Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-05

dorsed In a resolution adopted unani-
mously at the closing session.
Mills In western Washington are
getting less than 30 per cent OF their
required number OF cars, and railway
officials offer no hope Of relief for the
next so days, according to a statement
from headquarters OF the West Coast
Lumbermen's association at Seattle.
a jury in the federal court at Seat
tie awarded Mrs. Eta Eichelbarger
$4,000 damages against the A. l.. Barnes
show company for injuries, II was al
legged, which were sustained when
Mrs. Elchelbarger fell ten feet from
a defective seat at Toppenish, three
years ago.
Warning that more than half the
money available for eItradltion Ell
penses has been expended, Governor
Hart asked all officials to reduce de-
mands to minimum. The legisla-
ture supplied $4,000 for two years. be
ginning last April. Since that time
1920 has been spent
Ernest Houkins, aged IS. living with
HIS parents, ten miles east of Wheeler.
Grant county. was placed in the Grant
county jail on bench warrant,
charged with attempting to poison his
parents. II is alleged that young Hop
kins, an only child, put strychnlne In
water used for cooking.
Walla Walla county Is suffering from
a mild epidemic OF Influenza accord
ing to City Health Officer stiles and
County Health Officer Blalock. All
cases clearly diagnosed as influenza
will be isolated and in case the cpl
demio becomes severe rigid quaran-
tine will be established.
Representative Summers introduced
bill in the house granting a permit
TO Charles G. Huber OF Seattle to con
struct a toll bridge across the Column
bia river between Pasco and Kenne-
wick. Construction work must start
by August |, and the bridge must be
completed in three years,
Extensive plans are being made by
the Clarke county Prunarians 20 in.
troduce to delegates 10 the many con
ventions scheduled for Vancouver this
summer the Clarke county prune. John
e. Peter, John Wilkinson and George
b. Simpson are collecting tested prune
recipes, which viii be used and pub
lished.
The Selah Fruit Growers, Inc. an
organization of about $50 Selah or
chardists, took over the cold storage
plant hitherto operated by the Selah
Fruit and Cold Storage company.
which 1t has purchased. The consid-
GRAFTON Is not made public, but the
plant was valued at 100000 when
built two years ago.
r. II. vinnedge, OF North Bend, was
elected president of the West Coast
Lumbermen's association, in session at
Seattle F. b. Hubbard, of Centralia.
and Philip Buehner, OF North Bend,
Or, were elected vice presidents, and
F. r. jackson, of Clear Lake. treasurer
Robert II. Allen. of Seattle. was re-
elected eecretary-mnnager.
Victor Holt and Harvey Coffee were
arrested at Kalama by Sheriff John
Hoggatt as they were preparing to
drive onto the Kalama, Goble ferry with
two automobile loads OF whisky. The
arrested men we're driving automobiles
containing nearly 400 quarts of Scotch
and Canadian whisky, alleged to have
come from British Columbia
Sale of the timber holdings and log
ging camps and outfit of the Wilson
Brothers Lumber company near indie
pendence to the Independent Logging
company has been recorded. The prin-
clpal owners OF the new company are
said to be Krum brothers and Synnes-
vedt, known as the X. & S. Logging
company of oakville. This is one OF
the largest timber deals in months
Timber included in the sale amounts
to i50,OGO,OOO feet
The small postoffice town of Hill
hurst in Pierce county will be wiped
off the map March /. The town with
It's % inhabitants is located upon the
Camp Lewis reservation Under war
department orders the reservation
must be vacated by March /. The en-
tire town was condemned and the land
donated to the government by the
county during the war Since then
the inhabitants OF the town have been
squatters upon the reservation.
Announcement Of the appointment
of nse enlisted men of the Third
Washington infantry to cadetships at
West Point military academy was
made by Governor Louis f. Hart.
Those appointed we're Harold slocum.
private. headquarters company Seat
tie: Corporal George Wright, company
B. Seattle Private Robert A. Ellis