Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-01-15
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

been received at Pasco, which has re
lieved the fuel situation.
A county wide potato day will be
held at Hoskinson. January Is. by the
potato growers of Clarke county.
H. D. Merritt of Spokane has been
appointed chief officer for the enforce
ment of the dry law in this state.
/ A charter will be asked from the
international union for a stenograpl-
ers and bookkeepers' union at spo-
kane.
Every twentyfour hours so far this
year has added name to seattle's
list OF violent deaths. according to the
police.
L. j. Wynans, probably the oldest
man in Southeastern Washington pas.
sed away at his home in walla walla.
aged 9S years.
With an increase Of 1922 over Decem-
Der of 1918, 25Os books were circulated
from the public library in Centralia in
December, 1913
Chief of Police Warren is trying To
get rs more policemen and band Of
bulldogs to stop the prevailing crime
wave in Seattle.
Shadricka Baslee. well known
farmer of the Inland Empire, who To-
Gated on the Eureka flats 40 years ago
died at Walla Walla, aged 10.
About 80 men from Ritzville went
to Schrag, 80 miles west, and we're
joined by 20 there and a jack rabbit
drive was had About 1000 jacks were
killed.
John Greer, police desk sergeant,
WAS found dead on the Benham dock
in Aberdeen, with bullet through his
heart. He had apparently commit.
ted suicide
4 total value of sl2,67s,2l7 with an
average return of Sl67 per acre are
shown in the 1919 report of the rec
lamation service ON the Sunnyside irri-
cation project,
William Won Brincken. serving SEN
tence at Mcneil Island on a charge OF
conspiracy, was released Friday and
sent 10 San Francisco to face deporta-
ton proceedings.
Reports concerning the condition Of
winter wheat are varied. From some
sections winter killing is reported.
while other sections say the wheat is
in good condition.
Four youths between Is and is years
Of age have robbed 20 houses, several
stores and burned two buildings at
Rushton within the past two months.
They have confessed.
John c. Wachter, who resigned the
office of county assessor recently, has
been chosen treasurer of Skamania
county, to fill the unexpired term of
]. NJ. Boyd, who resigned
The estate of Miles c. Moore, ex.
governor, in Washington is valued
at S5OO.57O and in Oregon at $780,
600, according to the certificate filed
for use of the state tax commission.
Wood alcohol. contained in poison
ed whisky" was believed by officers
to be responsible for the death at
Monroe, of Mrs. Caroline Swanson, So,
after she had swallowed two drinks
OF the whisky"
Vice President o l.. Waller of the
State college at Pullman, has gone to
Salt Lake City to attend the reelama-
ton conference Of Western states, as a
Washington delegate appointed by
Governor L. F. Hart
Bad weather has interfered with
road work to such an extent that the
walla walla county commissioners
granted Contractor L. L. Lanning an
extension of time 10 May 10 to com
plete his grading contracts
Ezra Perrin Savage. who, as gov
ernor OF Nebraska, officiated at the
laying OF the keel of the battleship
Nebraska at Seattle in 1902, died at
the age of n. He had lived in Ia
coma for the pas: 16 years
Charles E. Coon, 70 years old, at one
time acting secretary Of the treasury
under President Chester A. Arthur,
and from 1905 20 1909 lieutenant gov
ernor of Washington, passed away at
PORT Townsend He was unmarried.
Acqdttal Of Charles T. Roselus,
former Seattle police patrolmsn, of
The charge Of second degree murder
Tor the killing Of Police Sergeant Guy
l. Carlton, was returned by jury
Ia Superior Judge Mitchell Gilllam's
court.
Fifty yard managers of the Tum-
alum Lumbcr company from all parts
Of south and central Washington and !
north and central Oregon met at wana I
walla for the annual three-day con
ference. at which business problems
we're discussed.
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