Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-03-04

pay oil s4sooo tn ouisiaudius bonds |
last 5sar hut 81 closed the gea- eth /
sl09lll cash on hand which vas $751;
ga better on than q sas the year be
fore. according 10 the annual report |
of County Auditor Turner
The temporary injunction issued by |
Judge Grimshas to restrain the Wen
atchee reclamation district from pro.
ceeding with the construction of the
bridge across the Wcnatohee river
has been dissolved and an agreement
entered into between the parties in.
yolved.
The state bureau Of inspection sul
supervision Of public officers ordered
a s2sos6o paving contract between
Pierce county and the Independent
Asphalt company cancelled because Of
alleged collision Of bidders The order
was handed to Prosecuting Attorney
ST. D Ashen.
Attorneys for the Seattle bond hrok
erage firm that agreed to purchase an
issue Of $4,000 Of Everett park bonds.
have notified the city that thers are
apparent defects In the issue which
presludes the completion Of the pur
chase and the firm consequently has
asked the return Of It's check Of 81 900.
The Marcus division OF the Great
Northern railroad viii be reopened
March /. This announcement IS made
by +. s. Elliott. general superiutend-
ent Of the Great Northern who has
arrived in Spokane from Seattle 10
make his headquarters In Spokane
Division headquarters will be at Mar
Gus.
Monday a woolshearing and grading
course was opened at Pullman In the
department Of animal husbsndry Of
The State college, open to all people
interested in this kind Of work, and
continuing until March II. The course
is in charge Of Professor Howard
Hackedorn, head Of the animal hus
handry department
state Treasurer W " Sherman is
planning to invest sl,O0O,Ooo OF state
funds in Seattle school district bonds
at 40 per cent interest The bonds
are part OF 100000 issue voted
by Seattle last winter for school build
Ines, Treasurer sherman's report for
the period ending February "a shows
a balance OF $4,S3O,724.
Former State Senator D. A. Scott,
presided at meeting Of farmers held
In Rltnille to secure signatures to the
Washington Wheat Growers associa-
ton agreement for cooperative wheat
marketing. twenty-five farmers, rep
rcsentng between $4,000 and 100000
bushels of wheat signed the contract
TO sell through the association for six
years.
Preliminary arrangements for sub
hitting to vote of the people a pro
position for the erection in Spokane,
with funds raised from tax levy, Of
a 81 100000 municipal auditorium as
memorial to men and women who
served in the world war were made by
the city council. in conference with the
executive committee Of the memorial
auditorium association.
Further steps in corraling the al
legged booze ring handling Canadian
whisky in Seattle were taken Satur-
day when federal officers seized the
hallbut schooner Uranus, valued at So
600, It's cargo Of 1900 pounds of hall
but, and arrested it's captain and two
members Of the crew following the dis
eovery of five cases OF Canadian
whiskey secreted in the hold
Government aud private detectives
have been investigating reports Of
counterfeit money being circulated in
north central Washington Banks in
the vicinity Of wenatchee have receiv
ed a number OF bills which have been
tempered with. one was presented
to the Columbia Valley bank which
had been raised from 81 to $40. The
work was evidently done by an ex
pert
Information that proposed cut In
appropriations for the United States
bureau of foreign and domestic com
merce will mean 6 discontlnuance Of
northwestern offices Of the bureau
maintained in Seattle since 1914. ha,
resulted in a vigorous protest beinl
forwarded to Washington by the
Seattle Chamber OF Commerce anc
Commercial Grub. China club. Manu-
iaeturers association and other or
ganigations.
The walla walla city commissioner
authorized Mayor %. F. Powell to g
into the store business to the extern
Of purchasing a quantity OF surplui
army stores which win be sold t.
. the public A. r. Roberts will be ii
. charge of the same. which viii be a
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