The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-03

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land in Cowlitz county was purchased
by the Inman-Poulsen Logging com.
pany, operating large camp on Coal
creek, northwest of Kelso, from the
Weyerhaeuser Timber company, at q
price reported to be in the neighbor.
hood of $4,000.
The Northwest Tourist association
held a meeting in Seattle to decide
how the joint fund appropriated TO
advertise the northwest shot be ex.
pended TO obtain the best res , IS The
fund amounts to s67,500, appropriated
jointly by Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia.
Mrs. NJ. Chowning. of Ostrander,
has a hen she is backing against all
others mentioned recently as making
records in egg laying. Her hen, Faith
full Martha, is a cross between the
Rhode Island red and barred rock
breeds, and she has produced 12s eggs
since December 10 last
Commissioner T. o. Morrison, of the
department of horticulture for Wash
ington, predicts that there will be an
unprecedented demand for dried ap-
pies. prunes and peaches this year.
The dried product will be at pre-
MUM because of the large demand ex-
pected from soldier camps.
A gloomy outlook for the grain
crop in the state this year is seen by
State Grain Inspector p. J. Sweeney,
who has submitted a report to the
public service commission, stating
that the wheat crop in the state in
1917 will be 10000, 900 bushels short
of the 1916 yield, which was $4,000
600
W. G. Edens, of Chicago. was re-
elected president of the National Parks
Highway association at the third an
nual convention at Spokane. c. L.
Morris of Seattle, was elected first
vice president: Oscar Rohn, of Butte.
second vice president; Frank W. Gull
bert. of Spokane, secretary, and Earle
P. Browne, of Occur d'Alene, treasur
er.
Stanley Coffin, sheepman, of Yak
ina county. has returned from three
land, taking in Japan and China en-
route. He made special study of
the sheep industry in Australia and
New Zealand and bought 100 Romney.
Lincoln and Coriedale bucks and ewes.
which have arrived safely and are In
quarantine at San Francisco.
To test the question whether pro-
perty of Indians ON the Yakima reser
walton is subject TO taxation Sheriff
Murphy of Yakima county seized an
automobile of George Olney of Top
penish for delinquent personal taxes
amounting to 1929. Assessments OF
Indian property have heretofore been
made but the county never has en-
forced collection, though some volun-
tary payments have been made.
Livestock conditions in the national
forests of Washington are good. with
a fairly high Landing average, accord
ing to reports received. Most range
cattle in Washington have come
through the winter in rather poor con-
dition. The supervisors of the nation
al forests have been authorized to open
them to livestock which is short of
feed earlier than the usual date, When
ever it can be done without material
injury to the early grasses.
Every day of the past week has
brought rain for the Walla Walla
wheat section, and the deficiency
which was worrying farmers several
weeks ago, has more than been wiped
out. While the rain is far in excess
of the usual amount for April, the
grain is reported to be growing salts
factorily, the only complaint being
made by farmers who are anxious to
get into their fields and pillow summer
fallow or do late spring planting.
The final report of the consulting
board on the Horse Heaven irrigation
district project has just been submit
ted to the board of directors, with
headquarters at Prosser. The report
is complete and voluminous and thor
oughly discusses every phase of the
largest irrigation project in Washing
ton. The board recommends that a
sufficient bond issue be authorized to
provide for the construction of the
works as outlined in the report. The
project as estimated will furnish water
for 215. 900 acres without storage at
cost of about s66 an acre. In order,
however, to provide for interest dur
ing construction and for discount on
the bonds, a bond issue of s18.250,000
is recommended. The Horse Heaven
irrigation district at the present time
includes about $1,000 acres of land
between Yakima and Columbia rivers,
south of Mabton, Prosser and Kenne-
wick.
Because they think potatoes of more
value than closely clipped sod, Of