Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-09-30

Mrs. David 5. Reedy Of Spokane has
been elected national chairman of the
listers division OF the Service Star
league.
The Prudential Securities company,
to deal in real estate and oil lands
and securities, has been organized at
Prosscr.
Reports come from several parts of
Stevens county to the effect that bears
are being hunted and killed in large
numbers.
Charles E. Pollard 30, longshore-
man, was found dead in his room at
Everett and is believed to have been
murdered.
The annual Stevens county live
stock show and Yep Kanum will be
held in Colvile September 1890 and
October L.
Reports indicate that the Under
wood section will not produce over 40
per cent of the apple tonnage harvest
cd last year.
An unofficial boycott will be Gecllr-
ed on milk in Seattle If the price goes
to lG cents. 1t will be called by Sc
uttle women.
The scmi.annual meeting of the Ska
Eit County Federation of Womens
Clubs will be held in Burlington Sat
urday, October 8.
The Wenatchee Southern Railway
Company has been incorporated. The
road is to be constructed from Wen
ntchce to Kennewck.
Increase of 20 per cent on gas rates
in Walla Walla has been granted the
Pacific Power G Light company by
the public service commission.
Seattle's municipal street railway
Is losing money under the increased
fare, reports from the city controller
and department of public utilities in
dictate.
The annual convention of the
Womens Christian Temperance union
will be held in the First Methodist
church in Vancouver September %,
20 and 80.
A campaign will be launched early
in October to raise $4,000 with which
to erect buildings and build race
track for the Kittitas county fair at
Ellensburg.
Two children OF Joseph Gully, living
near Machias, were burned to death
when trapped in their home by fire
during the absence of their parents.
The erosion Community club is ask
ing citizens to help form a tree club"
in which each member pledges him
self to buy, plant and care for one
tree.
The Chelan County Game Commits
sion has finally determined that there
can be no open season for Chinese
pheasants and Hungarian partridges
this year. The supreme court, the
attorney general ANA the state game
and fish warden have all decided
against an open season.
A $4,000 stock of army surplus
stores of meat will be placed on sale
in Spokane within two weeks under
arrangements with the city Mayor
Fleming announced. The stock con-
sists of six carloads of corned beef,
roast beef and bacon. The city Is
financing the arrangements.
Residents of ElIensburg were IN.
formed the latter part of last wsek
that the water from the plant of the
Ellensburg Water and Gas company
contains bacillus coli, which is re-
garded as dangerous to health and
life. The test was made at the labora-
tory Of the state board of health.
Mrs. Ina p. Williams Of Yakima has
filed with the secretary of state her
certificate of nomination for state SEN
ator by the farmer-labor party. Certif-
iCatG of nomination of Homer T. Bone
of Tacoma as candidate for represen-
tative in congress in the Third district
by the farmorlabor party also was
filed
Dairy farmers who supply Seattle
with milk are threatening strike.
Unless Seattle milk distributors on or
before October / meet their demand
for an increase of so cents per 100
Boys Suit Shop is located at
607 Fidelity Building, Tacoma,
There is where the money is say
ed. Special features: Double Seat
and knees in every suit. making
them last twice as long. We have
added to our line: first high school