Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-06
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FOR OUR BUSY READERS
Digest Of Weeks Happenings in and Over
the Puget Sound and State

After two years work, the federal
department Of biological survey has
discovered that the grounding is prob.
ably the easiest rodent pest to con.
troll In this state according to John
Finley, biological assistant at Olympia,
Mrs. ]. Alexander Mahan Of Ellens-
burg was elected president of the
Washington State Music Teachers as.
sociation at the closing session In
Bellingham, and Spokane was selected
as the meeting place Of the assocIa-
ton In 1924.
A decree awarding the United States
shipping board s2.970,33S in fore.
closure suit begun by 1t October 8,
1920, against the Sloan Shipyard cor
poration, the Anacortes Shipbuilding
company and the Capitol City Iron
Works was signed In federal court at
Seattle.
Ben Hutchinson, 60 year old pio.
neer with record of forty-four years
residence on Crab creek, celebrated
the Fourth in the regal splendor Of
forty years ago. He rolled into Wenat-
chez with four horses hitched to his
old time Concord stage coach with
high seat, leather springs and all.
Application to Use water from a
Columbia river slough near the mouth
Of the Washougal creek in Clarke
county for manufacturing paper and
for fire protection was filed with Mar
win Chase, supervisor Of hydraulics,
by the Crown Willamette Paper COM
pany. The construction cost was esti-
mated at $4,000.
George E. Whitfield, convicted in
Clarke county of the murder of Anna
Nosko, must be returned to the Gus
tody of the Clarke county sheriff until
the question Of his appeal has been
decided, It was stated in an opinion
by Assistant Attorney-General u. W.
Anderson to Superintendent Pace of
the state penitentiary.
Fred E. Pape, supervisor Of forestry
department of conservation, and his
force of foresters and wardens, are
putting up signs In every county of
western Washington. five or six to
each county, on the main roads. These
signs are the slogans of forest pro-
lection, warning against fires and car
ing for the growing timber, They are
directed against carelessness Of smok.
ers and campers.
A permanent injunction prohibiting
the Port of Seattle commission from
issuing $S50,000 In bonds with which
to purchase the Skinner & Eddy Ship
building site for port purposes was
issued In superior court at Seattle by
Judge A. w. Frater, who held that
the proposed bond issue was illegal
Port Commissioner George Lamping
announced that an appeal would be
taken to the supreme court.
]. Grant Hinkle, secretary of state,
Is in Salem, Or, to confer with Secre-
tary of State Sam A. Kozer and w, e.
Crews, Oregon corporation commits
sioner, relative to enforcement of the
blue sky law, A law similar to the
Oregon statute was enacted in Wash
ington this year and went into effect
this month. There are several angles
whereby the two states are mutually
interested in the administration Of the
act.
Second attempt of Snohomish coun-
ty to offer the assets of the Monroe
Water company at public sale to real.
lie $4,000 in delinquent personal prop
erty tax failed when the prosecuting
attorneys office was served with doc.
uments showing the company had OBJ
tanned in the King county courts the
appointment of temporary receiver
and a restraining order preventing
Sheriff McCulloch from conducting the
sale.
Mrs. Matilda Dinsmore of Everett
was elected president OF the Ladies of
the Grand Army of the Republic, de-
partment Of Washington and Alaska,
meeting in Spokane Other officers
elected were: Mrs. Lura Wagner, Ho-
duiam, senior vice-president; Mrs.
Clara Jesseph, Spokane, junior vice
president; Mrs. Ethel Dysart, Walla
Walla, treasurer; Mrs. Cassea Osburn,
Seattle, chaplain; Mrs, Leila NJ.
Thatcher. Seattle, counsellor.