Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-04

Fresh strawberries from his OWL
garden for Christmas dinner were en-
joyed by Clyde Stanton of Walla
Walla he reported.
Sheriff Thompson Of Clarke county
disposed of more than 5000 gallons OF
liquor in a grand pouring at the court
house in Vancouver.
Arrangements are completed for
the Lewis county poultry school to
be held at Winlock, opening January
and continuing two weeks.
Delegates from 100 cities Of the
five northwestern states will be pres
ent at the Pacific northwest publicity
conference to be held in Spokane
Thursday.
Olympia is assured new theater,
equipped for regular stage produc,
lions as well as moving pictures. The
cost of the building is estimated at
approximately $4,000.
Lowell M. Hidden, 81, president of
the United States National bank and
prominent in the business life of Van
couver for nearly so years, died sud
denly at his home in that city.
N. P. Tubbs, 70 years Of age, care.
taker OF ponies in Woodland park,
Seattle's largest recreation ground,
was the 4Sth person to die in the city
this year from automobile accidents.
Dates for the fifth annual mid-sea.
son banquet of the Stevens County
Live Stock and Fair association, to be
held at Colville, have been set by
President Z. G. Kohlstedt for February
q.
All rent-car drivers in Seattle were
summoned to appear before grand
jury of the superior court that has
under way an investigation of the de-
gree to which law has been enforced
in the city.
Mrs. Kathryn Miracle, one of the
two women members Of the Seattle
city council, Mayor Edwin ]. Brown
and Oliver T. Erickson, councilma n.
have filed notices that they are candi-
dates for mayor.
Chester Silas was killed and Mrs.
Minnie Howell died several hours later
Of injuries sustained when an auto
mobile driven by Silas overturned on
the Chenowith hill grade, in Little
White Salmon valley.
Cigarette advertising on billboards
in Walla Walla is under the ban. The
city commissioners several months
ago passed an ordinance forbidding
such advertising, the date of its 60
ing into effect being January 1.
Wenatchee children may slide dur.
ing the winter to their hearts content
without danger of running into autos
as the result Of setting aside Kittitas
street from Okanogan to Chelan by
order of Chief of Police Peterson.
Following is the appraised valuation
of state land and timber to be sold
February 5, according to statement
given out by the state land commits
sioner: Uplands, $40,32G55; Timber,
$780, Tide lands, S4o,26417.
Plans for 100000 combination
auditorium and ice arena have been
considered by Seattle building cor.
poration, according to Pete Muldoon,
manager OF the Seattle Hockey club Of
the Pacific Coast Hockey association.
With the federal penitentiary on Nc.
Neil island overcrowded, Federal
Judge Neterer delayed passing sent.
ence al Seattle upon two prisoners
until word has been received from
Washington, d. G., as to where new
prisoners will be sent.
At massmeeting of citizens with
members of the Deer Park council,
differences arising from enforcement
of the traffic ordinances were adjust
ed and the mayor and councilmen,
who resigned recently in a body, with.
drew their designations.
Less than six hours after they had
held up and robbed the First National
bank of Medical Lake, 20 miles south.
west of Spokane, four young men
were arrested by deputy sheriffs on
their way to Spokane, entered pleas
Of guilty In superior court, and were
/ sentenced by Judge Hugo Oswald to
terms of seven to 20 years in the state
prison. A fifth man. arrested with
them, pleaded not guilty.