Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-06-30
WASHINGTON ITEMS


la got Is men at Dayton.
One hundred and sixty-seven mill
tiamen left Walla Walla for Ameri-
can Lake.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
held memorial meeting in tribute
to James j. Hill last Tuesday.
Farewell parade of the Spokane Ma
tional guard companies for Mexico
was held Sunday.
John w. Dolby, a Seattle attorney,
has been appointed Spanish vice con-
sui for Washington and Alaska.
About fifth of last years crop
is still in the hands of the farmers
around Walla Walla, dealers esti-
mate.
Fire Saturday destroyed four dry
kilns of the Sobey Manufacturing
company's shingle plant at Ballard.
Loss $4,000.
A. Bishop has commenced the erec-
tion at Deer Park, Wash, of new
creamery with capacity of 1000
pounds of butter daily.
Harvest in the Walla Walla valley
will start some time between July 10
and 20, and probably nearer the lat
ter date. Usually harvest starts about
July 5.
Plans are being considered for the
merger of the merchants associations
at South Bend and Raymond, Wash,
the purpose being to employ an ef-
ficient secretary and carry on activities
along more comprehensive lines.
Fire at Chelan last week destroyed
the j. T. Boland flour and feed ware
house and about two-thirds of stock
of the Greaves pharmacy. The loss on
the former is estimated at $1,000, with
only small insurance, and the latter
$500, with $4,000 insurance.
The senate has passed the house
bill, duplicate of the Poindexter bill,
clearing title and confirming patents
to lands lying between Wenatchee
and Cashmere, which have been sold
by the original Indian owners.
Fire broke out this week in the two
story office and store building of the
F. r. woodbury. Lumber company at
Wilbur, Wash, and within an hour the
building and the $4,000 stock of lum.
Der were destroyed. Origin of the
blaze is unknown. Insurance was car
ried.
The second infantry, Washington
National Guard, called to the colors
by President Wilson, modified at
American Lake, south of Tacoma, on
Monday, to be drafted into the fed
eral service for duty on the Mexican
border
One of the pleasing events of the
department encampment of the Wom-
ems Relief Corps of the Grand Army
of the Republic this week, was the
presentation by the women of beau
tiful silk flag to each of the high
schools of Spokane.
The G. A. R., the w. R. G. and the
Sons and Daughters of Veterans are
attending the thirty-fourth annual en-
campment of the department of
Washington and Alaska, at Spokane,
this week. Colonel H. M. North of
Everett is department. commander.
Miss Louella S. Dyer of Seattle,
president for two years of the Wash
ington Christian Endeavor Union, and
Ray Clough, also of Seattle, for sew
en- months secretary, Saturday were
reelected by acclamation for two
years. 1t was decided to hold the
next convention two years hence at
Walla Walla.
Hatred and jealousy between two
negroes over a colored woman led to
a double tragedy Saturday afternoon
at Spokane, in which Traffic Officer
Michael lyman and Charles Jackson,
a negro porter, were shot and killed
by Earl A. Jones, another negro por-
ter. Jones, in resisting arrest, shot
Officer lyman three times, the in
juries proving fatal. After the ex-
change of number of shots, three
of which entered Jones' body, he was
placed under arrest.
The annual picnic on the Crab
Creek grounds closed Saturday with
the election of officers as follows:
Jno w. Sawyer of Davenport, pres
ident; DR.. F. r. Burroughs, Ritzville,
vice president; G. E. Ivy, secretary
treasurer; Geo. Lowe, M. G. Laven-
der, Henry Rosenhoff, H. w. Thiel
and G. A. Harris, directors; Matt
Brislawn of Sprague, historian. This
was one of the most successful pic
MICS ever held in the way of attend
ance It is estimated that there were