White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-14


organized to erect a $4,000 concrete
building for hotel purposes.
Two hundred farmers from Doug
las and Grant counties visited the
Pullman state college July II to IA.
The hardware store of ]. ]. Welle,
Uniontown, was robbed recently. The
safe was entered and $500 in cash
taken.
Haying in the Colville valley has
commenced with the prospect for a
good yield. Small fruits are in great
abundance.
The county commissioners at Clark
ston have dispensed with the SER
vices of a horticultural inspector
during the. summer.
F. F. Avery, age SO, superintend-
ent of Indian schools on the Colyille
and Spokane reservations, died at
Nespelem, from Brights disease, re-
Gently.
William Fueston, age 8, was acct
dentally killed at Spokane Saturday
when he fell untler the wheels of
trailer attached to county auto paw
ing truck
Washington's Second regiment of
infantry that left for the border is
contingent to be proud Of according
to Colonel George Ruhlen, U. S. A.,
who saw the troops entrain.
For years the c. Will Shaffer place
has had the distinction of producing
the first marketable peaches from
the Wenatchee valley and retains
that honor this year-July 7.
Stepping out into the yard while
his wife and two children were asleep
in their home, r. d. Bates shot him
self through the forehead with re-
volver, lying instantly Saturday at
Ellensburg.
]. H. Reed of Yakima county was
reelected president and Colfax was
chosen as next years meeting place
Wy ChC w lLcLLSl Val
riers' association in recent session at
North Yakima.
To observe good roads day recently
at Chewelah every business house ex-
cept two closed and bankers, law
yers, merchants and other citizens
helped to repair the roads and build
new highway.
Crop conditions are excellent in
the upper Okanogan country. The
heavy rains have been followed by
ideal clear growing weather Wheat
is headed out. Alfalfa and clover
cutting is now on
The Second Washington regiment
arrived at Calexico, Cal, Saturday.
| The troops are all in good condition.
The temperature is lis above zero
and the Mexican border is half a
mile away Five hundred troops are
stationed there.
Steps have been taken at Kenne
wick to accomplish the construction
Of the high line canal from Rosa, to
about 10 miles below Kennewick
Ninety thousand acres would be plac
ed under the ditch, while the cana
would irrigate 100000 acres.
So successful has the two weeks
conference for rural ministers at the
Washington State College, Pullman
/ hnn,, hot hn off min OF
have taken steps to insure the hold
ing of the conference there next sum
mer on greatly enlarged scale.
The three men killed recently by
a rock slide during blasting for snow
sheds at Ambra, King county, on the
Great Northern main line, were lie
roy Ellis, Everett, surveyor; Richard
Johnson, Seattle, foreman Of con
struction, and Roy King, Everett.
Superior Judge ]. T. Ronald of Sc
attic denied petitions of r. G. Steph
ems, G. o. Ajax and +. N. Carney
druggists, who sought writs of pro
hibition restraining the state boart
of pharmacy from holding hearing
July II to determine il their licenses
should be revoked for alleged viola
tons of the prohibition law.
Richard James, electrician, whose
home is in Seattle, was electrocutet
at Gle Elum Saturday while working
for the Northwestern improvement
company, 1900 volts passing through
his body Death was instantaneous
Officials of the company do not know
how he came in contact with the liv'
circuit, for he was working below OF
the new lighting system being in
stalled for the city.
In Commercial Way.
Harris G. Flint have opened gen
eral store at Mica.
A. L. Reed has opened genera
store at Look Lake.
Mrs. Harry Rinehart has opened {
grocery store at Tacoma.
Mrs. I. Jordan has purchased the
grocery store Of w. e. Parr at Seat
tie.
w. ]. Bertrand has purchased the
grocery store Of r. j. Heany at Brem
erton.
w. P. Whiteside has opened the
Whiteside Drug company store al
Pc Ell.
! Mcdowell Bros, grocers at Ellens
burg, have been succeeded by the
Il Mcnoua11- MoGrapahno rnnnopv
| Burglars operating at Oakesdale