The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-05-11


penitentiary at Walla Walla.
More than HOO cars of freight are
being run in and out of Tacoma every
month on the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul railway and the monthly pay.
roll for truckers alone reaches approx.
imately $4,000. according to figures
obtained.
Clarehce Parker, industrial insur-
ance commissioner, has presented his
resignation to Governor Lister as a
result Of the agitation that has recent
ly centered about the commission
principally concerning Commissioners
Daggett and Ernst.
The senate public lands committee
has favorably reported Senator Poin-
dexter's bill providing that where
prior to July /. 1913, any bona-fide
settler located on an unsurveyed odd
numbered section within the primary
limits Of the Northern Pacific grant
In Washington, the railroad shall have
the right to make lieu selection.
Lumber cargo shipments from Grays
Harbor for April totaled 2s,76O.00O
feet and were carried in 3S ships.
making water shipments for that
month the best since June, 1915.
At joint meeting of good roads
boosters of Winlock and vader, plans
were made for residents of the two
towns turning out May 16 Good Roads
day, for work on the road connecting
the towns.
Twelve million feet Of timber is to
be removed from the site of the
Kaches reservoir in the Cascades, by
W. w. Pettijohn. Pettijohn has en-
tered into contract with the govern
ment to do the work. which is expect
ed to occupy two years.
Captain John L. Anderson, head Of
the Anderson shipyards at Seattle, has
stated that he had been requested by
Seattle and Portland men to submit
figures for building four lumber car
riers Of auxiliary power schooner type
to carry each 1,250,000 feet.
President Wilson has signed the pro
clamation opening to entry more than
35O,O acres on the Colville Indian
reservation. Those desiring to take
. chance at the land lottery will reg
lister at Spokane, Wenatchee. Wilbur,
Omak, Republic or Colville.
The Yakima county game commits
sion has declared a closed season on
sage hens for three years, beginning
this year, and has directed Game War
den Frank Bryant to secure a supply
of hens to replenish the stock, which
was nearly exterminated last season.
A floating drydock, capable of hand
ling ships up to 5000 tons, will be
constructed by J. F. Duthie & Co..
shipbuilders. in the east waterway of
Seattle harbor, at q cost of 5000. 900.
Plans have been completed, and the
dock will be in operation within five
months.
The J. J. Kelley drugstore. at 1913
First avenue, Seattle, and the adjoin-
ing soft drink establishment, also own
cd by Kelley, were wrecked by q squad
of police armed with sledges, axes,
hammers and picks. Damage estim-
ated at about $4,000 were wrought
by the wrecking crew.
John l.. Watkins, years old, whose
mother is dead and whose father aban-
doned him, was operated on at North
Yakima at the county's expense for
an injury to his head. The child has
given the authorities considerable
trouble and physicians advised an op-
Grafton to cause a moral change.
At Marcus. 100 miles north of Spo
kane, the postoffice and two general
stores were robbed. The safes in the
postoffice and stores were blown open
and the total amount obtained by the
robbers was 1925 in cash and notes
valued at $1,000. 1t is believed the
robbers escaped in an automobile.
Work on the Northern Pacific ex-
tension from Grandview to Gibbon is
under way. Large crews of men have
pitched camp at the lower end of the
work and are busy. The branch line
Is to be ballasted this summer, and
with the heavier steel ordered, will
be capable of handling mainline traf-
fic.
Governor Lister has said that he
would remove two and probably three
members of the state industrial in
surance commission, which has been
much criticised because Of the alleged
lax management of the commissioners.
as q result OF which more than $20, 900
was stolen from the commissions s
funds.
Six Austrian fishermen held in Gus
tody by Lummi Indian police on the
reservation were released under prom
Use that they will appear before the
Federal Court commissioner May IL
to answer to the charge of fishing IL
legally In reservation waters. Such
charges were preferred against them
by the Indians.
Senator Jones has induced the SEN
ate committee on commerce TO add to
the rivers and harbors bill. now before
the committee, an amendment, appro-
priating 100000 for Willapa harbor,
authorizing a continuing contract