The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-04-27
STATE NEWS
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beard of fire underwriters have failed.
Mayor W. P. Gray, of Pasco, set
Saturday, April %, aside as the off,
cial day for cleaning yards and lots.
The Yakima valley will ship 1000
and perhaps 1000 carloads Of apples,
Is the statement made by J. M. Perry
Of North Yakima.
The warm weather has caused the
water in the Columbia River to rise
rapidly and 1t is now Is feet above
low water mark at Wenatchee.
1t is shown in the weekly report
Of State Treasurer Lewis that there
Is more than 100000 in the states
strong box, of which more than
100000 is in the general fund.
With eighty delegates in attend.
ance. including President Archie
Ayers and Secretary Rowland, of Sc
attic, the State Association Of Master
Plumbers held its annual convention
at Tacoma.
Two calls for warrants were issued
by John G. Lewis, state treasurer,
one for the remaining $685. 900 of the
5000 Series A Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition warrants and the second
for 100000 worth Of military warrants.
Five hundred shade trees were
planted in the streets of Hanford this
week. The trees were purchased by
the Commercial club and the planting
was done by the business men of the
town and ranchers from the surround.
ing fields.
Fred C. Harper, Of Seattle, will be
confirmed as collector of cpstoms for
Washington, in view of the announce
ment made by Senator Poindexter
that he would not oppose Harper's
confirmation.
Only those who perform manual la.
Dor come under the provisions of the
eight-hour law in so far as it applies
to the state Of Washington and all it's
legal sub-taxing districts, holds AS
sistant Attorney General Lyle. in re-
ply to a query propounded by State
Labor Commissioner Hubbard.
During the cold spell of the last
two weeks the number of smudge
pots used in the Prosser district was
larger than last year. At the large
ranch Of J. M. Hoagland 1900 pots
were in use every night, using 1000
gallons of oil and taking II men to
handle them. The estimated cost per
night was $125.
The Foley Gleason Dredging Com
pany has finished the last contract
Of dredging on the Colville River. The
Colville River from Valley to Meyers
Falls is 20 miles shorter now than it
was year ago. This work has ap-
proximately improved $4,000 acres.
The cost Of the work has been esti-
mated at $4,000.
Acting on the request Of the com.
mercial clubs Of Aberdeen and Ho.
GUAM Senators Jones and Poindexter
and Representative Warburton joined
in the request that the Rivers and
Harbors Board reconsider the pro-
posed improvements Of the Hoquiam
and Wishkah rivers. thus permitting
navigation by deep sea vessels.
Two great bridges are to be con-
structed this summer by the North
Coast railroad. A bridge over the
Snake River, at the mouth of the Pa.
louise, will be probably the longest in
the state, 4070 feet. reaching an ele-
walton Of 275 feet over the water. The
other will bridge the Spokane River
At Spokane. 340o feet long and 1875
feet above the water.
It is possible that the attorney
general will be called upon to decide
whether w. J. Roberts, of Medford.
Oregon. who was offered the position
Of state highway commissioner of
Washington, by Governor Hay and
who has signifed his willingness to
accept, is eligible for the place, there
having been raised a doubt as to
whether he II = resident Of Oregon
or Washington.
Ex-Chief Of Police Charles w. Wap-
penstein Of Seattle entered q plea of
not guilty when he was arraigned on
the indictment charging him with ex-
torting $500 from the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company for furnishing
proper police protection to the COM
pany's waterfront property. Wap-
penstein's demurrers to all four of
the indictments against him. three
of which charge him with receiving
brides from disorderly and gambling
houses. were ovsrruled by the super
lor court.
Ole Rasmussen, . laborer, who
was about to depart for Alaska, went
to the marine hospital ofacs at Seat
tie to be vaccinateh He took his