White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-02-15
Washington News

| hts life, since she bent over him in his
cradle, Howard Straub, Is, looked on
I the face of his mother here today.
Ever since he suffered an attack Of
infantile paralysis at the age of IL
months, the boy has, been totally
blind. Today, following an operation
arranged for by the local Rotary Club,
bandages were removed and Howard
gazed at his mother. ooh, mother,
you are so pretty" he cried, and
threw himself into her arms.
SEATTLE.-More tnan 5000 men
and women, citizens and taxpayers of
1 the state Of Washington, have a per-
sonal financial interest in the Puget
Sound Power & Light Company
through their ownership of the COM
pany's stock and securities. There is
no industrial or business enterprise
in the state in which so many of its
citizens are directly concerned. Up
to December 81, 1923, there were g.,
O43 stockholders in the company
owning in all 1880 shares of stock,
who are residents of this state; and
1883 other residents of the state were
holders Of the company's securities.
4 PUYALLUP.-On a capital of ST.,
$50 the Western Washington Fair AS
ISOLATION at Puyallup now has sur
plus of $119,O93 in plant, equipment
and cash, according to statement
just issued by W. H. Paulhamus,
president. With an attendance of
100000 at the 1923 fair the total re-
ceipts were $1O2,042.77, and after all
expenses were paid there was left a
balance Of $27,53S62. Taking out de-
probation, the net profit was $22,-
08983
In statement to the stockholders
President Paulhamus calls attention
to the fact that the enterprise is now
"a years old, and this years fair will
be the silver anniversary of the asso-
citation. During it's quarter century Of
progress the fair has outstripped in
attendance all other fairs in the
Northwest, and has built up it's plant
and cash surplus out Of earnings.
$13,496; interest and bond payments
took $12,295, and $1,483 was invested
| in additional property. On a bond is
sue Of $4,000 in 1920 to raise money
for permanent Improvements the as
ISOLATION has paid $4,000, leaving
$47,7OO unpaid OF these bonds the
fair association owns $1,000 worth,
leaving net outstanding bonded debt
Of $36,700. This record Is made,
President Paulhamus points out,
without county or state aid.
SEATTLE The President Grant
sailed for Japan, China and the Phil
/ ippines recently with 40 automobiles
on board and construction supplies
for Yokohama and Tokyo.
PRIEST RAPIDS.-Elmer Osborne,
state trapper, stationed at Priest Rap
ids, reports that he captured an aver
age Of II coyotes per month last year.
He claims the record.
EVERETT. = All rivers in Snoho-
mish County are rising rapidly, as a
result of heavy downpour Of rain re-
Gently. Several of the principal high
ways are flooded and closed to traf-
fic The Stillaguamish is over it's
banks at Arlington
SPOKANE. - According to report
made public recently by G. S. Ray Of
Spokane, head Of the U. s. Depart
ment of Agricuhure's division Of live
stock and crop estimates in this state,
the number of horses on farms has
decreased from 100000 to 222,000 dur
ing the last four years The price
for them has also slumped, average
price now being $40, as compared with
800 on January /, 1920. Farm mules
have also decreased In number and
value approximately at the same rate
as the horses.
MONTESANO. - Resolutions were
adopted by the Montesano Chamber
of Commerce at meeting recently to
oppose changing the name of the Ore.
gon Trail to Pioneer Way, as suggest
ed by Wesley l.. Jones. The reasons
assigned for the opposition were the
antiquity Of the present name, It's use
by pioneers and in history and liter
ature, the fact that no one would be
benefited by the change and that II