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

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James Creaser, railroad man age
30, died recently at Spokane.
The county Jail was empty Satur-
day at Walla Walla, the first time in
years.
8. 8. Adams, age S., was killed
near Lee Siding, Is miles west of
Colfax, recently, when an automobile
which he was driving turned over on
him.
The state highway board has decided
to spend $4,000 appropriated by the
last legislature for state highway No.
10, from Chelan north toward the Okan-
ogan county line.
The Omak Fruit Growers, incorpo-
rated, have decided to build a large
frame central packing plant and a
warehouse and in all probability this
latter structure will be of tile con-
struction.
Barbados to prevent automobiles
from scrossing Snoqualmie pass we're
placed on, the Sunset highway satur-
day by order of State Highway Com
missioner Allen. Thirty men with
draks are working on the roads.
Charles D. French Of Hillyard, en-
ployed as fireman by the Great
Northern, was instantly killed near
Spokane when his head came in con-
tact with trolley wire while he
stood upon a machine known as
weed burner.
Final inspection under full equip
ment was the business in camp at
American Lake Saturday for Wash
ington's Second infantry regiment
They entrain Monday night. The
destination is not given out, but it is
understood they go to Calexico, Cal.
A recommendation that no changes
be made in the laws governing the sale
of lisuor by druggists, but that the
laws be strictly enforced, was adopted
by the Washington State Pharmaceu-
tical association at its annual meeting,
week.
AS result of family quarrel near
Pearl, IA miles southeast of Bridge
port recently, Claude Tinker killed
his mother and brother Frank. He
also attempted to kill his father, a
| well-known rancher in that vicinity,
| but did nto succeed. He was cap
tured.
| Pat Mooney was shot and killed by
an unknown man at the Johnson road
camp west of Quincy recently. The
man who did the shooting seemed to
have lost his reason. He fired at
two other men, and Mooney tried to
get his gun. He was shot twice, and
killed instantly.
| That wheat following corn will
yield just as heavy as wheat follow
ing summer fallow, under identical
climatic conditions, has been proved
by series of experiments in crop
rotation conducted the last few years
on the Hegnauer tract of the college
experimental farm.
George P. Rossman, accused Of u.s.
ing the mails to defraud by repre-
senting that he owned a large farm
in Alberta, Canada, and was worth
| $4,000, was convicted at Seattle by
a jury in the federal court. Rossman
formerly Seattle attorney, but who
was disbarred several years ago, is
alleged to have conducted Alberta
land offices in nearly all the princi-
pal cities Of the Pacific northwest,
selling partnerships in these offices
for whatever the prospective pur-
chaser was willing to pay.
The G. A. r. Encampment, with
auxiliary organizations, at Spokane
last week was great success.
Newly Elected G. A. r. Officers.
Department commander, j. E. Gan
dy, Spokane; senior vice commander,
s. P. Smith, Seattle; junior vice COM
mander, w. H. Robinson, Tacoma
chaplain, the Rev. Henry Brown of
Spokane; medical director, DR.. B. r.
i II00mdu, 0pOh1u0.
Women Of q. A. r. Elect.
Past senior vice president, Mrs.
Frances Haskell, Tacoma; senior vice
president, Mrs. Frances e. Richards,
Spokane; junior vice president, Mrs.
Ina Ward, North Yakima; chaplain,
Mrs. Minnie Reitzman,' Seattle; treas
urer, Mrs. Conner, Puyallup; council
of administration, Mrs. Leila Thatch-
er and Mrs. Maud Gardner, Seattle.
w. r. c.'s New Officers.
Mrs. Dora NJ Riddell, Seattle, depart
ment president (reelected); Mrs. Kate
Carlin, Spokane, senior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Andrella Griffith, Spo-
kane, chaplain; Mrs. Margaret In
man. Colfax, junior vice president;
Mrs. Dora Miller, Seattle; Mrs. Alice
Dunbar, Seattle; Mrs. Lucy NOVEL;,
Tacoma; Mrs. Ollie Morse, Seattle,
and Mrs. Moore, Hillyard, members
of the executive board. Honorary
membership in the G. A. r. was con-
ferred on Mrs. Eunice Durant of
Prosser, for faithful services render
ed to Major Johnson of the Prosser
Post.
| In Commercial Way.
Rayk G Gunther have succeeded Grof
& Huesman, general merchants at