13 Feb 1913
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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
1
The legislature debates high costs and reforms with talks of abolishing useless commissions and consolidating higher education. A $300000 Cheney normal administration building faces the governor, while battles over judges recalls and alien land ownership spark intense partisan contention.
Mayor Heaton urges Lynden and nearby ranchers to join the Lynden Fruit Growers Association. He requests early orders for strawberry and raspberry crates, highlights non interchangeable crate forms, and invites 300 to 400 farmers to a March 1 meeting in Lynden to discuss plans and grow a regional cooperative.
Arthur McGuire plans to ask the legislature to authorize selling 250000 acres of university land and related lands to bring eastern settlers for cultivation. He favors retaining timberland while selling wheat friendly tracts under a 20 year purchase plan with county assessor valuation and sectional tract limits. Purchasers must cultivate at least 20 acres in year one.
Washington state case against Jacob Furth E W Andrews Daniel Kellaher and R V Ankeny Seattle financiers for wrecking the Schrieker bank at Laconner failed to reach a verdict after 24 hours of deliberation. Judge Ed E Hardin discharged the jurors and the case was moved from Skagit to Whatcom county on venue. Ballot indications showed seven for conviction five for acquittal amid juror illness and fatigue.
After a timber deal covering nearly all timber on the Coweeman river north bank near Kelso and Shevlin Lumber holdings, the first steps toward a logging road are taken. The route would tap the Coweeman valley and extend to headwaters of Kalama and Toutle rivers, with R H Barr of Cowlitz County Logging guiding the plan for a decade. At least 200,000,000 feet of timber are projected to be logged.
Anacortes farmer A C Jackson narrowly escaped death at midnight Friday when he drove a galloping team over a seven block railway trestle, mistaking it for a wagon bridge. After losing their shoes, the horses were uninjured. Jackson had been ordered out of town for drinking too much and took the alleged shortcut back.
After over 40 days idle due to floods and bad weather, Twohy Brothers Construction will resume the joint branch line in Montesano for the O W R N and C M St P railways. The mile long spur is costly with estimated costs surpassing 200000 dollars. Engineers probe Wynoochie valley routes toward timber regions north of Grays Harbor.
In South Bend the Northern Pacific depot safe was blasted by amateur cracksmen. A nitro glycerine charge damaged express packages valued at about 9500 containing a consignment of rings for a local jeweler. No injuries reported.
Farmers along the Touchet valley near Dayton prepare to flee to higher ground as chinook winds raise flood risk. Wagons stand ready by homes for immediate departure with 8 minutes notice. Snow in the mountains ranges from 18 inches to several feet, signaling potential worsening conditions.
Stockmen report stubble and bunch grass buried under snow forcing them to ship in hay at high cost, cutting profits. In Prescott the water supply for Portland flouring mills is frozen, closing the plant.
Bruce Rogers opened a Lyceum course with a two hour talk to a packed town hall audience. He argued voters must study socialist power and prepare to meet it, using satire to critique government reliance on trusts and current order. He spoke at Ten Mile Wiser Lake Blaine and set two lectures in Bellingham next Sunday.
The finest Washington fir ever exhibited is to be cut at Hoquiam for the Panama exposition. The tree measures 18 feet in diameter. Photos of the cutting and transport to the waterway will accompany the segment sent to the fair.
Senator Miles Poindexter introduced in the Senate a resolution demanding that Secretary MacVeagh immediately submit a complete explanation of Treasury circular No. 5. Rudolph Spreckles, a San Francisco financier and politician, warned that the order is dangerous and could trigger major financial disturbances, urging its rescission.
Bruce Rogers recounts a dramatic parable of saving victims from a violent river while an unjust man and his backers praise the act. a louder call to confront the source of misery and end mills of oppression. The piece ends with the preacher and press opposing the speaker as a strange doctrine.
County Commissioners C B Legoe and Henry Shagren detail remarks by Larry Flannagan chief deputy sheriff regarding his defense against accusations. They describe attempts to warn his brother Pat about liquor stock prior to a search and note a reporter witnessed admissions. Affidavit sworn February 8 1913 by Notary Public W A Martin.
Opinion notes that some Olympia reactionaries act as if elected to obstruct rather than legislate, framing the clash as a struggle over duties and power within state governance.
A Great Musical Treat delighted Lynden crowds at the Electric Theatre on Saturday and Sunday. The Hallowell Concert Company offered high class numbers with Oberon and William Tell overtures, Martha, and Tannhauser selections. J Lester Haberkorn impressed as bass baritone soloist, encores requested, while Mr. Smallfield is praised for bringing the ensemble to town.
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