Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-04-06

Work has begun on new Methodist
church at Rockford to cost $4,000.
About one third Of the students in
the Washtucna public schools are i'll
with influenza.
The Rockford post of the American
Legion is erecting building to be
used fsr clubrooms and social func.
tions.
Work will begin May on the Walla
Walla waterworks improvements, and
contractors agree to have the job COM
pleted in so days.
The body of William Spencer was
discovered on the c. B. Scott place
near Fruitvale. He had committed
suicide by hanging.
March passed the 100 mark in the
construction of residences at Tacoma
setting new high BODYBUILDING rec
ord tor the month.
A statement OF the condition of the
Spokane United Railways shows that
the loss in January and February
reached nearly $4,000.
Alfred Olin, a member of the Olin
Brothers Logging company of Ilwaco,
was killed instantly when his head was
crushed between two logs
An enrolment of forty-five new
students for the spring quarter at the
Enensburg state normal school has
brought the attendance for the quarter
at 445
Plans are being completed for the
installation of a mammoth power plant
for the Long-Bell Lumber company at
Longview. The cost will be about ST..
100000,
First eggs of the season at the state
game farm at Walla Walla were found
Friday by August Bade, superntend-
ent, and are ten days ahead of last
years lay.
At Seattle May bond issues ag-
gregating S215O,OOO will be voted on
and the school board will ask permis-
sion to increase the district tax levy
by mills.
The log business in the Bellingham
district has increased to daily receipts
of 125 cars by rail and this is ex-
pected to be further increased by Is
or 20 cars.
Thrown into the skagit river at
Mount Vernon when small skiff cap
sized, Harry Rush. IA years old, and
Horace Russell, Is, we're drowned be-
fore help arrived
| Charter for the Lumbermen's Bank
& Trust company at Longview, with
a capitalization of $4,000 and surplus
of 100000, was issued by John P, Duke,
supervisor of banking.
Breaking into the Brodeck-Field
clothing store at Everett Saturday
night, robbers took $4,000 worth of
suits, overcoats and shoes and escaped
with their loot in a truck
Pacific Sea Foods Packing company
will open its new cannery built at a
cost of $4,000 on the Little HoQuiam
river few miles west of Hoquiam
early in April. The first canning will
be of Quinault salmon taken by the
Indians in Quinault river.
With arms and legs rddled with
bullets from shots fired during a
brawl at GrayIand beach, Elmer MAXI,
80 years old clam digger drove his
car 25 miles after the shooting re,
ported to the police and then went to
u hospital Cor an examination.
Formation Of the Washington state
agricultural conference, composed OF
the Washington Farm Bureau fedora
tion, Washington State grange, and
United Dairy association and the
Washington Cooperative Egg and
Poultry association, was announced at
Seattle.
The first fire call of the season, com
ing earlier than ever before, was re
ceyod Friday by state Forester Pape
A dry patch of ferns close to the
right Of way of the Northern Pacific
just east Of Olympia caught fire and
burned brisltly threatening railroad
bridge,