The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-02-28

F. tine 6OOfN $500
portant part stockmen will take In
helping to win the war by increasing
production to offset the ravages OF the
battle fronts, were the dominant notes
sounded at the three days conference
of the Northwest Livestock Growers
in Spokane, which was attended py
several hundred stockmen.
The state of Washington is prepar-
ing to cooperate with the food admin
istration to the fullest extent, says w.
H. Cochran, chairman of the state
board of control. Mr.. Cochran, who
is preparing to ask bids for six months
supply of flour for the state institu-
tions, estimates that the institutions
use about $3.50 barrels of flour norm
ally, and he hopes to save 25 per cent
the coming year, or at least 500 bar
rels, by the use of substitutes.
Judge Wright of the Thurston coun-
ty superior court, who sustained the
original prohibition law that was later
upheld by the state supreme court,
has ruled on two points of law that are
of interest to all sections of the state.
He holds that where a druggists per
nit is late, the shipment not having
been delivered within the 30-day limit,
the permit is void. He also holds
that unless the liquor is marked
strictly according to law it can be
seized.
The contract for the erection of a
big concrete grain elevator was signed
at Walla Walla between the Farmers
Grain agency and the Walla Walla
Warehouse and Elevator company and
the contracting firm of Alloway &
George of Spokane. The elevator,
which will be erected jointly by the
two organizations, will cost about $780,
600 and will have a capacity of 1O0,-
600 bushels. This makes the second
bulk elevator to go up in Walla Walla.
The first one, with capacity OF 20O,'
600 bushels, was built by the Dement,
Brothers company.
The president recently renominated
and the senate confirmed a number OF
postmasters in Washington, whose
terms expired during the past fall and
winter. Those reappointed in Wash
ington are: Thomas ]. Quirt, Blaine;
Henry A. Knapp, Camas; Archie Man
son, Cashmere; Joseph O'Neill, Castle
Rock; c. G. Thomas, Gle Elum; c. NJ
Durland, Colvnle; A. ]. Peters, Deer
Park; S. ]. Mothershead, Edmunds
P. F. Billingsley, Ephrata; Willard E
Overholt, Pennington; Ann (. Sykes
Grandview; Martha E. Sprague, IL
waco; Edwin Schauble, Kalama; JET
ferson P. Buford, Kelso; Charles E
Guiberson, Kent; Guy A. Hamilton
Leavenworth; Maury c. Hayden, Lind ;
G. R. Paterson, Maiden; Nellie B
Burke, Mansfield; Theodore Hall
Medical Lake; Benjamin l.. Smith
Okanogan; John d. Medill, Yakima
Paul L. Paulsen, Addy; Thomas R
Arnold, Cathlamet; Carl j. Gunder
son, East Stanwood Charles A. Der.
gin, Wilkeson; James OFarrell, Jr.
Orting; Roscoe A Belvail, Palouse
R. B. Smith, Prescott; John F. May
Republic; Dana Child, Spokane; Rob
ert T. Johnson, Sumas; Jacob P
Pyles, Sumner; George p. Wall, Win
lock.
Henry Leisner 10 years old, sob of
Frank Leisner, formerly a prominent
-ancher and business man of Oakville,
vas found dead in his cabin half mile
east of Oakville, due to a self-inflicted
rifle wound. He left a note stating
that he was tired of living.
Although the Kelso public schools
and high school are rated high by the
educational authorities of the state,
| the per student cost of operation of
the Kelso school system was the low
est last year of any school of its size
| in the state, and was much lower than
any other school in Cowlitz county.
Two hundred delegates attended the
older boys conference which was held
at Aberdeen.
Burl Parsons was killed at Cen
tralia, when he was struck by Great
| Northern passenger train.
Asa Mercer, an employee of the Cath
lamet Timber company, was killed in
the company's camp near Cathlamet.
The cornerstone of Yakima county's
second beet sugar factory was laid
with appropriate ceremonies at Top
penish.
The Aberdeen Elks' lodge has sold
$4,000 worth of thrift stamps and war
certificates among it's members so far
this month.
Three shifts are being worked in the
G. NJ. Standifer Construction corpor-
atoms wooden shipyard at Vancouver,
beginning Monday.
The annual convention of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America for
the department of Washington and
Oregon was held at Tacoma.
Efforts to settle the vexatious prob
lem of controlling the flood waters of
the Puyallup river will be worked out
by a committee of seven men.
Concrete ships will be built in Ia
coma by the American Concrete Pipe
G. Shipbuilding company, articles of
which have been filed at Olympia.
Fire broke out in the basement of
the Centralia high school building, and
before the blaze was extinguished
loss of about $4,000 had been sustained.
The new $4,000 clubhouse built by