Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-07-08

The Beiger veneer company, Whlcn
has factory In north Kelso, Is pro.
ceeding with the construction Of a
modern dry kiln 20 by 100
A mysterious Illness Is attacking the
sheep in eastern Washington. one
grower, Frank M. Rothrock Of Spo.
kane, losing 200 in "a hours.
A $4,000 school bond issue, which
was placed before the voters Of Van.
couver, in a special election, was ap.
proved by a vote of 474 to 220.
Senators Jones and Poindexter are
likely to bring out their entire list
of recommendations for federal pat.
ronage in Washington state this week.
J. b. Wiley, horticulturalist, reports
that the onion crop all over the state
has been hit with the thrip and the
yield will be less than two.thirds nor.
NAL
Only $4,000 is needed of the s400,.
900 to insure the Benton-Franklin in
ter-county bridge, and it is said this
amount will be raised in the next few
days.
The Red Mountain line Of the Great
Northern railway between Northport
and Rossland has ceased operation,
the company claiming loss of $4,000
year.
Two representatives of FIGURING
mill company at Tokyo, Japan, are in
Walla Walla and announce that their
firm Is in the market for 100000
bushels of wheat
John Q. Osborne, who came to Spo-
kane nearly half century ago by OK
team, Is dead In that city. aged II. Mr..
Osborne opened the first photograph
gallery in Spokane.
The state board of education has
revoked former action granting spe.
cial certificates to teachers of foreign
languages without qualifications in
other required courses
Struck by shaft Of lightning dur
Ing severe electrical storm, Albert
Hopes house, south of Pomeroy, was
burned. The family escaped injury
but suffered loss Of $4,000.
Liquor has been sold over one bar
In Aberdeen almost continuously since
the state went dry, Chief Of Police
George$Dean declared in a summary
of vice conditions In Aberdeen.
At the request of the Tenino citi.
zens' club Mayor S. W. Fenton has
proclaimed July 7 as holiday, when
citizens will turn out and put the TIE.
nino park in shape for the use of tour.
lists.
In the Richland district at the juno.
ton OF the Yakima and Columbia riv.
ers tire high water this year caused
several thousands of dollars damage
to crops, many ranchers losing their
entire acreage.
The Grays Harbor Rod and Gun
club membership campaign has added
$40 new members to the roster. The
contest will close July 20. 1t is ex.
pected to add 1000 names to the roll
during the drive.
Following acceptance Of the Grays
Harbor county tuberculosis sanitar
ium building at Elma by the county
commissioners, % patients, the pres
ent capacity Of the institution, will be
moved in shortly.
At the annual meeting OF the Gralr
Growers Warehouse company at VII
bur last week, reports showed an Op
Grating loss of s16OS for the year, al
though for the six previous years the
company paid and per cent divi
dends.
waiter Faggett, bystander, was
wounded during gun battle IN Colum.
bia valley between Jack Kielt, whis
key runner, and deputy sheriffs. Kieli
escaped across the Canadian boundary
with sack of whiskey on his
shoulder.
James Goodyear of Longville, La
has arrived In Kelso and taken con.
tract to slash and clear large acre.
age south Of Kelso on the west side
where the Long.Boll company will
erect their mammoth sawmill and
woodworking plant.
From two to 10 years in the Walla
WallN penitentary were imposed upon
Kalla Meme, Janco Mulch and Dan
Curtin, convicted OF membership In
the Industrial Workers of the World
at the last jury session, by Judge Ben
sheeks at Montesano.
Because Of the American Legion
state convention in lloquom July IA,