The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-02-15
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.
J. B. Lopez. lol year. old. died a


The second annual beekeepers' coz
vention met in Chehahs last Neek.
Farmers in the dry districts Of Gar
field county started to pillow last week.
A citizens club has been organized
a. Alpha. with q charter membership
OF 25.
The music season in Chehalis pro-
badly will be closed In May with .
May festival.
Montana state college basketball
team defeated Gonzaga university at
Spokane "a to II.
Mrs. Susie Lewis, OF West Kelso,
was struck by southbound North
and killed.
The total number OF automobile IL
censes issued by the state to date is
ss,71s. and for them the state has re-
ceived .35o.e52.
Within the next few weeks more
than 1909 logsers will return to work
In the woods OF Cowlitz county follow
ing the winter shutdown.
Walla WaIla's third annual home
products banquet, one Of the biggest
winter season events of the city, was
given Wednesday evening.
The annual district conference OF
the ministers of the Christian church
In southwestern Washington was held
At Vancouver for three days
Clarke county potatoes have reach
ed the highest price ever paid in the
county, buyers offering the record
price OF 50 a hundred T. o. b. cars.
A seven story steel and concrete
building. to cost 100000. will be
erected in Spokane By the Crescent
store, . mems furnishing establish
nent
Senator Poindexter 10 seeking an
amendment to the river and harbor
bill appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction of jetty at the mouth OF
the Cowlitz river.
Wheat growers of the Walla Walla
the past week, with favorable weather
conditions prevailing, to get their
spring work well under way.
Formal REIMBURSEMENT by the
Washington naval militia to the gov.
eminent of the torpedoboat Goldsbor-
ough. for the last two years training
ship of the naval militia at Tacoma.
has been made.
DR.. E. E. Fall. early settler of the
Walla walla valley, died Of paralysis
at Walla walla after several years
illness. at the age Of 81. He was a
wellknown figure in Walla Walla his
tory for the last 20 years.
Harry Wong, aged "a, member Of
prominent Chinese family Of
Seattle. was shot and killed on the
street In Seattle Chinatown. The
police think the murder 10 an extern
sion Of the tong outbreaks In Portland
and San Jose.
The Washougal milk condenser,
which has been closed for an extended
time has just been bought by the
Hardwood Company, OF Portland,
which now has q representative can
wasting the vicinity to secure con.
tracts for milk.
Ten million salmon eggs taken At
the state hatchery on Chambers creek
on Puget sound have been transferred
to the Kalama river hatchery for
Matching and rearing of the fry. At
this season Of the year no spawn can
be procured on the Columbia.
The plant Of the Carnation Milk
Products company at SedroWoolley.
heretofore but q receiving station. will
be completed at once and in the fu.
ture all milk brought to Sedro-Woolley
will be carried through the entire pro-
cess OF evaporating and canning.
Announcement Was made at North
Yakima by Frederick Mercy. manager
and proprietor of all the moving pie.
tuFe houses in the city. that he pro-
poses to erect and have ready for use
by September 10 a fireproof theater,
with q seating capacity of 1900. to cost
100000.
DR.. w. A. Pratt, acting county
health officer, ordered that all resi-.
dents of Wallula, Alfalfa, Burbank
and vicinity, lock up their dogs
for two weeks. This step is taken to
prevent the spread of rabies among
the dogs In the west end Of Walla
Walla county.
Judge Kenneth Macintosh in the
superior court at Seattle ordered I'M
mediate destruction Of alcoholic liq-
uor valued at $4,000 seized last year
IA q raid on the warehouse Of the
Eyres 4 Seattle Drayage company.
which held the stuff subject to the
instructions of various owners.
A bomb was thrown on the roof OF
the Waterfront Employer associa-
tisn building at Seattle. The explo-
sisn caused a panic among so long