The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-11-21
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son Creek mutual telephone ex-
change was organized. A switchboard
will be installed and all farmer lines
running into Wilson Creek will be
connected
While going to his voting place in
Kittitas valley, Adam Stevens, 73-year
old pioneer, WAS struck by train and
fatally injured. His wife was also
hurled from the buggy and received
internal injuries.
Damages in the sum of $4,000 were
granted Miss Nellie Storle, of Tacoma,
in a breach Of promise action against
Fred c. Hogan, Of Spencerville. Ont.
The case was heard in the federal
court at Tacoma
In a fire which destroyed the home
of Joseph Mrachek, a dairyman near
Chehalis, an infant was burned to
death. Mr. and Mrs. Mrachek were
badly burned, but will recover. Three
other children had narrow escapes.
With full funeral ceremonies ac-
corded chiefs of their tribe, the Colum-
bia river Indians Saturday inferred
the remains of A-ke-wa-ta on beautiful
Craig island, few miles above White
Bluffs. The chief was the oldest of
all the Columbia river Indians, his
tribesmen declaring him over 100
years of age.
One man was killed, II rendered un-
conscious and FIVE are unaccounted
tor as the result of being overcome by
gas when a west bound freight train
broke in two in Stampede tunnel at
the summit of the Cascades Con-
ductor Leonard Hallet died. and when
his brakeman saw the dead body he
went violently insane.
Ten thousand sheep from the noun
tain feeding grounds in the Cascades
have been crossed on the White Bluffs
ferry within the last 10 days, and
thousands more are on the way from
the hills to cross the Columbia on
their way TO the winter Feeding
grounds in the warm regions of the
Columbia river basin.
Behind closed doors and with prob
ably 1000 delegates in attendance the
forty-sixth convention of the national
grange convened al the state armory
In Spokane Wednesday morning
Mayor Hindley, Governor Hay and F.
NJ. March, chairman of the chamber
of commerce arrangements commit
tee, welcomed the delegates and visit
ors.
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Seattle was looted Of more than $4,000
worth of jewelry three weeks ago.
the First Hill district which baffled
the police. The mystery was ended
Thursday night, according to the po-
nee, by the arrest of w. c. Delaye, q
years old, who says he is telegraph
operator. Delaye was arrested while
returning from Miss M. L. Denny's
home with the loot.
State Treasurer Lewis has had to
borrow $115,936 so far to pay state
general fund warrants that have been
presented, and anticipates the over
drafts at the bank will run between
$500, 900 and $400,000 by the end of the
year. Making Of overdrafts is not au
thorized Of law, but Treasurer Lewis
said that last year, by borrowing mon
ey from the bank on overdrafts in
stead of issuing state warrants, he
saved the taxpayers more than $4,000.
Preparatory to the building OF an
immense power plant on Packwood
lake, in the eastern end of Lewis coun-
ty, q force Of men is at present engag-
ed in clearing a site. The proposed
plant will be a big one, generating
loo, 900 horsepower that will eventu-
ally be used for railroad and other
commercial uses in the sound cities
and Portland.
Suits were filed in the United States
court at Tacoma by the district attor-
ney's Office against SO western Wash
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to file with the internal revenue col
lectors statements of their annual net
incomes, as provided for by the act of
1909. levying a tax Of per cent on net
income of all corporations whose pro-
fits exceed $4,000 a year.
In an attempt to save the lives Of
thousands of fish that are found in
sloughs made by the rising of the Co
lumbia river and which dry up about
this time Of year. Elmer Berbeau, de-
putty game warden at Vancouver, has
several men seining the shallow pools
for fish, in the vicinity Of Vancouver
lake, Shallowpool lake and smaller
bodies OF water in that vicinity. AL
ready nearly 100000 small croppies,
bass and catfish have been seined out
and turned into fair-sised streams and
lakes.