The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-11-28
WASHINGTON BRIEFLETS

O1CEOA d4C GAIN1AA--E
Of Washington.
Within the past 30 days approx
mately 100, o00. 900 feet of Washington
lumber has been purchased by three
large car building companies.
The supreme court has affirmed the
King county superior court in its Ap-
pointment OF a receiver for the Seat
tie, Renton & Southern railway.
wala walla will send blind re-
preventative TO the legislature this
winter in c. ". Masterson, who was
elected from the Thirteenth district.
Roy, the 1s-year-old son of C. F..
Fowler, Of Castle Rock, met instant
death by electrocution while in the
performance Of his duties as operator
al the telephone exchange.
While Mrs Arthur Spencer, at OPP
portunity, was giving her 1s-months-
old daughter an alcohol rub, the alco-
hol was ignited from nearby lamp
and the child was burned TO death
AL of the commercial clubs in Lewis
county held joint meeting in the
club room of the Chehalis Citizens
club Monday for the purpose OF or
ganizing q Lewis county good roads
association.
The Finnish Farmers association
Of winlock has fled articles Of incor-
poration with the Lewis county audi
tor. The purpose OF the new organi-
cation is mainly to conduct q general
store at Winlock.
Elmer c. Huff Of Wenatchee won
the special Mitchell. Lewis e. Staver
company prize offered to the winner
of the greatest number Of first prizes
offered in the plate exhibits al the
apple show at Spokane.
A $500, 900 logging company was or
gained at Adna, six miles west OF
Chehalis. The logging railroad OF
the company is already under course
Of construction and logging operations
will be started by February l.
The Pittock e. Leadbetter Lumber
company Of Vancouver is preparing
TO start its mill in that city al an early
day, and will give employment TO 200
men, besides furnishing work for an
equal number of men in the logging
camps.
]. T. Trivett, Seattle street car
conductor, who shot and killed Oliver
Sanford and his son, as they were
alighIing from his car al the enc OF
the Ballard Beach line the night Of
August 81, was found guilty Of murder
in the second degree.
With hurry-up orders from eastern
buyers and a growing oriental trade,
the salmon market is manifesting q
frmness which. in the opinion of local
dealers, will bring higher prices by
the first of the year. The Alaska pack
is estimated al 100000 cases.
Recommendation for the establish
ment Of denominational college with
in the bounds OF the Columbia river
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church is to be made by the education
a. board of the conference TO all dis
trict meetings during the coming year
ss a result of the boards first session
held at Spokane.
Sheriff Payette and posse have re-
turned to Montesano from four days
hunt for John Tornow. alleged slayer
IL Tnh- VIII poi,ly
and Deputy Sheriffs Elmer and Nc
Kenzie, bringing with them clothing
and provisions found in the camp Of
the wanted outlaw, but no trace Of
Tornow was discovered.
A petition containing nearly $4,000
names calling for the recall Of Mayor
George T. Cotteril has been fled in
the comptroller's office at Seattle. In
competency, unftness and lack OF
executive ability and moral courage
are among the things alleged in the
petition. Eight thousand names on
the petition were declared fraudulent
Edwin F. Meyer, formerly chief
clerk Of the store-keeper Of the Puget
Sound Navy Yard, was acquitted at
Seattle on the charge OF conspiracy to
defraud the government in the pur-
chase of supplies. The trial occupied
three weeks. The amount OF the gov
ernment's loss by the alleged frauds
in purchase Of supplies is said TO have
been $4,000.
In its forthcoming report 10 Cover
nor Hay, the public service commits
sion will urge the necessity for legis-
lation which will allow the elimination
Of dangerous grade crossings in the
state of Washington existing before
the 1909 Embarrassing law, which al
lows the commission to prescribe
what crossings shall be established
thereafter, Was passed.
Five naval prisoners confined in the
disciplinary barracks at the Puget
Sound Navy Yard escaped Saturday
and marines spent the whole day fruit
lessly searching the navy yard towns
and the coast for the fugitives, and it