The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-04-24
WASHINGTON BRIEFLETS

moved into the new S125,0O0 court
housewhich has just been completed.
To accommodate the rapidly increas-
ing demand for more room. the mem
bers of the school board of Aberdeen
have decided to build a four-room
school-house in the west end OF town.
| Winlock, Little Falls and Castle
Rock have been tied to the electric
power system operated at Chehalis by
the Washington-Oregon Corporation.
Napavine is expected to connect up
within the next few days.
Fifty thousand acres OF land, EN-
bracing some Of the finest scenery in
the Highlands Of Scotland, has been
bought by J. w. Stewart. member
OF the firm Of Foley. WEIGH & Stew.
art, railroad contractors Of Spokane.
A new automobile was wrecked and
its two occupants seriously injured
at Ellensburg when the front wheel
collapsed. throwing both men to the
pavement. They were badly hurt
about the head and rendered uncon-
scious.
Martin Lutvich was assassinated in
his store at Bellingham. A man walk
ed into Lutvich's place OF business.
fired three shots into the latter's body
and fled. Lutvich became unconscious
without saying a word and died
short time later.
The official figures covering the
appropriations made by the last Wash
ington legislature and approved by or
allowed to become law without the
signature of Governor Lister. show
that $24,O66, 1892 is to be spent. and
incidentally raised.
First steps have been taken by the
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce to-
ward the organization Of = central
county body aimed chiefly to advance
agricultural interests. 1t is hoped to
get government aid and financial sup
port from the county.
Before a crowd OF several hundred
people in Gle Elum Chief Of Police
Frank Haight was found guilty Of as
sault on the person OF Mayor w. F.
Lewis, and fined $3.50 and costs.
Haight and Lewis had a fight on the
street several days ago.
Suit commenced in the supreme
court at South Bend, wherein Miss
Ransom, a former school teacher. Is
suing the city Of South Bend for $780,.
900 personal damages. by reason CT
falling over a 2x4 cleat nailed on the
sidewalk to prevent boys from coast.
ing down the hill.
An adoption of the Oregon" sys.
TEN for the Walla Walla penitentiary
is being considered by Governor En-.
nest Lister, according to dispatches.
R. E. Brown. former city engineer
Of Hillyard. charged with grand lar.
ceny in appropriating $81 from the
city OF Hillyard by means Of falsify.
ing records. will fight extradition
from Vancouver B. c.
Convinced that F. J. Kline. vice.
president and manager Of the Lamb
Davis Lumber company. million-dol.
lar concern, who shot F. c. Riggs in
the shoulder April 2 while at the Tun-
water Savings bank at Leavenworth,
Is suffering from a temporary mental
alteration a commission in Judge
Sullivan's court at Spokane commit.
ted Mr.. Kline to the eastern Washing
ton hospital for the insande.
The 100000 bonds recently voted
in Centralia for the purchase Of the
local water plant Of the Oregon-Wash.
ington corporation and the construc-
ton OF municipal gravity water sys-
tenn. have been sold. OF the entire Is.
sue, $4,000 will be delivered At once
for the purchase Of the water plant,
and the remainder will be paid over
as soon as litigation at present pend.
ing in the supreme court between the