Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-06

Retirement OF $lU0,OOO IN Donds
seven years prior to maturity was
authorized at the last meeting Of the
Everett city commissioners
Raspberry picking began last week
In the Puyallup valley. Help Is very
scarce and pickers are offered As and
50 cents crate for picking.
Lightning which played over Seattle
In great sheets struck Ballard North
street car, setting 1t aflre and knock
ing the motorman from his feet.
seventy-five fuel dealers Of the state
attended the fifth annual convention
OF the Washington State Fuel Mer-
chants association at Wenatchee.
Built for missionary service among
the many islands Of Alaska, the stout
little power boat A. L. Lindsey was
launched on Lake Union near Seattle.
Mrs. Jennie Jore of Anacortes, As
years old, was filed near Mount Yer
non when her automobile was forced
off the Pacific highway into 10.foot
ditch.
Charles S. Heck, Bellingham pio-
neer, was killed when tram car on
which he was riding near Acme broke
away and crashed down steep In
cline.
The apple crop has started moving.
Transparents were shipped from Ken
nawlck last week and early varieties
OF peaches are being marketed In large
quantities.
Melvin, the 15.year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Cowles OF Wenatchee,
suffered a broken neck when he fell
from an apple tree. He is still alive
but Is paralyzed.
August /, John s. Carver, expert in
poultry husbandry, will come from
Massachusetts to take charge Of the
poultry department of the state col.
lege at Pullman.
Inland Empire sawmiils reporting
to the Western Pine Manufacturers
association cut 1877 ,087, 900 feet Of lum.
her during May, which Is the second
largest cut for any month In the his
tory of the association.
William Liden was killed and 15
other men seriously injured when they
were trapped at the plant of the Ia
coma Smelling company by the ex-
plosion Of a blast furnace and show
cred with molten Stag and metal. 3
Thomas N. Swale Of Seattle, chair
man of the national oriental commit
tee of the American legion, Is prepar-
ing to contest a ruling Of Secretary
Of the Interior Work permitting In
dians to lease their land to aliens.
or 2250 records Of marriages in the
past year in the Clarke county audi
tors office 976, or nearly half, were
of brides who had previously been
married, many of them not once but
many times.
Burglars broke into the First Luther
an church at Tacoma and ransacked
1t from top to bottom. Rev. e. G.
Bloomquist, the church pastor, said
he believed the men were seeking
sacramental wine.
The vanguard of the assemblage of
naval vessels that will be reviewed
July 27 by President Harding has ar.
rived at Seattle, the flagship New
Mexico of Vice.Admiral Wiley of the
battle fleet, and the upsrdreadnaughts
| Idaho and Tennessee.
Production of the 1870 mills Of the
northwest reporting to the West Coast
Lumbermen's association for the week
ended Pune 2S was 27 per cent above
normal, or gain Of per cent over
the report of the previous week. New
business stood at 10 per cent below
production and shipments were %
per cent above new business.
Everett was awarded the 1924 en-
campment of the Grand Army OF the
Republic of Washington at the clos
ing session of the state encampment
at Spokane. w. P. Cragin Of Hoquiam
was chosen department commander,
and other officers were elected as
follows: j. A. Harris, Spokane, senior
vice commander; w. j. Baker, Everett,
junior vice commander; H. J. Ben.
nett, Seattle chaplain; Dr.. B. n. Free
man, Spokane, medical director.
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