Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23

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auto park camping privileges in Walla
Walla. Last year the fees were $500.
Five new factories were established
in Seattle in October, according to a
bulletin issued by the Manufacturers
association.
A school and port election for the
purpose of electing one port commits
sioner and one school director will be
held in Vancouver December 8.
Seven arrests, three stills, 125 gal
Ions of liquor and hundreds of gal
Ions of mash were the net result of a
raid by the Seattle police dry squad.
Grays Harbor county commissioners
have accepted the new bridge over
the Humptulips river on the Ocean
Beach highway. The bridge cost $4O,
600.
The Northwest Hay association has
received orders to ship by ocean
freight 200 tons of alfalfa from Yakima
via Seattle to Jersey City and Brook
Ign.
Bank clearings from January l tc
October 1, 1928, in Spokane, amounted
to S476,29S,575, an increase of nearly
S5O,0OO,OOO over the same period in
1922.
Fire of undetermined origin laid
quarter of block in the center OF
Camas in ruins and did damage that
was estimated to run from 100000 tc
$4,000
A committee at Deer Park raised 81,
500 for gymnasium and community
hall, and ground, 272 by 80 feet, fol
a site and additional athletic grounds
opposite the high school.
According to estimates by Benjamin
H. Snodgrass of the government EN-
ployment bureau at Wenatchee, $4,000
persons worked in the apple harvest
of north central Washington this sea
son.
Frank Kaufman, 70, Whatcom
county pioneer, was instantly killed
near his home at Custer when the
automobile he was driving crashed in
to logging truck parked on the high
way.
An ordinance creating an improve
ment district for paving Morgan street
the main business street in Dayen
port, was passed by the city council
The estimated cost of the paving will
be S24,11S.
Miss Clara Jahnke, president OF the
Washington State Education associa
ton, estimates that between SO and
100 schools in the state will close be-
fore the end of the school year fol-
want of funds.
President E. o. Holland of the state
college at Pullman will sail from New
York City this week to study changed
economic conditions in England
France, Germany, Russia, and possibly
CZecho Slovakia.
George w. Hendricks, age 62, for
many years resident of Spokane
where he was land examiner for the
Hypotheek bank, hanged himself In an
abandoned shack on the Columbia
river, 81 miles northeast of Water
vile.
Walking six miles for doctor and
medicine for sick sister, Brad Will
hanson became exhausted and drop
ped upon the tracks of the Milwaukee
railroad near Port Angeles and fell
asleep. A train coming by struck and
killed him.
Mrs. Violet Davis of Seattle, wound.
ed when Samuel II. Short, who has
been suspended as a patrolman in the
Seattle police department. fired four
shots October II at man suspected
OF shop lifting, has filed claim against
the city for s53,O1O.
Flour shipments from Seattle for the
first ten months of 1928 show an in.
crease of 391, 900 barrels over the ship.
lnents of the same period in 1922, &C.
cording to figures compiled by the
merchants exchange of the Seattle
chamber of commerce.
Members of the Northwest Real Els
tate association will Join with the
railroads in nationwide campaign
to advertise the tourist and home ad
yantages OF this state. according to
plans made during the quarterly meet.
ing OF the executive committee of the
association in Seattle. More than 30
members were present.