White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-10-03
Washington News

determined origin recently destroyed
three two-story frame buildings, four
automobiles and quantity of ma
chinery doing damage estimated at
approximately 100000. The loss is
partially covered by insurance. The
fire, which occurred in the heart Of
the business district, was discovered
shortly after widnight. Firemen work
ed until nearly A. M, to prevent
the flames from spreading to nearby
business buildings and buildings In
the United States military reserva-
ton.
OLYMPIA. - Thirty thousand Chi
nese ph.easants, raised on the state
game farms at Walla Walla and Steil.
accom-, it was announced at State
Game Supervisors ]. Warren Kinney's
office recently, are to be liberated as
soon as the fall shooting season
closes the end Of October. This Is a
larger number of birds than has ever
been loosed by any state or any coun-
ty in the world it is said, and will in
sure for the State Of Washington the
name Of "sportsmen's paradise" The
birds are to be apportioned to the
various counties, King Yakima, Kit
! titas, and several other counties will
get 1000 ach.
| OAKESDALE = The residence Of
/ Guy McReynolds was badly damaged
| by fire recently. The fire started from
coal oil stove that had been lighted
for preparing breakfast. The furni-
ture was saved from the lower floor,
but was somewhat damaged by hand
| ling. The home was completely re-
modelled three years ago and the ma
| jor portion was wrecked. Some in
urance was carried, but will not cover
the loss.
CHEHALIS. - Eleanor Smooth, G.
year-old daughter Of Roy Shoots Of
Ethel, was hit by an automobile driv-
en- by William Graham of Chehalis re-
Gently, on the National Park Highway
at the Peters logging camp, IL miles
southeast Of Chehalis. The child's
skull was fractured, her left collar
bone and shoulder blade broken, and
her left leg broken both below and
above the knee. Graham wrecked his
car in an effort to avoid striking the
child and went home suffering from
collapse incident to the accident. Ac-
cording to witnesses to the accident,
the child ran across the highway in
front Of Graham's car despite warn
main by the latter's side. The little
girl died the day after the accident.
The burial service was held at the
Salkum Church with burial in the To-
cal cemetery.
SPOKANE.-James A. WEIGH, son
Of Patrick WEIGH, prominent rail-
road contractor, and his wife, Hester,
were instantly killed recently when
their automobile ran into a sub-struc.
ture of the Trent Avenue Northern
Pacific viaduct. G. G. Wintermere, q
well-known Portland, Ore, manufac
turer, was riding in the trout seal
with Mrs. WEIGH, who was driving
escaped uninjured. The party wa:
! returning from dinner party at Med
: ical Lake.
q ABERDEEN.-Dis Of huge
r new glacier, more than mile II
width, in the Olympic Mountains ant
: split that divides the peak Of Nun
caster Mountain into two parts, was
) announced here recently by M. Null
key, Quinault trapper, who has JUS
: returned from the district. A party
Of four men scaled Muncaster Noun
tain, 1000 feet, and found the noun
tain peak divided, with a great mea
! dow on the other side Of the descent
which abounded with game. At tn
4 lower end of this meadow precipic
B dropped abruptly to the ice field
I which has not heretofore been re
z corded. Mr.. Mulkey says the rout
through the mountain peak Is the onl,
. trail to the meadow and glacier.
STANWOOD. - StanWood's indus
tries are all operating today. Tn
Stanwood Lumber Company, the las
to resume, opened today. This make
two sawmills, one cannery and on
condensery in operation in the twil
cities.
YAKIMA.-Bad weather during tw
of the three days of Yakima's Harves
Home Festival, which closed recently
cut receipts below estimates Ther
will be a deficit of about $4,000, az
cording to official estimates.
Out-of-town people like Jack White
Trav Tavern Cafeteria because it's 8