The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-02-23
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

UUU,UUU estate luIOuSH thN
his grandfather's brother. Major
Mum.
Announcement has been made tha'
Harold Preston, of Seattle. mas re-
fused to accept the place on the SUI
preme bench which Frank II. Rudk'h
resigned TO become federal judge al
Spokane.
Rev. Thomas J. Shuey. pastor OF
the University Place Christian Chureh
and organizer and president oil the
Northwest Chautauqua Assembly. dled
of pneumonia, contracted at the grave
of a woman at whose funeral he ON
ciated eight days ago.
Believing that by cooperation along
every line they can secure the pest
results. members OF the Farmers TN
ion are talking of establishing pahh
of their own in Walla Walla to nan
die the money OF the farmers; ana u
give them better banking facilities.
w. II. Maxwell. of Great Faiis'
Mont. was lowest bidder on the con-
tract for the construction of pubic
building at North Yakima. Wash. his
bid was $17S,774, the next lowest De-
ing that of the Sound CONSTRUCTION
G. Engineering Company OF Seattle
which was $194,013.
Twelve Russians, natives Oh hisiai
province, Europe, between the biach
and Caspian seas, arrived at Seattle
on the Japanese steamer kamakura
Maru. after a perilous journey across
Asia. through desert and flood, ana
are now being detained by the united
States immigration Service.
DAYTON has a scarlet-fever scare
Several cases have been reported
during the last few days ana
ouarantined. The disease is confined
TO Young children of school age and
under, and exists, physicians say Ill
a mild form. One or two cases nave
been reported in the country hof'n
ana east vi Lay Ioii'
Founders day was observed at
Whitman February 16, the occasion
being the birthday of Father Cushing
Fells, founder of the college. Pfesl-
dent Penrose gave short address at
the regular chapel service. The fea-
tire of the day was the rendition IN
the evening of the oratorio, the Mes
siah," by Whitman Choral Society.
Three members of the colony OF
government employees stationed at Ia
toosh Island, at the mouth or the
Straits of Juan de Fuca, lost their
lives by drowning when the gasoline
boat in which they were making a trip
to Neah Bay for supplies capsized IN
a heavy sea. Forest Cowan, M. Wad-
dell and Mrs. G.. L. Talmadge were
the victims.
A further test of the local option
law will be made in the superior
court by the arrest of DR.. j. w. Morn
man, Bellingham physician, VINO
also operates a drug store, for selling
liquor. A logger was picked up by
the police and a bottle of grain alco-
hol found in his possession. The Ia
bel on the bottle showed it was or
dered by Norman and sold by him
to be used as medicine. City Attor'
ney McFadden declares this action
comes under the local option law and
ordered Morhman's arrest.
In affirming the King county supe-
rior court in the case Of Eta Vivien
Cole and her guardian, Eta May Cole,
against John and Joseph Gerrick OF
Seattle, doing business under the
name of Gerrick G. Gerrick, appel
ants, the supreme court holds that
sl1,775 is not an exorbitant sum to
pay for the death of a workman. On
February 10, 1910, Cole, who was a
structural iron worker, fell from the
18th story OF the Fidelity Trust build
ing in Tacoma onto the roof of a six
story building adjoining and was
killed.
Dayton drug stores have entered
an agreement to discontinue hand
ling or carrying in stock spiritu-
Gus or malt liquors alcohol excepted.
This IS the most startling develop.
ment in the local option situation in
Washington since public interest at.
within a year every druggist and every
physician within local option units IN
this state viii take the Same stand
and that liquors viii not be obtain
able % dry territory through drug
stores. or even for medicinal pur-
poees
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