White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-06-01
WASHINGTON ITEMS

lands as the supreme court so holds.
A new theater is to be erected at
Wenatchee 1t will be called the Col
umbia and will be constructed at a
cost Of $4,000.
The Rev. w. S. Turner, known to
Methodists throughout the Inland EN-
pire as Father Turner, celebrated his
91st birthday at Spokane this week.
A home guard company is being or
ganized at White Bluffs. The guard,
in connection with the commercial
club, has arranged for flag raising
on July 4.
A petition is being circulated in
Grant county asking that Judge Hill
call a grand jury for the purpose or
Investigating the records of county Of
ficials and more especially two OF the
county commissioners.
Work is under way on one new
warehouse for Grandivew, the con-
tract yet for second, and it is ex-
pected that work will begin soon on
a third. It is estimated that the fruit
crop alone will exceed 1000 cars.
Eighteen or more linemen and
groundmen employed by the Spo-
kane & Inland Empire Railway COM
pany went out on strike at Spokane
Saturday following the failure OF ne
gotiations, pending for 10 days for
higher wages and shorter hours.
Assurances given by the war de-
partment to Senator Jones indicate
that early in September 10000 troops
will be in cantonment on the Rmeri-
can lake plain. This is number
10, 900 in excess of the strength of the
regular army at the time of the Span
ish-American war.
A message was sent by Lieutenant
Governor Hart to Provost Marshal
General Crowder at Washington, re-
porting that Washington state is
ready for the enrolling of the youths
of military age on June 5. He re-
ports all boards organized and fur
nished with all supplies.
Although many stockmen and bust
ness men expressed enthusiasm at
the advent of Armour & Co., success
sors Of Stanton Company, into the
packing business in Spokane, some
said they were inclined to wait and
see what the Armour policy would be-
Upon that depends, they said, wheth
err the change will benefit stockmen
With the shearing season practic.
ally over and two-thirds of the clip
sold and shipped, estimates show
that Yakima valley sheepmen will
get returns this season running close
to $1,0O0,00O. The total of wool is
placed at 2,226,OOO pounds and the
average price at AZ cents pound,
bring the value to $934,920. About
1,476,000 pounds have gone to market
at prices ranging from 35 to So
cents a pound.
| The annual school meet was held
at Waterville Friday. In defamation
Hazel Deatley Of Waterville won first
| pldCc, II CllCe llOSS VI oCS
ond and Valentine Ayers of Withrow
third; in cooking Anne Brandt O.
Withrow, first; Gladys Weir Of Wat
erville, second, and Anna Norman
Of Mansfield, third; in spelling, Kath
crime Ellis of Waterville, first; Jesse
Faris of Orondo, second, and Gladys
Bonwell Of Withrow, third
/
The Cowiche extension of thu
Northern Pacific will be built &C
cording to the original schedule, will
slight changes in the terminals a
Tieton, according to an agreemen
reached between Tieton settlers ant
Judge George T. Reid, assistant t.
the president Of the road, on condi
ton that the Tieton people make VI
the difference in the price to be pait
for the remaining right of way ant
what the company is willing to allow
That the farm labor situation il
greatly relieved, due in part to schoo
vacation, and perhaps to the fac
that many young men of military ag'
are taking to the farm in the hop,
of escaping other military duty, II
the announcement made by State La
Dor Commissioner Younger as the re
suit Of the first series of reports sen
In by his field deputies. The loggint
and mill districts are short of men
however.
The United Commercial Travellers
| Nf Mo shin orr D,;t
Columbia, closing their 1917 conven
| ton at Everett Saturday, selected Ia
coma for next years convention, the
date to be named by the Tacoma
council, and elected officers as fol
lows: Grand counselor, w. P. Bark
err. Tacoma; Junior grand counselor
A. R. Mcfarland, Vancouver, Vancou
yer, B. c.; grand past counselor, c.
F. Gardiner, Victoria, B. c.; grand
secretary, Henry A. Thompson, Ia
coma.
Recent Deaths.
Walla Walla.-Catherin Barbara
Hoffman, age 81.
Winona.-Henry Ochs, Sr. Interment
was at Endicott Monday.
Newport, Wash.-Mrs. A. l.. Ries,
one Of the earliest residents of New
port.
Eugene B. Hyde, prominent figure
in the early days of Spokane and one
of the city's first pioneers, age 6S,
at Los Angeles The body was taken