Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-10-21

The city OF Elma has adopted for
1921 budget calling for 1914.
teachers institute will be held In
Wala Walla, October ~, 2S and 20.
Dr. Frank Davis Of Iielso has been
appointed health officer of Cowltz
county
John and james Ray, twins, cele.
brated their seventny-fifth birthday at
Sumner last Sunday.
The ColfaX Methodist Episcopal
church was destroyed by fire, causing
loss of about $4,000.
The proprietors of noodle and chop
suey restaurants at Spokane have
raised prices from to IS cents.
Federal prohibition officers an.
nounce that houses and structures In
which are Illicit stills will be burned
to the ground.
The Thirteenth field artillery form.
crly at Camp Lewis has gone to San
Francisco under orders to sal! for the
Hawaiian Islands.
A campaign has been begun at Ia
coma to create St. Lukes cathedral
and make 1t the seat of the Episcopal
diocese of Olympia.
The whaling season has foficially
ended according to report from the
Bay City whaling station, with a catch
for the season of 1877.
Crist Edsen, Il chaser at the Imam
Poulsen camp, west of Kelso, was in
stantly killed Saturday afternoon when
he was struck by log.
City Engineer Avery of Chehalis es-
Inmates that the cost Of trunk line
to drain the south and east parts Of
the city would cost 5000.
The registration of Seattle is 1870, 23o
voters. This is the greatest registra-
tion in the history of the city and In
dcates a population of 100000.
The Centralia commissioners have
passed an ordinance providing for the
sale Of delinquent certificates on I'M
paid local improvement assessments.
Investigations of the alleged use Of
an unduly large amount of money in
the primary election in Stevens coun'
ty is being made by federal officials.
The Northern Pacific railroad will
bring the heads Of its reorgani2ed i'm
migration department to Yakima val
ley to study irrigation at close range.
The Smith Reynolds post Of the
American legion at Vancouver will
soon start the erection of an $4,000
structure. which will serve as a com
munity center.
Captain H. w. North, Everett, has
been appointed superintendent of the
soldiers home at Orting. to succeed
Judge C. A. Austin, who resigned sew
eral months ago.
Governor Hart has authorized a ro.
ward of $1,000 by the state for the cap.
ture and conviction Of the unidenti-
fled murderer of Henry Gregg at
Othelo, Adams county.
Governor Hart has issued reQuisi-
ton papers on the governor of New
York for the extradition Of Betty
Brainerd, charged with kidnapping
Bobby Stage at Tacoma.
In an opinion by the supreme court it
Is held that when an attempt is made
to recall two or more officials jointly
separate petitions for the recall Of
each must be circulated.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. n Town Of Cash
mere narrowly escaped death by chlor-
Inc gas asphyxiation when an un-
known prowler projected quantity Of
the poison into their home.
Federal Judge Neterer has ruled
that Il vessel carrying contraband
liquor into American waters from Can.
ada must be proceeded against under
the national prohibition act.
The lowland potato crop of Grays
Harbor county has been practically
ruined, according to late reports, by
recent heavy rains, and the upland
crop is in a precarious condition.
Night classes in business courses for
the business mon of Pullman and their
clerks will be conducted by the de.
partment of economies, science and
history of the state college at Pull
man.
Eight potatoes weighing total Of
ten pounds, were taken from one hill
on his plot of an acre and n half in
HoQuiam by Peter Alice. He got 400
sacks OF good potatoes in all from the
small planting
Plans are being made for the obser-
vance of national apple day, october
80, and the following week IS ample
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