The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-08-17

amount OF his check being $166, 666
for 10000 bushels.
Hogs on the hoof sold at the Union
stockyards in Seattle at the highest
price since the opening of the yards
$40 per 100 pounds. /. H. Preston, of
Midvale. Idaho, was the shipper, with
80 head averaging 1874 pounds.
Charges of first-degree murder pre-
ferred against Fred and Logan Bill.
Kingsley, drugstore proprietors, in con-
nection with the killing the night OF
July "a of Policemen John F. Weedin
and Robert R. Wiley in a pistol fight
with Billingsleys' Japanese Waterman,
who also was killed, were dismissed
in police court at Seattle.
The Washington State Bar associa.
ton held its convention at North Yak,
ina last week. The proposed probate
code for the state of Washington, to-
gether with a number of suggested
amendments, was ordered placed in
the hands OF committee OF nine for
revision and presentation to the next
session of the legislature without rec
ommendation.
good road, passable the year
around, with easy grades. can be built
along the west bank of the Columbia
river from Wenatchee to Ellensburg
| for $4,000, and state highway fol
$150,000 according to J. w. Miller OF
| the engineering college of the state
university. who addressed the Ellens
| burg chamber of commerce on the
| proposed west bank road.
Jack Gillies, looter of the state in.
| dustrial insurance fund. who escaped
from the Thurston county Jail after
his double conviction, and was arrest
ed at Key West, Fla, as the result Of
| q telegram sent from there to his fam
| lily for money, arrived in Walla Walla
in charge of Travelling Guards Crosno
and Horton. He was escorted to the
state penitentiary, to begin his term
of five years and six months.
The Washington State Association
of Prosecuting Attorneys at its ses-
sion at North Yakima, instructed its
| legislative committee to take steps
looking toward the enactment of a law
creating a state secret service corps
under control of the attorney general
and giving prosecuting attorneys pow
er 10 subpoena witnesses and examine
| them under oath. A. r. Hilen, of Ska
git county, was selected president.
The report of Port Warden Paysee
shows that Seattle's waterborne com.
merce in July exceeded 100000 a
day in value, running up a grand total
of s32,511, 900 for the month a gain
of s10,979, 900 compared with the same
month in 1915. The ports commerI
in July. 1915. aggregated $21,532,0C
In value The gain of almost 81 ,000,-
900 was due entirely to the ports for
eign trade. Domestic trade failed to
do better than hold its own with the
record of July 1915
Provisions that will assure them
having a wellfilied larder throughout
their first year of married life; a life
insurance policy, the premium of
which will be paid for one year; furni-
ture with which to start housekeeping
and a little home on which no pay
ments will be required for the first
year, are some of the inducements
which the Grays Harbor county fair
will offer to some young couple which
consents 10 be married publicly in
front of the grandstand at Elma on
September 10.
Harvesting of the wheat crop in the
Klickitat valley, which has been de-
layed by extreme cool weather, caus.
ing the grain TO ripen very slowly, is
now under full Roadway. Winter and
spring crop conditions were very un-
favorable, but the heavy rainfall in
June and July turned the prospect of
the first crop failure in 80 years Of
grain growing into a crop that will
yield according to pre-harvest esti.
mates at least 60 per cent OF an aver
age crop in the Klickitat valley for the
| past ten years.
Fifty-six officers and men of the
first and third division of the Wash
J ineton naval militia, who were unable
| TO go on the recent cruise to Alaska
| on the cruiser New Orleans, left Seat
/ tie on the gunboat Vicksburg for a
cruise to Santa Cruz. Cal. Additional
details of naval militiamen were taken
aboard at Tacoma, Everett and Aber-
deem. The men will be gone 10 days,
returning August Is. Stops will be
made al San Francisco and Santa Cruz
for shore leave and at Port Angeles,
/ Wash, for target practice.
Filings for the state primary cleo
ton on September II closed Saturday
with 124 candidates on the list, includ.
ing senatorial and judicial districts
which include more than one county.
The secretary of state collected total
to SIS in individual amounts w. V.
| Tanner, attorney general, and Clark
V. Savidge, land commissioner, have
opposition for denomination on the
primary ticket Eight republicans are
| contesting the nomination for COVER
nor and Governor Lister has one op-
ponent. The democrats failed TO find
candidates for state auditor, land com