White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-12
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Mrs. julius Schacht, Douglas coun-
ty pioneer, died recently.
Mrs. Cordelia Kegley of Waverly,
the widow of Rufus X. Kegley, died re-
widow of Rufus X. Kegley, died re-
Gently.
Wheat has gradually worked oits
way back from s120 and was quo
ted at SLAP for bluestem at Daven-
port, Friday.
Simon F. Adams, early settler, died
recently at Lewiston, following a
stroke of paralysis. He was native
of Michigan. He lived at Charleston.
The Baldwin estate grain farm of
1872 acres, near Pomeroy, in Gar
field county, has been purchased by
Ralph Baldwin, who paid $4,000.
Mrs. Amanda Hayden, age 80, died
Jan. 5 at Pomeroy from burns re-
ceived when she spilled kettle of
hot water over her face and Shout
ders.
In contrast with conditions at the
opening of the last legislative ses-
sion there is a disposition among
leaders in both houses to work In
harmony with the governor.
Members of the Yakima valley Bus
mess Mems association have put in
to effect a rule closing stores at 9
p. m. instead of 10. Groceries are al
lowed half an hour longer.
The Yakima Valley Fruit Growers
association will ask referendum
vote of it's members on the question
of severing connection with the North
Pacific Fruit Distributors.
James Ryan, age 20, sentenced from
Ellensburg to the Monroe reforma-
tory for burglary in June, 1914, and
transferred to Walla Walla in De-
cember, 1915, committed suicide in
his cell Sunday.
Attorneys from all over Chelan
county were in attendance recently at
the annual meeting and banquet of
the Chelan County Bar association
at Wenatchee. C. c. Hannah was
elected president.
Daniel Thompson of Orondo has
sold his fruit ranch of 40 acres for
$4,000. Mr.. Thompson has bought
$50 acres in the Judith basin 10 miles
north of Lewistown, Mont, for $4S,-
$50, or $65 an acre.
1t looks as if the annual convention
of the state pharmaceutical association
will not be held in Spokane this year,
as originally planned, according to a
report from the Coast by State Drug
Inspector Edward l.. Jones.
Coach William H. ("Lonestar")
'Dietz and the athletic department of
the state college have finally come to
definite terms and the signature of
the Indian coach is now affixed to
contract calling for his services for
the 1917 session at Pullman.
The epidemic of measles that start
ed in Sprague just before the schools
closed for the Christmas holidays
still continues and more than half
the pupils enrolled in the first three
>CSFades in the public school are out
with the measles.
.. oliiofo volger of Pullman,
graduate OF inc horticultural depart.
ment of the WasH..-s ~ ..
lege, has received word of his ap-
pointment as fruit crop specialist
in the bureau Of crop estimates, de-
partment of agriculture.
Governor Litter delivered his sec
ond inaugural message Wednesday
afternoon. 1t was about the length
of his first inaugural message. Lister
is the second governor to deliver a
second inaugural message, the first
being his political mentor, John r.
Rogers.
Victor May was shot and killed
Sunday night by W. H. Martin while
visiting in Martins cabin near Col
vile. Martin has been cutting wood
for May and has been making his
home in a cabin on Mays ranch. The
men were good friends and it is be-
lieved Martin suddenly became insane.
Judge w. M. Murray, resident of
Spokane since 1885, died Thursday at
the old soldiers home at Retsil, Wn.,
where he went about two years ago.
Judge Murray is the last of the mem
bers of the well-known law firm of
Nash, Murray G. Kinnaird to pass
away, Judge l.. B. Nash having died
last May.
The body Of Huron Pratt, 15-year-
old son of Mrs. Mabel Pratt, of Ben
ton City, who had been missing since
December %, was found Jan. 6, four
miles west Of that city among the
rocks on the side of high cliff, with