The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-01-30
BOYS COME BACK FROM FRANCE
TO STATE; OTHER STATE NEWS

With flags flying. whistles footing.
horns blowing. with tens OF thousands
of women and children shouting their
greeting and clapping their hands. and
with tears of joy, Seattle Thursday
gave glorious and memorable well
come to the Three hundred and Forty
sixth field artillery of the United
States army and formerly part OF the
Ninety-first division, the first unit to
return to the city from the battlefield
Of France.
When the last $4,000 acres con-
demned by Pierce county for govern.
ment use is turned over to Secretary
of War Baker there will be concluded
the largest condemnation suit In the
history of the United States courts.
The suit involved the expenditure OF
81, OOO, 900 for land and court proceed
ings and about 5000 persons were in-
terested in the lands, divided into
about 22OO separate plots. A total OF
81 900 acres was condemned.
Ezra Meeker, one of the first trav-
elers over the Old Oregon Trail. has
given title to many of his personal ef-
fects and private papers to the Wash
ington State Historical Society, with
the proviso that they shall not be
opened until 1852, 100 years after his
arrival in Tacoma. The old prairie
schooner which carried him and his
belongings from the east has been
given to the Historical Society for a
place in the Ferry Museum in Tacoma.
as we'll as his oxen, Dave and Dandy,
which he drove back east hitched to
the old schooner in 1916. The animals
were mounted when they died.
A judgment has been entered in the
superior court for Klickitat county in
which the real property of Marius
Olson, a native of Norway, 10 acre
tract in the Spring Creek section. 10
escheated to the state Of Washington
for the benefit of the common school
fund. The action was brought under
the provision of the constitution that
an alien cannot hold title to land in
the state of Washington after Olson
had surrendered his first papers and
renowned his intention to become a
citizen Of the United States in order
to evade military service when called
for duty by the local draft board for
Klickitat county.
Most of the Puget Sound section
was whipped last week by what wealth
er bureau officials said was one of
the heaviest storms that has swept
this part Of the state in years. Not
since 1906 has there been such .
heavy rainfall in q like period-more
40 hours Of continuous rain. Rails
and wires from Sound points to tho
outside world were crippled by the
storm. The Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific service between Se-
attic and Tacoma was suspended on
account Of floods near Tacoma. North
bound trains were blocked by slides
between Csntralia and Tacoma.
Henry M. White, United States COM
missioner, will act as special medi-
ator in attempting an immediate ad.
justment Of the Seattle, Tacoma and
Aberdeen shipyard strike, affecting
$4,000 workers. This announcement
by Commissioner White was the first
official statement that the federal de-
partment Of labor has taken hand In
the Northwestern ship strike. In his
efforts to conciliats the wage contro.
versy. Commissioner White probably
will be assisted by Henry Mcbride.
chief of the industrial relations divi.
sion Of the United States shipping
board In Seattle, and other govern.
msnt Representatives in this district