Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-04
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The annual older boys Y. NJ. C. A
conference will be held at Washington
State college on April 4, and g.
Wool buyers from all over the Uni
ted States are in Yakima for the an
nual bidding on the Yakima valley
wool clip,
A charge of SO cents night cal
will be made at the Davenport city
tourist park, according to decision OF
the council
Walla Walla is to feature the rost
as It's official flower, 2l5 citizens hav
Ing SO voted, The aster was second
with 81 votes.
Frank P. Hardin, age 70, pioneer OF
Lincoln county, died at his farm home
near Larene, north Of Davenport, fol
lowing several weeks illness.
Hans Rude, engineer, was killed
when he jumped from a logging train
that ran away on grade on the Cedar
river, 40 miles east of Seattle.
Elmer Watson, young farmer OF
Forest, six miles southeast of Che
halls. suffered broken neck and died
when concrete post fell on him.
Free distribution of strychnne treat
ed oats for poisoning squirrels will be
gin in Pend Oreille county on Thurs
day. Calcium cyanide will also be dis
tributed.
Democrats of Pierce county and
southwest Washington will gather IL
Tacoma the evening of April ~ tc
honor the memory of Thomas Jeffer
son at banquet.
James Cowan, druggist, has taken
office as mayor of Naches City, hav
ing been elected by the city council
to vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Mayor A. NJ. Otto.
Harbor county grade and high schoo'
track and field meet are nearing com
pletion. The meet will be held at the
county fair grounds at Elma, May 8.
Senator Jones has introduced al
amendment to the army appropriation
bill appropriating s1,00O,00O for the
construction of such permanent build
ings at Camp Lewis as are necessary
The Nelson State bank of Nelson
Okanogan county, was closed BY the
state banking department. Inability
to collect on loans to farmer borrowers
was given as the cause Of the failure
of the bank.
Complaint has been filed by the de
partment of public works against the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com
pany, relative to equipment, facilities
and service between Bremerton anC
Port Orchard.
Charles u. Burnside, 81, vice-presi
dent of the Dexter Horton Nationa
bank of Seattle and one Of the best
known bankers in the Pacific north
west, died suddenly at his desk fol
lowing heart attack.
George Edward Whitfield must hane
for the murder of Anna Nosko, II
year-old Clarke county school girl, thu
supreme court decided, affirming the
judgment of George B. Simpson, super
ior court Judge of Clarke county.
The year 1923 was the greatest life
insurance year in the history of the
state, Legal reserve companies, botr
stock and mutual, wrote 12S,991 new
policies during the year, carrying
$149,761,140 in Insurance coverage.
petition filed on behalf of citizens
Of Hillyard, advocating annexation o.
that town to Spokane, for a recount
Of ballots cast in an election there
March II, in which the proposal los
by margin of five votes, was refused
by Superior Judge Oswald
Resolutions providing for street paw.
ing on Ohio avenue and Franklin tc
cost approximately $4,000; maoadam
izing of Prindle street and rebuilding
Of walks there and other extensive
public improvements were adopted by
the Chehalis city commission,
Refusal of the snohomish county
game commission to rescind its order
opening the Sultan basin, few miles
above the headworks of the Everett
municipal water supply, to fishermen
during July and August, threatens a
legal conflict between the city and
the game officials.
After hiking more than a thousand
miles, Louis H. Coleman, 2S, and
Babette Wolfe, 81, both OF New York
City, obtained a marriage license and
were married at Vancouver. After the
ceremony the young couple set out on
foot for Portland, from where they
will walk to New York
The ashes OF the late Captain John
Dlacltnan of Oreas, San Juan county,
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