Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
Washington News


stein breeding animals, purchased by
the Great Northern Railroad from
Caranation Farm, left Seattle recent,
ly for Montana, They will be dis
tributed by the railroad throughout
the farming district in that state to
stimulate interest II the dairy indus
try. The animals represent some OF
the best milk production lines at Car,
nation Farm. The purchase is part
of the Great Northern program to
build up the agricultural industry in
the territory the line serves.
WENATCHEE - Apple shipments
from North.Central Wash ingt 20 n
reached the peak of the season Sep
TENDER "a when 1913 cars rolled, bring.
ing the total for the month to lila
cars and the seasons total to 1880, 1t
was announced recently by Bert Bak'
err, secretary of the Wenatchee Valley
Traffic Association, This is an in
crease OF 500 cars over last year for
the same period. Entiat, Chelan
and Manson growers say their crops
of Delicious apples are far over the
Estimates. The same is true in the
Okanogan Valley.
/ ELLENSBURG. - Registration for
the fall term at the Ellensburg state
normal school began recently, AID,
vance indications are for record
breaking attendance, according to
! Miss Sophia Fowler, registrar. Miss
Dawn Kennedy, graduate of Column
bia University, will replace Miss Flor
ence Pearce as head of the art de-
partment; R. G. Fales, Columbia, be-
comes director of the department of
industrial arts and applied science;
Miss Maurine Hall, University ofWis-
consin, will be assistant in the depart
ment of health education, and Miss
Amanda Hebeler, Columbia, will be a
training school supervisor.
YAKIMA.-After being four years
en- route, the schoolhouse in District
No. 50, Canyon Slough, east of the
city OF Sunnyside, has reached its des-
tination, four miles from its original
location. The voters of the district
authorized the removal of the build
ing to new location four years ago,
and was hauled part Of the distance,
and there remained on its underpin-
ming. In the meantime teachers and
pupils had to carry their drinking wat
err to school, as there was no supply.
The journey now has been completed.
The district is sixteen miles long, but
narrow. 1t has seven pupils.
/ SEATTLE. = The second annual
Alaska week, commemorative the
57th anniversary of the purchase of
the territory, will be held here the
week of October 1918 under the aus,
pices of the Young Mems Business
Club.
TACOMA-John w. Bone, former
football star at Gonzaga University,
was probably fatally injured when he
came in contact with heavily
charged wire. A pulmotor somewhat
revived him, but physicians report his
condition as grave.
PROSSER.-A large petrifled tree,
about four feet in diameter, discov-
cred on the side of Horse Heaven hill,
will be placed in the city park. Many
pieces of petrified wood have been dis.
covered in the vicinity.
WALLA WALLA.-The first frost
of the fall was recorded on Septem-
Der 81, one day ahead of the average
date. The frost was so light it did
no damage. The minimum tempera-
ture was 40 degrees.
YAKIMA.-Entries of at least rs OF
the best bird dogs in the Pacific
Northwest are assured for the Yak
ina Valley Field Trials club meeting,
which will begin soon over the Ell,
lensburg course, where the Yakima
Valley, Cascade and Washington state
clubs will combine their meetings
COLFAX. = E m m R u dy, small
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Rudy,
North Morton Street, was struck by
a tourist car recently. Both bones of
her leg were broken above the ankle
and deep cut was made on her neck,
She was rushed to the hospital, where
DR.. E. N. Layton attended her She
was unconscious five hours. The girl
started to run across the street and
had nearly reached the opposite side
when she lost her slipper and turned