Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-28

The Washington State Bar assOcia-
ton will hold its annual convention
in Tacoma August and 2,
The annual picnic Of the Grays
Harbor Shrine club was held at the
Satsop river fish hatchery park Sun.
day.
With approximately six hundred
members registered the Washington
Automotive Trades held its convention
in Olympia.
Cowlitz county has been assigned
100000 rainbow trout fry from the
state hatchery at Chambers creek near
South Tacoma.
Damage in excess of 100000, GOV.
cred by insurance, was done by fire
on the top floor of the Holey Mason
Hardware company at Spokane.
One hundred twenty-nine cars of
cherries have been sent from Wenat.
chez this season, according to the rec.
ords of the Great Northern Railway.
Since beginning operations about
three months ago, the Saginaw Timber
company mill at Aberdeen has shipped
by water more than 100000 shingles.
Three harvest fires have been re-
ported in Walla Walla county. The
first two fires we're causd by smut
explosions and the cause of the other
is unknown.
The shipping board has announced
settlement of the $6,000,OOO claim of
j. F. Duthie & Co., Seattle, for sS46,.
600. The claim was for cancellation
of ship contracts.
Director e. l.. French of the depart
ment Of agriculture has sent an appeal
to growers Of black currants to destroy
all bushes at once to prevent the spread
of white pine blister rust.
One hundred and fifty growers of
Elberta peaches In the district below
Union gap, at mass meeting voted
to fix rs cents box as the minimum
price at which they would part with
their fruit.
Improvement in the prospects for
the Wenatchee valley apple crop this
year has caused C. L. Robinson, state
supervisor of horticulture, to increase
his estimate of this years crop to A..
400 carloads.
Having recently endured the most
riotous Fourth of July celebration in
the history of the city, with four fatal
accidents due to fireworks. Seattle is
to put all forms of fireworks under a
permanent ban.
The new $4,000 steel bridge con-
structed over the Yakima river two
miles west Of Ellensburg, replacing the
bridge known for rs years as 'the
upper river bridge" was opened to
traffic Saturday.
Bruce Blake, superior judge in Spo.
kane county, has filed his declaration
OF candidacy for a six-year term in the
supreme court. Judge Blake is the
fifth candidate to enter the race for
the three six-year terms.
Considerable interest is already be-
ing aroused in Pacific county over
the numerous community fairs that
will be held there this fall in competi.
ton for loving cup offered by the
South Bend Commercial club.
Forest fire conditions in western
Washington are much improved as a
result OF cool days with heavy mOis-
ture in the atmosphere. None of the
big fires has been extinguished but
most of them have been held in check
Anacortes' harvest home festival will
this year be extended to a two.day fall
fair, and is expected to be the begin
ming Of an annual agricultural and in.
dustrial show for the district. The
fair will be held the last two days of
September.
Establishment of cotton mill at
the penitentiary at Walla Walla in the
near future is the aim of Warden
Pace. Approximately $50 inmates OF
the penitentiary will be given employ.
ment in the mill, according to esti.
mates of MT Pace.
Six persons in Lewis county have
been bitten by two rabid dogs within
the last few days, according to DR.. L.
C. Pelton, state veterinarian. The dogs
have been killed. Each dog bit three
persons, all Of whom promptly took
the Pasteur treatment.
The North Bank Highway associa-
tion held picnic Sunday to mark the
opening Of the North Bank highway to
traffic. The road has been closed for
two months while the 1.5.mile stretch