The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-06-21

SlCu NenlcleS must De llcenSeQ l0e
same as all other motor trucks.
All grain seeding in the Palouse
country, which in some parts of that
district was held back nearly a month,
is now completed, it is reported, but
many OF the farmers are still putting
in field peas and other winter feed
crops.
The grand chapter of the Washing
ton order of the Eastern Star, at its
closing session in Seattle, elected Roy
G. Rossman, of Seattle. associate
grand patron, and Mrs. Ida MeQues-
ten. of Tacoma. associate grand con-
luctress.
Applications for more than 1900
acres OF state school land have been
on sale July q. Land Commissioner
Savige says most of it is located in
eastern Washington, and he attributes
the heavy demand to the high prices
for wheat and other foodstuffs. The
big majority of the applications are
for AGRICULTURAL and grazing lands.
! Noiln Yakimas quota of liberty
bonds was oversubscribed $4,000.
Military events will be featured in
Vancouver's Fourth of July celebra-
ton.
This seasons wheat crop will be
the largest ever known in Franklin
county
Lumber camps in Kittitas county
are all working despite the strike of
l. ". w.
Seattles subscriptions to the liberty
loan totaled s9,Os9. 500 The appor
tionment was Ss,20O,00O
The Lincoln county treasurer's Of
flee collected taxes amounting to
$103, 9OS during April and May.
Washington state college graduated
class OF 159 students at the 21st
annual commencement exercises.
With seasonable weather from now
on, prospects for big wheat crop in
the Spokane territory will be excel
lent.
More than $1,000 in prizes was
awarded at the Thirteenth annual
horse show he'd in Waitsburg last
week.
Spokane's subscription to the Liber-
ty loan of 1917 is approximately So
10000, or $4,000 in excess of its
quota.
Seven hundred workers. mostly
women and girls, in 20 large Seattle
laundries, struck for general in
crease in wages.
The Seattle Construction and Dry
Dock company on Saturday was
awarded a contract to build ten 1900
ton steel steamships.
On June Is the balance in the state
treasury was S5,939,574, according to
the statement issued by w. w. Shear
man, state treasurer.
1t is estimated the total expenditure
by the war department at American
Lake during the coming three months
will aggregate S5,000,000.
Governor Lister has issued an APP
peal to the citizens of the state of
Washington for support of the Red
Cross campaign for funds.
Governor Lister appointed Asher
Hobson state director of farm mar
keting. Hobson will establish temper
airy headquarters at Washington
State College, Pullman.
The American Lake cantonment
contract, involving more than $4,000
COO has been awarded the Hurley
Mason company. of Tacoma, on the
cost. plus per cent basis.
Word has been received at Ellens
burg Of the death al White Bluffs of
Thomas j. Randall, an old settler of
the valley and probably the first min
lister to come to Ellensburg.
Beans are going to be used exten-
sively in eastern Washington in the
present effort to increase food produc
ton. They will become a ya!uab..
crop if given proper attention
Work has now commenced on the
new permanent highway known as
the Rattlesnake flat road, which
is being built out Of Pasco by Frank
lin county at a cost of about $685. OJ.
A controlling interest in the Aber-
deem shipbuilding yards has been pur-
chased by Grant Smith & Co, one Of
the largest contracting firms in the
/ ntvx- ba i'm
The dry squad of the Seattle po-
lice force poured $4,000 worth of al
coholic liquor into the gutter near the
city Jail The liquor was the accumu-
lation of seizures for several months
past.