The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23


the law.
Twenty-nine Inland Empire COM
munities already organized. and
many more planning to get under
way in the near future, Is the con-
crete accomplishment after the first
few days work of the general In
land Empire immigration committee
appointed at meeting of representa-
tives of communities in all parts of
the district at Spokane recently.
During the next few weeks the COM
mlttee expects to secure listings for
Sale Of between 5000 and 1000 In
land Empire farms, comprising lands
Suitable to all classes of farming.
Each community is organizing
community of three or five men to
secure land listings from their To-
cality and to direct the work locally.
The listing Is an agreement by the
owner offering land for sale until
April l. 1916, at the price he names,
to any settler who will live on and
cultivate the land. The owner Is
not to pay any commission to the
committee for selling the land and
he is not barred from selling to any
one else In the meantime.
f. A. Sims, Of Port Townsend,
the fish trust magnate has filed
his declaration as candidate before
the republican primaries in Jeffer-
son county for denomination to the
legislature. He may be nominated
and he may also be elected. Dut
it's dollars to dOughnuts that IL he
10 WI
will not be allowed to smother
any more Progressive legislation,
even If he be past grand master
at the art of side-trackiDg ana
pigeon-holing legislative bills.
That the lumber business In Wash
ington is rapidly improving and that
most of the mills are getting iarge
orders, is the opinion OF Joseph NC,
Ilroy, general agent for the missouri
Kansas & Texas railway, who was IN
the Sound country last week. Mr.
McIlroy has spent the past Two
weeks Investigating the cohditioh OF
the lumber industry in the Nor.h-
west. He said that many OF the
smaller mills which have been CLOS
ed down are planning to open up Il
gain in a short time.
Judpe f. B. Preble of the Yakima
County Superior Court will be
candidate on the Democratic ticket
for the state supreme bench.
angel. purebred Holstein COW,
owned by the State College. Pull
man Washington, has established
new record for milk production on
tho college farm. Angel. during one
wonth. mas produced an average OF
al mounds of milk per day. and To
give her relief she is MIXED 1our
times daily. The record cow con,
sumes nearly twice as much !ooo
each day as the average animal Oh
TIC farm. and IL valued at $500. me
tast "a being conducted by Proies-
nor A. b.. Nystrom, head Of the
dairy department, and Will De coh-
tinued for year.
The Panama-Pacific Exposition Of
ficials have set aside Friday. DC
tober 1. 1915, as Washington state
Dav. and the Washington State Ex-
nosition Commission Is preparing TO
celebrate at that time in proper
and fitting manner the great cven'
An the history of the state. whlch
this date commemorates-the tweh-
ty-sixth anniversary OF the adoptio,
~ the constitution of the state OF
Washington, by which she was ao-
nttted to the Union In 1883.
Jacob Konturri. recently acquht-
cd of murder at Seattle. by reason
of insanity, went udner the khiie
the other day in an operation ue-
sisued to restore his reason. Inc
snccess or failure Of the operation
will not be known for two weeks.
The only straight shingle piah'
i in the world driven exclusively py
electricity is nearing completion "
Everett. and 1t Is attracting huel,
,ntsrsst. The company will make