Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-04-15
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
important Occurrences of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.


The Ridgefleld school district Is to
build a $4,000 school building at once.
A total Of $4,000 head of sheep were
assessed for taxation in Benton county
this year,
DEPOSITS in Prosser's two banks have
mounted to sl,5OO.ooO and are steadily
increasing
Governor Hart issued a proclamation
designating Friday, April l6. as Arbor
and Bird day
The Kalama Building corporation is
now organized and Will build several
houses a month.
The Benton county Sunday school
convention held a three session meet
ing at Kennewick
Grays Harbor county will have Is
delegates at the international mining
cVsgress at Seattle.
The freight car shortage in the Pa
cifie northwest ls seriously threaten
ing the lumber industry
The Brewer herd OF Jerseys has been
sold at public auction at satsop. 1t
brought about $4,000.
The Royal Prunarians Of Vancouver
are planning their second annual cele-
bration next September.
The old shingle mill at McCleary has
been sold and it ia now being dismantl-
ed and shipped TO Portland.
Three concrete paving contracts. to-
falling s379,25l, have been awarded by
the state highway commission.
About 10 accredited delegates attend
ed the state sessions of the Daughters
of the Revolution at Walla walla.
Owing to the high price of potatoes,
Spokane restaurants have eliminated
their service free with other orders.
The snohomish County Dairymen's
association has voted a s95O,0OO bond
issue to buy two condenseries at Ever
EFT.
Eighteen farm bureaus viii be or
ganized in Walla Walla county this
year, 10 this spring and eight in the
fall.
The state highway board will receive
bids and let contracts on April 26 on
approximately s45O,OOO worth of road
work.
The Winlock city council has adopt
ed resolutions providing for approx
mately five miles of new cement side.
walks.
The date has finally been fixed for
the wenatchee valleys great blossom
festival, 1t will be held on Friday,
May Z.
Patrick Mcsneaney aged rs, wide
ly known pioneer of the Spokane coun-
try, died of pneumonia at Spokane
hospital.
Wheat growers of Washington and
Idaho met at Spokane April u to dis.
cuss continuation of the government
price guarantee.
Maple trees will Re planted along the
route of the North Bank highway
through Camas by the Relief and Civic
Improvement club.
The state land commission is plan.
ming to acquire five-acre tracts of state
lands in various parts of the state for
auto camping parks.
The new scale demanded by the un-
ion bakers of Spokane calls for sA2 a
week for foremen. s3S for bench hands
and SIS for helpers
Warning to automobile tourists to
bring no liquors across the Canadian
line have been issued by the federal
prohibition officials.
William Roloff, a farmer near Raj
ston. lost two fine cows worth 500
each. He gave them turpentine, which
he thought was linseed oil.
A campaign has been started at Val
Ia waila TO raise $4,000 for the fur.
nishilg Of new clubrooms Tor the local
post Of the American Legion
Mayor Crook of Elma, who has been
making a determined fight against
bootleggers. has found on his table a
typewritten warning to go easy"
A mass meeting of the Citizens club
and interested citizens OF Chehalis has
been called for May to consider the
urgent ueed Of municipal auditorium.
/ The recent cold snap in the Walla
walla valley was followed by a Chi
nook which has caused aR the streams
to rise. A heavy loss Of lambs IS feared.
/ woodsmen in Grays Harbor county
say that the 1920 output Of cascara
bark viii be very small and that in two
years the supply viii be altogether ex-
hausted
A large new acreage Of various kinds
Of berries is being planted in the Che
halls district for the cannery at Che
halls of the Lewis County Canning as
sociation.
Three hundred trainmen employed
in the Seattle, Tacoma. Everett and