White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-10-10
Washington News

| CARNATION - Twenty-three Hol-
stein breeding animals, purchased by
the Great Northern Railroad from
Caranation Farm, left Seattle recent
ly for Montana. They will be dis
tributed by the railroad throughout
the farming district in that state to
stimulate interest in the dairy indus
try. The animals represent some OF
the best milk production lines at Car
nation Farm. The purchase is part
of the Great Northern program to
| build up the agricultural industry in
the territory the line serves.
WENATCHEE. - Apple shipments
from North Central Washington
reached the peak of the season Sep
| TENDER "a when 1913 cars rolled, bring
| ing the total for the month to lila
cars and the seasons total to 1880, it
was announced recently by Bert Bak-
err, secretary Of the Wenatchee Valley
Traffic Associate This is an in
crease of 500 cars over last year for
the same period. Entiat, Chelan
and Manson growers say their crops
of Delicious apples are far over the
estimates. The same is true in the
Okanogan Valley.
ELLENSBURG. = Registration for
the fall term at the Ellensburg state
normal school began recently. Adj
vance indications are for a record
breaking attendance, according to
Miss Sophia Fowler, registrar. Miss
Dawn Kennedy, a graduate of Colum
bia University, will replace Miss Flor
ence Pearce as head of the art de-
partment; r. G. Fales, Columbia, be-
comes director of the department of
industrial arts and applied science;
Miss Maurine Hall, University of Wis
consin, will be assistant in the depart
ment of health education, and Miss
Amanda Hebeler, Columbia, will be a
training school supervisor.
YAKIMA.-After being four years
en- route, the schoolhouse in District
No. 80, Canyon Slough, east of the
city of Sunnyside, has reached it's des-
tination, four miles from its original
location. The voters of the district
authorized the removal of the build
ing to new location four years ago,
and was hauled part of the distance,
and there remained on it's underpin-
ming In the meantime teachers and
pupils had to carry their drinking wat
or to school, as there was no supply.
The journey now has been completed.
The district is sixteen miles long, but
narrow. 1t has seven pupils.
SEATTLE. - The second annual
Alaska week, commemorating the
57th anniversary of the purchase of
the territory, will be held here the
week of October 1918 under the aus
pieces of the Young Mems Business
Club.
TACOMA.-John w. Bone, former
football star at Gonzaga University
was probably fatally injured when he
CdlHe III COHLdCI Will heavily
charged wire. A pulmotor somewhat
revived him, but physicians report his
condition as grave.
PROSSER.-A large petrified tree,
about four feet in diameter, discov-
cred on the side of Horse Heaven hill,
will be placed in the city park. Many
pieces of petrified wood have been dis.
covered in the vicinity.
WALLA WALLA.--The first frost
of the fall was recorded on Septem-
Der 81, one day ahead of the average
date. The frost was so light it did
no damage. The minimum tempera
ture was 40 degrees.
Entries of at least rs of
the best bird dogs in the Pacific
Northwest are assured for the Yak
ina Valley Field Trials club meeting,
which will begin soon over the 81
lensburg course, where the Yakima
Valley, Cascade and Washington state
clubs will combine their meetings.
COLFAX. = e m m Rudy, small
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Rudy,
North Morton Street, was struck by
a tourist car recently Both bones Of
her leg were broken above the ankle
and a deep cut was made on her neck.
She was rushed to the hospital, where
DR.. e. N. Layton attended her. She
was unconscious five hours. The girl
started to run across the street and
had nearly reached the opposite side
when she lost her slipper and turned
back to get it. Before reaching the
slipper she stumbled and fell under
the wheels of the car
SEATTLE.-Tw long-distance rec
ords for raising calves have recently
found their way into the livestock
Journals, due to death having over
taken famous Jersey COW, Financial
Kings Interest. This COW was "a
years and months old when she died
and had produced in her time 20 heif-
er calves and 1 bull calf. This record
is only exceeded so far as known by |
the Aberdeen-Angus COW Old Gran
ME, raised in Scotland Grannie lived
to be SO years old, and had rs calves
in her time. There was a case of
Scotch thrift for you, indeed.