The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-10-12
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

ly wounded Mrs. Vivian Irving at
Eatonville several days ago, and who
has been chased by sheriffs' posses
since that time was captured in Lewis
County and has been lodged in the
Tacoma Jail
The first county fair to be held in
Chehalis County, October 10 to IA,
will be held at the Electric Park, half
way between Hoquiam and Aberdeen.
where permanent buildings have been
erected with the view of making it
an annual event
A proposal that Washington adop,
the Colorado plan of working convicts
on roads and the Michigan plan of a
state bonus for every county-built
highway will be discussed at general
good roads convention called to meet
in Wenatchee October l9-20-21
In two personal injury cases the
Washington supreme court has held
accident brought about through the
carelessness of workingmen or when
a workman takes chances himself
that the company cannot eliminate.
Skamania County has paid out
$20S5 on illegal claims and claims IL
legally allowed, while the clerical er.
rors have resulted to the benefit OF
the county, during the period from
January. 1909, to June 80. 1911, &C.
cording to the report of State Bureau
of Inspection now on file with the at
torney general.
The battieship Oregon, which has
been at the Puget Sound Navy Yard
six years undergoing reconstruction,
will leave October "a for Los Angeles
to join the Pacific feet for annual in
spection. While at Los Angeles the
famous old battleship will undergo ex-
haustive tests to ascertain her effec-
tiveness for war duty.
When R. NJ. Hopkins of Seattle. for
mer clerk of the United States dis
trict court, made good the first sl0,-
600 shortage discovered in his &C
counts, he was able to raise only
$4,000 and obtained the remaining
$4,000 by taking it from the registry
fund of his office. thereby creating
still another shortage
The whaling plant at Sanford's
Point. South Bay, is making prepare
lions to close down ter the winter,
fogs and rough weather at sea max
ing it difficult to operate the plant
during the winter months. So far this
season there has been a total catch
OF 179 whales, this season having ex-
ceeded all expectations.
Hearing of the cut in the appropria-
ton for his office, as made by the
county commissioners, and realizing
that he must continue to be short of
deputy sheriffs, Sheriff Robert T.
Hodge of Seattle has adopted the ex-
pedient of sending prisoners to attend
on court unaccompanied by deputies
and on their word of honor to return.
Charged by the United States De-
registry money to his own use, S. D.
Bridges, clerk of the United States
circuit court at Tacoma, was removed
from office by an order signed by the
circuit judges sitting at San Francis
co. James C. Drake, at one time
United States marshal in Tacoma,
was appointed clerk to succeed MIR.
Bridges.
The statistical department OF the
National Lumber Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION, whose headquarters are in
Tacoma, has just issued its report for
August, covering the lumber cut,
shipments and stock on hand at the
mills reporting The statistical de-
partment has been at work only three
months, so that the result is by no
means complete for the country, but
the number of mills reporting is suffi-
cient so that fair deductions can be
drawn from the report.
Bertleson & Son, of Tacoma, have
offered to build a railroad from the
Seattle, Portland & Spokane tracks,
opposite the Columbia River dock TO
White Salmon at the top of the bluff,
equip It with one geared locomotive,
a freight car and passenger coach, for
$4,000. Stock to the amount OF $l5,-
600 has been subscribed by citizens OF
that place. and if the subscribers Will
consent to let this represent common
stock, Bertleson & Sons will take the
bonds of the Mount Adams Electric
Company for the balance, and begin
construction shortly.
Just now far irrigation companies
can be regulated by the state under
the new law putting them under con-
troll. has not been determined upon
by the Public Service Commission
The law expressly stipulates that the
commission shall have no right to
;ntarfara with contracts nut into Ell