White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-08

battle ship fleet will arrive in Seattle
harbor, July IA, and later in the
probably July IS. will be re-
viewed by President Harding The
fleet will bring 10000 officers and
men. for whom plans for entertain.
ment ore being made.
During the past two months the
state highway department has award
ed contracts for $2.664.000 worth Of
new highway construction. This
brings the total value of state work
under way up to $33,500,00O, the bal
ance being represented by contracts
awarded last year.
It took w. H. Van Duyn an hour
to land trout he hooked while fish
ing in the Methow. The big boy,
steelhead. weighed 11h pounds and
was 80 inches long. MT. Van Duyn
was fishing with light tackle, SO had
to play with the fish until it was
worn out before he could land 1t.
The dates for the Ritzville horse
show this year have been set at
June 1876. The committee that
makes up the program states that
the premium list and prizes will be
big enough to attract more attention
of horsemen than ever and they ex-
pect to have a bigger showing of
horses and mules than last year
State Engineer q. g. Harvey has
announced that all preparations had
been made to let the contract for
the last 12-mile stretch stretch Of the
North Central highway west of Odes-
sa on August 20. The letting of the
contract is being held up until that
time to give tourists chance to use
the road this summer. AS soon as
the job is let work is expected to be-
gin and will continue all winter, the
idea being to finish it up during the
winter so as to have 1t ready for
tourist traffic next spring
Hundreds of motorists, many of
whom are living In California, will
take part. July /, in the celebration
opening the Banff-Windermere high
way, through the heart Of the Cana
dian Rockies, according to ]. P.
Spalding. of Fernie. B. c.. commits
sioner in charge Of the Southeastern
British Columbia and Southern AL
berta Tourist association. A cara.
van of cars is now being organized
by Frank v. Guilbert. secretary of
the Inland Automobile association, to
make the trip to Canada for the cell
ebration Of the opening of the ST.
000, 900 highway.
The contractors are making good
progress on the SO miles Of paving
between alama and Toledo, the last
stretch Of unpaved highway be-
etween Oregon and British Columbia
on the Pacific highway. There is a
96-mile detour but 1t is in excellent
shape and cars are making it easily
in one hour and 40 minutes and av-
erage 20 miles or more over the en-
tire distance Of this detour save for
five miles, where there are some
grades, which have been put in good
Shape in the last two weeks. The
average driving time from Portland
to Seattle eight or nine hours.
Fasteners have bought much
stock in the Puget Sound, Spokane
&C International railway, according
to the state department OF public
works. and they are now writing to
learn why they don't get any divi-
dends. The line was promoted"
seven years ago, and the happy
stockholders appear to have as
stunned that it was built between
Spokane and Bellingham. through
Slate Pass and the Okanogan coun.
try. Secretary Calderhead Of the
state board is informing inquirers
corporation taxes for seven years
that while the company has paid its
it has never laid a rail, and so far
as he knows hasn't even right-of
way.