Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-01-08
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

EFT iurist passed away in that city
Monday
A welldefined case Of the so.ealled
sleeping sickness" has developed at
Deer PARK
IN 1919 there were approximately
1900 divorces granted in King county
superior courts
After five years of Intermittent
prosperity and hardship, the iltney
business at Spokane came to an end
January I
sealtle's milk supply is being lnyes.
tigated by the federal government for
possible violations of the Lever food
control act
An American Legion campaign at
Walla Walla Tor new members came
to a close with 294 names added, max.
ing a total of $50.
After go years residence In Walla
Walla county. Thomas Gilkerson. aged
80, died at his farm home few miles
east Of walla Walla.
Union shoe repairers walked out at
Seattle when demands for n ii-hour
week and 81 an hour pay scale were
turned down by shop owners.
Toibert Bright was killed when an
automobile In which he was bringing
a party to town from a dance near
colfax went over an embankment
A gain of s2oO,OoOOOO in Tacoma
bank transactions during the past year
is shown by figures made public by
the Tacoma Clearing House associa.
ion.
Governor Louis F. Hart appointed
DR. James Tate Mason of Seattle to
succeed DR.. H. II. Mccarthy of Spo-
kane as member of the state board
OF health.
Charles A. Fleming. mayor of Spo-
kane in 1916 and 1917, was again
chosen mayor and president OF the
city council at the reorganization OF
the council
Frank Hunt Of Walla Walla was ap-
pointed principal cadet to West Point
military academy by Representative
Summers to succeed Verne Jackson
OF Lacrosse. resigned.
The Vancouver post of the Ameri-
can Legion has invited General Per
shing to attend a reception in his
honor at the time of his official In.
spection OF Vancouver barracks.
During 1919, 260O marriage licenses
were issued in Vancouver, most OF
them to couples from Oregon and other
states This is the greatest number
ever issued in that city in one year.
Because of refusal to abide by the
society's bylaws. nearly a score of
prominent Spokane physicians and
surgeons are about to be expelled
from the Spokane County Medical So
c;ety
Harvey Dunlap, logger suffered
amputation OF both feet at an Aber-
deem hospital as result of the recent
cold spell He got his feet wet and
before he could reach camr they were
frozen.
The federal land bank of Spokane
distributed 100000 in dividends to
farm associations in oregon. Wash
ington. Idaho and Montana during
1919, besides paying all its own ex-
penses.
Beavers are causing much damage to
orchards in the Toucbet section one
orohardist claims he has suffered dam.
ages thus far this season amounting
to $500 in fruit trees they have
gnawed down.
Charles W. Rogers, ~, of Kellogg,
Idsho. died at Vancouver after being
sbot by Police officer p. f Helton
when he was trying to escape and as
he was pulling 45-caliber revolver
to shoot Helton.
Clark V. sayidge, state land com
missioner. announces his determine.
tion not to be candidate for COVER
nor in the republican primary in Sep
tember. preferring a second term as
land commissioner.
Chances for the five-mile dam pro-
iect on Snake river are bright, accord.
ing to c. T. Stinson of Pasco, a mem.
her Of the five-mile committee. The
project has been planned to irrigate
about 100000 acres.
A permanent injunction forbidding
John Grady and sixty-six other alleged
Industrial Workers OF the World from
any further activities in connection
with the organization, was granted by
Superior Judge r. NJ. Webster al spo
kane.
At a meeting OF the wenatchee Val
ley Traffic association it was decided
to employ salaried manager for the
next two years who will devote all OF
his time to looking after the interests
Of the fruit Industry OF north central