Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-07-18
Washington State News
Principal Events Of the Week
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at Barry, in Douglas county.
Norwegian Lutherans of Aberdeen
dedicated a new church in that city
Sunday.
h Knights of Columbus of Wenatchee
held their annual picnic at Lake Che.
Ian Sunday.
T Logging camps in Snohomish coun-
ty will probably not resume operations
until September, It is reported.
..,I,-Tr1r1iiSiIaR Mc6aw, Is, was killed in.
Stently when combine on which he
was working near Prescott upset.
Playground attendance in Spokane
in June showed an increase of 1885,
STA over the same month last year.
The 22d annual convention of the
Pacific Coast Nurserymen's associa-
ton will be held in Yakima this week.
The town of Bingen was threatened
with destruction when the Maple hotel,
three-story frame structure, burned
to the ground.
The Davenport council has instruct
ed the health officer to attempt to
have veterinary surgeons examine all
COWS for tuberculosis.
Lewis county's bank deposits were
Ss,171 ,sO71S at the close of business
June 80, according to statements pub
lished by the IL banks.
During the last few days about $780,
600 bushels of last years wheat crop
has been sold at Walla Walla at an
average price Of 80 cents.
An unidentified man lost his life in
an explosion and fire which destroyed
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Wit
ner, two miles west Of Elma.
The new crop of Walla Walla on
ions has begun to meye In carload
lots and is in great demand. accord
ing to reports from the valley.
william Powner. 66. is dead at
.NorthpOrt from injuries received when
he fell from q moving train. He suG-
fered q broken back and internal In
'juries. s'1s&s ~
Receipts at the Wenatehee postof-
flee show a gain in June of S24.35 over
the saane month last year. Receipts
during the first half OF this year were
Ss7O5s.
James B. Metcalfe. 80, q Seattle
pioneer and the first territorial at
torney-general Of the territory Of
Washington. died at his home in
6uquamish.
Dayton has been rated as one Of the
best towns in the state from the stand
point Of management and financial
conditions in a report filed by the
state examiner.
Fire caused heavy damage on the
Mauer and Bowman ranch, about eight
miles south Of Walla Walla, destroy
ing between 300 and 500 acres Of
standing wheat.
An international anti-crime confer.
ence will be held in Seattle July II
to "a, with 600 public officials from
Canada and nine western states ex-
pected to attend.
A five-ton Packard truck. loaded
with surfacing material for state road
work, crashed through the bridge over
the ~Methow river at Carlton and fell
80 feet into eight feet Of water.
willis Link and Miss Lillian Lee
were drowned in the okanogan river
ct omak while young Link was at
tempting to rescue Miss Lee, who
had stepped into a deep hole while
bathing.
" An explosion in a separator on W,
W. Richardson's farm, two miles north
of Pomeroy, started fire that burned
the machine, feeder, oil tank Of the
gasoline engine and more than 1000
bushels Of sacked grain.
The Vancouver Prunarians have de
cided to combine the annual prune
. harvest festival with the Prunarian
picnic, celebrating one day, August
10. Esther Short park, Vancouver
was selected for the celebration.
c. F. Flower. Mabton, presented q
claim fer 500 to the Yakima county
auditor for Is sheep killed by preda
tory dogs. 1t is said at the auditors
office that these claims are apt Il
amount to $1,000 before the season ii
over.
Because Of danger from forest fires
and the carelessness of many camp
ers and fishermen, the forest service
has been compelled to close the water
sheds of Sherman creek, DeadmaI
creek and Boulder creek in the Col
vile forest to the public.
A new pest has appeared in eastern
Lewis county, where it has already
done considerable damage to crops
The insect probably will be classed ii
the "false chintz bug" Samples O
the bug have been sent to the entomol
OQiet at the state colleqa Pullman