Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-19


corporation for damage q. the aiaount
Of ssp0o.0OO have been tisd al Seattle
by the Sloan shipsard, a,rporaton OF
Olympia breach az ~,ulract Is al
legged.
Several thousand dollars worth OF
contraband wine. brandy whisky and
mash we're seized by Sheriff McManus
and bis deputies al the ranch Of John
J Resick. fur miles south Of wenai
chez
Governor Louis = Hart has announc
90 ths reappoinlmeut Of wiulock "
Miller and William y. Perkins. both
of Seattle, as members Of tho board OF
regents Of the University of Wash
lngtou
Thomas iIarries. 90 years old. post
msster al Renton. has been decorated
and knishred by The king of Italy for
yaliaat work during the war accord
ing TO a communication received bj
Mrs Harries
"A an auction sale Of stock. held al
,he farm Of !. A. siahl on Fords
Prairie. two ana one half miles ives,
Of Centralia- 10 grade llolstein COWS
brought an average Of siSG. The high
COW sold FOR 1855.
Harry Smith. an eI.oonyict who has
served In several peniientiarles, In
GLIDING Salem, Or. from which insti.
tuition he was paroled on the provision
that he remain out OF the state OF
Oregon. attempted suicide twice IN
the King county Jail where he IS hello
In connection with several Seattle
buTglarles.
John W. l. asf s nt OF tha
walla Walla ca- sat uh has an,
nounced his iucn.oa Of erecting 100
bungalows in the CO IN palk school
district to HELM solve the housing
problem in Walla Walia.
Tho county commissioners Of Ferry
county have taken steps to bond the
county for 100000 to take up out
standing warrants without calling for
a vote Of the people. As a result tax
payers have filed an injunction suit
A diamond ring taken from Mrs. Jos.
eph Dauz by two holdup men at Seattle
has been found In the mud In the street
near the scene OF the robbery. II is
valued at $4,000 and was one OF tht
famous collection of Senator Tabor o,
Colorado
The annual meeting Of the Clarke
County Teachers institute was held
at Vancouver with about $50 members
from all parts of the county in at.
tendance. The Clarke County Teach
ers' league was perfected AT the closing
session Of the institute.
=. II. Jacobs, carpenter, died In
the Seattle hospital from burns re.
ceiyed in the explosion Saturday noon
Of a mud drum In the steam plant OF
the Puget Sound Traction. Light \
Power company. His death increased
10 five the number of lives lost in the
accident
Exceptions on behalf of Seattle and
Tacoma intervenors to the proposed
report of Chief Examiner Henry Thur.
tell In the Portland rate case have been
forwarded to the interstate commerce
commission with the request that oral
argument be granted before the full
commission.
With plenty of cement this year.
road contractors of Grays Harbor coun-
ty are looking forward to very sue
cessful season of road building. Work
on the Aberdeen Montesano road and
the Satsop- Elma Brady road is expect
ed TO be resumed by April /. Paving
work on both these roads was stopped
last year by cement shortage.
Announcement Of the appointment
OF three new members on the state
board of dental examiners was made
by Governor Hart. ~ A. Winningham
of Seattle succeeds Rodney l.. II.
Barne of Seattle, II. d. keenan, of Spo-
kane succeeds Frank b. Lynott of Spo-
kane. and j, +. Hoska of Tacoma is
named in place of Randall S. Williams
of Tacoma.
Parish priests of the Catholic diocese
of Spokane have been granted an in
crease of 500 a year in salary, ac-
cording to Bishop Skinner, making
5000, with housing and living expenses.
which are provided by parishioners.
The increase affects about 90 priests
in the Spokane diocese. The salary
Of assistant priests has been increased
from 5000 to $500 a year, in addition to 4
housing and living expenses.
A meeting of beekeepers Of Stevens
county is being considered for April /
and County Horticultural Hank Plum
has gathered the names of 40 who are
actively fostering the honey industry |