Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-04-27

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Clarke county potato growers are
planting large acreage this year.
Twelve per cent of the bees in Walla
Walla county are diseased, according
to County Agent A. w. Hasten.
A cleanup campaign is on in Union.
town. City authorities provided for
free hauling of rubbish the first two
days.
The first full carload Of Kennewick
asparagus shipped this season left Fri
day morning by express for Minnea-
polls
Forty bushels of wheat generally
throughout the district, if there comes
rain in June, is forecast for Douglas
county.
The Cowlitz county annual track
meet will be held at Castle Rock this
year for both the grades and the high
schools.
The state federation of women's
clubs has suggested that each town
in the state be known for certain
kind of flower.
The R. A. Jackson estate at Dayton,
has sold its 1928 wool clip, estimated
at about $4,000 pounds, to Portland
firm for 40 cents pound.
The state highway department. has
turned over to Whitman county for
its use three Kelly-Springfield trucks
and four Nash Quad trucks. .
The Columbia river conference Of
the Free Methodist church was held
at Walla Walla with Bishop William
Pearce of Chicago presiding.
| Robert A Mcleod. 81 years old,
farmer living near Custer, was fatally
| injured by bull which attacked him
as he was leading 1t into a barn.
Trustees of the Elks' lodge at Ellens-
burg have awarded contracts for the
construction OF building in the down
town district. The building will cost
nearly 100000.
Because of dangerous grades and
curves between Vancouver and Salmon
Creek, on the Pacific highway, the
state highway department may re-
route the road.
About go convicts in the state prison
at Walla Walla will be paroled as soon
as their minimum sentences expire
during the next few months, according
to announcement.
The 9Sth birthday Of Vancouver's
historic old apple tree, the Oldest fruit
tree in the northwest and perhaps on
the Pacific coast, was celebrated at
Vancouver Friday.
The University of Washington re-
gents have elected Mrs. Ruth Karr
Mckee president and Winlock w. Mil
Ter vice president. William Markham
was reelected secretary.
Alleging false arrest, J. M. De Metro
has commenced action in superior
court at Ellensburg for damages in
the amount of $500 against Levi Har.
ley, chief of police of Gle Elum.
A. T. Mack, age So, farmer. of Che.
welah, was probably fatally injured
when car in which he was riding ran
head ON into telegraph pole near
the Hazelwood farms on the Sunset
highway.
Washington's sheep industry is clos
ing the best lambing season in 10
years, according to Thomas Drum
heller of Walla Walla, Mr.. Drum
heller is one of the largest woolgrow-
ers in the state.
Hearing on the application Of the
Wenatchee Southern railroad to con.
struct line from Wenatchee to Ken
newick will be reopened by the Iuter-
state Commerce commission at Wen
atchee probably in July.
In recognition of his work as chief
executive officer of the selectiye draft
organization In this state during the
war, Irwin w Zlegaus, Tacoma busi-
ness man, was decorated with the dis
.lngu!shed service medal.
Representatives OF the department
OF the interior who will make an In
spection OF the Columbia basin irriga-
tion project upon congressional auth
orlzation will arrive In Spokane May
10. according to Information received,