The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-08-10

all-Northwest egg laying contest
which opens at Pullman under the
auspices OF the state college. on Oeto
Der l.
Frank West. 2-year-old son of F. A
| West, OF Prosser. was drowned in the
Sunnyside canal The body was re
| covered two hours later, after having
been carried through two miles OF
wood staye pipe.
o. Laurgaard. who was employed by
the Horse Heaven irrigation district
to investigate concerning the feasibil
| ity and cost of the project, has brought
| In a most favorable report. He says
| that the cost will be from $50 an acre
up.
Frank A. Evans, age SO, formerly
engaged in flour milling in Minnesota
and inventor of milling appliance III
use throughout the west and north
west, died at his home in Charleston.
from apoplexy after suffering tw -
years.
Recommendation that the federal
government seize and operate all the
railroads in the country if the railwa!
brotherhoods call a strike is contain
ed in letter sent to President Wilson
by the public service commissioner OF
Washington.
The Camas troop of Knights of Py
thias, dismounted, took first in the
competitive drill at Multnomah field
Portland. The company from Prose-
was awarded second; Pasco. third
and Tacoma fourth. There were r
other entries.
Miss Ola Kingsbury, a graduate OF
the Washington state college. has been
elected by the school board to fill The
place in the domestic science depart
ment of the Eilensburg high schoo.
left vacant by the resignation of Miss
Ruth Selleck.
The first boys and girls fair TO be
held in eastern Washington will take
PihSC at lllc idbbti pat VI
September under the auspices of the
Pullman chamber of commerce and in
cooperation with the extension depart
ment of the state college.
Recruiting of all new companies OF
the Washington national guard was
stopped abruptly by Adjutant Genera
Maurice Thompson upon instructions
from the war department that it had
been decided not to continue the for
nation of the new organizations.
The Benton City-Kiona cannine
club, composed of high school girls
directed by Superintendent F. l.. AT
drain. which won the state champion
ship at North Yakima last year, ha
been invited to be the guest of the il
terstate fair at Spokane this fall.
Edward s. Hall was named United
States commissioner of Rainier nation
al park by Judge f. E. Cushman in
compliance with the congressional act
of June 30, 1916, which creates such
q position in each of the national
parks The place carries a salary of
$500 a year.
B. A. Hunter, who had charge of
the Colfax government employment Of
flee last year. will against conduct the
office for the benefit of the farmers
and those desiring work during the
harvest season. Harvest is just be-
ginning. and within the next 10 days
will be in full blast.
William S. Norman, president of the
Norman Hotels Ltd. was found guilty
of Bookkeeping. of permitting the il
legal sale of liquor in the Hotel Spo-
kane and of soliciting orders for Ii
quor at the hotel, and was fined a total
of $3.50 and costs and given a Jail SEN
tence aggregating so days
The Spokane Ministerial association
through its vice president, the Rev. T.
H. Harper of Westminster congrega-
tional church, telegraphed an invita-
ton to Charles Evans Hughes to con-
duct a joint session of mems Bible
classes of all Spokane churches at the
armory Sunday. August Is.
Yakima county's annual harvest of
indigents who come to work in the hop
fields and become stranded, will be
materially lessened this wear as Char
ity Officer c. E. Bailey has completed
arrangements for the deportation of
all paupers who have not been resi-