The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-02-15

are stored there and which were
taken from the schooner Annie Lar
son when she put in there last year
after an unsuccessful attempt to get
into a Mexican port
The cruisers South Dakota and
Frederick at the Puget sound navy
yard at Bremerton have been ordered
TO take aboard supplies for their full
complement of 500 men for nine
months. The cruisers have been in
reserve. with less than half their full
number of officers and men. They
have no sailing orders.
That some municipality owned utili-
ties are profitable is shown in the
annual report of City Clerk Mabel
Lee. OF Centralia- Had the water
system been free from debt a net
profit Of s2s.0oe for the year would
have been realized. As it was $4,000
was paid in interest on water bonds.
leaving a surplus of $4,000.
When subscriptions to the Spokane
district farm loan bank closed at
Spokane Friday. applications for only
SIS shares of par value of S. a share.
making a total OF $3.50, had been re-
ceived by postmaster Dana Child,
temporary agent of the bank. The
Government will take up the remain
der of the stock of the bank. which
will have capital of $4,000.
II Is reported that two cars of cattle
from Montana shipped to Ellensburg
were half buffalo. The animals show
ed little evidence Of their close rela-
tionship with the bison except that
they were heavier in the shoulders
than the ordinary beef animal. They
were bred on the ranch of a Montanan
who has been experimenting for sew
eral years to develop an ideal type OF
beef cattle
The BloedelDonovan lumber mills.
one Of the largest saw and shingle
mill concerns in the Pacific north
west. has acquired control of the Sky
komish Lumber company at Skyko-
mish and the Grotto Lumber company
At Grotto. The added properties give
the BloedelDonovan company a daily
lumber cutting capacity of 700, 600
feet in ten hours. The company now
operates two big mills at Bellingham.
Mermaid" grade Jersey COW
owned by j. c. Graham of Palouse,
will this year duplicate her feat OF
last year in leading the entire field
OF COWS comprising the Whitman Coun-
ty Cow Testing association in butter
fat production. With one month re-
naming OF the second year of the life
OF the association the record-making
Jersey has passed the s0o.pound
mark, and bids fair TO increase her
production to $50 pounds for the IL
month period.
At meeting of the Yakima Valley
Fish and Game Protective association,
called at the suggestion of State Game
Warden Darwin, who desired an ex-
preston from Yakima sportsmen on
the subject Of the controversy between
the Yakima game commissioners and
Chief Deputy Game Warden r. B.
Wales OF Spokane. the sportsmen un.
animously Endorsed the game commits.
sioners, Dills. Bell and Henderson, and
demanded their reappointment.
Railroad men are keenly interested
In the project Of the Chicago. Milwau.
kee st. Paul Immediately to carry
through the identification of its main
line from Othello to Puget sound. q
distance of $50 miles, making with
the $40 miles electrified over the
Rocky mountain division. nearly 700
miles. The cost OF the conversion
from the central eastern part of Wash.
ington to Seattle is estimated at S.
100000. bonds for which have been
sold.
United States District Judge Net.
erer denied the request of Mayor
Hiram C. Gill end Chief OF Police
Charles L. Rockingham, indicted with
others for alleged conspiracy to vio-
late the federal liquor laws, and
charged also with accepting brides.
for separate trials. The court also
rejected the demurrer of former Sher-
if Robert Hodge and four city detect
ives that the indictment was defec-
tive. Judge Neterer assigned the
cases for trial March s.
Without contest by the state, the
motion of the defence for a change OF
venue in the case of the 70 Industrial
Workers of the World charged with
murder on account of the riot at
Everett November last was granted
by Superior Judge Ronald. Of King
county, who will hear the cases. The
trials were transferred to Seattle and
will begin March s. Counsel for the
defense presented a mass of affidav-
its alleging prejudice against the In
dustrial Workers in Everett.
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