The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-10-05
NEWS NOTES
OF THE COUNTY
lold by Special Tribune Cores
pondent

Geo. H. Wescott, the Blaine rea
estate man, is plainly showing Al
inclination to dodge the courts orde
requiring him to appear and give ev
idence in a litigation before Kin,
georges court, in Vancouver, B. C
Wescott ignored a subpoena ISSUED
by Notary Public, Alfred L. Blacl
lr-, and then, when a superior cour
order was served on him ne played
shrewd trick on the attorneys. ap.
pearlng at the time set after he had
said he would not be there. and
then lodging over across the bound
airy line. presumably to escape being
served with another court order
which was issued on last Saturday
morning. The general feeling about
the court house is that if Wescott,
does not evidence more respect for
the courts orders, that Judge Ed f..
Hardin will issue a different kind of
order for him, in the near future.
George Charlotts, president, and
Charles Hall. secretary of the Bell
ingham Central Labor Council, IN
spected the records in the office of
the county assessor, Saturday after
noon, for the purpose of ascertaining
the quality of the work done by l.
L. Clifford. Clifford was placed i'll
the assessors office as a deputy d!
the labor council, of which organ
ization he was an officer at the ,ime.
Clifford failed to make good and Kauf
man dismissed him, on the ground, !
of incompetence. Some criticism
was directed at the assessor Tor |
his dismissal of Clifford, so kaufman |
asked for an investigation. The two
union representatives will report The
finding of their inspection Of the
records to the labor council.
A total of 200 hunters licenses were
issued by the county auditor, during
the month of September, against o95
issued during the corresponding
month, of last year. The increase in &
the month is due to the fact that
the hunting season for native paeas- ]
ants and water fowl opened
month later, this year.
County Fire Warden Frost, closed
4 aft ms n |
the Lest record of many years. Less
than 500 was spent for extra help,
duilna the season, the damage from
forest fires was very light and more |
per,nits for burning slashings were
ISSUED than in any other county in
the state
TOMMY Lynn, proprietor of thel
Horshoe cigar stand, in Bellingham,
pleaIod guilty, on last Thursday to
charge of petty gambling and paid
fine CT 500 and costs. The pun
ishment of Lynn was inflicted as a
lesson to cther cigar stores ana soft
drink rarior owners III the county.
Cad gaines for cigars and chips will
be permitted, declares Bixby, but
the lropriators must not allow act
ual gambling even for the smallest
su,os of n,oney, in their places OF
business..s
Tie county auditor has received,
nctice frrm the state auditor that
the county will be required to pay
S1.5.e7e Into the state treasure next
year
From the nature of the statements
made by various grang" represent
ativcs who have cale:! at the court
house in the last zen days, it is
,-yjd.nt that the'e will be consider
able opposition to the plan for call
ing another lol.d eect:on, to liquid
ate a part If the wa'ra1i indebted
ness of the county.
Jnd.e John A. Kellogg, has reduc
ed the amount of the Judgment 10
damages twa.Ced by a jury in uh
case If William Radford against th
Lake Whatcom Logging company
Radford lost two fingers, while wori;
ing for the logging company and tn
iurv awarded him S3,5s1 damages
Judge Kellogg acting on a motion
for new uial. declared the Jude
mont 10 h excessive and reduce
it 81 ,o10.
School District No. D. empracih
pleasant Valley, has started a cor
damuatiou suit in the superior coui
,o settle dispute over the price
two acres of laI d which the director
of tie dlstl et wish to purchase