Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-04
WASHltsGI'3 STAiE
NEWS or Interest
Important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

cial club.
According to the census bureau the
value of all crops for Washington in
1919 was $227,212,OO8.
Construction work costing $23 900 Is
being done by the Pacific Telephone
G. Telegraph company at Centralia.
The preliminary organization of an
American Legion post has been effect
ed at Onalaska by IA eX-service men.
There will be no electrifcation of
the Great Northern railroad in 1921.
Ralph Budd, the president, declared
at Spokane
The North Side State Bank Of FIRE.
mont, suburb Of Seattle, was ordered
closed by II. s. Bennett, deputy state
bank examiner.
The United States has filed a case
against Harry Prince of Oroville for
the unlawful shipping of 10 beaver
skins outside the state.
Walla Walla will attempt to sell at
home 100000 worth of 6 per cent
water bonds, issued to cover the cost
of 100000 gallon reservoir.
Leslie T. Wilson of the Badger
Pocket district, has been selected
manager of the Ellensburg branch of
the Washington Hay Growers asso-
citation.
The population of Vancouver is
growing so rapidly that the schools
are badly overcrowded and more
buildings will undoubtedly be required
for next year.
Four prominent farmers of Mount
Vernon have received letters threat
ening them with death unless they
deposited sums of $500 each in des-
ignated letter box
A boys conference will be held in
Vancouver March II, - and IS, and
delegates will be present from south
ern Washington, including the Snake
river district and Lewis county.
Walla Walla's new milk ordinance,
requiring that all COWS from which the
city's milk supply is obtained must be
tested for tuberculosis may shut off
the greater part of the milk supply.
California quail were liberated in the
Hoquiam district by Game Warden
Jack WInslow. They were all full
grown birds and it is hoped to propa-
gate a flock of the birds in this dis
trict
With pastors c II churches in at
tendance in addition to number of
laymen, the annual convention of the
Vancouver district Of the Methodist
Episcopal church was held In Win
lock.
Mrs Cora e. Cashier, a widow, So
years old, is dead and her son, Melvin
Cashier, 26, is dying a; the result of
an explosion of unknown cause which
demolished the Cashier home at Ia
coma.
Retail prices Of milk at Seattle will
be lowered 1 cent quart following
the action Of the municipal milk COM
mission in reducing the price to dis
tributors from SITS to $3.50 a hundred
pounds.
The Inman-Poulsen Lumber COM
pany's big logging camp at st. Solo
west of Keso will resume operations
Monday, February 7. This is the first
Of the big camps OF that vicinity to
resume. About 200 men are employed.
The Crescent Shingle company, of
Kelso, will increase tho capacity of its
mill by the addition of one upright
machine, making seven in all This
will give the mill an output of APP
proXimately 100000 shingles In eight
hours.
A verdict of guilty Of manslaughter
was returned by a superior court jury
In Spokane against w. j. Van Skike,
Opportunity rancher charged with
having killed Mrs s. Kirkpatrick in
Spokane last December 10, with an
automobile he was driving
John Schmltt, alleged bandit was
found guilty Of murder In the first
degree, with a recommendation for
hanging. by the jury which heard his
trial in superior court at Seattle on
he charge of killing James O'Brlen,
police detective, In gun battle.
The pool of the Washington Grow
ars association OF Clarke county
prune growers Is now closed and 40
growers are signed up, owning 3041
acres of bearing prune orchards and
300 acres not yet bearing. This Is 80
per cent of the total prune acreage of
the county,
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