The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS Of INTEREST
Important Occurrences of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

will hold its annual show in Tacoma
December to 10.
A three-day extension school course
for farmers will be held on December
II, u and 13 at Klaber
Arthur Nottingham died at Vader
of injuries sustained when his head
was crushed between two logs.
The Washington state college foot
ball eleven defeated Whitman college
at Walla Walla Thursday, &c to 0.
An increase of per cent on wages
Of 1850 men has been announced by
the Tacoma Smelling company of Ia
coma.
In hardfought Thanksgiving bat
tie the University of Washington foot
ball team defeated the University of
California eleven at Seattle IA to 7.
With prospects for good crops and
high prices for prunes in Clarke coun-
ty. several hundred acres more of
prune orchards will be set out this
fall
Nineteen Yakima county banks, five
in North Yakima, had on deposit No
vember sS.610,345, equivalent to
s172.20 for every man, woman and
child in Yakima county.
During December the state music
teachers convention, the older boys
conference of the Y. NJ. C. A. and the
Beekeepers association of the state
will meet in North Yakima.
Since September Is. when the hunt
ing season in Washington opened. six
men have been killed in hunting acct
dents. five having been shot and the
sixth lost in the woods and frozen.
Donald, the 12-year-old son of Pro
lessor J. G. Hill, of Bryon, was struck
by westbound Northern Pacific
freight train at that place and both
legs cut off He died three hours later.
Weather conditions almost spring
like in their mildness prevailed around
and seeding operations were again the
order of the day on the wheat farms.
Enlargement of the Chehalis salmon
hatchery SO that it will ultimately
hatch and care for 100.000.000 baby
salmon is being seriously considered
by the fishing interests of Grays Har-
Dor.
Spokane's liquor bill for II months
Of 1916 was 100000. OF this amount,
about one-fifth, or 100000, was spent
legally; the remainder through boot
leggers and other violators of the pro
hibition law
Five full companies of the national
guard, each company recruited to the
required federal strength of 100 men
within five years, is the aim of the
state officers of the guard for North
Yakima, it is reported.
The day is coming when the mud
clam. millions of which are to be
found at low tide near the banks of
Grays Harbor, will be of commercial
value, In the opinion of Game and
FISH warden l.. j. ESses
United States Senator Miles Poin-
dexter announced before leaving for
Washington last week that among the
| legislation he would promote at the
coming session of congress was q
presidential preference primary law.
The state of Washington, according
If ha nt,nic cinnar nf
| internal revenue, has 16 citizens pay
| ing an income tax on more than $780,
900 a year. In all, 1889 citizens of
| Washington paid an income tax last
year.
More wheat and other produce has
been shipped from Oroville this sea
son than in any other year in the his
tory of the city. Fruit raising will
soon be an important item as the nu-
merous orchards are just coming into
bearing.
A committee of Centralia business
men has submitted plan TO the city
| commission whereby seven acres own
ed by the city on the banks of the
Skookumchuck river are to be turne
into an auto camping site and publ,
amusement park.
The salmon pack on Grays Harbor
this year, while disappointing to pack
ers. totaled $4,000 cases and is valued
At S25O,O00. The normal pack is be
tween 10000 and 10000 cases, but this
year the runs of salmon were late
due to long dry spells.
Seven ships have been launched by
Grays Harbor's three shipysrds since
these began operations last February
Five more vessels are under construc
ton, and the yard owners have con
tracts for seven steamers on which
work has not been started.
Salmon killed at the fish hatcheries
of Grays Harbor county for their eggs
hereafter may be packed in ice anc
shipped to the state penitentiary a
walla walla for use as food for the
prisoners, according to County Game
Warden l. ]. Esses who says tina