Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-18

Construction work has been COM
menced on the Oak Point Single
company mill at Oak Point in west
ern Cowlitz county.
Walla Walla high school won the
sectional championship In the state
basketball tournament by defeating
Waitsburg, "a to 10.
On the Washington Water Power
company's plant being erected at Spo-
kane, 101 men are employed, so on the
day shift and 81 at night.
Petitions for hard surfacing the Mill
Plain road from Vancouver to Fishers
Landing have been filed with the
Clarke county commissioners.
Contract has been let for the con-
struction Of the new White Salmon
creamery. The building will be 3Ox6O
feet and OF reinforced concrete.
At meeting Of 100 farmers and
laborers at Harrington 1t was agreed
that farm wages for the coming year
shall be $50 a month and board.
Mrs. G. Moore is dead at hospi-
tai in Everett from conclusion Of the
brain suffered when she was struck
by an automobile driven by Fred
Bragg
The logging camps Of the Mason
County Lumber company near Oak
Vile resumed operations last week at.
ter having been closed for several
months.
Major Charles A. French, coast artil
lery corps, Camp Lewis, has been de,
tailed as instructor Of Washington ma,
tional guard with headquarters at
Walla Walla.
Bryant Halstead. aged 2S, was
drowned at Tacoma when he slipped
off log In the log pond Of the But
felin Lumber & Manufacturing com.
pany's plant
Forty.eight quarts Of liquor Of
various brands were dumped into the
Vancouver sewers by Sheriff Thomp.
son. The liquor was evidence" Sc
cured In recent raids.
Glenwood Valley grange in Clarke
county has passed resolutions opposing
passage by the Legislature at Olympia
of the educational code bill and the
Interstate bridge toll bill.
Approximately 1900 Rotarians, repre-.
senting the clubs Of 10 cities of Ore.
gon. Washington and British Colum,
bia, Will attend conference of Rotary
clubs at Seattle. March IA and 10.
Farmers living between Walla Walla
and Waitsburg threaten to boycott the
merchants OF Walla Walla unless the
roads leading into the city are put in
shape for travel the year around.
Effective March /, married women
having husbands able to support them
will not be employed by Clarke coun.
ty, according to a resolution adopted
by the board of county commissioners.
Because the cost Of mining coal is
more than the price the coal brings
many OF the mines in Washington have
closed down and practically all that
are running are working short hours
John Batten, Spokane fireman
was found dead on his ranch near
Deep Creek, IL miles west of Spo
kane by friends who went to investi.
gate Batten's failure to report for
duty. He had been killed with large
caliber rifle. Harry Williams, aged
81, neighbour was arrested and is
being held in connection with Batten's
death.
State Land Commissioner Savdge
has received patents from the govern
ment for state land selections totaling
27S5 acres and located in the Seattle
Spokane, Waterville and Yakima dis
tricts.
1t is estimated that more than $780,
100000 worth OF timber was uprooted
by the storm which swept the Olympic
peninsula on January 20 and 30. Some
portions OF the roads are piled with
tmbers 40 feet high.
Residents OF Fairfax, Wilkeson and
surrounding GOAL mining towns threat
en- to put business boycott on Ia
coma unless Pierce county commits
sioners authorize the completion of
roads to the district
The Port of Tacoma proposes to
manage the entire handling OF freight
from Its docks, now being developed
on the tide flats, to and from the holds
OF ships. without the Intervention of
stevodoring companies,
Approximately $50 men, employed
by the Saginaw Timber company near
Aberdeen, walked out last week, de.
manding that they DO paid the newly