The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-07-18
WASHINGTON BRIEFLETS

stantly killed and six passengers seri
ously injured.
The Western Washington Christian
Missionary Association held success
ful three days convention In Cehlra'
liz Several hundred delegates were
in attendance.
While trying to get pitcher OF
water from the well on her farm, ten
miles east of Cheney. Mrs. Eva Walk
er lost her footing and fell into the
well and was drowned.
Former Wisconsin people from all
sections OF the Inland Empire are ex-
pected to gather in Spokane Thurs
day, July II, to attend the first annual
picnic OF the Wisconsin society.
Harry Sheppard of Bellingham was
elected president of the National Anna.
teur Press association. at the close
OF its annual convention at La Grande.
Bellingham was chosen as the 1919
convention seat.
With a quarter of a million bushels
Of last years crop still on hand. the
new grain OF the Walla Walla district
is being offered in small quantities.
and one sale has been reported at Is
cents, I. o. b.
The harvesting OF the Horse Heav-
en- and Rattlesnake district wheat
started the first of the week. The
Horse Heaven country alone will har-
vest in the neighborhood of 40,000,0 900
bushels this year.
Residents of Cusick, on the Pend
Oreille river. are planning fair and
exposition to be held early this fall,
in time for the exhibits to be removed
to Spokane for the interstate fair,
September 80 to October 6.
Chehalis' new cooperative cream
cry, which was started by the Lewis
County Cooperative Creamery COM
pany. the second largest concern OF
its kind ON this coast. began making
its "Chehalis" brand Of butter July 10.
Progressive republican leaders of
Seattle decided not to nominate a
state or county ticket. Within few
days a conference OF state progressive
leaders will be called. and provision
will be made for calling a state con
vention.
The 10th annual meeting of the AS
ISOLATION of American Food and Drug
Officials. which includes the state and
national food and dairy departments,
opened in Seattle Tuesday and will
continue to July II. Food and drug
officials from all parts OF the country
are in attendance.
Crop prospects in Franklin county
are better this year than ever before
in the history of the county. In the
fruit sections crops are better than
has ever been known in the county.
The recent wind shook off enough OF
the fruit. thinning the trees and saw
ing the farmers this work.
Harvest began in earnest Monday
morning in the Walla Walla valley
and from now until September the
hum Of the thresher will be interrupt
ed only by rain. Grain is ready in all
parts of the valley. Indications are
that the crop will be between 5000, 900
and 100000 bushels in Walla Walla
county.
Governor Hay has pardoned Gladys
Johnson, convicted at Seattle of per
Jury and sentenced to serve three to
five years in the penitentiary. The
women's clubs have been active in an
effort to have the woman pardoned
as her offense consisted principally in
an attempt to cover up a black spot in
her life.
The farmers at Randle and through
out the eastern end Of Lewis county
are clamoring for the extension of the
Chehalis & Cowlitz railway to that
place, thus giving the growers of that
section an easily accessible market
for their produce. The landowners
have signified their willingness to do
nate right of way through their pro-
perty should the road decide to ex-
tend.
The farmers and grangers in many
places in the state are heartily in ia
vor Of an appropriation for the pro-
posed Pacific highway bridge across
the Columbia river, between Vancou-
yer and Portland. The Washington
state grange has approved the move
ment for bridge and the members
are pledged to support those candi-
dates for the legislature who are in
favor of an appropriation.
Seized with q murderous mania, Ser.
geant ]. Proctor of the artillery corps
at Fort Worden. who was visiting Wal
la Walla ON a furlough. shot and kill
cd his former wife. his son and daugh-
ter and then fired a bullet into his
head. Mrs. Proctor had secured d.
vorce on the ground Of cruelty. She
was proprietor OF the Metropolitan no.
tel, and on account of the children
was allowing Proctor to board there
That there are 40.9SO miles of road
In the state of Washington of which
10000 are dirt roads. 800 partially
improved and $3.50 fully improved In
various ways. is shown by data col
lected by State Highway Commission
Or Roberts and included by him in the
annual report Of the department. OF
the improved road. $500 miles are
gravel. 200 miles corduroy. 100 miles
macadam, 50 miles plank and 80 miles