White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-03
WASHINGTON ITEMS

w. H. Mccoy, aged "a. pioneer drug
gist of Spokane, died Sunday.
j. o. Davis, sexton of the Dayton
cemetery, fell dead Saturday while
digging grave.
The Dayton troop of boy scouts was
organized a year ago and now num-
bers 35 members
The interest rates on deposits in
Spokane banks will be reduced from
to per cent, effective July 1.
The Milton Cooperative union has
signed contract with an Exchange of
Seattle to handle the fruit crop this
year.
The Washington Central branch of
the Northern Pacific is now open to
Adrian, after being closed for several
weeks.
Mrs. Fannie D. Latham, aged IS,
persisted Sunday when the home of her
son, A. w. Latham. was destroyed by
fire of unknown origin, at Toledo.
| Mrs. H. D. Winchester was crushed
beneath an automobile driven by her
husband and almost instantly killed
Saturday when the machine turned
over on the Selah road near North
Yakima.
| Gnuornnr CT 10 to To-
sue extradition papers Immediately for
Mrs. Isabel Clayburg, now in Los An
geles, charged in the blackmailing plot
which involved several Seattle men Of
wealth.
Experiments by Professor Victor
Smith of the zoology department of the
University of Washington prove that
young fish during the periods Of in
cubation and early growth thrive bet
ter in darkness than in light
Bids for the 100000 issue Of bonds
for the new high aschool and grade
school at Walla Wa1la were opened on
Saturday. The best bid was of the
state of Washington to take the issue
at par, bearing 1875 per cent interest.
Arson A. Pike, age 90. pioneer
stone mason of Spokane and the last
known survivor Of General John G.
Fremont's army Of conquest, died Sat
urday at Spokane. He was born at
Seabrooke, Ohio, the son of Captain
Luke Pike, U. S. A.
Mrs. Grace Bulls, bride of scarcely
two months, is dead and her husband,
Adam Bulls, age 81, is at Deaths door
in a Spokane HOSPITAL as the result of
a collision with an auto while riding
a motorcycle Mrs. Bulls was former
ly Miss Grace Moffatt.
Fire Sunday in the Lumber E1-
change, Seattle, caused loss of $685.
900. The loss on the clothing stock
of Singerman & Sons is estimated at
100000; Piper & Taft, sporting goods,
$4,000; other firms, $4,000. The build
ing was damaged $4,000.
Orion o. Denny, who was the first
white boy born in Seattle, died at Sc
attic recently after long illness, SO
years OF age. He was son Of Arthur
A. Denny, founder of Seattle. Mr.
Denny leaves a large fortune, invest
ed In land and bank stock
Walla Walla grain shippers are TAX
ing out bills of lading for freight cars
which will arrive later, the bills OF
lading having blank space where the
number of the car should be. This, the
grain men contend, makes the grain
Gin transit" and thus avoids the taxes
which would otherwise be levied on
March 1.
BY permitting the title to $4,000
, acres in the Cedar river watershed to
} remain with the government Seattle
will save 100000 which 1t would have
been obliged to pay to the government
as the value of the timber. The land
is in the Snoqualmie national forest,
and in government hands will be pa
troled and protected without any cost
J to the city. The city's water supply is
drawn from this area, and an act pass.
ed by congress authorized sale Of the
land to the city, which probably will
not use its right
Stockmen have called meeting for
March in Knob Hill grange hall,
southwest of Chesaw, when the forest
service grazing expert will be with
them and complete the organization
of live stock association made up OF
those who will range cattle in the ma.
tional forest this summer. Similar as.
sociations were recently perfected at
Anglin and Mount Hull in cooperation
with the forest service.
Federal improvement of the Lake
Washington ship canal at Seattle to
provide a channel 80 feet below the
locks now nearing complement, and re-
vetment OF the canal banks, at a cost
; of $657,000 has been approved by the
war department. The Lake Washing
ton project contemplates revetment of
the canal banks between the head of
Salmon bay and the north bank be-
tween Lakes Union and Washington.
In Commercial Way.
Oren w. Dixon has rented store
room at Pullman and will open q
bakery.
H. F. Bachman, baker and confec.
toner at Washtucna, has moved into
new quarters.
Burglars entered the Spangle con.