Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-13

Poll tax receipts for the month of
April in Walla Walla county totaled
$4,000.
kalama Masons are making arrange
ments for the building of new Ma
sonic hall.
Centralia citizens are organizing a
drive to start community Y. M. c. A.
in that city.
The Eureka shingle mill at Hoquiam
has resumed full operations with 40
men on the payroll.
The Morton council has adopted a
resolution favoring pavement Of the
streets in the business section.
Approximately 500 Modern Wood
men gathered in Hoqulam last week
for their annual state cnvention.
George R. Day, postmaster at Walla
Walla for more than seven years, has
resigned to engage in private business.
Narcotics to the value Of 100000
were seized by customs inspectors at
Seattle aboard the steamship lynda
reus.
Four Grays Harbor lumber manufac-
.uring firms are now employing only
men who are citizens of the United
States.
Sheep shearing has started In Kitti-
tas county. Twenty thousand head
will be sheared in the vicinity of FL
lensburg.
The five Walla Walla banks have
deposits aggregating s8,S57,365, an in
crease of more than 100000 since Feb
ruary 81.
Due to rush orders, the East Ho-
quiam shingle mill Is now operating
on two shift basis for the first time
In its history.
1t is reported that so per cent of the
wheat in Benton county has been sign
ed with the Washington Wheat Grow
ers' association.
Erection of a $4,000 hotel of modern
type and wooden construction has been
started at Pacific Beach by W. s..
Keesee of Aberdeen.
Mrs. L. H. Freeland Of Washougal
has been appointed deputy grand ma
iron for the order of Eastern Star in
the state Of Washington.
Real estate men of the Northwest
will meet in Walla Walla May ~, 10
and IA. Ira e. High of Boise is presi-
dent of the organization.
Nine men, two of whom operate
places Of business, were arrested in
Vancouver Friday and charged with
violating the prohibition law
From population of nearly 10000
there are 4252 people in Cowlitz coun-
ty between the ages of 81 and so years
who are subject to the poll tax
A silver cup will be presented to the
Aberdeen school whose pupils collect
the most rubbish during clean up"
week, which will begin May 16.
The American Poultry association,
composed of poultry breeders from all
sections Of the country, will hold its
annual meeting In Seattle in June.
The entrance to Grays Harbor will
be guarded by regulation steel light.
ship II measure introduced by Sena.
tor Jones of Washington is passed
J. B. Campbell appeared before gu.
perior Judge Huneke at Spokane and
took the oath Of office as a member Of
the interstate commerce commission.
Bonus payments to Grays Harbor
veterans will not begin for at least
six weeks, according to Arch Tweedle
In charge of bonus work at Olympia
All available leases of possible oil
land In Grays Harbor county are be-
Ing seized In rush on the office Of
the state land commissioner in Olym-
pia.
The state will lack $2,OO0,O00 to 49,.
100000 of having enough money to
meet bonus payments for ex.servlce
men, according to c. w. Clausen, state
auditor.
Mrs. William Lane, one Of Tacomas
oldest pioneers, died in that city last
week. She was "a years old and had
been resident of Pierce county for
6S years,
Reductions in passenger fares OF
from 5 to rs per cent from Spokane to
several points in the Inland Empire
are announced by the O.W. h. 6 N,
effective June /.
Carl s, Thompson, 40, of Los An.
geles, suffered slight abrasion Of the
foot as he stepped from a train at
Spokane few days ago and died Mon.