White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-02
WASHINGTON ITEMS


The seth birthday of Timothy Prin-
gle was celebrated Thursday at Day,
ton.
The organization of a United States
cavalry troop at Charleston is plan,
ned.
A meeting of the Whitman County
Farmers union was held at Union,
town February 20.
First wool clips sell at 40 cents. The
1917 market at North Yakima opens
10 cents higher than last year.
Samuel Waters, well-known Gold
endale business man and a former
mayor of the town, died recently.
j. S. Prahl, Sunnyside, has sold 230
Shorthorns and Herefords. The prices
ranged from $50 to $100, totaling $751;
900.
Evelyn Prentice, age 10, daughter
of Mrs Emma Prentice, won the
honors in the county spelling con
test at ASOtln.
The formal dedication of the Hugh
son gymnasium took place at Col
vile Saturday and nearly 1000 peo
pie participated
John Bush, age So, Walla Walla
pioneer of 1859, died recently Of old
age at the home of his daughter
Mrs. George Drumheller
The Northport school has been or
dered closed by the Stevens county
health officer, DR.. larke, as result OF
the measles epidemic which has been
raging for some time.
In the barn on his home ranch
George Bayha, age SO, committed
suicide by hanging Saturday at Hat
ton. Mr.. Bayha was well-to-dc
farmer. He was born in Germany.
A consignment of hogs consisting OF
four sows and two gifts from the Sill
yer Birch Farms of Newport, Wash.
to the Western American Berkshire
congress at Davis, Cal, brought an av
erage OF $40 each.
Location of fourth normal school
at Centralia at an initial cost OF
100000 a year as the result of a
trade consummated early in the ses
sion between King county and south
western Washington, is proposed.
Fire destroyed Emmett Earle's res
idence near Asotin and it's entire
contents. The loss is approximately
$4,000 There was no insurance. Wher
the mother was busy in the kitchen
the children lighted torch and ac
cidentally set fire to the draperies
In celebration of their 50th wed
ding anniversary, Captain and Mrs
Rees Pickering were honored at Spo
kane recently at a reception which
their daughters, Mrs. George f. In
graham and Mrs. Charles Power, gave
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Pow,
err.
1t is estimated that there are be
tween 1925 and $50 carloads of pota
toes in storage at Seattle, and less
than 100 cars in the entire Yakima
valley. California and Chicago spec
ulators, who were never before OF
this market, are holding approximate
ly 100 carloads of Puget Sound pota
toes. 1t is not believed there are
more than 20 cars of Yakima Gems
on the west side of the Cascades
Bid prices for Gems run from $40 tC
SIS ton, with selling prices at $50
to $85, and majority of the regular
jobbing houses are buying short, con
tent to have enough to fill current
orders without attempting to antici
pate the future. Puget sound pota
toes are selling at SIS with quota
lions to jobbers of $50 to $65.
Omnibus Bill
Olympia-After several weeks o.
ardous work the senate and house ap
preparations committees completed
their draft of the omnibus appropria
tions bills, or general budget.
The budget represents a reduction
III PDII,oOG lIOlu IlS Uuu5SI pl epdlc "
by the state board of finance in ad
vance of converting of the legislature
The total general fund appropriations
for all state offices, departments ant
institutions are $6,604, 092.70. The
state board of finance, recommended
appropriations for these same depart
ments of $7,l15,644.7O.
The budget represents an increase
of $303,622 from the general fund ap
preparations for the same offices two
years ago. In it's total of items out
side of the general fund the budget is
not comparable with the budget of two
years ago, because no provision /:
made for state institutions of higher
education in this years bill.
The budget bill has been withheld II
the daily expectation that the educa
tional millage tax would be deter
mined, but no further settlement is YET
in sight Therefore, appropriations OF
something over 100000 for these in
stitutions must be provided in supple
mental budget after the milage tax is
determined this week.
The Medical Lake institutions have
suffered less from pruning of the ap
propriations committee than others.