The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-01-25

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the same time as a conference of girls
In Chehalis.
]. c. Syfford. auditor of Benton
county, was arrested on a charge OF
unlawfully giving away intoxicating
liquor in the rooms of the county
commissioners.
Grays Harbor county officials spent
$4,000 less in 1915 than was provided
for in the budget, the expenditures be-
ing Sl42,094 as against budget al
lowance of s172.275.
The consolidation of nine school dis
tricts in and near Vancouver has been
proposed by w. F.. Dudley, county
school superintendent. as a measure
of efficiency and economy.
Wheat growers of Walla Walla have
been uneasy during the past week be-
cause of the prevailing weather con-
ditions. which have not been wholly
favorable to the growing grain.
Eleven indictments, all charging vio-
lation OF the Federal law because OF
the failure to pay Government taxes
on liquor were returned at Seattle
by the United States grand jury.
Under the auspices of the Ridgefield
commercial club. the extension depart
ment of the state college at Pullman
held a series of extension meetings
and farmer institute at Ridgefield.
The construction of at least five
miles and possibly ten miles of con-
crete pavement between Aberdeen
and Montes"no this summer is being
seriously considered by the county
commissioners.
l.. E. Ensor made the largest single
sale of wheat ever closed in Reardan,
40.sSs bush Is. The lot was in bulk.
and consisted of mixed varieties. most
ly marquis. He received s61.264.24.
or about $3.50 a bushel
Washington state college by a score
of 30 to % won its third consecutive
victory at basketball from the Uniyer-
sity of Washington at Seattle. and
thereby laid claim TO the Pacific
Northwest championship.
Battalion Chief Fred G. Gillian of
/ the Seattle fire department died under
half a ton of ruins and seven firemen
were injured when the roof of the
Grand theatre caved in while they
were fighting flames there.
I II the present cold spell continues
much longer it seems likely that North
Yakimas water supply will be threat
ened because of the slush ice forming
( in Naches river above the intake OF
I the Wapa.ox canal which the p. P.
& L. company uses to bring the mum.
cirsl supply to the city.
{ General offices of the Oregon Power
company, which have been maintained
at Springfield. Or. for the past year.
are to be removed at once to Tacoma,
according TO announcement made by
the officials of the company.
Old-fashioned spelling bees will be
held in every seventh and eight grade
school in Grays Harbor county on Feb
ruary : TO pick contestants to COM
pete in a county spelling contest TO
be held at Montesano on February 10.
The making OF roads in Clarke coun-
ty for the 1917 season will start about
February Is. according TO the county
commissioners. About $4,000 will be
spent in improving existing roads and
making new ones during the summer.
Ia.f1 hn knanca1 IN
practice optometry cannot hold him
self out as qualified 10 treat the sick
and afflicted. Assistant Attorney Gen
eral l. L. Thompson has written an
opinion to John B. White, prosecuting
attorney OF Spokane county.
Washington spruce has not been put
under the ban OF British government
in its purchase OF aeroplane stock
This definite information in denial of
reports that previously have been pub
lished was received from the general
office in Vancouver. The information
had been cabled to Vancouver from
London.
Bootleggers have been shipping So
gallon barrels of whiskey to railroad
points near Walla Walla where there
is nothing but a warehouse and an
agent, then transferring the liquor by
automobile, Several such consign-
ments have been seized. one coming
as sheep dip" and another es a
hydraulic ram"
Wheat growing farmers throughout
the country are cautioned by the de-
partment of agriculture not TO be
tempted by the prevailing high prices
offered for wheat to part with their
good seed wheat and rely upon shrunk-
en- and diseased seed for sowing this
year. Disaster to this years crop 10
predicted by experts il poor seed is
depended uron-
Increase of nearly 100 per cent in
the foreign commerce Of the port OF
Tacoma for the year 1916 over 1915
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