Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-11-04

the departure of the elder brother, q.
w. Simmons, for his home in San
Francisco.
Subscriptions amounting to more
than $1,000 for the construction OF a
new bascule bridge over the Wishkah
river at Aberdeen have been announc-
ed. The subscriptions are being made
by Wishkah street merchants and
other property owners. The subscrip-
tons are to aid the city in financing
the project and the subscriptions are
on condition that the work will be
started within six months.
Winners Of the stock Judging CON.
tests at the Western Royal Livestock
Show at Spokane have been announced.
In the college students contest win
ners were as follows: Washington
State college first, $3.50 points; Uni
versity of Idaho second, 6144; Oregon
Agricultural college third, 5917. High
man was F. E. Hartung of Oregon,
with 1918 points, w. E. Shund of
Idaho was second with 1904.
In a letter received from Clark v.
Savidge, commissioner Of public lands
for the state, Henry A. Wise, state ad-
jutant of the American Legion, was
assured that state lands recommend
ed by the state executive committee
of the legion for soldier settlement
under the 100000 appropriation now
available will be appraised at $40 an
acre, upon proper application. This
is the minimum appraisal allowed by
law.
Two "'nte department Of public
works was notified by the interstate
commerce commission that compro-
mise recommendations offered by the
Department had been recognized sub
stantially in all cases in the order
granting railroads revised rates be-
tween north Pacific coast points. One
recommendation was to the effect that
rates from Puget sound points to cen
trail Oregon and to Grays Harbor
points be left unchanged.
The abandonment of Fort Flagler,
one of the three forts guarding the
entrance to Puget sound, is contem.
plated by the war department. Ac-
cording to rumor, the fort will be
thing of the past 1t is claimed by
military authorities that in case OF
war Fort Flagler would be of little or
no use in preventing hostile fleet
from entering Puget sound. The troops
now stationed at Fort Flagler will be
sent to Forts Worden and Casey.
Puget sound maritime circles, expect
to take up the matter of road along
the ocean shore from Cape Flattery at
least to Quillayute river, and an eff
fort will he made to get the federal
government to allot portion of the
$75,000,000 appropriated for road work
to this highway. 1t was said to be
needed for lfe-saving purposes, as
was shown last November when the
crew from the w. ]. Pirrie, most of
whom suffered exposure on the beach,
died because relief could not reach
them.
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advisement granting of a temporary
Injunction preventing William Bouck
and his followers from using the name
Of the Washington state grange or the
title patrons of Husbandry" In con-
nection with their organization. which
Is attempting to function as the state
grange in spite Of the national grange.
The national organization recently
ousted BouCk from the grange. A meet
ing was held in Seattle and Bouck was
elected head of an organization which
Is defying the national officers.
A heavy increase in the movement
of lumber by water featured the lum-
Der business in western Washington
| and western Oregon during the week
just closed, according to the weekly
lumber review issued by the West
Coast Lumbermen's association. 1t
was announced that AZ per cent of
the new business reported by 1O5
mills was placed for cargo delivery.
New business was still well in ex-
cess of production and shipments. Car
go business amounted to 32,O14,223
feet out of total of 76.444,22 feet re.
presented in new orders. Production
at 6S,4l4562 feet was IA per cent be.
low normal for the mills in operation
which participated in the weeks sum
mary of business. Shipments totaled
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