The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-07-13

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600. The 175, 900 were the surplus left
after original orders were filled June
L, 100000 bags having been distribu.
ted up to that time.
Three men were killed by Q rock
slide during blasting for snowsheds at
Embro, King county, on the Great
Northern main line. They were Leroy
Ellis, Everett. surveyor; Richard John.
son, Seattle. foreman of construction !;
Roy King, Everett.
Pensions at s12 a month have been
granted to residents of the state of
Washington as follows: Margaret Mel
win, Retsil; Elizabeth H. Stewart, Spo-
kane; Mary NJ. Wolfe, Kent; Nancy
e. Boyle, Springdale; Ida Mcdonald,
Seattle; Margaret J. Cline. Asotin.
The publicity given the Columbia
River highway and the proposed Yaki-
ma-Columbia highway from the Yski-
ma valley to White Salmon has result
ed in greatly increased tourist travel
| throughout the White Salmon valley
to and from Portland and other coast
points.
p. o. Laurgaard, formerly engineer
in charge of the construction of the
Tumalo irrigation project for the state
of Oregon, has been engaged by the
| Horse Heaven Irrigation district Of
Prosser to make an extensive examin-
alton and study of this project and re-
port on it.
| Several fruit growers around OPP
| portunity are reporting a new kind Of
spot which has been showing upon ap-
| pies. The spot is reddish brown on
the surface of the apple, which begins
to rot under the skin. Some trees
have from to 80 per cent Of the ap-
pies affected with this spot.
c. w. Nibley, Merrill Nibley and
Carlyle Nibley. representing the Utah
Idaho Sugar company, of which the
first two are treasurer and assistant
general manager, respectively, spent
some time visiting sections of the Yak
ina valley in further consideration Of
q plan to put in . sugar plant.
Preparations are being made by
Vancouver lodge, knights of Pythias.
| to entertain the members of the IA
/ Washington companies, five Oregon
companies and two bands of the uni
! form rank, Knights of Pythias, who
will be in Vancouver from July 80 to
| August 4, when the annual state en-
campment of Oregon and Washington
will be held there.
Under orders from the adjutant gen.
| eral seven provisional companies are
directed to be organized for the ma
| tional guard of Washington, the order
declaring that for the purposes Of ad-
ministration, former members of the
organization who are now in the serv-
Ice OF the federal government depart
ments will be formed in provisional
companies at their respective home
stations.
Washington had so forest fires dur
| ing June, all of them being slashing
fires resulting in no loss Of green
! timber Extensive slash burning I'M
! der permit was also carried ON. A
| few logs as we'll as some camp equip
ment and bridges were destroyed, the
total loss aggregating approximately
$4,000. A force of 81 wardens employ
ed by the Washington Forest Fire as
ISOLATION and so employed by the state
is now on duty.
Governor Lister. Senator Poindexter
/ and other influential men have strong
ly recommended to the war depart
ment that NJ. E. Saville OF Fort George
! Wright, at Spokane, recently made
major OF infantry In the regular army.
| be made brigade commander in charge
of the consolidated northwest national
| guard. This will include militia Of
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and per
haps other neighborins states.
United States District Judge Jere-
miah Neterer at Seattle issued an or
der temporarily restraining the Off
GERS and members of the Puget sound
district of the International Long
shoremen's association from in any
way molesting or interfering with
either the employees or passengers 60
ing to or coming from pier A and pier
2 in Seattle. The restraining order
was made returnable July Is. and the
defendants were required to post q
bond of $4,000. The action WAS brought
by the Alaska Steamship company.
When the time expired for filing
petitions at Olympia for the various
proposed initiative measures, one had
secured enough names, the bill to per-
nit the manufacture Of beer within
the state, which carried $4,000 sigma
tures. There will be 10 measures for
sthe voters to pass on at the polls next
November The list includes the seven
referendum measures, which are po-
litical party conventions, budget law
for all public offices. requiring signing
of initiative. referendum and recall
petitions at places of registration
two .bills). anti-picketing bill, enlarg-
ing membership Of Seattle port com
mission and certificate Of convenience
and necessity law. to keep out unneed-
ed competition In fields served by pub
lie utility corporations except by con-
sent OF the state public service COM
mission. Then there Is the hotel