White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-09-08
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Harry Smith, age 80, was drowned
while bathing in the Little Spokane
river at Milan Saturday.
William Davis, for several years
a member Of the fire department at
Pasco has been reappointed.
A resident of Walla Walla valley
since 1862, Mrs. Hannah Farrell, age
70, died of paralysis Saturday.
Beginning September II and con-
tinuing for one week the Whitman
county annual fair will be held at
Colfax.
A man supposed to be Harry Bailey
of Sacramento, CAL, was killed by a
N. P. passenger train Sunday mile
north of Yakima City.
Mrs. M. ]. Phillips, age 80, was
struck by an eastbound passenger
train at Wilbur Sunday and instant
ly killed. She was crossing the track.
Mrs. Elton Fulmer, widow of the
late Dean Elton Fulmer, who was
killed in a railroad wreck at Cheney,
February 2, will receive 100000 from
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany as a result of a settlement just
reached.
Senator Thomas P. Gore, the blind
10 11 1o1
paign this fall in the interests of
Charles H. Masterson of Walla Wal.
la, candidate for the democratic nom
nation to congress from the fourth
district, who is also sightless.
The Seattle Construction and Dry.
dock company announces that dry.
dock with tonnage Of $4,000 will be
constructed at the plant of the com.
pany in Seattle, work to be begun
during the present month and the
cost of the dock to be $450,000.
Charles H. Clayton, age 70, died
Sunday at Occur d'Alene of Bright's
disease. Mr.. Clayton was pioneer
of the city. He was treasurer of the
city and was treasurer Of the Ma
sonic order for several years and in
strumental in the building of the Ma
sonic temple.
The body of Glen G. Williams, age
81, well-to-do landowner, stockman
and drilling contractor of Pomeroy
and Waterville, was found dead In 6
hotel room at Spokane Saturday
There was a bullet wound and pow
der marks on the right side of hif
head and revolver by his side or
| the floor.
Three misfortunes crowded one
hour for Mrs. Joseph Govenelli, age
SO, a widow, living at Renton, neal
Seattle. Within the fateful 60 min
utes, Saturday, she lost son-in-law
by drowning, fire did $500 damage
to her home, and while receiving the
coincidence of friends she fell from
the front porch, breaking her right
leg.
The home of J. e. billiard at Deel
Park was struck by lightning recent
ly during a severe storm. One side
of the kitchen was demolished ant
the bolt entered the bedroom ant
scattered the plastering about.
then went through the house an
splintered the side door and wen
into the ground near tree. MI
billiard sustained broken arm.
The Washington regiment is nov
camped at American lake, near Tia
coma. The first division pulled GU
from the Mexican border at 1:15 I
M, the second at 2:30, and the las
division at p. M, Saturday. TIL
third division, which the Spokan
companies are in, loaded their equiv
ment in record-breaking time, on
hour and half. The men are Il
excellent condition and some wer
rather reluctant to leave.
After hearing the state public Sci
vice commission announces that tn
railroads would be permitted to pu
in 36,000-pound minimum on cal
loads of potatoes or potatoes and or
ions mixed from November 1 to Aprl
1, but that from April 1 to Novem
Der 1 the present 3O,O0O-pound min
imum would govern. The shipper
and growers commended that the vet
etables would be damaged II this In
crease in weight was allowed.
All transcontinental railroads AM
the express companies operating II
and out of Spokane Saturday SUE
pended their embargo orders ant
were receiving all freight offered
The warning to passengers that tick
cts were subject to delay was ais
stopped. The members Of the fou
railroad brotherhoods who had bee1
ordered to strike at a. m. Monda.
received messages from their hea'
officials resembling the order.
| State Commercial News.
G. H. Finrow, general merchant o
Reardan, and Mrs. Emma King, mil
| liner of the same plaCe were married