Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-07

Burglars broke into the postoffice
at Buena in YAKIMA county and es-
clped with S35 in money and stamps,
Tepino's annual city election will
be held December 4, when two coun-
cilmcn and city treasurer will be
chosen.
Seven hundred COWS are listed in
the Lewis county COW testing asso-
citation, according to County Agent R
G. Fowler
Alvin Sllidmore, 15-year-old high
school hoy, was struck by an unknown
motorist in Seattle ard died shortly
aiterward
Richard Westin, 33, of Fairfax was
killed when his automobile plunged
over T5ioot embanRment on the
Fairfax read
Carl E. Emmett of Wenatchee has
been appointed postmaster of new
office in Chelan county to be known
as Delicious.
Jesse F. Pearce was acquitted by a
jury in superior court in Yakima of
the murder of w. J. Hillyer, marshal
of zillah, on July 80 last.
The state of Washington, with a
bid of A per cent, was highest bidder
for SS5O,OOO worth Of Spokane county
road improvement bonds.
A bond issue of $75O,OOO to build
a municipal auditorium in Denny park
will be submitted to the voters Of Sc.
attic at the next general election.
Business at the Wenatchee postof,
flee has increased to such an extent
that two additional carriers have been
allowed by the postoffice department.
The Miners & Shelters state bank
of Northport, Stevens county, closed
by the state banking department Sep
TENDER 4, reopened Monday under a
reorganization.
Work has been started toward re
construction of the Fir Tree Lumber
company mill at Gregory Spur, near
Olympia, the site of the old mill that
burned September Z.
A study of plans by which the gov
ornment of Seattle might be carried
on under city manager has been
begun by a committee created by
Mayor Edwin J. Brown.
Extension of rural route No. from
Chewelah to serve 200 employees of the
Northwest Magnesite company's quar-
ries and 40 other families has been
ordered by the postoffice department.
The Bellingham normal school won
the football championship of minor
colleges and universities of the state
by defeating the Cheney normal, win
ner of the Spokane conference title
q to IS.
According to a report by Director
McArdle of the state patrol system,
there were Sc fatalities from automo-
bile accidents in Washington during
October, an increase of nine over the
next highest record
Grant Harper, who for years has
been conducting a skunk farm near
Ritzville, has lost all his animals. He
had more than lO0 but they began to
eat each other and, fearing hydro.
phobia, he killed them.
Preparatory to the construction OF
100000 ocean terminal for bunk
ering of steamships, the Shell com
pany of California has completed final
details for The purchase of an eight
acre industrial tract at Seattle.
Assessed valuation of the Seattle
school district increased from $685.
674,526 in 1901 to S2i1,734,2OO in 1928,
with an increase in pupils average
daily alter, nee from 1886 to A..
o72 in the same perioo OF years.
An ordinance requiring employees
of Seattle municipal street.car sys-
TEN to tane one days rest in seven
was signed ~ Mayor Brown. The
new la ids man to draw pay
Tor more tAan six days work in seven
days.
An increase in the average of wages
paid wor Il in extra hazardous oc.
equations q 10 per cent over last year
is reporei by +. W. Harris, depart
ment ,.clan, in summary pre-.
pared Tor Director Edward Clifford Of
the department of labor and in
dustries.
Constituting the largest single gift
ever mode to the University of Wash