The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-10

The Clarke county Pomona srange
held two-days' meeting at Amboy,
May 9 and TO-
The triennial state camp of the
Modern Woodmen of the World was
held at Walla Walla.
The celebration of the Fourth of
July in Tacoma this year will feature
the automobile races at the speed
way.
S. A. Hewitt, of Auburn, was found
guilty of numbering his four children
by jury in the superior court at
Seattle.
A new freight depot is to be erect
ed in Vancouver at once jointly by
the four railway systems entering
the city.
The Tacoma Waterfront Employers
association have announced a 10 pei
cent increase in the wages of long
shoremen.
The annual district convention OF
the missionary societies of the Van
couyer district of Methodist church
was held at Centralia.
The womens debating team of the
University of Oregon was defeated by
the women's team of the University OF
Washington at Seattle.
Good hauls of salmon have been re
ported by most of the Kelso fisher.
men, who are operating on the Co
lumbia and Cowltz rivers.
The far western amateur boxing
championships. the big event of west.
ern boxing, will be staged in Seattle
at the arena on May 3031.
The acreage farmed in Grays Har.
Dor county this year will be the great
est in the history of the county, &C
cording to reports obtained from
ranchers.
Ed Huss, for over 20 years farmer
in the Kittitas valley, was instantly
killed at his farm near Fairview by the
accidental discharge of his gun while
shooting magpies.
Eight indictments, charging two
county officials with irregularities in
road fund payrolls and other road
fund matters. were returned by the
Kitsap county grand jury.
The food campaign in and about
Pullman has been taken up by many
farmers, who are offering the free
use of their summer fallowed land
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An enthusiastic meeting of the vii
1apa Harbor Oyster association was
held at Bay Center, for the purpose
of injecting new life into the native
oyster industry of the harbor.
The cost of producing a box OF
apples for the last three years, 81
cents, will be increased this year to
rs cents by the rise in the cost OF
boxes, paper. spray material and otheI
things.
Governor Ernest Lister has accept
ed an invitation to deliver an address
on Patriotism" at the state conven-
ton of the Federated Women's clubs
which opens at North Yakima on
June 6.
Operators of the Lone Pine, Sur
prise. Knob Hill and Hope mines at
Republic refused the demands of the
mine workers for an extra 80 cents
day. The men struck and the mines
are closed.
Scatter gun artists from all parts
of the northwest are expected to take
in the Inland Empire Handicap, the
second annual registered trapshooting
tournament at Spokane, under tn.
auspices of the Spokane Gun club,
May IA, Is and 16.
Acting Governor Louis F. Hart Off
cially calls attention to army and
navy Y. NJ. c. A. day" Sunday, May
Is and also calls attention to the
associations effort to finance its work
in the army soon to be raised for the
war with Germany.
Professor George Severance, head
of the department of agriculture at
the state college at Pullman, has been
made acting director of the expert
ment station, succeeding Director Ira
D. Cardiff, who has severed his con
nection with the station
The commercial club of Walla Wal
la is planning thrift week soon TO
encourage the support of home in
dustry. as well as to teach the prin-
ciples of wise saving, spending and
investing of money. A feature will
be a pay-up day. when all will be en-
couraged to liquidate their debts.
The state college at Pullman de
clares that the pest which is damag
ing alfalfa fields of the Walla Walla
valley is the false wire worm. There
] is no known cure for this pest but
the college is working on the matter,
Many of the alfalfa owners believed
that their alfalfa was winter killed
but investigation showed worm wag
to blame