The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-11-07
WASHINGTON BRlEFuEIS

thing introduced in the Spokane high
school.
The University of Idaho football
team defeated Washington State col.
lege at Pullman 10 to 0.
The steamship Victoria has arrived
at Seattle from Nome with S1,500,00O
in gold, furs valued at $4,000 and
522 passengers.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Chris
Jensen, charged at Pasco with the
murder of her husband, brought in q
verdict of not guilty.
Claud Reynolds of Castle Rock was
taken to hospital at Chehalis sui
fering from serious injuries received
by falling from train near Winlock
A. J. Enderlin of Vancouver has
pleaded guilty to embezzling $500
from the Northern Brewing company
while acting as bookkeeper for that
concern.
Jesse Girard was Killed instantly
at Wenatchee by the premature ex-
plosion Of blast. Girard was work.
ing with force of laborers on the
Wapato irrigation project.
Dave Miller. a highway robber sus
pect at Spokane, broke down and con
fessed, giving the officers informa-
ton as to where valuable diamond
jewelry could be recovered.
John King, SO years old, was shot
and killed at Seattle by Patrolman
R. H. Johnson. just after King and a
companion. who gave his name az
Frank O'Donnell, emerged from sa-
loon which they had robbed.
Hundreds OF business men and farm.
ers from Spokane and the Inland EN-
pire left Spokane on a special train
to be present at the seventh annual
convention of the dry farming con
gress being held at Lethbridge, AL
berta, this week.
John M. Bryant, an aviator OF Oak
land, Cal, had narrow escape from
death Friday when he lost control OF
his biplane in heavy wind and
crashed into low hill two miles
from Colfax. He was badly bruised
and the biplane demolished
The sixth fatal automobile accident
in Whitman county in six months
happened at Endicott when Mrs. J
c. Van Skike was killed; her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Joe Wines, received a brok-
en- arm, and three of Mrs. Wines
children were badly injured.
Charles R. Harris, aged 70. negro
the noted Darlington family of Rich
mond. Va. was convicted at Seattle
of murder in the first degree for
shooting James Hammond. negro
fellow workman in gas works on
July 13 last.
Learning that huge quantity OF
opium had recently been landed in
British Columbia. and that an effort
would be made to bring it across the
border, customs officials at Seattle
have been doubly vigilant and have
seized within a week opium valued
at $4,000 and arrested three persons
Trustees of the Wenatchee CONNER.
cial club. as we'll as members of the
organization and business men, and
citizens generally of Wenatchee. WHIT
are interested in the projected Gas
cade scenic highway, are behind the
movement to establish road through
Snoqualmie pass as well as through
Stevens pass.
The interior department ordered
thrown open for settlement on Octo-
Der % total OF 1850 acres of land
in two fractional townships in Stew.
ems county. On October %, 1896 acres
more were ready for filing, and on
October "a, 22,66s acres additional, all
under the supervision of the Spokane
land office.
The state supreme court has or
dered new trial in the case Of Mrs
Eliza A. Phillips vs.. Mrs. Matte A
Thomas, in which the plaintiff gained
verdict for $4,000 damages for
alienation Of the affections of Johr
W. Phillips, former husband of bott
women, The supreme court held thai
the amount of damages was excessive
On the complaint of State Labor
Commissioner Hubbard, Contractor!
Young & Davis, engaged in building
a new school house at Meskill. wer
arrested on a charge of violating tt
eight-hour law. 1t is alleged that the
contractors worked their carpenter.
ten hours, the information COMING
from the Centralia Carpenters union
Articles Of incorporation were filet
at Seattle for the Bellingham & North
ern Railway company with a capita
stock of $I.20O,000, to take over 70,
the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound railway the Bellingham Bay &
British Columbia railway. which was
purchased from California interests
last spring by the Milwaukee system.