The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-01-09

+ Mrs. Emeline Agnes Sweeney, mil
lionaire mine owner, died at the home
of her son. Frank Sweeney, in Spo-
kane.
Seattle cats have begun wearing IL
cense tags to conform with a city or
dinance passed recently. Licenses are
sold at 81 apiece
Hiram c. Gill. former mayor of Sc
attic. is at his home in Rainier valley
seriously i'll with influenza and indica.
tions of pneumonia.
f. !. Chamberlain, said to be general
secretary of the Seattle Industrial
Workers of the World, is held in jail
At Seattle for investigation.
Seattle's annual rainfall is becom-
ing less. according to a statement by
George n. Salisbury. director of the
United States Weather Bureau
The first county farm bureau to be
organized in Washington under the
new national farm bureau system was
organized at Vancouver. Clarke coun-
ty.
Influenza caused 571 deaths in Seat
tie during the first II months of 1918.
according to the annual report of DR..
]. S. Mcbride. city health commits
sioner
The fishermen of Wahkiakum coun-
ty held a meeting last week and form
ed a fishing bureau as department
of the Wahkiakum County Develop
ment league.
At the rate that the soldiers in the
spruce division at Vancouver are be-
ing mustered out practically all of
them will be gone within six weeks
or two months.
On New Years night the farm home
OF Joseph L. McFarlin. living about
% miles northeast of Waterville, was
burned. The youngest child. Helen,
was burned to death.
A publicity program, contemplating
the expenditure of $4,000 during the
present year, was approved at a meet
ing of the National Parks Highway
association at Spokane.
Death has claimed one Of Cowlitz
county's oldest and most honored citi-
Gems in the person of Judge Christie
pher Kalahan, a resident Of the county
since 1867. He WAS "A years old.
Rev. A. R. Odds. pioneer minister
of the northwest and for several years
superintendent OF the Walla Walla
county farm, died at Walla Walla after
a lingering illness. He was aged IS.
Failing to get permission to flaunt
a red flag at funeral in Spokane,
I. W. w. adorned the neck of the de-
ceased with a red necktie and red
carnations predominated in the floral
offerings.
Charles Benedict. . rancher living
up the Skookumchuck river from Te-
nino, was instantly killed when his
automobile was struck by a Great
Northern train at the Blumauer cross
ing, just south Of Tenino.
Most OF the sawmills of Stevens
county have closed down in order to
direct logging operations in the woods
In preparation for the coming years
business, which promises to be more
extensive than last year.
Plans have been completed for the
formal reception and ball to be given
by the Olympia chamber Of commerce
January Is, 1919, in honor OF Governor
Ernest Lister, the members Of the six
teenth state legislature and the state
officers.
A new 1O0-foot span steel bridge is
to be built by Lewis county at Vader,
In conjunction with the city council
OF that place, across OleQua creek. An
old wooden bridge across the stream
collapsed a week ago under the weight
of heavy truck
The annual report of the federal
farm loan board filed with congress,
shows q tremendous volume of bust
ness done by the Spokane Farm Loan
Bank, from the time Of the organiza-
ton OF the farm loan system. until
November 80. 1918.
An attempt to break Jail at Yakima
was frustrated when Jailer w. w. Will
liams discovered the bars OF the mems
main cell nearly sawed across. A
search OF the quarters. including a
prying into every corner and bunk,
revealed several saws.
Mabton 10 held in the grip Of the
influenza epidemic. Several hundred
cases are reported in the immediate
vicinity. The town is under quaran-
tine. No public gatherings are per-
mitted and only one customer is al
lowed in a place of business At q time.
Working in conjunction with J. R.
Shinn, county agriSulturist, the Ex-
change National bank of Spokane an
nounced It's plans TO purchase 100 high
class yearling heitsrs or weaned
calves for distribution among boys and
girls of Spokane county through dairy
clubs, which are ~ be feature OF
the county agents activities during
1919. The bank has financed pig
clubs in the same way for several
years and the dairy club plan will be