The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-26
Northwest News

Northwest NelOs
GOIpENDALE: Bids have been called
| for by the Klickitat county commissioners
for the construction of steel bridge Win
q 15O-foot span acros the Big hnckitat
river on the highway between here ana the
| town of GlenwOod, near the base OF Mount
| Adams. The bridge will be erected at the
end of the newly constructed grade In Bic
Klickitat canyon.
SEATTLE: Building permits for April
show the gathering impetus for construc-
ton due to lowering costs and pressing oe'
mands.
The total permits call for an expenditure
| of $1,439,000 as compared with $l,lo5,ooV
The April total was substantially over
half that of the three months previous, IN
which the aggregate amounted to @2'iSo'ooo'
SEATTLE: Making a smart voyage from
| Auckland, the schooner Edward H. west
sailed into Seattle harbOr and moored to
one of the harbor buoys without the assist
mi The feat Of the sailing ship, which has
| been seldom duplicated in recent years,
created considerable comment along the
cality sought vantage points from which TO
watch the progress of the trim vessel with
her spread Of sails.
sPOKANE: Sixty five accidents in the
printing industry in this state in 1920
caused employees to lose Pts days OF 'm ns;
their lives, and the total draft on the print.
commission was $l5,6s4.65;
GOLDENDALE: Under the poll tax law
1900 people are required to pay in kickitat
| county.
OLYMPIA: James J. Cameron, assistant
director of efficiency, has been named tenn
porary superintendent, Of the state reform.
atory at Monroe BY snssgs' viii d1Tes sue
coed Cleon b. Roe, who retires June l.
PORTLAND, Ore; For the first time in
bishop presided at a session OF the college
of bishops, meeting here in semi-annual con-
vention.
first negro to be elevated to the episcopacy
in the church. was accorded this honor.
HooU1AM, wash: William Hyndman,
University of Washington football player in
1919 and 1920 will aid Coach John A. Eikle,
man with the Hoquiam high school squad
in addition to his work with the football
team.
OLYMPIA: Following sheafs Of COM
plants at the slowness with which the state
is paying veterans bonuses, Acting Governor
W. j. Coyle. when asked about the matter
U
Of the compensation bureau in the state
auditors office and believed that payments
were being made as rapidly as possible with
.'if the force were doubled or trebled,'
he added, 1.-THE payments would proceed pro-
portionately:. That is a detail entirely In
charge of the state auditor and / under
stand that he is employing as many persons
as his budget will permit.
HOQUIAM: The steamer Colin H. Living
q.
| Gently allocated to the North Atlantic q
Western Steamship company, docked at the
stS1 % hs mse to ,aas On for halt he OF e..
Bay City mill, Aberdeen. This is the Arst
ship of any size to make i' port In the last few few
| coma Monday at the National mill to carry
away 100000 feet of lumber for the east
| coast
ELLENSBURG: Commencement exercises
at the Ellensburg high school will be held
| June 10 and by unanimous vote OF the senior
| for the occasion, as has been the annual
gram, inclusive Of the presentation Of the
sentation of diplomas by H.. B. Doolittle,
city superintendent. will be given by honor
members Of the graduating class.
YAKIMA: George F.. Steam. for the past
| six years manager of the Hotel Commercial,
| this city's leading hostelry, has taken com.
plete possession of the business and Of o
with the hotel. Steam paid 100000 for
Julius T. Harrahs share in the Hotel Com.
| mercial company, which has long lease on
the building from J. J. Miller.
OLYMPIA: A campaign to raise $25, 900
to build an American Legion hall here has
been commenced by the Olympia Rotary
club. Four thousand dollars was raised the
first day by the 10 teams in the field.
month of Aberdeen realty have involved
| seven business buildings, with a total con-
sideration of approximately $4,000. Prac.
| tically all have been made by merchants to
assure desirable business quarters.
IDAHO FALLS. Idaho: A violent hail
storm recently smashed in window. all over
| OIL the lamp posts ON eight or ten business
| streets; smashed in automobile tops, and Is
estimated TO have done thousands OF dollars
| damage. In about 10 minutes time over an
inch Of hail fell, driven by violent gusts OF
wind. Some of the stones were as large a.
| hens eggs.
SEATTLE: Strict enforcement of the
state law against unauthorized signboards
along county roads will be carried out ac
| cOrding to announcement by the county
The Western Washington Automobile club
had protested against the plastered.up con-
dition of county rights-Ofway. 1t was
pointed out that section 270S OF Remington
Ballinger Code provides a fine Of $50 and
20 days Imprisonment for the posting Of
| bills within so feet of highways without
| specific permit from the county commission.
ers.