White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-05-23
Washington News


i plan the annual exhibit June, Ii and
la. Stockmen say prospects are
bright for good exhibition. Stock
lis in good shape, as work has not
been crowded this season and feed
has been abundant The horse show
draws horse and cattle men from all
Iover the Northwest, and fancy prices
have been paid for animals that won
prizes at the show.
OKANE.-Twenty-six head Of
high schooled horses and polo ponies
were burned to death in raging fire
here recently. which completely wiped
out the Spokane Riding Academy and
| five dwellings in the same block. The
damage was estimated to be approx
mately 100000.
WALLA WALLA.-James R. Rob
H inson 50, died here recently after an
illness of II months. A native of
Tennessee he came across the plains
with his parents in 1858 to Oregon,
4 coming to Walla Walla in 1885 and
L llVluS here SliCe. I1S lSdYco d WiuoW
and one daughter.
i OLYMPIA.-During the first quar-
ter of the year, the consolidated state.
ment of 26O state banks shows an ex.
ceptionally healthy banking activity.
Liquidation of loans and discounts
amounted to $1,S26,7O5, while depos
its have decreased only 1881, 704 40.
This indicates that borrowers have
been able to pay their obligations
without materially reducing their
bank balances. Compared with the
conditions shown by the report Of
one year ago, state banks have in
creased their total deposits $1O,-
/ 331, 9O7.
pASCO-The new water system
was connected up recently and irri-
cation water turned on. The warm
weather has made water necessary
to keep lawns growing.
DAVENPORT. - Orders confirming
sale of land to satisfy judgments in
cases of the F. w. Anderson Mort
gage and Investment Company against
Joseph r. Neal and others and Dan
and Amelia Angarman have been
signed.
RIVERSIDE.-Fire of undetermined
origin, starting in grocery store and
famed by strong north wind de-
stroyed three hotels and eight other
buildings, causing loss estimated at
$4,000, occurred here. Virtually no
insurance was carried on the build
ings burned.
LONGVIEW.-P are wanted i'm
mediately for the Longview Memorial
Hospital, and must be submitted by
June 10. To increase interest the
hospital committee has decided to Of
fer $500 for the best plans, 5000 for
the second best plans and $1O0 for
the third best.
NAPAVINE.-A squad of Napavine
sportsmen have for some weeks been
waging war on the crow pest by
spending two or three hours in the
early part of the day two or three
times a week slaughtering them.
Sunday morning party Of these pro-
gressive sportsmen made a prfze-win~
ming killing by capturing AZ.
SHELTON. William Cooke &
Sons, local dairymen, have added to
their holdings in the Shelton Valley
by purchasing two highly improved
farms-those of Harry Winsor and
Eli Robinson, for figures around $685.,
900. With the Winsor farm was in
Guided a herd of registered Holsteins
and farm machinery. The Cooke
dairy now has milking herd of
about so COWS and more than 400
acres of good land to supply feed and
pasturage.
KELSO.-Wesley Vandercook, chief
engineer of the Long-Bell Lumber
Company, has sold his farm just
north of Kelso city limits, which he
purchased two years ago from Henry
Tiemens to the Homesite Corporation,
recently formed by L. M. Cleek, cash
Ter of the Cowlitz Valley Bank; ]. E.
Grant of Kelso, who is manager of
the company, and Curtis Egbert of
Olympia. The place will be plated
at once into town lots. 1t contains "
acres.
OLYMPIA.-The, largest number of
fatal accidents ever recorded for one
month in the history Of the State De-
partment of Labor and Industries is
scored up against the month Of April,
with AZ fatalities reported in the ex-
tra-hazardous occupations. The num-
Der Of non-fatal accidents reported
was, 3,434, making a total for the
month Of 3,481. Since Inauguration
of the industrial insurance law, Octo-
| Der l, 1911, non-fatal accidents re-
ported total 272,335 and fatal acct
dents 4,168. Twenty-Five of the AZ
fatalities were in the logging and
lumber and single mill industries.
Meat Situation
A statement on the livestock and
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