Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-04

LOT tne erection OIL the proposed Amer
lean Legion home at Spokane.
Unless unforeseen disaster happens
to the apple crop Of the Wenatchee
district. the yield this year will be
10000 carloads or 100000 boxes.
Elery H. Holesapple of Dryad has
Just received q citation from the war
department for "gallantry In action"
during the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Mrs. John R. Nicely Of Spokane has
been unanimously elected president Of
the womens auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion Of the department OF
Washington.
Or. Lemuel L. North. believed to
be the oldest practicing physician in
the United States, lives in Tacoma
DR.. North celebrated his Tooth birth
day last week.
Robert Graham, 5-year-old son Of
Robert F. Graham. living in salzer
valley. near Centralia, died of burns
received when his nightgown caught
fire from q lamp.
While handling rifle, Mrs. Fred
Rohrbach, living near Oakesdale. was
accidentally shot, the ball entering her
shoulder, glancing downward and com.
ing out at the hip.
Lyle Davis, is. and v. Rice, 81,
were instantly killed near Port An
seles by the explosion Of a can of
carbide which they found in an aban-
donsd logging camp.
Maiden and Endicott, in Whitman
sounty. arc said to have the highest
tax levy Of all the incorporated towns
Of Eastern Washington. The levy in
each town Is u mills.
The Washington Wheat Growers
association reached the 100000.
bushel goal in Its drive to sign up
wheat In the three Pacific Northwest
states before March l.
Plans for building Is new resi-
dences. together with extensive i'm
provements and engagements of the
water system are features OF munich
pal activity ut Maiden.
Chief Bill Mason and wife OF the
Quinault Indian tribe at Taholah ar,
preparing for trip to Washington
and hope to pay their respects to
President-eleot Harding.
Creation Of state commission to
provide for state improvement pro.
jects to relieve unemplo ynlcnt is AK.
Cd In resolution passed by the Spo-
kane central labor council.
The Washington state board OF con-
troll has apportionsd to Stevens county
for this year 1875 grain sacks manufac-
tured at the Walla Wslla penitentiary.
The price is 12ts cents (. o. b.
In the absence of Safe Senator Guy
B. Croft of Spokane, now attending
the session Of the Legislature. his
home was stripped of all It's furnish
ings, including even the chandeliers.
One hundred quarts of fine old
whisky, rare wine and champagne
was seized by the police dry squad OF
Spokane when liquor raid was stag
ed upon the Spokane City club, an
exclusive organization.
To avoid collision with a buggy
carrying man, woman and child near
Spokane, o. Anderson drove his truck
and trailer loaded with 10000 feet
Of logs over 1O0ioot embankment
into the Spokane river. Anderson es.
,aped injury by jumping.
Orders for mon are being received
at the Spokane municipal employment
bureau at the rate Of 80 day and
registration OF unemployed heads OF
families has decreased from 1888 or
December to about $50.
Cost OF living In Seattle declined
1o.2 per cent between May l, 1920
and January l. 1921, announces the
college business administration, Uni
versity OF Washington. in figures com
piled by graduate students.
Ruth Howe. widow OF H. B. Howe
who was killed last fall in an automo
bile accident near Thornton, has start
ed suit for $4,000 against Whitman
county and Peter zounik. Howe wa.
killed by car driven by Zounik.
AS result OF a slackening OF rail
road traffic. approximately 500 en-
ployes in the machine shops OF thu
Great Northern railroad at Hillyart
v ore laid off for 80 days. beginning
February rs. Work will be suspend
cd In TIE machine. blacksmith, boile
aid tin shors ana partially suspended
In the roundhouse.
lpinaipalu NJ Tnaamn hiph arhool