White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-05
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Carl ADDISON was killed recently
while unloading car of coal at Eph-
rata.
August Quade, age 80, formerly an
owner of 2400 acres near Odessa, died
in Foley, Mimi, recently.
The church and parsonage of the
United Brethren church were destroy
ed by fire at Dayton recently.
Totumu Milton Yanago and Susumu
Melvin Yanago, Japanese boy twins,
were born in Spokane recently.
Cooperation was the paramount top
ic of the Oath annual convention Of
the Washington State Dairymen's as
sociation at Auburn last week.
A reward of 5000 is offered by our
governor for the ARREST and deliv-
cry" of Percy " Allen, who is wanted
in King county on charge Of murder
and breaking Jail.
Six farm loan associations have been
formed in Wenatchee valley, including
two in Wenatchee, one at Sunnyslope,
one in East Wenatchee, one at Cash
mere and one at Dryden.
Moulton H. Bullock, who worked in
the Wenatchee valley recently, will
come, when located, into the posses
sion of something over $4,000 that was
willed to him by relative.
Spokane bank clearings for the
week closing Thursday have been 3d.,
52S,979. For the same week of last
year they were $3,3s1, 313, which
shows an increase of "a per cent.
Frank G. Moore, republican, former
ly assistant state land commissioner,
who was appointed a member of the
board of control by Governor Lister
when he took office in 1913, has re-
signed his post.
Caleb c. Burge, SO, died at Dayton
recently. He was pioneer, having
come to the Oregon country in '49, and
had all the experiences of the first
settlers, including encounters with the
road agents" and fighting Indians.
The Shipmaster's association Of Sc
attic, and prominent shipping men
have petitioned the governor to in
clude in his message to the Legislature
a. request for an appropriation of $685.,
900 to help defray the expense Of hav.
ing a federal government training ship
at Seattle as school for officers OF
the American merchant marine. The
petition sets forth that the federal gov
eminent will provide the ship and $25,
900 for the purpose If a like amount is
provided by the state.
Logan Billingsley, who was taken
from San Francisco to Seattle to an
swer indictments for alleged violations
of the federal laws in importing whis
key into this state, pleaded guilty in
the United States district court to the
charge of having conspired to violate
the interstate commerce law by max
ing false entries of shipments of liquor
The penalty for the offense is fine
not exceeding 100000, or Imprisonment
for not longer than two years, or both
| i nc udLc lOl oCAlCASC w do llo
set by the court.
Judge Thomas e. Grady of the Yak
ina superior court has denied the ap
plication of H. A. Bier Kennewicl
taxpayer, for an injunction against tn
, delivery of the $125,000 issue of Ben
, ton county courthouse bonds to Spo
kane firm. Judge Grady recently wa'
, called to Prosser to hear the case
which arose out of controversy be
tween Prosser and Kennewick over thu
location of the county seat. Kennewicl
has long wanted to be the capital o
: Benton county. 1t Is understood tina
an appeal will be taken to the supe
riOr court.
State Commercial News.
Philip Plantz has succeeded Labal
Holland, Addy general merchant.
q Boyk & Guenther, Rocklyn genera
merchants, have sold out to Depne
Bros.
9 John Shinkosky and s. Nicholson
!. of Colfax have bought cigar an
, confectionery store at Johnson.
! The Texas Hardware G. Implemen
association will hold its annual cor
vention at Dallas, January "a, 25 an
90. b. H. Getz of Fort Worth is sec
; rotary.
, Mrs. Thomas Ellis has purchase
, the Elite Millinery business fror
Mrs. Charles Miller at Oakesdale
Mrs. Ellis expects to increase stock
and enlarge the business.
: j. w. Fox has sold his half intel
n est in the hardware business Of Flo
& Turner at Davenport to B. F. Latl
am for consideration of $500
Latham G. Turner succeeding.
w. F. Boelter, the Springdale ger
eral merchant, and family will go t
California for the balance of the viii
ter. During his absence, the bushes
will be in charge of Hans Christe1
l. sen.
: VIM. Smith and G.. A. Stapleto
have organized the firm of Wn
:, Smith & Co. at Coulee City, contin,
n ing the Smith store, and have bough
J. out e. l.. Pulliam, another genera
erchant, consolidating the stock wit
5 their own.
The Banner Meat Co., N. Helger
e manager, has opened an up-to-dat
meat market in the. Fallert block a
Harrington. This company is a wei
known $4,000 corporation of Daver
port, where it has been in bushes
u a number of years