Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-21

Wheat farmers Of the Walla Walla
valley have been putting forth their
best efforts during the past week of
spring weather. Much of the delayed
work has been completed.
In an automobile smash near Kent,
in which three machines collided,
Mrs. Minnie Hogue, Puyallup nurse,
received injuries from which she died,
and eight others we're injured.
Riverside has suffered it's second d.
sastrous fire within a week. Seven
mercantile buildings were destroyed,
entailing estimated loss of $4,000.
Origin of the fire is unknown.
Counterfeit silver dollars are being
put into circulation in the Grays Har-
Dor district, it is understood from
statements made by officers who have
been working on the case for several
days.
Mrs. Corrinne Wheeler, rs years old,
and Mrs. Kate B. Swift, 50 years old,
were beaten to death at Seattle by a
burglar, who is supposed to have stol-
en- $4,000 believed to have been hidden
In the house.
Packers and commission men Of Sc
attic and stockmen of Montana and
Idaho have organized the Seattle-Port-
land Union Stock Yards with q CAPT.
tai stock Of 100000, and will build
an Independent yard at Kennewick.
Charges Of conspiracy to blackmail,
brought against Mrs. Isabel Clayburg,
Of Los Angeles, and Miss Lillian Peter
son, Of Billings, Mont. were dismissed
in the police court at Seattle at the
request of the prosecuting attorneys
office.
George r. Wilbur and James H.
Hazlett, attorneys, have completed the
organization of an irrigation district,
the system of which will cover 500
acres of developed orchard land If
growers in the Underwood district of
Skamania county.
Razing of the old Butler hotel build
ing and several structures adjoining
and the erection upon the ground
these buildings now occupy of 12-
story hotel at cost of approximately
$2,300,O00 is involved in plans an
nounced at Seattle.
An advance of from so cents to 81 in
all grades of lumber was practically
agreed upon at meeting of represen-
tatives of 60 northwest lumber mills at
Tacoma, but the advance was post
poned for time to permit of COM
prehensive study of conditions to be
made.
The executive committee of the
Washington Pure Bred Livestock as
sociation in session at Spokane has
determined to hold public meetings on
the farms of the members this year.
The meetings will be held in the west
ern, central and eastern sections of
the state
The proposed increase in the inter-
state rate on structural iron and steel
from Pacific coast points to points in
Spokane territory from 80 to 40 cents
per hundred was cancelled by the In
terstate Commerce commission and an
order issued continuing the 30-cent
rate in effect.
The public service commission dis
missed the complaint against the
Northern Pacific Railway company by
J. Strelau, charging that rates ON po-
tatoes and hay shipped to Seattle and
Tacoma from Grandview and Naches
in Yakima county, are unequal and
discriminatory.
The Great Northern railroad has let
two contracts for timber work on the
snow sheds that are to be constructed
during the coming summer near the
summit of the Cascades. These two
contracts will keep 1000 men employ
ed until autumn. All exposed places
on both SUBMITS will be covered to
prevent a repetition of last winters
obstruction of the track by snow
slides.