The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-26
WASHINGTON BRiEFlETS

ing Of the Alaska railroad bill.
James E. McGovern Of Wilbur, has
been appointed by President Wils5n
to be United States marshal for east
ern Washington.
The wheat crop in Walla Walla
county is 90 per cent sold, approx
mately 100000 bushels having been
/ disposed of last week
The Washington State college bas
/ ketball team took the third game OF
! the series from Whitman at Walla
/ Walla by a score OF So 10 "a.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars will be
raised by the fans OF Walla Walla for
the support of the local team in the
Western Tri-State league this year
The jury in the case Of Charles F.
Mundy OF Seattle, charged with de
trauding the government in the Ira
cey group Of Alaska coal lands re-
turned a verdict OF not guilty.
Northern Pacific Overland passen-
ger train No 5, the Twin City Express,
westbound, was partially derailed at
Black River Junction, 10 miles from
Seattle, and Engineer Charles Dulin,
of Seattle, instantly killed.
Contract has been entered into by
the owners of Cohasset Beach hotel
with Aviator Crawford for the start
ing of a school of aviation al Cohasset
beginning June Is and continuing uu-
til September Is.
Four state banks have filed with
State Bank Examiner ". Z. Hanson
notice of their intention to give u
their state charters and take out na-
tional charters. 10 come under the new
federal currency law.
The will of Mrs. Louisa A Gholson,
filed at Walla Walla, provides that
her husband is 10 enjoy her estate If
he remains unmarried; otherwise it is
to go to her daughters and grandchil-
dren
Directors Of the Walla Walla Fair
association have authorized Secretary
r. II. Johnson TO go ahead with any
plans he may have to make the 1914
frontier celebration better than last
year A better babies contest was de.
cided on as a feature for the fair.
E. D. Knuth of Raymond saved the
lives of his wife and two babies in
fire which destroyed the residence.
The woman tossed the tots out Of the
window, the father catching them.
The woman jumped and was rescued
In the same manner
Voters in so townships in Spokane
county will elect officers on March 3.
Three supervisors, clerk. assessor,
treasurer, justice of the peace, con
stable and road overseer will be elect
ed in each township, making about
500 officers in all
The ordinance of the city Of Seattle
prohibiting the overcrowding OF street
cars was held void as conflicting with
the authority Of the state public serv
ice commission in a decision OF the
state supreme court Suit was brought
by the Seattle Electric company to en-
join enforcement of the ordinance.
Mrs Frances X. Headlee. assistant
labor commissioner, will make tour
Of eastern Washington. beginning
about the middle of March inyestigat
ing labor conditions among women,
especially in regard to compliance
with the eight-hour law. Mrs. Headlee
will do her first work in Spokane.
Notice was received at the Walls
Walla United States land office that
some additional land covering 2000
acres in Asotin county has been desig'
mated as subject TO entry under the
enlarged homestead act. The tracts
designated have always been subject
to entry but by the latest order 320
acre homestead entry can be filed in
the area set apart
c. W Waters of Palouse will estab-
lish headquarters in Spokane for his
work as income tax collector for east
ern Washington under Instructions re-
ceved from Collector Of Internal Rev
enue David J Williams of Tacoma.
Mr.. Waters will begin his work March
l. He will work in central Washing
ton for some time. however. before
taking up collections in Spokane.
Following test by City Bacteriolo-
gist Patten of Spokane, which showed
approximately ninety million bacteria
IN one egg shipped in a consignment
from China, Manager John f. Arnold
of the Schallinger Produce company,
sent 66s cases or over 10000 eggs TO
the crematory to be destroyed. Some
of them were declared 10 be sea gull
eggs.
Miss Lucy r. Case. representing the
grange and allied organizations which
filed seven initiative measures recent
ly, has appealed to the Thurston coun.
" superior court for new ballot titles
for three OF the measures: No. s, the
employment agency measure. No. 8,
the first aid bill. and No. 10, the good
rnadS hill alIepiug that tho ,ifles pra