White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-05-18
WASHINGTON ITEMS

A clOudburSt about l0 miles up Mill
creek from Walla Walla did consider
able damage Saturday.
At Kahlotus Saturday, Willard Yeis-
sold 1853 bushels of bluestem wheat
Farmers union at $3.50.
All high water records since 1884 In
the Spokane river and Lake Occur
d'Alene were broken this week.
| Omak is maintaining rifle club and
a home guard company of SO members.
The guard members are drilling two
days a week.
Falling from the log boom in the
Spokane river Sunday at Spokane,
William Clark, bridge worker, was
swept to death in the raging waters.
Biennial convention OF the Order of
Railroad Photographers is in session
this week at Seattle. Four hundred
and fifty delegates are expected to
attend.
The Seattle police dry squad reduced
the bar of the New Cecil cafe to ruins,
following the alleged purchase of a
drink of whisky by police agent from
a waiter.
| Dragging of Yellow Hawk creek
failed Saturday to discover trace of
the body of John Harris, who fell over
the bank into the swollen stream near
Walla Walla.
John Casper Saturday sold 500 bush
els of club wheat at $2.88, the highest
price known at Walla Walla for club.
The Dement, Brothers company sold
turkey red to another dealer for
$2.97h.
| The 34th annual convention of the
grand lodge, Knights Of Pythias, grand
domain of Washington, and the 25th
annual convention of the grand tenn
pie, Pythian Sisters, convened in Spo-
kane this week.
A case Of hog cholera has been dis
covered on the Tieton and steps are
being taken by H. P. Bean, agricul-
turist for the project, to check the
spread of the disease. The stock be-
longs to M. U. Brady.
| Charles A. Palmer, former justice of
the peace and special deputy sheriff at
Milan, who was charged with the MUIR
der of George Verbeck, was found not
guilty at Spokane, but was rearrested
Immediately on a charge of numbering
Nels Verbeck, the father of George.
At Harrington Saturday Louis Frank
sold 1853 bushel sof bluesteam Whaet
for $3.50 a bushel. II have sold as good
cents bushel," said Mr.. Frink. He
stated that that price prevailed in 1898.
The Northern Big Bend Pioneers
association held meeting recently
at Almira and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: G. NJ
Wilson, president; the Rev. James
Howell, vice president; F. w. Owen
secretary-treasurer.
Joe Parrot, alias Frank Smith, sem
up from Montesano, held for first de
gree murder, and James Smith, alias
Frank Fisher, sent from King county
for five to 20 years, held for highway
robbery, escaped from Medical Lake
asylum Saturday.
Eighteen days after his 5-year-olt
daughter was drowned in Hangma1
creek, Henry Louder, Spokane, fount
t her body Sunday near the scene O.
the tragedy. The little girl was
drowned when an automobile driver
by her grandfather, o. G. Rundell
went over the side of the road abou
eight miles south of Spokane.
Henry M. White, United States com
missioner of immigration and employ
ment, has outlined plan for enlist
ing at least $4,000 high school boys
and girls Of Washington as harvesters
Letters have been sent to the super
intendents, principals and teachers O.
500 high schools in the state, with al
appeal that at the close of the schoo
year the students engage in the har
vest.
A cloudburst broke on the ridge be
tween Mustard hollow and the
Touchet, where it damaged the roads
water went down Mustard hollow
flooding gardens and the streets in the
upper portion of Dayton. The water
on the other side of the ridge broke
away toward the main portion of the
Touchet, where la damaged the roads
great piles of rock being. washed
down.
Recent Deaths.
armington-Funeral services Of
Mrs. Ann Rees, age II.
Sprague.-The funeral of Thomas
Flaherty, pioneer farmer.
Pomeroy.-Mrs. Ellen e. Sartain
age 70.
Ellensburg, Wash.-The funeral Of
the Rev. Walter Quincy Scott, d. D..
president emeritus of Ohio State uni
versity, former head of Phillips Elk
eter academy and prominent in the
educational and religious world for
nearly half century and who Of
fered prayer at the opening of cen.
tennial exposition in 1876, was held
at the First Presbyterian church Sun
day. The services were attended by
members of the G.. A. r. and the w
r. c., who had charge of the services
at the grave. The casket was draped
with the Stars and Stripes and blu.
gle sounded taps.