White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-24
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Mrs. Fred HUFFMAN, pioneer, al
Pasco, died recently.
The Colfax band is planning to give
series Of winter concerts at thai
place.
Thomas w. Savage, a pioneer O.
Palouse country, died recently at Spo
kane.
| The first real snowfall of the sea
son fell at Spokane Saturday, abou
one inch.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Bennett, who
live near Valley, celebrated theil
fiftieth wedding anniversary recent
ly.
Judge Edmond Kimball Pendergast
who died recently at Okanogan, was
born March 10, 1864, at Salisbury
Mass.
The recent election cost Spokane
county $4,000. The general election
cost $4,000, the primary $4,000 and
printing $4,000.
A jury at Waterville Saturday found
a verdict of first degree murder in
the case of Walter Holt, 10 years
old, charged with the murder of Mrs
Emma ]. Smith, age 70, homesteade1
on Badger mountain.
Farmers of the Big Bend country
say coyotes are unusually bold in
committing depredations on farmyard
fowls. Dogs are worsted in fights
with the coyotes. Steel traps are
found most effective in capturing
them.
It is estimated that more than
Palouse City during last week at
$3.50 bushel, thus disposing Of near.
ly all of the heavy crops in the sur.
rounding district. Several farmers
have received checks for $4,000 and
more.
James Tullen, the itinerant cook
sailor and soldier of fortune, held in
connection with the death of Mrs
Margaret Braun, landlady Of the Tour
list hotel, Spokane, whose dead body
was found recently in the hotel, has
been booked for murder in the first
degree.
The third logged-off land confer
ence to be held on the campus of the
University of Washington will con
vene on December 8 in the audito
rum Of Forestry hall. The purpose
of this conference, like those which
preceded it, is to help solve the
stump land problem of the northwest
Miss Alice Carey, aged 80, was
shot and seriously wounded Sunday
by her sister, Mrs Margaret Hart
man, wife Of dairyman at Red
monds near Seattle. Mrs. Hartman,
who, according to the county author
tiles, was temporarily insane, then
ended her own life by taking poison.
DR.. ]. H. Martin of the state de-
partment of agriculture, is in Rich
land making an investigation of the
epidemic of rabies in this district
He has placed quarantine on the
entire district extending from the
Horn to the Columbia river, to be
come effective at once and continue
until all danger is past.
Governor Lister designates Thurs
day, November 80, as Thanksgiving
day. "In this year of grace we flint
that self-analysis has been FREEDOM
inant," the proclamation reads IL
part, I'VE have taken to a careful ex
animation of motives and purposes
and as a result, we have made mate
rial progress for humanity and fo
righteousness"
Frank j. Richards of Lincoln, Neb
placed on trial at Port Angeles
charged with attempted blackmail. 1
is alleged that he sought to extor
$4,000 from David E. Thompson o
Lake Crescent, Wash, former United
States minister to Mexico and Chile
and reputed to be a millionaire, b!
threatening If Mr.. Thompson did no
pay the money, to publish biogra
ply of Mr.. Thompson. The jury fount
him guilty.
Unofficial returns compiled from
1881 precincts of 1885 in Washington
give: Hughes 163,122; Wilson 10000
Returns from 1908 precincts for Uni
ted States senator give Poindexter
republican, 195,357; Turner, democra
131, 900. Returns from 2316 precincts
for governor give Mcbride 162,240
Lister, 174,368. The missing pre-
cincts are in IL counties, and 1t il
expected they still add slightly t.
the pluralities of the successful can
didates.
President Addresses Union Laborites
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