White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-05-25
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Joseph PARROT, who escaped from
the state hospital at Medical Lake
Sunday was captured at Leavenworth
by the sheriff.
Agricultural Commissioner Benson
announces that there will be meet
ing of the agricultural advisory board
at North Yakima on May %.
Pay checks, amounting to $4,000,
were stolen last week from the office
of the cashier in the freight office OF
the Northern Pacific at Pasco.
Seattle's water-borne commerce
during April, 1917, was $4,S7O,l61
greater than during April, 1916. Com
merce last month totaled SAL 1854, 254.
Purchase of the control of the Stan
ton packing plant by Armour & Co.,
Chicago packers, is virtually COM
pleted, according to statements made
in Spokane.
Governor Ernest Lister has desig-
mated June 5 army registration day,
as state holiday and has appointed
Lieutenant Governor Hart as director
of registration.
Gladys Simmons, 5-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Simmons,
farmers near Pennington, was in,
stantly killed recently when struck
by heavy touring car driven by her
father.
The Spokane branch of the federal
reserve bank of San Francisco will be
CHARTERED in the basement of the
Marble Bank building, Riverside and
Wall, where it will be in operation by
June /.
George Harm, a well known We
natchee resident, was killed recently
when his automobile went off the
grade near the A. P. Kiser place on
Badger mountain. He had wife
and six young children.
Bounties for 1876 coyotes, two lynx
and one bobcat have been paid by
Lincoln county people by the Lincoln
15 Lynx and bobcat bounties are SIS
each, while coyotes bring 81 each.
The 9-year-old daughter Of Fred
Rummel, living five miles east of
Leahy, died as the result of an ex-
plosion Of the lamp on the back part
of an auto. The lamp had been filled
with gasoline and exploded upon be-
ing lit
Fire in the w. e. Draper dry goods
store at North Yakima caused a
$4,000 damage to the stock. The
loss is fully covered by insurance
The fire started in the balcony OF
the millinery department by an cleo
trio iron left burning.
The Humane Stock Remedies com.
pany recently suffered loss by fire
near Spokane of the lime-sulphur
building largely because of poor
water pressure. The damage was
fully covered by insurance, and the
plant will soon be working again.
One hundred and fifty-eight stu
dents of the state college will receive
degrees on commencement day, June
IA. The graduating class is the lar
gest in the history of the institution
and is representative of nine states
in the union and two foreign coun
tries.
The sheepshearers have completed
their work for this season aroun,
Ephrata and $4,000 pounds Of vol
shipped, valued approximately a
$4,000. The value Of the sheep will
reach $456,OO0. The above recor'
shows gain in the industry owe
pervious year.
William l.. Collier, former presiden
of the bankrupt Northern Bank am
Trust company, Seattle, which sus
pended business January 81 las
owing $1,500,0O0 to depositors
charged with embezzlement of $4,000
Of the banks funds, plead guilty an
was sentenced to five to Is years i
the state penitentiary.
Charles S. Turner and William I
Peak of Davenport have purchase
farm land totaling $52,0S0. Turne
took 960-acre tract near Elk
enia, of which 300 acres are in CROP
for which he paid $26,4S0. He re
Gently sold his farm near Davenport
for about 100000. Peak bought GAG
acre farm near bingham for $25 600
21S acres being in crop
In the Stevens county case of Ere
j. Wynne and wife against DR.. l..
Harvey and DR.. I. S. Clark for a
legged malpractice, the supreme cour
says Clark is not responsible bu
Harvey must pay. the $4,000 judgment
The court finds that the testimon
showing that piece of silk threa
was found in the wound after an or
Grafton, and that later when tn
woman was opened up again SINAI
wound entities the plaintiffs to re
| cover damages.
IHe 6IaHu louSe, hHi5HlS VI ylA
las of the domain Of Washington
elected the following grand officer
for the coming year
A. r. Metz, Pullman, grand chan
cellor.
Fred G.. Cook, Olympia, grand vic
| chancellor
George e. Tew, Seattle, grand prel
ate.