Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-23

The Tacoma public schools were
ordered closed until Monday on ac
count of the heavy blanket of snow
covering the streets.
Estimates of Seattle city officials
as to the cost Of last weeks snow
storm to the city government range
from 100000 TO S35O,OOO
A mammoth slide, containing hun
dreds of tons of loose rock and debris
has blocked the road around Lake
Crescent near Port Angeles.
Judge Charles B. Dunning, a resi-
dent OF Spokane for 81 years and form
or head Of the Washington G. A. r.
died at his home in that city, aged
81 years.
In spite of freezing temperatures
and foot of snow, nine couples made
their way to Vancouver February ID
In order to be married on st. Valen-
tines day.
A proposal Of the veterans bureau
to lease the Liberty hotel at Van.
couver for vocational training school
is held in allegiance pending receipt Of
further information.
Development of the use of magnesite
for home building and house flooring
purposes is being pushed by Spokane
firm with capital of $4,000. The
plant is located at Mead.
George A. Joiner Of Anacortes was
appointed by Governor Hart as super
ior judge Of Skagit county succeed
ing Judge Augustus Brawley, who re-
Gently died at Mount Vernon.
AS a result of complaints by farm
ers of Benton county, County Agricul-
turist Jorgeson has rendered his resig
nation to the commissioner The Of
flee will probably he abolished.
A campaign to fill the ranks of the
Seventh infantry, stationed at Van
couyer barrac S. with men living in
the vicinity is being waged by Colonel
Thomas NJ. Anderson, post command.
er.
Severe weather and snow did not
stop construction work on the North
Bank highway last week and the con-
tractors expect the road to be finished
and open for travel as far as Bingen
by May /.
Three members of the Brown family,
which landed in jail at Vancouver be-
cause of numerous petty thefts and
burglary in the neighborhood of Baker,
were given 30-day sentences in the
county jail.
Promise of a fruit crop in the Walla
Walla valley for the coming year is
10 to Is times as good as usual, ac-
cording to John B. Wiley, district horti-
culturist. He bases his estimate on the
fruit spurs showing on the trees.
A municipal election held in Camas
for the purpose of deciding whether
or not the city was to issue $15S500
In bonds to take over the water works
system resulted in victory for the
bond issue. The vote was 232 to T.
Thomas Fl. Robertson, aged 30, be-
lieved to be the oldest man ever to
enter state pententiary in this coun-
try has begun to serve his second term
in the Washington state prison at
Walla Walla. Robertson was commit
ted from San Juan county.
Two hundred high school boys from
all parts of the state of Washington
will meet in Vancouver March 2, 3
and 4 in conference under the aus
pices of the Young Mems Christian
association The boys will be entertain
ed by the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
January proved the biggest month
in point of shipping that has been
recorded in the Port of Tacoma, fig
ures of Harbormaster Rowland in
dicated. During the month past there
were % more vessels arriving than
for the corresponding month of last
year.
The magpie, which is scarce in west
ern Washington, exists in eastern
Washington in such numbers as to be
real economic danger, according to
Leo X. Couch, biological assistant, in
charge of rodent control in the Wash
ington district So numerous are the
magpies in some sections of eastern
Washington that state and federal
hunters, before they could work on
coyotes, found it necessary to poison
magpies.