White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
WASHINGTON ITEMS

spring.
John Flock, a pioneer, was buried
in the G. A r. Cemetery at Asotin,
Friday last
John S. FitZsimmons, a pioneer of
Garfield county, died at his home in
Vineland Saturday.
The total postal savings on deposit
at the Spokane postoffice at the end
of February was $159,601.
Frank Foote, laborer, was found
dead, stabbed through the heart, re-
Gently at North Yakima.
The Great Northern railway com
pany has paid it's Ferry county taxes
amounting to 1904 for 1916.
James Kennedy, "forty-niner" in
California and pioneer of eastern
Washington, died at Washtucna Sun
day.
The dairy farm of w. K Storment
near Pasco on the Columbia river,
was sold recently to r. Wellman for
$4,000
VIM. c. Sieveke has just closed a
deal for the purchase for $4,000 of
half section of wheat land south
of Latah.
Walker r. Davis, age 70, pioneer
of Spokane since 1880, former sol
der in the Confederate army, died
recently.
Governor Lister has 80 bills left
before him for action. He has until
the close of business March 80 to pass
upon these bills.
An increase in wages ranging from
SO cents to 81 day is asked by the
building trades at North Yakima to
meet living conditions.
Mrs. c. M. Baton was found dead
in the kitchen of her home Monday,
death resulting from shotgun wound
self-inflicted, it is believed.
Schmick & Kleweno, farming near
Endicott, received on one car of hogs
shipped to Spokane a check for $2381
The price was $3.50 hundred
C. j. Freese, one of the few sur
vivors Of the famous civil war naval
battle between the Monitor and Mer'
rimac, died Sunday at Spokane.
C. j. Mclaughlin and James VIVA
len of Tewoa have recently secured
patent in the United States and
Canada on a new washing machine.
w. M. Anderson, owner of the Te-
koa Telephone exchange, this week
purchased the telephone exchange
and property of the Garfield company.
Five thousand crates of onions ar
rived in Seattle Monday from New
Zealand. The onions will be used for
distribution in the United States anG
Canada.
Representative Dill, on account o.
the call for the special session chang
ed his mind about going south witt
the Indian committee, and returned
to Spokane to remain in his district
until April 10.
The jury at Colville in the case
against w. H. Martin, charged with
murder in the first degree in the
Staying of Victor A. Day at the wooC
camp of Martin, January Z, last, re
turned verdict of not guilty because
of insanity.
Governor Lister Saturday signed q
bills, among the important measure:
approved being the bank depositors
guarantee act and the banking code
The Banking core goes into effect i'm
mediately for it carried an emergenc,
clouse, while the guarantee act will
become effective June TO- The bill
Eliminating second choice voting ant
that changing the name of the insti
tuition for feeble minded at Medica
Lake to state custodial school, were
also approved.
f. j. Ducky, convicted of partici
patton in the robbery of the Citizens
bank of Renton, October 10 last, whe1
$1,000 was taken, was sentenced Sat
urday to seven to 20 years in thu
state prison. Ducky was one of thu
five men who broke jail March 4. HI
returned the next day.
The Adams county commissioner
have awarded contract for the con
struction of five and one-half miles
of permanent highway for $4,000
This fills the gap south of Ralston
When the work is completed it will
connect Ritzville, Washtucna ant
Lind with gravel and hard surfac,
road.
The 18th Washington Legislature
came to a close at 4 So o'clock Fri
day morning after the two houses
had been deadlocked for nearly sever
hours on question of granting $4,000
relief appropriation to Mrs. Julia OF
son, widow of the murdered chair
man of the industrial insurance com
mission She gets the money.
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