The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-04-06
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

A mass meeting OF farmers was
held at Walla Walla April l for the
purpose of interesting the local tele-
phone company in lettering the rural
lines.
At largely attended meeting OF
the fruitgrowers of the Spokane val
ley, at Kesling, the Spokane High
lands Fruitgrowers Association was
organized.
Ellensburg will operate curfeW.
At 9 o'clock the fire bell will be tolled,
and all boys and girls found on the
streets will be subject to discipline by
the police.
"To protest against the consolida-
ton of American troops along the
Mexican border" was the announced
purpose of mass meeting called by
the Olympia trades council.
To conserve the SHOWS of the Blue
Mountains, in the Wenaha forest re-
serve, the government forestry bu-
reau is planning to treat" thousands
OF acres with shrubbery and trees
this summer.
Errors in engrossing new law will
prohibit any street paving or other
local Improvements in first-class cit
les where the cost exceeds one-half
the assessed value OF property in the
assessment district.
Within a few days contracts for
few miles of the new steam railroad
OF the Washington Water Power Com
pany between Springdale and the
new power plant of the company at
Long Lake will be let.
The Goodnoe Hills country. lying
along the uplands of the Columbia
River between Cliffs and Roosevelt
in Klickitat county, is experiencing
activity this spring in the planting OF
apricots, grapes and almonds.
Contractors have received plans and
specifications foc the new Northern
Pacific passenger and express station
in Toppensh, and are figuring on bids
for the work. The company plans
building to cost $4,000 to $4,000.
The University of Washington de-
batting team won an unanimous decis-
ion over the Stanford University
team in the annual triangular debate.
Ship subsidy was the subject under
discussion, Washington arguing in it's
favor
Four officials of the national guard
of Washington, the first in the history
OF the state to participate in army
maneuvers of the magnitude of those
now conducted on the Mexican from
tier by the United States army, left
for San Diego to report for duty.
The cruiser Boston and the gGnboat
Concord were placed in drydock at
the Bremerton Navy Yard to be
scraped and painted preparatory to
being turned over to the naval mi
litias of Oregon and Washington to be
used as armories and drill ships for
the militiamen.
In an opinion given to the insur-
ance department, George A. Lee, as.
sistant attorneys general, holds that 10
or more citizens, as corporations, can
not band together and form mutual
insurance company, for he rules that
under the insurance law a "citizen"
does not mean Corporation"
Arguments in the Sir Edward
Strategy Alaska coal land case at Sc
attic, on the motion to instruct the
jury to acquit, were concluded and
counsel for both sides submitted
briefs to United States District Judge
Hanford. The chief point at issue is
tending the coal land laws to
Alaska.
Instruction was suspended at the
Washington State College as the re-
suit of strike OF students. At a
meeting of the student body, it was
decided that all 400 youths and maid
ems attending the college should re-
main away from classes until the cul-
prits who participated in a raid on
the girls dormitory were apprehend-
ed and expelled.
Following the rulings that the post
Office fixtures, not owned by the gov
eminent, as we'll as farm produce, un-
sold on March /, are to be assessed
for taxation purposes, the state tax
commission, in letter to F. E. Jones,
assessor at Montesano, Chehalis coun.
ty. says there is no way OF reaching
the merchant who allows his stock to
run down in the spring so that he has
little on hand on March 1.
Official notice from the clerk of the
supreme court was received at Col
vile advising that the judgment of
conviction of the lower court in the