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

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at oreville and organized a post of
the American Legion.
Nearly 100000 in government wal
fisk insurance has been retaken by ex-
service men at Aberdeen.
Aberdeen's night school for foreign
ers continues TO increase numbering
now 145 men and sS women.
On the day before Christmas 2S cou-
pies iourneyed to Vancouver from Ore
gon and secured marriage licenses.
ole Hanson. former mayor of Seat
tie. has returned from New York city.
where he spent the past several
months.
Benton county ranks third in the
state in percentage of funds raised
over its quota in the Roosevelt mem
orial fund drive.
The Pierce county port commission
mas authorized call for bids on the
districts s1.5OO,oOO bond issue. to be
opened January 20.
About 100000 feet of logs have
been freed from the jam on the Hump
tulips river. estimated to contain
about 25,OoO,OOO feet.
There are no less than 10 aspirants
for the office OF mayor OF Vancouver.
not including an unnamed candidate
from the Labor temple.
Fishtrap piling and web gear valued
at approximately $4,000 has been lost
in the lower ColumbiaJiver as result
of the recent large quantities of float.
ing ice.
Governor Hart appointed Major Maui
rice Thompson acting Acknowledgement
to succeed Brigadier General Harvey
J. Moss. whose resignation was re-
quested by the governor.
To furnish employment to many ex.
service men, Seattle is taking steps
TO get under way as quickly as possible
public improvements that will aggre-
gate more than 100000.
The city council OF Tacoma has pass
ed an ordinance fixing the salaries of
employees at the highest figures in the
city's history. The raise will increase
the 1920 payroll 100000 annually.
For the first time in the history Of
the Odessa country wheat hit the 50
mark. Odessa dealers offered SO a
bushel for No. l. Turkey Red, Marquis,
Early Bartt and Bluestem varieties.
Increases In gas rates In the city of
Seattle ranging from 20 to 20 per cent
are asked by the Seattle Lighting com.
pany In a new tariff filed by the COM
pany with the public service commits
sion.
At special election in Wenatchee
the county auditor was authorized to
issue $4,000 worth OF school warrants
TO pay for the additional expenses re-
sulting from increased school attend.
ance.
November added further to the prof
its piled up by the Tacoma municipal
light and power system. The total
profits of the department for the II
months TO December have totaied
1881, JIG.
Suffering from delirium caused by
pneumonia, William Potter, Seattle
real estate man, shot two of his small
children fatally, wounded another, and
then turned tho gun on himself, dying
almost instantly.
Brigadier General Harvey ]. Moss,
adiutant general OF Washington, has
refused 10 comply with Governor
Harris request that he resign from
his post at the head OF the state mill
tary organization.
BY the will of the late Miles C.
Moore. ex-governor. who died at Walla
walla, fifty thousand dollars Is left
to Whitman college to endow a chair
OF political science TO teach loyalty
to the government"
Plans and estimates for street i'm
,rovements contemplated in Seattle
Tor 1920. to cost the city total OF
neariy s7.5OO,OOO. are being prepared
by the city engineer under Instructions
from the city council.
Officials OF the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company estimate that 1000 tons of
sugar beets were frozen in the ground
when the extreme cold recently stop
ped the beet harvest. The freezing
will not injure the beets.
Five cases Of what attending ply
sicisns have diagnosed as sleeping
sickness" we're reported to exist in
Spokane. and It was declared another
victim OF what was believed to be the
same disease had died at Newport.
Establishment Of commercial radio
station to care for the offshore trade
ami Of radio compass station. both
to be located on the lighthouse reser-
cation at westport. on Grays aarbor.
will be authorized at once by Secre.
tary OF the Navy Daniels.
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