White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-04
WASHINGTON ITEMS

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load shipments are going forward
from the Wenatchee district to Mis-
souri, river points by express.
Mrs. Melvina Barbara Brown, age
IS, wife of R. W. N. Brown, died re-
Gently at Wenatchee. Mrs. Brown
was born in New Albany, Indiana,
where she was married 60 years ago.
The annual report of the county
superintendent of schools shows 49,
1863 pupils of school age in Yakima
county, of which 6537 are boys and
1926 are girls, compared to 1854 in
1915.
Reversing the decision of the Wal
la Walla superior court, the state
supreme court holds that the fact
that a man is a registered pharmacist
and might at some future date open
drug store, does not entitle him to
possess liquor in excess of the guam
tity prescribed by law.
II have Travelled over 5000 miles in
order to enroll at the state college
of Washington at Pullman this fall
and learn all about the apple bust
ness so l can 60 back home and raise
apples" says Robert N. Justo, a ma
tive of Buenos Ayres, where his faith
er is big importer of woven wire
| fencing.
The progressive party Of Washing
ton in mass convention Saturday at
and county organizations and to sup
port the efforts of Matthew Hale,
acting national chairman, to preserve
the national organization and to in
duce candidates to file for the pro-
gressive nomination for state and
county offices.
Mr.. Jones, barber at Toppenish,
was recently thrown under a freight
car and rolled 100 yards, his clothing
being torn to shreds, but he suffered
only bruises and scratches. While
the cars were standing still he step.
ped in between two of them to al.
low two other pedestrians to pass,
and while there the train started sud.
denly.
That he was offered $500 for the
part he was to play in assisting ]. F.
Gillies, former claim agent for the
industrial insurance commission, who
has been captured in Florida, to break
Jail, but that he never received a
cent and was deserted at Brighton
Col, when he had only 81, is in sub
stance the story told by Henry Rob
erts when brought back to Olympia
by the sheriff.
Two decisions of Importance to
first-class cities were handed down
by the supreme court this week
when, in refusing to allow the coun
be forced to name an additional JUS
tice of the peace, it held that the
term Of justices Of the peace is for
four years; and in reversing the
Pierce county superior court, decided
that mayor who names police
i JuuR0 COLL uOL IoluOVC ulIu dL Will.
In Commercial Way.
j. H. Morton has started grocery
store at Tacoma.
j. A. Lea has purchased the gro
Gerry store of Mrs. J. H. Lodge at Ia
coma.
John Clarke has purchased the gro
Gerry store of P. ]. Finmond at Ia
coma.
w. A. Ogden has purchased the gro
Gerry store of l.. G.. Westerman at Sc
attic.
l.. A. Jarnigan has purchased the
jewelry store of e. G. Sistey at Sun
nyside.
John Maloony, general merchant Al
Skykomish, has opened branch a
Scenic.
w. F. Fletcher has purchased the
grocery store of Charles A. Coe a
Orting.
Harry E. Perrin has purchased the
general store of G. L. Putnam & Sor
at Seaview.
The Richardson-J Johnson Grocery
company has succeeded the Rogers
Cash grocery at Auburn.
The firm of Richardson & Holland
has been incorporated at Seattle fol
$4,000 and will conduct a genera
merchandise business.
The burglary epidemic that has
been prevalent in the Palouse country
hit Pennington last week and the gen
eral store of e. e. Paddock was re
lieved Of $12, Rutherford's pharmacy
SIP, John Salvage, grocery, $1.65, ant
Hotel Pennington gold watch valued
at $1s.