Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers

Spokane had record OF SO fires
July I.
Seattle 1ltneys Will be permitted tc
continue operation for an indefinite
period.
The salary Of chief OF police of Pull.
man was raised from Sis to $3.50 4
month.
The Grandyisw district claims the
record for cherry production In the
Yakima valley.
The largest freshman class for sew.
eral years will enter the st. John high
school this fall.
Probably the first apples to leave
the valley this year went from Grand.
view last week.
Cosmopolis has let contracts for five
miles OF cement walks and two miles
OF street paving.
The dry weather In Stevens county
has not yet become acute enough to
damage the crops
Three whaling vessels operating
from Grays Harbor report total catch
of II whales 10 far this season.
The census bureau announced the
population OF Odessa as 1850, an In
crease OF leb. or 1873 per cent, since
1910.
A new Observation-Disclosures fire chem.
ical has arrived at Dayton from the
factory and will be put In operation
shortly.
State horticultural M. L. Dean IL
to judge the agricultural exhibits at
the Skagit County Fair. August 9th
to 18th.
During the first six months of 1920
Tacoma started building construction
to cost l4.3O7,e53, this breaking all
city's history.
Bank deposits IN Walla Wslla fell
off ls74.00o from May II to June 80
but are 32.466,000 better than they
we're q year ago.
Judge r. v. Brown. western counsel
for the Great Northern road and prom.
inent attorney Of Seattle, died sudden
~ in Victoria. B. C.
Walla Walla is filling up with har-
vest bands waiting to invade the fields
"a soon Us the harvest becomes gen
eral. which will be in few days.
After IS years of continuous service
a. grail buyer in Pullman Mayor
N. E. J. Gentry has retired from that
business.
The Whitman county farm bureau
through the county agent has pur-
chased three cars of distilla.e for the
use of tractor operators.
DR.. John Lyman, son of pioneer
family of Dayton. and relative Of the
late Professor w. D. Lyman, has de-
cidsd to locate In Walla Walla.
Walla WallR potatoes are bringing
high pricss. Five sacks raised by one
College Place grower Melted &5s and
40 sacks from another grower brought
1900.
Statement Of tho Ritsvine banks
show . healthy financial condition.
Aggregate deposits of the two banks
are shown to BIO n.7Ss.67t and the
loans s1.s4s.%4o.
Announcement Of ToppeAishS In
crease In population from 1898 IN 1910
70 $3.50. a gain OF s.. per cent was
received with great enthusiasm In the
reservation town
Between $4,000 and 10000 persons
were attracted to the Tacoma stadium
BY a patriotic entertainment staged by
The American Legion. Paid admissions
tetaled 3l1.saT2o.
Officials OF the Pacific Ice Cold
Storage company, whose building in
roppsninh was recently partially Dc
stroyod by fire, are making arrange
ments to rebuild the plant
f. Leo Grinstead, clerk Of oonsoli.
dated school district No. s. OF which
Colyille 10 the center, announced that,
with one exception. q full quota Of
teachers has been secured.
Tho substantial growth Of Grand
view during tho past year IL indicated
In the financial statement OF the Fret
National Bank. which shows an SO per
cent inorssss In deposits over 1919.
The Loyal Legion Of Loggers and
Lumbermsn Of Hoquisn have charter
cd . special train Of IL coaches to car.
ry the members and families for
aay's outing at Pacific beach July rs.
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Neolin soles at Rendall's repair