White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-05-12
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Measles cases in quarantine number
ed 42S at Spokane Saturday.
The state rock quarry at Dixie open
ed Monday with a full crew.
The Colfax city schools will close for
the summer vacation on May 10.
The Palouse country was Saturday
visited by a heavy wind and rain
storm.
The funeral of Mrs. George P. Har-
graves, age 50, pioneer, was held at
St. John Saturday.
The strawberry root weevil is men
acing the strawberry fields of the Ken
newick- Richland districts.
Guy w. Bohannan has been elected
superintendent Of the Wenatchee
schools for the coming year.
The Sperry flour mill Of Creston is
laying the cement foundation for the
new 85,00O-bushel capacity elevator.
Mrs. Gertrude Warren, age SO, died
at Spokane Sunday. She was pio-
neer of the Inland Empire, having
come from Oregon in 1881.
May S. LOOMS of Seattle has been
named by Governor Lister as a mem
Der Of the state nurses examining
board, succeeding Miss Lillian Carter
of Seattle.
Patrolman William H. Stubs of the
Tacoma police force, was put under ar
rest Monday by federal officers. He
at once resigned his position. 1t is a
white slave case.
After nearly four hours Of spelling
Ora West, age IS, Of Cheney, junior
in the Cheney high school, was declar
ed the champion speller Of Spokane
county Saturday.
A floating drydock, capable Of han
ding ships up to 5000 tons, will be
constructed by ]. F. Duthie & Co., Of
Seattle, in the east waterway Of Sc
attic, at cost Of 100000.
The second straight trainload of 30
carloads each of Yakima potatoes was
shipped for Texas and other southern
points Saturday The price is 500 to
$22 ton, f. o. b. North Yakima.
F. Copetts, age 81, civil engineer
from Portland, working with the G..
NJ crew in the Cascade tunnel, was
electrocuted Saturday by his steel tape
coming in contact with the telegraph
wires.
Three business establishments of
Marcus were robbed recently, includ-
ing the postoffice. At the H. Zwang
mercantile store the robbers carried
away $3.50 in cash and $1,000 worth of
notes.
More than $50 carloads Of munitions
Of war are stored in cars on the
Northern Pacific between Spokane
and Seattle because there are not suf-
ficient steamers to carry them to
Vladivostock.
A bond election will be held in the
Horse Heaven irrigation district on
June for the purpose of voting upon
the issuance of $15,0OO,O00 of bonds
for the construction of proper irriga-
ton canals and reservoirs.
The following have been appointed
surveyors in the field service of the
general land office: r. e. Summers of
Seattle, e. B. Williams, of Olympia,
James Cook of Spokane, p E. Borch-
ers of King county, and A. ]. Bradford
of Seattle.
Willis Tubbs, prominent farmer
on the Spokane river IA miles north
of Davenport was recently arrested for
operating whisky still. He pleaded
guilty to manufacturing intoxicants
and was fined 5000. Over 70 gallons
were confiscated
The fire department of Pullman has
applied to the council for raise in
pay, asking $500 per year for the en-
tire company instead of $500. The
company also offers to accept 81 for
each member for each fire or 81 each
for false alarms in lieu of the $500 an
nually.
Announcing that even though Frank
w. Stone rendered valuable services
to the state by his confession in the
industrial insurance graft cases, he
would not be extended executive elem
ency, Governor Lister refused to par
don Stone, who was sentenced to serve
a term Of one year in the penitentiary.
The republican state convention Sat
urday at North Yakima named dele
gates to the national convention at
Chicago. adopted platform and NOM
mated presidential electors. Washing
toms delegation of IA to the national
convention organized by electing Chas.
p. Lund of Spokane chairman and H.
d. Taylor Of Eagle Gorge secretary.
Washington delegates to national re-
publican convention, uninstructed and
unpledged:
At large-Millard T. Harrison, Ia
coma; Charles p, Lund Spokane; Scot
c. Bone, Seattle; e. A. Sims, Port
Townsend.
First district-C. b. Bowles, e. C.
Hughes, both of Seattle
Second district-Howard d. Taylor,
Eagle Gorge, King County; T. B. Sum-
ner, Everett.