White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-13
WASHINGTON ITEMS

light plant.
The most successful fair in Pa
louse's history closed Saturday with
the big parade Of live stock.
After having been in service the
last four months the Second infantry
U. S. N. G. of Washington returned
to their homes Monday
The Pend Oreille county commits
sioners pruned their budget so that
the combined state and county levy
will be 20 mills, a reduction of 2
mills from last year.
The annual convention of the West
ern Retail Lun1bermen's association,
one of the largest lumber meetings in
the west, will be held in Spokane Feb.
ruary IA, Is and 16.
Philip Kinzer, farmer, of the I'm
iontown region, closed a deal where
by he acquired GAO acres of wheat
land owned by H. H. Parish, six
miles south of Asotin.
Jesse Donaldson, 18, of Miles, was
instantly killed recently when his -
gage shotgun accidentally discharged
while he and three other boys were
on hunting trip north of Spokane.
The Graingrowers' Warehouse COM
pany at Wilbur bought $4,000 bushels
of bluestem last week. 1t is esti-
mated that about so per cent of this
years wheat crop in the vicinity is
sold.
Wheat became active at Walla
Walla, Oct. Z, several thousand bush
els being sold. Club sold up to slips
a bushel and bluestem around 81 80,
with turkey red nearly $1.40. Sales
of club were particularly heavy.
A forest fire, advancing on three
mile front, threatens to destroy a mil
lion dollars worth Of standing tim
Der belonging to the state of Wash
ington and situated in the Lake Cres-
cent district.
w. e. Englehart, better known as
William Ryan, keeper of a sailors
boarding house in Tacoma, was con-
victed of manslaughter recently. Mrs.
Minnie Hogue of Tacoma was killed
April 6 last when car driven by
Englehardt ran into one in which
she was a passenger.
A. G. Mitchum Of Davenport, who
was recently granted a patent on an
automobile bed, has received letter
from an eastern manufacturer of au-
tomobile accessories wanting to know
if he would accept $4,000 for his
patent or royalty and bonus of
$4,000. He has not yet definitely
decided.
Forest fires, famed by high winds,
threaten homes in several parts Of
Whatcom county Saturday. The town
of Olga, on Orcas island, is menaced
by fire which had been burning for
several days. Another fire is raging
across the bay from Deer Harbor.
Hundreds of volunteers are combat
ing the flames
The hay and grain dock and the
gravel bunkers Of Galbraith, Bacon
& Co. at the foot of Wall street, Sc.
attic, were destroyed by fire early
Monday causing a loss estimated by
the owners at $120,000 The fire
started from an unknown cause and
spread rapidly to the wock ware
house which was filled with baled
| hay.
The income of the town of Dupont
last year amounted to $31.11 and its
expenses to $31.13, the community
running two cents behind. 1t made
no material difference, however, as
it only meant the reduction of the
towns bank account by two cents or
to $209.09. The town has no paid
officials, no debts and the election of
ficers serve without pay and there
is money in the bank.
Joseph Kline, laborer, Wilde un
der the influence Of liquor, pulled his
gun Saturday night at oPmeroy on
several persons, threatening their
lives. The officers started after him
when he ran into an alley, barricad'
ed himself and fired on them. The
officers returned the fire. Marshal
Dixon received shot in the left
arm; Night Waterman Whitaker re-
ceived slight wound in the foot
Kline was shot in the back and shout
der, and is in serious condition.
From June 80, 1916, to June &c.
1916, the assets of the savings and
loan associations of this state in
creased $2,067,987, according to fig
ures given out by the state auditor
the total rising from $10,011,S32 to
$12,079,819. The number of compa'
MES increased from "a to 33 in the
same time and the number of stock
holders from 30,114 to almost 100000.
This increase of more than 20 per
cent in assets and the large number
of new companies and stockholders
are taken as indications of the pros
perity of the concerns.
C. F. Schrock an Okanogan cattle
raiser, has purchased from T. l.. IT.
win the old Vic Champneys ranch
in the Similkameen valley a few miles
west of Oroville and the adjoining
property, owned by AL Riste. The
transfer involves 1910 acres. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Schrock paid Mr..
Irwin $4,000 for his ranch, includ-
ing 1880 head of cattle and Al horses.