Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-03
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS or INTEREST
important Occurrences OF Past
Week Briefly Complied for
Our Readers,


The enrolment OF the Ia Center
school for the first month Of the year
was l5I,
Strong indications OF oil have just
been uncovered at Ailuno in the east,
ern part of Lewis county
Applications for louns amounting TO
100000 have been made by farmers
Of the Clarke County National Farm
Loan association.
A vigorous fight against referendum
measure No. IL, known as the certlfi.
cate of necessity bill, is being made
by Mayor Fawcett Of Tacoma.
Large orders for hay TO be Skinned
to coast points at prices ranging from
sl4 and up In the sack have been re.
ceiyed BY Walla Walla dealers
Gasoline tax returns for september
totaled SOC 892 80 or s10,O7469 more
than for the same month In 1921 ac.
cordIng TO Fred J. Dibble director Of
licenses.
Grand Master lanes Mccormack of
Tacoma, addressed Joint meeting at
Davenport attended by ninety repre.
septatiyes of Dayeuport Rcardnn. Wi.
bur and Harrington Masonic lodges.
With logging men present from all
sections of the west the thirteenth
session of the Pacific logging congress
convened at Tacoma Wednesday. with
sessions at the Scottish Rite cathedral.
Montesano school bows recently sold
carload of waste paper to the Pa.
cific Paper company of Tacoma. The
paper was collected from all parts
of the town by the bows. who netted
a total of S95.97 by the operation.
The net earnings of the Tacoma
municipal light department for 1922
passed the 100000 mark in Septem.
Der according to the monthly report
of the department, soptember's con.
tribution in net income was s65 .4s5. so
Plumbers working in Hoouam here.
after must mass an examination. most
bonds and obtain permits 10 do work
before thew can function Mt their pro.
fession. according to an ordinance re.
Gently passed by the city commission.
ANY ex.service man of the World
war whether or not n member of the
American Legion. will be given a full
military funeral by Hoouism Post No.
16. in case of death, provided the post
is invited to handle the rites or take
part.
Waterborne freight handled in and
out over Seattle wharves in septem
Der totaled 1875 g57 tons valued at $751;
8478OO, an increase of s3,393 tons and
SIS 3Sl57 over the same month in
1921, according to a compilation by
Fred NJ Lathe. port warden
Contamination of food in Ferry Hall,
mems dormitory, and human carrier
was responsible for forty.one cases of
typhoid fever at Washington State
college at Pullman, according to Or.
A w simpson. state bacteriologist
All cases are men who eat at Ferry
Hall
Testimony was taken at walIa walla
in A hearing by the board of public
works to determine warehouse yalu.
atoms in that district The testimony
is TO get 4 bosis for the fixing of grain
storage rates in the warehouses of
WaIa Walla Columbia Garfield and
Asotip counties
DEPOSITS in 279 state banks and
trust companies of this state totaled
s199718661 II on september is. which
is an increase Of $882 s91 IS over the
deposits on June 90 according to the
supervisor Of banking. John P Duke.
state hanks and trust companies mum.
bered 284 in June
gain Of s2s2 $50 80 in the surplus
IN the general fund for the last two
months is shown bv a report of ex.
pepditures from that fund for the last