White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-29
Washington News

been receiving so much publicity late
ly as the oldest in the county, since
it was uncovered by the steam shovel
working on the state road there, is
not by any means the oldest, accord
ing to L. L. Bush of Bay Center, who,
in a letter to the Herald gives the
facts as follows: There is at Ray
mond a cemetery something like 20
years older than this. There were
those who thought the promoters OF
Raymond did not need land so badly
that it was necessary to disregard the
little old cemetery on the hillside even
though long disused. Most of the re-
mains Of those having immediate rela-
tives have since been removed, but
some remain. The place is little way
up the hillside on the Riyerdale SIDE"
SEATTLE.-When Lieut.. Lowell H.
Smith and his companions officially
end their 27,000-mile globe encircling
trip here some time between August
Is and 10, they will receive the great
est welcome ever staged by the Pa
cific Northwest, announced Major
A. A. Oles, assistant secretary Of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Each
army aviator of the aerial armada will
receive an engraved gold watch as
gift from the combined American Le-
gion posts of Seattle, it was stated.
Arrangements were also being made
to combine the celebration with navy
week. An invitation from the local
chamber to Orville Wright, father Of
aviation, was sent to his home in the
East. 1t was stated that if Wright &C
copied he would participate in the eel
ebration as an honor guest, witnessing
the finish of the worlds first around
the-world flight.
KELSO.-The Cowlitz County Fair
will be at Woodland from September
II to 20, and the premium lists for
fair, which will be issued shortly,
show total of $4,000 in premiums.
which will be awarded entries in the
fair This is the first time that the
fair has been able to offer substantial
prizes. There will be an aerial cir
Gus, ball games, horse racing and 9th
err sports.
CHEHALIS.-Infor was filed
in the superior court recently by
County Attorney Abel against Gus
Maschke, charged with an attempt to
bride public officer. 1t is charged
that he offered Fire Warden V. o.
Wallace SIS if he did not report the
infraction of the law regarding the
burning of slashing.
HOQUIAM.-Ca Couch, 10, son
of a Ford Prairie farmer, who disap-
peared recently, was found dead with
a bullet wound in his body. A coro-
ner's investigation disclosed that the
youths gun accidentally discharged
when he crawled through fence. An
older brother was killed a few weeks
ago in logging camp when log fell
on him.
MCKEE CITY-Abraham Van Wyk
aged 81, farmer near here, was sc
badly gored by an angry bull recent
ly that he died short time later. At
tracted by his cries, Mrs. Van Wyk
rushed to her husbands assistance
armed with pitchfork, but not unit
the arrival of a neighbor was the ami
NAL driven away.
EDMONDS.-The body of G. e
Frost, As, well-digger who was over
come by gas at the bottom of 1870
foot we'll near Edmonds recently, wa:
recovered by John G. Shoening o
the United States Bureau OF Mines
stationed at the University of Wash
ington Is hours after Frost's death
Three men had been overcome in res
cue attempts. Frost was digging ;
we'll for Percy Egtvet, assisted b!
two of his brothers. When Eros
failed to answer their calls they con
Guided that he was unconscious ant
one of the Egtyets was lowered blu
he was overcome before he reache'
the bottom.
YAKIMA.-Three hundred feet of
main flume of the Union Gap irrigs
ton district, south of the Union GaI
was carried out recently by small
cloudburst, depriving the districts Q
irrigation water for five days.
CONGRATULATIONS A. Wright O
Tacoma is in hospital here wit
serious injuries sustained recent
when motorcycle he was ridin
struck COW. The accident occurre
on the Pacific Highway near Crane
mound Reuben A. Mathieson, VIII
was with Wright, sustained fra
tured skull.
KELSO.-Sam McGladdery, %, wa
instantly killed recently when the ga
oline tank on his car exploded whe
he attempted to solder IT at servic
garage in West Kelso. A. Collona, pr,
prietor of the garage, who was with
three feet of McGladdery, was almo!
blinded by the explosion. He ma
lose his eyesight.
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