The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-26
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

comb caught fire.
Eugene r. Wilson, national bank ex-
aminer, has rendered his resiSha'ioh
to become vice-president of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce of Tacoma,
effective February 1.
N. A. Brown, automobile dealef'
who was missing for several days, has
returned to his home and is reported
to have collapsed Immediately. lie
said he tanks he has been III ldaho.
The fire loss in Spokane Tor tue
year of 1910 is nearly double that Oh
any previous year. The city SUFFERED
a loss last year of $769,69969, while
the next greatest loss was $415,524S4'
in 1908.
Choked by peanut shell, Lucia
Byerly, two-year-old daughter OF MI
and Mrs. Roy Byerly, of Ostrandef'
Wash, died on the train which was
hurrying the child to Portland tor
treatment.
John Gill found 5000 pearl IN a
dish of clam chowder he ordered III an
Olympia restaurant. He struck II
while eating the bouillon and local
Jewellers informed him that it was de-
cidedly valuable.
Representatives of every grain
growing county in eastern and cehtrai
Washington are in Olympia confer
ring with the state railroad commits
sion in regard to the provisions OF
proposed new grain-inspection law,
The supreme court has affirmed the
superior court of Stevens County III
the conviction of Frederick W. Johns,
known as James Logan, who is under
sentence to be hanged for the murder
of Agnes Jensen in Stevens County
October %.
At rousing meeting held at Wood
land So prominent farmers and bust
ness men of Clark County, lying
across the Lewis River, met with the
commercial club. 1t is proposed to
erect bridge across the Lewis River
at this point.
Harry D. Williams, CORNER Seattle
commercial traveller, who was shot by
Mrs. Victoria C. Herold of Tacoma,
when in conjunction with her former
husband he attempted to kidnap her
17-months-old daughter, December 81,
died in st. Joseph's hospital at Ia
coma.
For the purpose of better displaying
to the people of Washington and Idaho
the advanced grade of merchandise
handled by Spokane merchants there
will be a three days apparel show in
Spokane on March 2S, 20 and 80 1t
will be known as the Spokane United
Apparel show.
John Tewalt, newly married, died at
Pomeroy, Wash, from the effects OF q
wound in the right leg caused by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun in
the hands of William Weimer. The
leg was riddled with charge of No
4 shot which entered from behind just
above the knee.
The passenger train going east over
the North Bank road struck a herd
Of cows at the Gibbons Creek cross
ing, killed four of the animals and
damaged the engine, SO that it was
necessary to back down to Washouga
and send to Portland for another en-
CINE to take the train through tc
Spokane.
George Simonds and Cornelius
Christopher, who were indicted at Ia
defraud the government of coal lands
valued at many millions of dollars il
the Kayak district, Alaska, were ar
raigned at Seattle before B. d. Town
send, assistant to the attorney-gen
eral, and given 10 days to appear ant
plead.
Clarence D. Hillman, the millionaire
real estate dealer, who is under indict
ment charged with using the United
States mails to defraud, has beer
cited to appear in the United States
district court to answer charge o
contempt of court, the alleged con
tempt being the sending OF circulars
to veniremen summoned to sit as ju
rors to try him.
According to a statement issued b!
John G.. Lewis, state treasurer, thu
first week the Legislature was in ses
sion the lawmakers cost the taxpaeer'
Of Washington 100000. This includes
the first weeks pay for all members
employees. mileage and incidental ex
penses in connection with the opening
The receipts for the week were behint
the disbursements.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. completed
the purchase of 1900 feet of watel
front and wharf area of so acres OF
the outskirts of Bellingham, upol
which will be erected the largest ce
ment plant in the world. Options OF
lime rock and clay lands were takel
up by the big Edinburgh concern some
time ago, and, with the payment o
cash for the water front property, The
last of the land purchases were made
upon which buildings and machiner,
to the value of million and a hal
will be installed.