Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-09-23
WAS IaGTCN STATE
NEVIS OF Interest
important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

will spend approximately $1,000 on new
crosswalks. About 175 feet Of concrete
sidewalks are being laid by business
houses
Charles f. Riddell of Seattle, gov
ernor of the Northwest District of
KlwanIs Clubs, presented the Olympia
Kiwanis Club with its charter at
banquet and reception at the Hotel
Olympian.
F. A. Hazeltine, editor of the South
Bend Wash, Journal received ap.
pointment as general supervisor of
federal prohibition agents from Major
Roy Haynes, federal prohibition com
missioner
The Very Rev. William c. Hicks, for
many years dean of All Saints cathe.
dral at Spokane, has rendered his
resignation with the intention Of leav-
ing church work to enter the socio
logical field.
Mount Vernon closed its first week
OF school with enrolments breaking
all records. That in the high school
was $3.50 against 800 last year All
buildings in the city except one are
overcrowded.
Hoquiam American Legion has re-
ceived a certificate Of commentator
from the state department for the
posts activities in Americanism. The
post at its last meeting had more than
200 in attendance
-Four knitting machines have been
delivered to the state training school
for girls at Grand Mound. The girls
will knit the 1900 dozen pairs of sox
required by the inmates of the various
state institutions annually.
Every man who applies to a Spo-
kane relief organization this winter
for a meal and a place to sleep will
be put to work on a wood pile, an
nomces NJ. H Paisley, general secre-
tary of the social service bureau
Because of q decline in the value OF
live stock, the valuation OF pa-sond
property in Okanogan County this
year shows a reduction of $3l5,OOO as
compared with last year The total
assessed valuation this year is $2,l73.
$50.
Hance Cleland of the state depart,
ment Of public works announces that
proceedings will be started about Sep.
TENDER % to test the authority of the
interstate commerce commission to
control railway rates in the state of
Washington
An apple show, rivaling the Spokane
apple shows of number of years ago,
is planned by the Spokane Valley
Chamber of Commerce. The show
will be held in November, probably at
the town of Opportunity, about eight
miles east of Spokane.
Exemption under the homestead
law is inviolahle even through a writ
of attachment was served against the
property before declaration of home
stead was made, the supreme court
ruled, affirming judgment of the Doug
las county superior court
The Union Oil Company has bought
from Mary J. Murray three acres be-
tween the Great Northern and inter
urban tracks on the Clear Lake road
north of Mount Vernon. 1t is under
stood that the company intends to
establish a distribution plant
Fire which started in a woodshed
at o'clock in the morning destroyed
the Wahkiakum county courthouse, 10.
Gated in Cathlamet. Many county rec
ords, which will cost several thousand
dollars to replace were lost. Loss of
the building alone was estimated at
$4,000.
The operator of sixty.eight hotels
and eating houses and the dining car
service of one railroad between Chi
cago and San Francisco a few days
ago made his thirteenth trip to Wen.
atchee to contract for about thirty
cars of apples for his tables. He says
he has had most satisfaction with
Wenatehee apples
The keenest competition ever seen
in Chelan county developed when the
contract for building 2.3 miles of new
road along the Chelan.O kanogan high.
way from the top of Enapp's coulee to
the shores of Lake Chelan, was let,
There were 10 bids and all were lower
than the limit fixed by County Engi.
neer Duff $4,000,
Two churches may be built in Wen.
atchee within year. The Lutheran
Church is planning a new edtfice and
parsonage at a cost of about $4,000,
and the Central Christian Church
which completed,a new edifice about
five years ago iinds it much too
small A new $4,000 St. Josephs
Catholic Church is progressing rapidly
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