White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-31
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Albert Miller prominent rancher of
the Grab creek country, age rs, died
recently.
Mrs. Susan Burger, an OctOgenarian
pioneer of the Klickitat valley and
head of a family Of five generations,
died Friday.
A lake deposit containing the high
est percentage of potash ever found
in the state has bee nlocated by A.
J. Sutton in the country northwest of
Riverside.
Bluestem wheat at Wilbur is SO cents
a bushel Club is "a cents. Oats are
$3.50 and barley $3.50 a ton. A ware
house company bought 10000 bushels
of wheat last week at from IS cents to
81 cents bushel
Porter Bros big sawmill, situated
four miles west of Nelson, which has
a contract for furnishing 100000 feet
Of flume lumber for a large irrigation
project, has shut down for the winter
Logging will be continued by the COM
pany.
o nthe strength of letter received
from State Chemist Elton Fulmer, DR..
H. T. Graves, commissioner of agricul-
ture, announces that he would instruct
deputy pure food inspectors to begin
at once an investigation of so-called
"diabetic" flour
The report of the city building in
spector at North Yakima, shows that
| ing permits issued has been 1872 for
new construction and l54 for repairs,
the total estimated cost being $172,-
913, $34,476 greater than in 1914.
The highest prices for horses this
season was paid at Ritzville this week
by Mr.. White of Laclede, Idaho, when
six animals were bought from Henry
and John Donekas for $3.50 and one
from Henry Bauer for $3.50. The horses
are to be used in the lumber camps.
During brief but heated exchange
of words between two Italian railroad
laborers at Mesa Dec. rs Joseph Ric-
clio suddenly drew gun and instantly
killed Frank Magga. AS both were
supposed to be good friends no mo-
tive is known for the homicide.
John Kramer, ST., rancher, age 60,
was shot to death, Edward Kramer,
his son, was wounded seriously, and
| Charles Myers, a relative, was arrest
ed on a charge of murder as the re-
suit Sunday of free-for-all fight at
a Christmas party on ranch near
Vancouver.
Title to 100 acres in Snohomish coun-
ty containing 20 alleged mining claims,
on which it is estimated $445,000 has
been spent in improvements and de-
velopment work, was vested in Peter
H. Chapel, of Seattle, Friday under q
decision of the United States general
land office. The claims were staked
in the '9Os as the Wayside Mission
mines.
To officers and others in the Colum
bia county jail George w. Allen, far
mer, confessed to setting three fires
which destroyed two barns belonging
to M. S. Hatfield and the Baileysburg
furniture factory a month ago. Allen
had been convicted of forgery in the
first degree and was sentenced tC
serve one to 20 years in the state pen
itentiary at Walla Walla. He is be
lieved to be criminally insane.
Frank w. Stone, wanted at Olympia
in connection with an alleged shortage
of the funds of the state industrial in
surance department, was arrested al
Portland, Monday. j. w. Gillies, for
mer claim adjuster for the insurance
commission, and Frank Kearns were
already under arrest for alleged com
plicity in the frauds. Stone is alleged
to have been used as a 'go-between'
in cashing fraudulent claims agains1
the commission.
In a Commercial Way.
Spencer Bros. have purchased the
confectionery and cigar store of R. e
Mead at Creston.
L. B. Miller, pioneer jeweler of Pull
man, died last week of Bright's dis
ease at the age of 50.
The Economy Grocery store has
been opened at Pullman under the
management of Ed Berg.
M. S. Holland has traded his furni
ture store at Waterville for an alfalfa
ranch near Boise, Idaho.
H. F. Olschewsky of Seattle has pur
chased the Germany bakery at Mon
tesano from George Franz.
Ross Watson, formerly clerk fol
X. Harris, druggist at Dayton, has
opened store of his own.
William H. Rudolph has purchased
the cigar store and pool room of w
G. Humphrey at La Crosse.
Glen Powell of Sedro-Woolley has
removed to Hamilton, where he will
engage in the mercantile business.
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