Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-06-16
WASHINGTON ITEMS


Charles E. Washburn, age S3, civil
war veteran, died recently at Spokane.
Over 10000 persons marched in the
Seattle preparedness parade Saturday.
July 10 is the earliest date set for
the opening of the Snoqualmie pass to
machine travel.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
Otis ,age 80, civil war nurse, were held
at Spokane Monday.
Wenatchee business houses closed
between 1870 and 4:30 p. m. Wednes-
day to observe flag day.
Dr. and Mrs. G. R. Bailey celebrated
their golden wedding recently at their
home 10 miles east of Lamont.
The greatest meeting of the pio-
neers in the history of the association
was held at Pomeroy last week.
The Pacific States Telephone COM
pany commenced Monday on the new
system to be installed at Pasco.
Old settlers of Douglas county gath
cred at the Williams grove near Doug
las June 9 for the annual picnic. The
new president is Charles Ogle.
Express shipments o. Toppenish
cherries have begun, chiefly to Puget
sound points. Growers are now get
ting from to 10 cents per pound.
The marketing committee near Sum
nyside of the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative union will organize a
Hay Growers association. They es-
innate the crop this year at rs per
cent of normal.
Construction work on the White
Stone irrigation canal near Loomis is
progressing rapidly and water will be
turned into the part finished on June
13. Approximately 1000 acres will then
be under water.
Three concrete arches, 40-foot, a
45-foot and a 60-foot span, and two
steel bridges, riveted trusses of 10 feet
and 80 feet, respectively, have been
contracted for by the Lincoln county
commissioners.
Walter Holt, charged with the mur.
de of Mrs. Mary ]. Smith, age 20, on
Badger mountain, pleaded not guilty
at Waterville to the charge of murder
in the first degree. When arrested Of
nj 1, 4 - II; h.
aged woman.
Chester A. Congdon, Duluth million
aire, who has a 400-acre orchard and
a 100000 mansion a few miles from
North Yakima, has turned over to Hor-
ticultural Inspector Desellem 1S acres
of apples for experiments in regard to
diseases and pests. The tract includes
seven varieties of apples and approx
imately 1850 trees of varying ages.
AS w. H. Robinson attempted to
cross the railroad track near Dayton
Saturday the incoming train struck his
auto in front of a rear wheel, turning
it completely around and instantly
killing William Shaw and seriously in
juring Robinson of Lewiston, Idaho.
Shaw lived at Sprague, and leaves a
widow and two sons.
The seizure by the sheriff of Whit
man county of shipment of liquor
consigned to- Colfax man at the ex-
press office, without evidence, it is al
legged, of a permit thereon granting the
authority to ship the consignment into
the state, is likely to be contested by
the express company. The sheriff took
charge of the consignment by author
ity Of a search warrant issued out of
the justice court. The constitutionality
of this provision of the law is the ques-
tion sought to be decided by the COM
pany.
The largest real estate transaction
in recent years in the Wenatchee val
ley was consummated when the We.
natchee Valley Fruit Growers associa.
tion sold it's warehouses and other
properties in north central Washing.
ton to A. Miller McDougall of Duluth.
Mimi, president Of the Wenatchee-
Northern Warehouse and Marketing
company, for $45,000 cash and other
consideration. The real estate and
warehouses at Peshastin, Cashmere
and Wenatchee were sold for 100000
and the warehouses and leases at
Monitor, Entiat, Olds, Malott, .Okan-
ogan, Ohio colony, spur and all chat.
tells of the association for $4,000.
In a Commercial Way.
E. N. Shoemaker has opened a gen.
eral store at Cusick.
C. E. Kicker has succeeded T. Mitch
ell, grocer at South Tacoma.
Kramer & Son have opened the
Cash Meat market at Asotin.
The Cash Raruain ctara Of cotin