White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-27

full bloom.
Nearly so Jewish refugees from
Russia are picking apples in the We
natchee orchards
The 18th annual session of the
Chelan county teachers institute was
held this week at Wenatchee.
The Kittitas apple crop, the best
and largest in the history Of the val.
ley, can not be moved for lack of
cars.
Funeral services over the body of
Carl Robinson, who was killed in the
railroad yards at Pasco, was held
Saturday.
e. T. Hearron of Granger recently
contracted to deliver at Granger, 1000
tons of potatoes at $36 ton, f. o. b.
loading point.
Fred Huber, age 33, an expert struc-
tural steel worker was drowned at
Spokane recently while at work. His
body was not recovered
Wheat went up again at Walla
Walla Saturday, with the result that
more than 100000 bushels were sold
by farmers Club sold for $132, blue
stem for $1.4O and turkey red at
$145.
When a moving picture machine ex.
ploded in the Palace theater at Re-
public Saturday night, Mrs. Hubbard,
wife Of the film operator, was burned
to death and the flames spread SO
rapidly that three buildings were
soon ablaze.
The 60OO-ton steel freight steam.
ship Panuco, built for the New York
and Cuba Mail Steamship company
generally known as the Ward line
for service between New York and
the West Indies was launched Satur
day at Seattle.
While Russell Colby was working
on a hay baler near Sunnyside Satur.
day his foot became entangled in the
belt. His leg was jerked clear out
of the socket The body was thrown
several feet, and when the boy was
picked up he was dead.
Contract for steel cargo steam
ship Of $500 tons was awarded by
Barber & Co., Of New York to Sc
attic company recently. The vessel
will cost $1,000,000. The awarding
of this contract makes 10 large steel
steamers under contract at Seattle.
An inheritance tax of $10,344.O2
was received by the state tax com
mission this week from the estate of
the late James Ebbert, who died in
Lane county, Oregon, on September
2, 1916. The Washington estate is
located in Whitman county and is
appraised at 1911 ,527.29.
At North Yakima Saturday buyer
for Seattle dealer paid $13.75 ton
for alfalfa, taking 200 tons. He said
he would take 1000 tons at the same
price If growers would sell. The
price of alfalfa has been steadily
climbing, and this is the highest
price paid for any large quantity fol
several years.
Teachers, school superintendent
and members of boards of directors
from all over the state assembled il
Spokane this week for the Goth an
nual meeting of the Washington Ed
ucational association. At the same
time all the teachers Of Spokane, Ste
vens, Pend Oreille and Ferry coun
ties held a joint institute of those
counties.
An increase of $774,000 in the bi
ennial appropriation for the Univer
sty of Washington and the renewa
of the provision permitting applica
ton of tuition and rental money to
ward new buildings is asked in the
university budget for submission tt
the next state legislature. The ap
: preparation asked is $1,884,910. The
budget two years ago was $1,110,000
In a raid on an apartment house
at Seattle Saturday night, in the
fashionable Queen Anne residence
district, the police seized 25 cases
of whisky and other liquor, having {
total estimated value of $1,000, besides
gambling paraphernalia and severa
opium smoking outfits found in the
basement and worth $4,000. Harr.
Stanley, who occupied an apartment
was arrested.
| A large attendance was at the Ste
vens county stock show at Colvillt
Saturday. The annual election o
officers of the association was hel(
with the following result: President
Joseph Turner Meyers Falls; vice
president, Joseph w. Reynolds, Col
vile; treasurer, c. M. Baker, Narcis
Sc; secretary, Earl T. Gates, Colville
The members of the executive com
mittee are Frank Habein, James
Crawford and Thomas Bell of Col
Vile; Alex. Morrison, Valley, and F
Rothrock, Spokane.
State Commercial News.
F. Rusenweig has opened a general
store at Lamont.
]. H. Grunwell, general merchant at
Danville, has sold his business to a
Mr.. Morse of Spokane.