Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-04-20


ington is estimated at 1,4S3,99S.
The post offices at Oakville and
Rochester were entered and robbed
last week.
Prospects for a bumper crop of fall
wheat in the Palouse valley were never
brighter, according to pioneer farmers,
Complete figures Oh receipts Of the
Seattle municipal railway for March
show loss for the 81 days of $685..
725.
Sportsmen of Wapato are having
considerable sport fishing for steel
heads, now running in the Yakima
river.
Howard Shull was instantly killed
when tractor turned turtle and crush
ed him to the ground on his farm near
Friday Harbor
The twenty-third biennial meeting
of the Grand Lodge OF Washington, An
cient Order of United Workmen, was
held in Spokane.
The estimate of the apple crop of
the Wenatchee region for 1923 is 49,
600 cars. This is Is per cent in.
crease over 1922.
Freddie Friedlander, aged twelve
died on the Colville Indian reserva,
tion as a result of poisoning from
eating wild parsnips.
Harry w. Bringhurst, for 25 years
secretary of the Pacific Coast Fire
Chiefs association, died at Seattle last
week, aged Ga years.
Wage scale revision upward of all
departments OF the Everett city gov.
ernment was ordered in a resolution
passed by the city council.
Word of the death of Simon Cronin,
brother-in-law of Governor Hart, in
California, Mo-, was received at the
executive office in Olympia.
Last week 45OO day-old baby chicks
were shipped from Toppenish. 1t is
expected that 10000 will be shipped
by one firm during the Matching sea
son.
The police judge of Bellingham has
ruled that tincture of orange peel is
an intoxicating beverage and has fined
local drug store clerk $40 and cost
for selling it.
Final preparations are being made
for the construction of buildings by
the Odd Fellows and Masons at Sedro-
Woolley The two buildings will cost
about 100000.
Practically the entire Pacific fleet
of the navy is to be on Puget sound
this summer, according to word re-
ceived from Admiral E. w. Eberle,
its commander.
The widow of John ]. Welch, a
switchman, has filed suit at Spokane
for $29O,O0O damages for the death of
her husband, who was killed last July
while switching cars.
Excavating for the SSOO,OOO hospital
to be built at Everett by the Sisters
of Charity of Providence began Mon
day. The structure will be four stories
high and contain 126 beds.
The increase in bonded and warrant
indebtedness in Clarke county last
year amounted to $147OOO, according
to figures compiled by George W. Cal.
lender, chief deputy auditor.
OF s1,1S9,OOO taxes raised in Clarke
county last year S9S2,OOO was spent
on highways and education, the re.
naming 100000 going to general gov
,rnment, oaarity, health, port, drain
age and police protection.
Several airplane rum-runners are
active between Washington and Brit
ish Columbia and are tantalizing the
prohibition enforcement officers, Roy
Lyle federal prohibition director foI
Washington, said at Spokane.
Toss Weaxta, believed to be the
oldest Indian in northwestern Wash,
ington and member of the Nook
sack tribe, died on his farm near Bell
ingham He was reputed to be 1O9
years old. He outlived several wives
A draft for s4292 has been received
as u bequest from the Rhode Island
estate Of Amy NJ Bartlett to the Ken
newlck public library. Mrs. Bartlett
was pioneer resident of Kennewlcb
and took much interest in the library