White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-01-07
WASHINGTON ITEMS

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Russell Marvin, II years old, was
killed at Seattle Sunday when his sle6
ran into an automobile.
]. ]. King, age 70, died at his home
in Kelso recently. Mr. King was wei
known in Chelan county.
The golden wedding of Colonel and
Mrs. j. Merritt Fish was celebrated
January at Kettle Falls
Sunday was the coolest day at Sc
attic, the minimum temperature of "a
degrees above zero at a. m.
The first day of the new year mark
ed the fiftieth wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Taylor, who live
near Pullman.
Work has begun on the Snipes noun
tain irrigation ditch near Sunnyside
in making repairs and alterations on
the distributing system.
Two or three violent shocks rocked
Tacoma at Asp Saturday afternoon
The shocks felt more like explosions
| than earthquake shocks.
AS tribute to President E. A. Bryan
and to Mrs. Bryan the members of the
state college faculty Friday presented
the couple with silver tea set.
What is feared to be an epidemic of
rabies has broken out in Ellensburg,
four infected dogs having died as a
result of the disease in two days.
An earthquake shock was felt in Sc
attic beginning at 4:52 o'clock p. M,
January 1, and continuing about 10
seconds, followed by lighter tremors.
No damage was DONE
At Winona Saturday Amos McCutch-
en- was scalded about the legs by the
explosion of the hot water heater in
the cook stove at the A. j. McCutchen
| home. Doors and windows of the room
were wrecked and the house set on
fire.
King county leads all counties in the
United States in number of divorces
granted in proportion to population
This year 1895 divorces were granted
an increase of IA over 1914 Marriages
numbered 1854, decrease of 300 from
1914.
The annual winter school for farm
ers will be held at the state college
from January to February ~, to con
tinue for six weeks. Courses in agri
culture, horticulture, forestry and
home economics will be conducted. Nc
previous education is required an6
the tuition is free.
The net earnings of the Waterville
railroad for the II months ended No
vember 80 were $685. This railroad
is the connecting link between Water
Vile and the Great Northern, the line
running from Waterville to Douglas
1t was built by private capital ant
has always paid a dividend. The gross
earnings for the year were $14,983.
Two reforms went into effect at thu
state penitentiary recently. The "hole'
is abolished and the big numbers tina
have heretofore been placed on The
backs of the inmantes' coats and OF
the sides of their trousers are remov
ed. The men still retain their mum
bers, but they have been placed in al
inconspicuous place. The men have
been known by their names for some
time.
The feature of the first dry day i,
Olympia was the breaking by Senator
Carlyon Of Thurston county of tn,
last bottle of champagne in the city
on the pilot of the first O.-W. R. & N
company train leaving Olympia ovel
the new branch that puts Olympia IL
touch with the main line between Pu
get sound and Portland. The compan!
has spent 100000 building it's roat
and new depot there.
Two children of Mrs. Chrintine Han
son, widow, aged two and hal
and four years, were burned to deatl
in fire which destroyed the house a
Tacoma Saturday. Mrs. O. Hanson
the children's grandmother, age 76
who was home, was madly burned try
ing to save them and may die. G.. 30
nessi, an Italian laborer, who attempt
ed to rescue the children, was severely
burned and both hands were cut by
glass when he broke through a win
dow to get into the house. An over
heated stove Is believed to have caus
ed the fire.
In Commercial Way.
Julius Hollenbeck succeeds l.. R. Ell
lips building at Coulee City.
Stevers Bros. have opened tobac
co store and pool hall at Lamont.
A. Thompson is remodeling his poo
hall at Winona into confectioner!
store.
| The Lost Creek Lumber Co. at Los
Creek has put in stock of groceries
and dry goods.
David e. Kelly has purchased thu
l