The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-02-22

was held at Alfalfa, with more thai
100 delegates in attendance.
Farmers on the Tucannon repor
that the heavy snow in the mountains
is driving the deer and elk from the
hills into the Tucannon Creek.
Orchard work has already startei
In the Wenatchee valley and there il
considerable demand for men, partic
ularly those qualified to prune.
Tacoma's most ancient municipal
heritage has been torn down to make
room for modern building. 1t wa.
the old city jail, built 80 years ago.
Robbers dynamited the safe at the
Rochester postoffice and made a sue
cessful escape with about $500 worth
of stamps. SO in money and severa
money-order blanks.
In order to avoid the assessment Of
taxes against wheat and barley held
In Asotin county, several hundred
thousand bushels of grain is being
moved to Lewiston for shipment.
Mrs. Sarah o. Andrews, widow Of
e. w. Andrews. who for years was g
prominent banker and clubman Of
Seattle, was married in Chicago tc
Edward o. Talbot, a wealthy youns
artist.
Before crowd of 1000 persons, In
GLIDING delegation of Portland ship
ping men, the big motor ship Oregon
of the Alaska-Pacific Navigation com
pany, of Portland, was launched
Seattle.
The Lewis county grand jury. il
session at Chehalis, indicted D. J. T
Coleman, mayor of Chehalis for foul
years past, charged with issuing lille
gal liquor prescriptions to Free
Nehring.
The famous Cunard line has placs {
an order with the Seattle ConstruceioI
& Drydock company for six 1900 20.
modern steel freighters. delivery
all six to be made between april art
September of 1918.
Eighteen candidates for counciluei
were on the ballot at the primary eloe
tion in Seattle Tuesday, at which 81
were nominated. At the general elee
ton Tuesday, March 6. three council
men are to be elected.
Amateur wireless operators, in /
chain from the Atlantic to the Pacific
last Tuesday succeeded in rslayins /
message across the continent from
Hartford, Conn.,, to Hoquiam. and &
reply was relayed back.
Vancouver may have 30-foot shi.
canal, il an amendment offered in con
gress to the rivers and harbors bill i.
adopted. The amendment directs sur
vey Of the liver with view to dred.
ing to a 30foot channel.
Dean Rhoda M. White of the stat
college at Pullman has gone tt
Kansas City to attend the nationa
convention of deans of women of the
colleges and universities of America
OF which she is secretary.
Farm work near Toppenish is open
ing up rather earlier than usual
Flowing is well under way, and some
have begun seeding wheat and oats
The ground is little drier than usual
and some is too dry for a good seed
bed.
A second beet sugar factory will be
built in the Yakima valley this year II
the prophecy of Resident Agent Thorn
as Horne comes true. The prediction
IL based on a successful crop this year
on 1000 or 5000 acres Of Yakima valley
land.
Announcement was made officially
that the Cowiche extension of the
Northern Pacific will be completed
in time for the 1917 crop movement
This will bring practically all the ton
mage of the Tieton project within two
miles of railroad.
Resolutions favoring the handling
of grain in bulk instead of in sacks
we're adopted at the annual meeting
OF the Inland Empire Grain Growers
association at Spokane. Three hun
bred grain growers and grain dealers
attended the meeting.
A special election, at which Aber.
deem citizens will be asked to vote
500. 900 in bonds for the purchase OF
a site and the construction of new
school building, has been called by
Aberdeen Board of Education, and
will be held on Saturday, March 10
Grew Of workmen have started to
convert a tideland tract into shipyards
for the Todd Shipbuilding Drydoci
CORPORATION at Tacoma. 1t is said
that Todds have contracts for sever
steel ships, approximating 100000
In value, and are eager to get
work.
Representative johnson OF Wash
ington. after competitive examination,
made the following appointments to
the West Point military academy:
Lester F. Rhodes. Centralia, princi-