Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-10
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings in and Over
the Puget Sound and State

Claude Winston, 81 years old, of
Meadow Glade, was killed when he
was struck by a falling tree near
Yacolt
More hunters than ever before are
reported 10 be in the mountains about
the foot Of Mount Adams and the st.
lclcns section.
William Harrison Cowdon, resident
of Bellingham and Whatcom county
for forty-twO years died at Bcllingham
at the age Of eighty-two years.
Spokane high school girls are plan.
ming to wear elaborate Spanish cos.
tunes as reiOinder to the "pcon
pant"" cpdomtc among the boys,
Statistics compiled by ]. II. Shields,
superintendent of the city employment
office chow that the demand for labor
In s .t.in auI its vicinity is almost
twice that Of the same period last
year
General r. NJ BIatchford, in com.
nIand Of the army post at Vancouver
for the Inst year, and a veteran Of
more than 50 years, has received or
ders for his retirement from active
service.
Mandamus proceedings are being
prepared by citizens of Aberdeen to
compel the city to grant a permit for
the repair of the Lowric block, on
Heron street, which was damaged by
fire several weeks ago.
Eight Canadians who said they had
served with the Canadian army during
tie world war; were dCportcd by the
United States immigration authorities
at Bolingham, charged with having
entered the country Illegally,
With a record of 254 arrests and
fines and fOrletures totaling Si,3O17O,
Aberdeen police activities for October
just past were greater than any pre-.
viOus month since May. The COllcC-
tons v ere twice those of September.
Calvin W. Stewart has rclnuuishCd
his duties as postmaster of the Tacoma
postoffice and the Tacoma office has
been taken over by Assistant Postmas.
ter Bacllus who will act as temporary
postmaster pending the appointment of
new postmaster.
Married life for two couples began
with a bang at Spokane when cXplo,
sion of a pound of flashlight powder
blew up the studio to which they had
gone for wedding pictures, painfully
iniurinE one bride, one bridegroom
and the photographer.
The installation of the Grays Har-
Dor radio station has been completed
and it will soon be ready for business.
7 his machine will be one of the most
powerful and best squipped stations in
the northwest and will be Of great
value to Harbor shipping interests.
Butter samples submitted by forty
Creamerymcn Of the state were given
scores as high as rs per cent by Prof.
O. +. Hunziker, noted creamery eX.
pert of Chicago, at the convention of
the Washington Creamery Operators,
Tutter and Cheese Makers association
at Seattle.
or the 267 cows on the books Of
the Grays Harbor County Testing
association 22G were tested during the
month ending October rs, according
to a report published by the county
farm office, The average production
OF milk per COW was 791 pounds, and
Of butterfat 81 pounds.
To prevent a recurrence of the car
shortage, which has proven 50 dis
ustrous to fruit growers this year, a
conference of representatives of the
fruit growers associations of the Pa
ctric coast states will be held at SaCra
mento, Calf, to establish cOast-widC
organization. it is announced by GOV
Cruor Hart.
A railroad from Moclips north ant
northeast through the Olympic PENN
sula forest reserve and to connect will
the government spruce road in the vi
entity of Lake Pleasant, Clallam coun
/ ty, to drain the huge timber resources
of that region down to Grays Harbo
Is planned by the Grays Harbor North
ern Railway company, which has filet
articles Of incorporation at Olympia.
The biggest publicity enterprise
ever conducted from Grays Harbor
by mail was carried out with The
mailing Of $4,000 postal cards by Rev
r. c. Hartley, logging camp minister