Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-08-26
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
The Puget Sound State

A housebullding campaign IL to be
undertaken In MontGsano within L few
weeks.
The U. s. army now has n recruiting
station in Chehalis in addition to the
navy recruiting office.
Building modern home today 10
quite different proposition than dur
ing the preSwar days, according to an
investigation Just completed by the
West Coast Lumbermens association,
which shows that It now costs LAG per
cent more to build five room bunga.
low than in 1913.
Designation OF January l6 a5 ten
perance day" with observance in the
schools Of the state, will be asked Of
the next state legislature by the state
Woman's Christian Temperance union
it was announced by Mrs. Jackson
Sllbnugh, executive director of the
state organization.
The low stage Of water in the Ka.
lama river has created shortage Of
electric current for power and lights
In Kelso, Kalama and other communi-
ties served from that plant. The water
is the lowest ever reported for the
stream. Mills and other industries
have been forced to shut down.
Three persons are dead as the re-
suit Of car on the logging road OF
the Walville Lumber company jumping
the track and falling from a trestle.
distance OF 50 feet. The dead are
Thomas w. Thornbury, aged II, woods
superintendent for the mill company;
Joseph Sienko, aged 80, brakeman;
Joseph Colley.
The root Of tooth six inches in
length and eight inches In width,
found on the south bank of Lake
Quinault by Lawrence Green Of Aber
deem, has been pronounced by ex-
Derts of the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington, d. c., to BIO back molar
of a mastodon and as far as can be
learned, is the only one so far found
in the Olympics.
Mines on the Jones Brothers and
Campion properties in the Cedar Noun
tain district near Seattle, where opera
lions were suspended several years
ago, have been purchased by the Pa
cfic Coast Coal company and will be
Immediately reopened and developed.
it was announced. The miners are
expected to develop a daily capacity
of from 1900 to 1900 tons.
Farmers OF Grant and Douglas coun-
ties are awaiting word from Charles
NJ. Hatfield at Los Angeles as to
whether he will return this month and
endeavor to produce rain. 1--WE have
offered Hatfield $4,000 If he produces
two inches more than the normal rain.
fall during September and October"
said H, N. Gardner of the First Nation
al bank of Ephrata, chairman OF the
Ephrata committee.
The 10th annual convention Of the
Washington State association Of Elks
closed at Vancouver Saturday. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Clement Scott; first vice-presi-
dent, Paul Wells OF Bellingham;
second vice-president, Alexander S.
Fulton; third vice-president Merton
Gottfeld of Olympia; treasurer, John
P. Rogers OF Chehalis, and secretary,
s. s. Anderson OF Tacoma.
Lumbermen OF the northwest face
certain loss OF markets and mill work
ers long period of unemployment II
railroad freight rate advances effect
i've August 20 are not later modified
to restore competitive conditions exist
ing between the different lumber pro.
ducing sections at the present time,
according to a statement Issued by
Robert b. Allen, secretary manager
of the West Coast Lumbermens asso.
citation.
Eight Walla Walla county school
boys will receive watch fobs from the
Hampshire Swine record association
at Peoria. ILL.,, because OF being own.
ers OF purebred Hampshire hogs. The
boys are members Of the boys pig
clubs maintained In the schools OF
the county under the supervision of
Frank Shannon, county club leader.
The boys eligible to receive the fobs
are Berl w. Kelley, Dixie; Francis
Cooke, Fay Hart. Raymond Shelton,
Joe Mcfarland, all Of Walla Walla;
Wilbur Walters Jack Stephens and
Leo Vogel. all Of Alfalfa.