Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-06-16

held in Vancouver again this fall.
Mrs. David ]. Jones, who had re-
sided at Davenport for AZ years, died
suddenly.
WaNa Walla was chosen as the con
vention city for Washington Odd Eel
lows in 1923.
Enrolment al the Bellingham nor
NAL school for the summer session has
passed the 1000 mark.
No legal authority for awarding ali
mony to a husband can be found by
the state supreme court.
May was the second largest month
in u years in the number of build
ing permits issued in Spokane.
Contract has been let at Montesano
for a new $4,000 Catholic church
building of concrete, brick and tile
Only 5000 people in Walla Walla
county have paid their poll tax this
year. compared with 1000 last year.
W. B. Thomas, aged SO, who first
crossed the plains to Washington in
1868, died at his home in Walla Walla
Walla Walla county's S2525 quota of
the 100000 Columbia basin promotion
fund was completely subscribed in
three hours.
A large barn on the farm of D. e.
Smith, near Pomeroy, was destroyed
by fire, entailing a loss of from s15,-
900 to $4,000.
Slashing 100000 from its prelm-
mary budget the school board reduced
Seattle teachers salaries $3.50 year
from the present basis
Fifteen small bridges were burned
out and 100000 feet Of down timber
destroyed at the Loggie Timber COM
pany's camp near Bellingham.
DR.. Frederick B. Teter. representa-
tive from Lincoln county to the state
legislature since 1918, died in Daven
port following years illness from
tuberculosis.
Judge Richard A. Ballinger, who
was secretary of the interior during
President Taft's administration, died
at his home in Seattle after an illness
of two days.
]. LaLiever, youth about IS, is
under arrest at Okanogan, charged
with being one Of the three bandits
who held up the State Bank Of LOOMS
sometime ago.
Reduction in freight rates on grain
from points on the Oroville branch of
the Great Northern railway to Puget
Sound has been ordered by the depart
ment Of public works.
Madame De Beaumont, believed to
be the oldest woman in Southeastern
Washington, celebrated her Tooth
birthday at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. M. e. Curl, In Dayton.
Masons from Grays Harbor as well
as from outside points gathered in
Hoquiam to dedicate their 100000
building, Just completed by the Scot
fish Rite Temple association.
Lillian M. Tyler, who has been act.
ing postmaster at Brewster, Wash,
for several months, will continue in
that capacity. having just been ap.
pointed by President Harding.
All records for five years We're shat.
tered by the federal land bank of Spo,
kane in May, when 1926 applications
for loans were received and new loans
made amounting to sl,732,S00.
Four hundred and slxty-four seniors,
the largest graduating class in the his,
tory Of the University of Washing
ton, received their diplomas at the
commencement ceremonies Monday.
Fred w. Blum of Tacoma, engineer
Of work train on the Milwaukee road,
was electrocuted near Cedar Falls
while making repairs to the motor
locomotive Of which he was in charge.
With more than 500 bankers regis,
tered, and all Pacific states represent.
ed, the 9th annual convention of the
Washington State Bankers associa,
ton held two.day session in spo,
kane.
H. Alvin Moore, railroad engineer,
has formally announced his candidacy
for the republican nomination for rep,
resentative in congress from the FRS,
district of Washington, which includes
Seattle.
Word has been received at Pomeroy
Of the death at Long Beach. Cal, OF
Draper Butler, pioneer OF Garfield
county and nm extensive land owner.
He was 10 years old and came to Pom,
.sgoy % years ago. ~----.-.