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er Of Commerce, recently announced
his resignation, effective August 1. He
will be associated with local insur
ance agency.
CHEHALIS-In the district about
Blue Lake in the Cascade Mountains
at the head of the Cispus River,
monstrous grizzly bear, whose foot
prints are as large as an ordinary hat
reporting roaming about, according
to Otto ]. Beusch, Lewis County game
warden.
LONG BEACH. ~ The new toll
bridge across the Naselle River on the
Ocean Beach highway from Raymond
to Long Beach and other peninsula
points was opened recently. 1t is H.
800 feet long, with a 300-foot steel
span. The bridge replaces the old
ferry system and shortens the time of
the trip from Raymond to Long Beach
from half an hour to several hours, as
often the ferry was incapable of han
ding the traffic of the summer sea-
son.
EWELAH.-Chester Young, 33,
of this place, died recently of blood
poisoning, which resulted from an in
fected hand. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ora Young.
YAKIMA relinquished
during the last year leave more land
open to entry in the Yakima Land Of
flee district than there was a year
ago, according to the annual report of
Register H. Bruce Milroy. June 80,
1923, there were 194760 acres of un-
appropriated and unreserved land on
the plats at the local office, while to-
day there were 197,640
METALINE FALLS.-Burns result.
ing from an exploding lamp caused the
death Of Private Melvin Freeman of
the Marine Corps summer camp
guard Of the navy cruiser Huron, sta
toned at Peitaiho, China
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
Seattle. Total registrations for the
graduate school at the University of
Washington for the first term of the
summer school totals more than 625,
according to Mrs. L. j. Wentworth,
secretary Of the graduate school. This
is larger number than last year. The
graduate school has grown in the last
few years into one of the biggest de-
partments at the university. Last year
10000 books and publications were
purchased for its use.
STANWOOD.-Stat Game Commits
sioner Kenney has authorized M. T.
Brown Of Stanwood to offer cash
prizes totaling 500 to those who kill
the greatest number of crows before
August 1.
OLYMPIA.-Tourists to Priest Point
Park are focking into this attractive
camping place. One hundred and
th1rty-eight were counted one evening
recently, and still more were arriving.
MACHIAS.-Fire swept through five
Machias buildings recently, wiping
out the mercantile business of Nathan
Carpenter, and causing loss esti-
mated at $4,000. The loss is partly
covered by insurance. \
DPOINT-Immediate establish
ment will be made of self-sustaining
naval aviation base at Standpoint for
the accommodation of 16 planes with
complete machine shop and repair SER
vice, that arrived in Seattle, recently.
Heralding the arrival Of the American
warshfps that will be stationed in Pu-
get Sound this summer, the ARGOS
took, mother ship Of the airplanes, has
arrived with Commander Stanford E.
Moses, commander Of aircraft squad
rons, who took charge of the Sand.
point naval base on his arrival. The
U. S. S. Cannot, mine sweeper, ar.
rived recently with 60 men, who will
be used in construction Of the naval
aerial camp.
YAKIMA.-The Gibson Brothers of
Yakima owns what is said to be one
Of the best and purest strains of pure.
red buffalo in the world. These ami
mails run in tract of 1920 acres, un.
der fence, about IA miles west OF
Yakima. In winter they are brought
down to the Wenas range, within 10
miles of Yakima.
SEATTLE. - Alaska shipped 5000
to 5000 reindeer carcasses through
Seattle last fall, the greater part of
the shipments being consigned to
Eastern cities, where the meat found
great favor and sold at good prices.
CHEWELAH. = Chester Young, 33,
of this place, died recently Of blood
poisoning, which resulted from an in
fected hand. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ora Young.
TACOMA. - A campaign is being
conducted by Tacoma and Seattle
newspapers to raise money by public
subscriptions to buy grounds for
state park on the waterfront half way
between Tacoma and Seattle. G. "
Savidge, chairman of the state parks
committee, has promised help and the
Young Mems Business Club of Seattle
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