Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-03-04
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Complied for
Our Readers.

" have laid plans for d permanent
organization.
seyentysiH lives have been the
death toll from influenza during Feb
ruary in Spokane
Thousands OF dollars worth Of local
improvements will be under way in
camas as soon as the weather permits.
Steps are being taken at Ritzyire TO
vote an additional mill school tax for
the purpose Of increasing teachers
salaries.
Paul c Golden, son o. John Golden
founder OF the town Of Goldendale
died from pneumonia following an at
tack OF influenza
Two bandits robbed and killed J.
p. Paschick. storekeeper and postmast
sr at Cumberland a King county coal
town, near Seattle.
The present epidemic Of influenza
IN Klickitst county IS well past the
crest according to Major Frank II.
Collins county health officer,
James Carter has been found guilty
at Port Angeles of criminal syndlcal-
ism. This makes the second conviction
in that county for that offense.
Jonas W. stuyer. a resident Of Puy-
aliup for 22 years and widely known
In fraternal and business circles, died
last week In a Tacoma hospital.
Sixteen thousand dollars worth OF
surplus army food supplies and equip
ment was placed on sale in Spokane
Monday under the auspices Of the city.
Finding the cost in excess OF the esti.
mates. Lewis county commissioners
will delay construction Of the proposed
paved road between Winlock and Cow
lltz prairie.
The painters union Of Spokane has
adopted a new scale Of wages demand
ing IS day, 81 n day increase, ef-
fectivc April 1, More than 200 men
will be affected.
A cooperative clothing store by the
organized railway men Of Spokane and
possibly by all Of organized labor, Is
being planned as a weapon to beat
down high prices
Work has commenced on huge
fruit storage warehouse at Walla
walla which when completed viii store
100000 boxes OF apples and Other
fruits. 1t will cost 100000
To relieve the housing conditions ir
wapato following destruction Of Q
hotel there by fire, George Hackney
of that city, owner OF two-stofy block
has taken steps to convert II into {
hotel.
Robbers blew open the safe at For
Ward. near Seattle. during the night
and stole government papers and data
according to reports telephoned e
Seattle Money in the safe was no
touched.
The Long-Bell Lumber company o
Kansas City, Mo-, has purchased from
the weyerhaeuser Timber compan!
$4,000 acres of stumpage in southern
Lewis county. Prices ranged from s.
r thousand upward.
Governor Louis f. Hart denied thu
application for pardon for ]. Hard
wood Morris, formerly cashier OF tn
Fremont State bank OF Seattle, con
vlcted two years ago of embezzlemen
OF the banks funds
More than 10000 acres OF highly i'm
proved farm land in the sunnyside irrt
CATION district will be lost TO the own
ers unless before March 16 they pa,
delinquent assessments now amount
Ing to 1873 cents per acre.
Washington wheat growers in Lir
coin, Grant Douglas and Adams com
ties are estimated 10 have signed u
more than 100000 bushels OF whea
In the new Washington Wheat Grow
ers Marketing association
The purchase is announced by ia
Lewls-Pacific County Dairymens as
ISOLATION Of one block site in Chs
halls for plant to be erected 70
the manufacture Of powdered mill
butter and other milk products
walla Walla County Club Leade
Miss Maize Wilson announced that til
work Of the College Place members q
the county club in canning gardeniu
and poultry raising during the Jas
year is worth approximately $500
Present prospects point to the grea
est real estate activity for many year
past during the spring months, al
cording 10 Pullman dealers. who r,
port that many buyers are in th
market Tor farms and city propere
Compulsory vocational education 70
3 working girls and boys between tn
ages Of II and is years 10 spokan
and other Northwest cities win b
advocated at the Inland Empire teael
ers' convention TO be held in Spokan
March 81. April ] and 2.
Chester Brown and seven other q