Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-05

bred sire campaign, has reported that
As registered bulls have been sold
since November 10.
A cooperative weather station, sane
toned by the government and operat-
ed at the expense Of the Longview
chamber of commerce, has been estab-
lished at Longview.
Throe armed and masked men held
up five men in the office of the Green
wood Logging company in the East
Hoquiam-Wishkah district and escap-
ed with about $50 in cash.
Karl Peterson who was killed in
Seattle in a gun fight with two de-
tectives, was identified as one of two
men who robbed the Orting State bank
at Orting of $500 November IS.
Approximately $4,000 are to be
distributed to depositors of the de-
funct Scandinavian American bank OF
Seattle, representing a 10 per cent
dividend, within the next two weeks
At the annual meeting of the Lin
coin County Sportsmen's association
at Harrington, it was voted to recon-
mend that the bag limit on ducks be
reduced from 20 a day to 10 ducks
day.
One hundred and sixty-five deposi
tors of the defunct Exchange bank O.
Waitsburg have received word that a
30 per cent dividend totaling $4,000
will be in their hands before Decem
ber /.
The Clarke county commissioners
have ordered 33S new volumes of Law
books to bring the county law library
up to date. Whan the new books
arrive there will be 1850 volumes in
the library.
Mrs. Marie Brozeau was acquitted al
Spokane of a first degree murder
charge in connection with the Staying
of her husband Edward Brozeau
Brozeau was killed at Old Town, New
port, October -.
To consider and adopt complete
state budget for all purposes, for re
commendntion to tf7c state legislature
as guide to appropriations, the state
finance board met at the executive
office in Olympia
A bill to pay Mrs. Edith L. Bici
ford of Chehalis. S3500, on account
of the death Of her husband in tho
consular service at Antung, China,
will be introdut ID in the house by
Representative Albert Johnson.
The 2O.months-old laughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. George a smith was burn.
ed to death, and iier two brothers,
aged 4 and 6, barely escaped, when
their home was destroyed by fire at
Newcastle, 20 miles southeast of Sc
Gttle.
Overcome by heat in the "hot room"
in the bath at Tacoma of which he
was proprietor, Andrew Soioos was
cooked to death after falling uncon-
scious to the hot floor The body was
In the "hot room" several hours be-
fore being found.
Complications in the case of c. A.
Thompson, Pomeroy theater man, who
is in a hospital at Walla Walla, made
1t necessary for him to submit to. q
third TRANSMISSION of blood the fluid
being taken from the veins Of ]. G.
Soper of Pomeroy.
A reduction in rates by the Amer.
ican Railway Express company, which
will enable shippers to send goods
cheaper by express than by parcel
post, will take place on January 1,
1t was announced by r. NJ. E.nar, Sc.
attle commercial agent for the com
pGny.
Northern Pacific railroad policy in
extending transportation facilities to
Puget sound lumber territory was sup.
ported by the interstate commerce
commission, which published the text
of an authorization under which the
road can now proceed to extend its
Elma branch, in Mason county, a dis.
tance OF Is miles to final terminal
at Shelton The cost Of the new line
will be S510785.
Work has begun or the new distrl-
button system of the municipal water
plant of Kalama voted for at the
recent election. The work is being
done by the Cascade Pipe & Flume
company of Seattle.
Permits for appropriations Of water
from six different sources Of supply
for the Whitestone reclamation dis.
trict of Loomis, Okanogan county,
which embraces total Of appro&i-
mately 5000 acres, have been issued
by Marvin Chase, state supervisor OF
hydraulics.