The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-18
WASHINGTON
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST

North Yakima has been selected for
the Masonic Grand Lodge next year.
This carries the Order of the Eastern
Star and the Order of the Amaranth.
Mrs. Melissa Rice. aged 6S. daughter
of the pioneer family of James Long
mire, died at Tacoma. She was born
in a blockhouse at Yelm.
The Washington state supreme
court legalized the Wenatchee recall.
holding that log-rolling by city coun.
cilmen was malfeasance in office.
Teaching girls the proper care and
treatment of babies may be course
added to the public school system Of
Seattle.
With 10 children whose weights to-
tai over a ton. Mrs. John w. Laird. Of
Garfield, has a claim to one Of the
largest families In the northwest.
Senator Poindexter has introduced
an amendment to the rivers and har.
bors bill appropriating $4,000 to i'm
prove the Columbia river at Rock Rap
ids.
Chevalier Hill of Spokane and Wal
la Walla No. won the Edison medal
and the exhibition drill for the loving
cup, respectively, at the Odd Fellows
session in Spokane.
The county republican convention
met at Walla Walla and without adopt
ing any resolutions. elected delegates
to the state convention at Tacoma.
June Is.
The cornerstone Of the James Will
son Hall was laid at Washington state
college, at Pullman. A bronze bust of
James Wilson, former secretary Of az
riculture, for whom the hall was
named, was presented.
The annual Inland Empire tennis
championship tourney will be held at
Spokane. Wash, July to 4. Events
will be ladies' singles and doubles.
mems singles and doubles. and mixed
doubles.
question affecting laundry workers
will be held at Olympia. Wash. June
22. and on June rs the telegraph and
telephone operators will be given q
hearing by the commission.
The Whitman County Farmers un.
ion and the county Pomona grange
met in Pullman Thursday and the two
organizations enjoyed joint basket
dinner at Tanglewood. on the college
campus. The meeting Of both organi-
cations were held at the college.
The grand chapter, Order of East
ern Star. convened at Tacoma. The
grand secretary reported 40 active
chapters in the jurisdiction Of WASH
ington and Alaska, with membership
of 14,212, gain of 1918 during the
past year.
A call for crop estimate Of the en-.
tire Spokane district will be made July
by Orris Dorman, president Of the
Spokane Fruit Growers company. The
first call Of the year was made in
April and indicated a crop four times
that of 1918.
The Socialists are to figure in Pom
eroy's coming city election In July.
This is the first time the party has
participated in local politics. The plat
form. as framed calls for reform in
the schools. a change in the method of
employing labor and a more economi-
cal administration.
Wholesale operations by check for
gers have been discovered at VancOu-
yer. So clever were the forgeries of
names and printing that the Security
Savings & Trust company. Of Port.
land, on whom the checks were drawn.
cashed a number of them before dis
covering the frauds.
Governor Lister has accepted the In.
vitation of citizens Of Aberdeen to
pass July at that city, attending the
Independence day celebration. Pres.
sure of local business caused the gov
ernor to cancal all out-of-town engage
ments last week. except attendance
Saturday at the Seattle Rose Show.
The fire fighting force Of Southwest
Washington is fully organized. with
headquarters at Chehalis, and every
effort will be made to keep the de-
struction OF timber in 1914 at a mini
mum. The Washington Forest Fire
association and the state forces are
working together harmoniOusly.
Attorney-General Tanner. in letters
to all other state departments. offers
the assistance of his office at once In
preparing in proper form bills that the
departments desire placed before the
next legislature. Governor Lister
some time ago urged departments un-
der his control to take early steps in