Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-03-11
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

msnt earned SeO.2si net in January
Ten cows and two calves sold for an
average Of s2o7 a head at an auction
sale in Centralla.
A committee was instructed by the
Twlsp Development League to 2ur-
chase a park site
An organization Of poultrymen, was
effected al a meeting held in tbs
Finnish hall in Wlnlock
Three hundred enseryice men are
registered In Tacoma for the Knights
of Columbus free evening school
Leasened demand for seed wheat in
the Inland Empire has caused the price
TO drop from $3.50 to 50 a bushel,
Spring aud winter acreage this year
will be smaller than last. according to
Spokane millers and grain brokers.
An aviation company has been form.
oil in Spokane. backed by three ex-
army ayiators and an expert mechanic.
Federal Prohibition Director Donald
A. Mcdonald, announced that his head.
quarters would be moved from Seattle
to Tacoma.
Tacoma building permits for the first
two months of 1920 are more than 100
per cent greater than for the same
period last year.
Trial electric operation of trains over
the electrified portions of the Milwau
kee road between Tacoma and Gle
Elum began last week.
The construction Of an addition to
the Deaconess hospital at Wenatchee
is assured by completion of the cam
paign to raise $4,000.
Tacoma building permits for the
first two months of 1920 are more than
100 per cent greater than for the
same period last year
Pullman's two banks. the First Ma
tlonal and State, have total deposits
aggregating s1,797, 2oIs5, according to
the reports Just issued
The Northport Smelling & Refining
company has resumed work and has
granted the employees an increase of
wages OF so cents a day.
Pullman local OF the Farmers union
has ordered carload of grain sacks
for its members. The price paid is APP
proximately 90 cents each.
The starbuck Commercial club has
requested the county commissioners to
call an election to vote on bond
Issue for permanent roads.
The Charleston Chamber of Com.
merce VIII send Secretary William
Huyette to the state secretaries meet
Ing at Bellingham, March %
The semiannual convention of the
Washington Association Of Commercial
Organization Secretaries will be held
in Bellinghnm. March 26 and 81.
The Walla Walla Farmers union has
passed resolution asking the govern
ment TO continue the guaranteed price
Of wheat for at least another year
Farmers of Pullman and vicinity
pledged over 100000 bushels OF next
years crop of wheat toward the CO
operative marketing of wheat plan.
Purchase of the Kelso Water com.
pany system and issuance of $4,000
In per cent utility bonds were au-
thorized at an election held in Kelso.
Demands for more building space,
both for business houses and resi-
dences in Ridgefield is causing several
acres TO be plated aud offered for sale
County Agent Burgess, of Kelso, who
resigned March !. and Mrs. Burgess
left Kelso for Paiouse. Wash, where
Mr. Burgess will engage in wheat farm,
ing.
Ezra G. Meeker blazer of the old
Oregon trail, is, at the age Of 80 years,
preparing a book for publication enti,
tied "Washingtons Seven Years Prog.
ress."
Nearly 200 berry growers and would.
be berry growers attended an allday
conference on production and market.
ing in the Seattle Y NJ. c. A. audi.
forum.
The legislature Of the state Of Wash
ington will convene in special session
on March %, and Governor Hart has
placed no limit on the business to be
transacted.
At meeting of 80 wheat growers in
/ the Horse Heaven district, at Mabton,
steps we're taken to form a local
branch Of the Washington Wheat Grow
ers' association.
Plans for the erection Of a 100000
Scandinavian hospital in Spokane we're
discussed at banquet at which 15o
of scandinavian descent gathered at
the Y, w c. A.
Rev. Ambrose NJ. Bailey, pastor Of
the First Baptist church at St Paul,
has accepted a call to the First Baptist
church of Seattle. He will begin his
work there April 4
Western Washington lumber mills