Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-03
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FOR OUR BUSY READERS
Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
The Puget Sound State

poultry ranch near PrOssGr, 5000
baby chicks are to be delivered to
Spokane firm in April and May OF
next spring.
Approximately $4,000 has been OBJ
tanned by the reclamation and land
settlement committee Of the Spokane
chamber OF commerce in aid of pre-
liminary plans for the Columbia basin
irrigation project.
Deposits in the two Sprague banks
on November IS were the lowest since
| 1915. The call on that date shows de
posits of $57S,269. A year ago they
were $929.194. The large shrinkage
is held due to farmers holding their
| wheat,
The new steel bridge over the Cow
lit2 river at Toledo has been completed
and accepted by the state engineers.
| 1t has taken the Monsoon Construction
company nearly two years to construct
the bridge, which is 500 feet long and
placed on four concrete piers.
Two rabbit drives are being planned
in the north part of Franklin county
for the early part of next month. The
first drive will take place at Mesa,
near the Allen schoolhouse, on Satur-
day, December A, and the second near
The Muir school, east of Haniord.
Charged with unlawful possession of
liquor in violation of the state bone
dry" statute, C. w. Scott, a special dep
uty sheriff in five different counties
and assigned by several prosecuting
attorneys to uncover liquor law vlo-
lations, is held in the King county Jail.
Fifteen hundred Christmas packages
which went astray in northwest cities
during last December and January,
and which postoffice clerks were I'M
asle to deliver or return to senders
will he placed on sale at auction by
the Seattle postmaster between Deem
Der l and 10.
"A ltpOIl ny E'IBtl NiSOl "a IL
Sylvester OF the Wenatchee forest
shows that the loss incurred by forest
fires amounts to 100000. The cost
Of about a dozen forest fires started
by the carelessness Of sheep horders
or ranChers was assessed against those
who were responsible.
Many appeals have been received by
w. c. Carpenter of Spokane, federal
employment director of Washington,
urging that a movement be started re-
Questing married women who do not
need to work for a living to give up
their positions in favor of unemployed
men and women with dependents.
Ernest W. Virgins of Portland Or,
was elected governor of the Pacific
northwest district of Kiwanis clubs
at the final session of the annual con-
venton at Tacoma. Charles A. Oman Of
Tacoma was unanimously elected
treasurer; b. G. Hansuld of Vancou-
yer, B. c., first vice-governor, and
Charles f. Riddell of Seattle second
vice governor.
Plans for next seasons activities at
the Tacoma speedway contemplate two
distinct automobile racing events, the
first and most important on July 4
with secondary race later in the year.
At the present time the speedway is
being bonded for $15O,0OO to clear up
the Indebtedness caused by the de-
struction Of the grandstand by fire
last year, and to make a number of
improvements 10 the track.
Yakima reservation farmers must
pay 100000 between now and the first
Of the year to meet government
charges, bills for which were mailed
last week. Payment of $l.40 an acre
on $4,000 acres is required for extra
water furnished above the free allow
anCe given by the government under
its contract with Indian owners, The
payments also will include IS an acre
on about 10000 acres, as an initial
payment on government construction
charges.
Ed l.. Terry Seattle city treasurer,
announced Saturday that on December
"a disbursements in the municipal
street railway department of Seattle
will go on a warrant basis. deficit
of 100000 exists in that department,
according to the city treasurer. Coun-
Gilman Thomson, chairman of the pub
| lie utilities committee, declared that
the council probably will increase the
car fares to s 1.3 cents rather than re.
uuire employees to accept warrants for
thor pay. The present fare is 6 IA
cents.