The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-04-28
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
important Occurrences of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
.a Our Readers.

May Z.
membership drive has been
launched by the Centralia Poultry as
ISOLATION.
The Alfred Leech post of the Amerl-
can Legion at Olympia is preparing 10
build a $4,000 home.
The campaign for the Centraila
Chamber Of Commerce has closed Win
275 new members and $4,000 in pledges.
Nearly a ton of Minnesota No. Is
seed corn has been ordered by planters
through the Thurston county farm
bureau.
In Clarke county there are 5000 per-
sons who are eligible to pay the poll
tax. according to J. G. Eddings, county
assessor.
factory for making by-products'
such as oil and fertilizer, from the
refuse of salmon, is to be erected at
Hoquiam.
The Kelso high school home econo-
mics department gave its annual ex-
hibit at the high school building Fiji
day afternoon.
The Grays Harbor Rod and Gun
club has made plans to launch a cam
paign for membership, with 1000 mem
bers as the goal. ..
The carpenters union at Vancouver
has reduced the wage scale from 81
an hour to 80 cents, In an effort 10
stimulate building. :.
Organization of the Lewis County
Automotive Trade association has been
effected by automobile and accessory
dealers of Centralia.
Approximately $4,000 claims have
been filed with the soldiers bonus de-
partment, the claims showing an aver
age payment of $24S.96. p !
A total of .$41,110 to be spent In
building residences in Aberdeen in the
next 60 or 90 days is shown by the
March building permits. |-l:.-s
Thomas Dean, IS, pioneer resident
of Gardenville, was struck by train
Saturday night and killed while ne
was crossing the tracks. ...--...... Il
Seattle will stage a campaign next
week to raise 1000 tons of flour to be
shipped by water to the relief OF the
starving children of Europe.
To reduce expenses, Chelan county
commissioners have consolidated the.
offices of county agent, county soil
expert and horticultural inspector.
The Walla Walla city library is on
the verge of bankruptcy, and 1900 pat
rons living outside the city will be
asked to pay fee for use of books. ]
The Lincoln and Adams county pio-
neer association will hold it's picnic at
Davenport June 81, %, %. Directors
offer $50 ball prizes and $1,000 in race
purses.
The Barnes sawmill at Twin Lakes,
near Colville, resumed operation last
week with full crew. There is enough
timber in sight to keep the mill run
ming Is years.
Governor Hart has appointed V. K.
Froula, principal of the Broadway
high school in Seattle, to the state
board of education to succeed H M.
Hart of Spokane.
Laura Schumacher, 13-year-old daugh-
ter of Tony Schumacher, was Instant
ly killed near Cashmere, when car
driven by her mother rolled off the
grade and turned over. .. ....-
Spokanes community welfare cam.
paign budget has been reduced from
1851, 100 to $4,000. This is the sum
which will be sought community well
fare week, May IA to %. t.-~
Reducing teachers salaries and do
ing away with free text books and
supplies to keep within the limit of
expenses is being discussed by the
Walla Walla school board.
Struck by a heavy block while dump
ing logs in pond near Centralia, T.
L. Lusk, 80, was instantly killed, his
skull being fractured and his right
arm and right leg broken.
The state public service commission
has ordered the Chelan Electric COM
pany to increase it's power plant to
supply the growing demand for cur.
rent in the vicinity of Lake Chelan.
Struck by log upturned by sud
den jerk on the line, Tom Hall, aged
den jerk on the line, Tom Hall, aged
80, was instantly killed at the Aber
deem Logging company's camp on the
Humptulips river, where he was EN-
ployed branding logs.
Applicants for state compensation
for time served in the first and second
officers training camps during the
war who were sent directly to the
camps from civil life are not entitled
to the bonus, in an opinion by Attor.
ney-General Thompson.
Mrs. Maud III. Tamblin, the states
oldest employee, has been appointed as
sistant by Mrs. Josephine Corliss Pres
ton, state superintendent of public in
.s atruction. She formerly was secretary