The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-08-10
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS Of INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor.
nation of Our Readers.


plant and sales agency.
The Colorado potato beetle ha
made its appearance in the Dixie SEE
ton near Walla Walla.
Postoffice receipts of Wenatchee TO
July showed a substantial gain owe
the same month of 1915.
Bluestem wheat touched the dolla
mark at Walla Walla last week 70
the first time in months.
Yakima county commissioners will
contribute $500 for the survey of tn
proposed Mount Rainier loop.
Good weather during the last weel
has greatly aided road construction il
various parts of Lewis county.
Edmund T. Durgin, for more thai
a quarter of century a leading mer
chant and citizen of Tacoma, is dead
The La Crosse postoffice was bro
ken into, the safe blown open ant
about 800. mostly in stamps, stolen
Whereas the average registration
for Centralia is $500. but $50 voter.
have registered for the primary cleo
ton next month.
Ten forest fires, only one of which
proved disastrous, have been reported
to the office of the state fire warder
during the last month.
The new side wheel ferry boat bull
for use on the Columbia ferry at Van
tage is in operation. 1t can transport
100 automobiles a day.
Bids for the building of Eltopia's
new concrete school building will be
opened August II. About $4,000 il
available for the structure.
R. p. Tjossem, pioneer miller of the
Kittitas valley, has filed for state rep
resentative from the Ellensburg dis
trict on the republican ticket.
At the Congregational church in Col
fax Miss Helen Walters became the
bride of William Leroy La Toilette
Jr., son OF Congressman w. L. LaFol
lette.
DtAJouilI "CC0s POSllAaSlCi al
Waverly, Wash, surrendered to the
federal authorities in Chicago and con
fessed to taking $500 of postoffice
funds.
Walla Walla postal receipts for July
showed an unprecedented gain over a
year ago. the total being s6l7S, while
he t1QsD IN
of $l226.
Under an agreement with the terri
tory of Alaska, deaf pupils from that
territory will be taught at the Wash
ington state school for the deaf In Van
couver.
In the report of the public service
is in excellent financial condition, as
its assets exceed the liabilities by
$12S.0
w. Fl. Martin. cashier ofthe Pioneer
National bank, of Ritzville. removed
his family to Spokane. where they will
live. He will remain in his position
at Ritzville.
An increase in acreage assessed in
Kittitas county for 1916 over that of
last year, amounting to 1886 acres,
is recorded by this years assessment
just completed.
The Northern Pacific railway CON-
pany has started suit against Pend
~ ottAoinu i1laual and
excessive assessment against 1880
acres of its lands.
T. Gilbert Pearson of New York.
secretary of the National Audubon so
ciety, arrived at North Yakima to in
spect the government bird reserva-
tons in this region.
Members of the Yakima improve
ment club are sponsors for the plan
to erect a fruit evaporating plant to
be operated by the Dri-Fresh Fruit
company of The Dalles.
Building permits to the value OF
s24,s57 were taken out in North Yaki-
ma during the % working days in the
month of July, according to the report
of the building inspector.
Completion of the tax rolls for 1916,
showing a valuation of all property in
Pierce county of ss7.52s,2S6. compared
with s95,S4S,461 last year, a reduction
of $s,321,325, was announced.
The conference committee on the
army appropriation bill accepted Sen
ator Jones amendment appropriating
s10O, 900 to buy land and equip tar
get range near Vancouver barracks.
The first Winter Bananas of this
season were shipped from Wenatchee
last Friday. Chamberlain & Co. OF
Seattle paid s1s5 for $50 boxes for its
Alaska trade for immediate shipment
The right of creditor to garnishee
the wages of a public official. as pro
yided in the legislation OF the 1915
legislature, vas upheld by the su
preme court in decision which af
firmed the judgment secured by Ole
Hanson against Robert T. Hodge, the
present sheriff OF King county and re
publican candidate for governor
Nearly 1900 high-class hens OF al
leading breeds are now entered In the