of Goldendale will again
decide whether the town shall be
wet or dry" at this coming cleo
ton. There will probably be close
vote, as the town has been alternately
wet" and dry" several times.
Suffragists of Dayton are distribut-
ing dainty cards, calling attention OF
voters and the wives of voters to the
question Of woman's rights, which Is
to be voted upon at the general cleo
ton November 8.
According to General Marion P.
Maus, commander Of the Department
Of the Columbia, there has been a
decrease OF over so per cent in deser-
lions during the past year-a total
of 277 this year against $50 last year.
Whatever may be the outcome OF
the Spokane rate cases, the order OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
will not become effective before May
l. Arguments In this and cognate
cases will be held early In March.
The citizens OF Tacoma voted for
the construction Of municipal dock.
for a new bridge to the udeflats at
Eleventh street. and for a new bridge
across the Puyallup river. The city
will bond itself for these improve
nents to the extent OF $94s,000.
A prominent fruit grower predicts
that within three years the apple pro
duction of the White Salmon valley
will be nearly 500. 900 boxes. He bases
his prediction on the number OF apple
orchards being developed containing
from 10 to 60 acres each.
For the purpose OF constructing q
drainage system to reclaim about
1000 acres which will be transformed
from worthless swamp to valuable
meadow. q drainage district Is to be
formed BY about twenty owners to
the south and west OF Cheney.
The Pacific Coast Lumber Manufao-
turers' Association at its meeting at
Tacoma. voted to spend $4,000 in
advertising cedar products Of the
Northwest and also adopted resolu-
tons to petition trans-continental rail.
roads to equalize the rates ON cedar.
Although North Yakima is in the
center Of . dairy and poultry section.
local grocers reported that there is q
famine for both butter and eggs.
Moulting season IL blamed for short
age of eggs. now selling at 50 cents
q dozen retail.
The proposition Of the Aberdeen
Chamber Of Commerce that Hoquaim,
Cosmopolis and Aberdeen unite un.
der one municipality BY 1915, or In
time for an appropriate celebration
in connection with the opening Of the
Panama canal, received q decided set
back when the Hoquiam Commercial
Club rejected the resolutions.
Former Governor Miles c. Moore
and his sons have bought the 1880
acre ranch Of Frank Hoskins, near
walla walla, for $1S0, 900. the largest
transactions of the kind ever recorded
in this section Of the state. The
Moores paid 100000 cash and traded
1000 acres Of Franklin county hand
for the $4,000 balance.
A hydraulic nozzle cutting away an
ancient gravel bank on the Kougarok
river, 120 miles from Nome, to wash
out gold, uncovered l6 mHstadon teeth
which must have been grinders OF
eight OF the huge elephants that roam
ed over Seward Peninsula when that
now frozen country was covered with
abundant vegetation. Other bones
were found, and the miners hope to
come upon the remainder Of the skele.
tons.
The delegates from Tacoma which
went to Washington, D. c., to ask for
a new census, appealed to the war de-
partment to have Tacoma selected as
the place for the International Mill
tary Tournament to be held this year
Major General Wood, chief OF staff
OF the army. told the delegation that
it had not been decided whether such
a tournament would be held, but that
Tacoma's application would be con-
sidered.
Convicts working on state roads or
in quarry camps will have ten days
deducted from their parole term for
each 80 days employment with good
behavior. according to q rule decided
upon by the state pI ison board. The
rule does not apply to second term
ers. Superintendent may extend the
parole term beyond a year. Convicts
will not be released until minimum
sentences have been served.
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