Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-25

Every house and shack in Washou-
gal Ia occupied and the town Is facing
a building campaign.
Under the peace time reorganization
there will be approximately $1,000
men stationed at Camp Lewis.
WallR Walla's annual automobile
show opened with Is exhibitors repre-.
scented and about IS cars on the floor.
The Coivllle Ministers association
| has decided that there will be no more
Sunday funerals except in emergency
cases.
Governor Hart has vetoed substitute
senate bill No. 3, the blue sky law
passed by the last session Of the !egis.
lature.
According to latest compilations Of
appropriations made by the recent
legislative session the grand total IL
$6l,1l2.651.
About 400 boys OF southwest Wash.
ington will be entertained at Aberdeen
April Is, l6 and II at the older boys
conference.
George w. Case, sr.. Whitman
county pioneer, who died at st. John
Saturday, crossed the plains In 1854
with drove of cattle.
The Washougal wooden mill, closed
during the winter is now running at
nearly full force putting out big or
der Of blankets and robes.
Work Of remodeling Fort Walla
Walla for use as hospital for eX-
service men has begun. Plans call for
room to care for 500 patients.
An intensive campaign to raise s5,-
900 to tide over the financial needs OF
the institution has. been started by
Whitworth college of Tacoma.
AS result Of the demand made up.
on him by the people that he appoint
w. c. Macarthur city marshal, Mayor
H. l.. Jacobs Of Chelan has resigned.
| Bonds of $4,000 were voted at a
special election in Kalama to erect a
community building. The vote in
favor of the bonds was three to one.
The Junior fair at Sunnyside will be
held September 16 and IT. There are
80 departments, including every activ.
ity the young folk might be interested
In.
Mrs. s. R. Nettleton, mother of
Clark Nettleton, president and pub
Usher Of the Seattle Post-Intelligen.
Ger, died at Kirkland Saturday, aged
86.
Dried onions, prunes and potatoes
will be sent to the starving Chinese
by Clarke county residents. A move
ment to this end has been started at
Vancouver.
D. G. O'shea, president Of the fed,
eral land bank at Spokane. states that
new blanks are being prepared for ap
plicants and the bank will soon open
for business.
At the instance Of the Spokane
County Medical society osteopathic
physicians are forbidden the use OF
Spokane hospitals for the care OF
their patients.
Shipping men Of Seattle have
launched campaign to secure in.
dorsement Of the shipping and trade
interests of the country in a plan to
abolish the United States shipping
board.
Hundreds of thousands OF dollars
damage was done in Walla Walla city
and county last week by high water
every creek in the valley OVERLOOKING
and washing out adjacent farm and
garden lands.
Between 100000 and 100000 bushels
| OF wheat In Walla Walla, Garfield, Co
lumbia and Franklin counties have
been sold in the last few days, mostly
In small lots, for prices ranging from
| $1.15 to S1.25
The receiver OF the Day & Hansen
Security company at Spokane states
that the assets Of the company will be
sufficient to pay all creditors in full
and liquidate the capital stock of the
corporation as we'll
Slxty-throe inmates Of the Monroe
reiormatory were pardoned by the
board OF control, holding Its last meet
Ing before going out of existence II
compliance with the terms Of the new
administrative code.
The placing of cofferdam $50 fee
long in the swift water of the center
channel of the Spokane river to draii
the site OF the new power station o
the Washington Water Power com
pany has been begun.
Charles McEwen, fish commissions
Of Klickitat county, has planted 1922