Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-05-02
Y ASaINGTON STATE
Brief NEWS ITEMS
Principal Events of the Week
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Accidental discharge of his shotgun
caused the death of A. b. A. Hughes,
SO, at Walla Walla,
An earthquake lasting SO seconds
was recorded on a seismograph at the
University of Washington.
Carl II. Hanson, former chief CT de.
tectives at Yakima, will become chief
of police at Olympia on May l.
The state of Washington has pur
chased $4,000 worth of bonds of the
odessa school district at 5h per cent.
Plans for passing an ordinance reg
ulating one-cow diaries were discussed
NJ meeting of the Davenport council
approximately one-third of the fruit
crop in the Kittitas valley was destroy
ed by the low temperatures of last
week,
Fruit and berry losses in Washing
ton as a result of heavy frosts last
week are estimated at several million
dollars.
Four farm houses and two barns
were burned in the northern part of
Clarke county, the result of strong
east wind.
Masons of Spokane will begin work
soon on the erection of brick, steel
and concrete addition to their temple
to cost 100000.
The Spokane city building inspec-
tors office has issued since the first
of the year permits for new buildings
valued at S1,253,144
The Tacoma municipal light and
power department reports net earn
ings for March of $S2,S51, with operat-
ing revenues aggregating $lSs,97O.
More than 1000 Elks attended the
celebration at Kelso incident to the
installation of Kelso lodge No. 1882,
| the iatest Elks' lodge in the state.
A resolution favoring the Bone pow
\ er bill was adopted by the Womens
! Legislative Council of Washington at
Il its seventh annual assembly at Ia
coma.
4 Albert Berry, rs, Waterman at a
4 brick plant at Seattle, died from burns
received when his clothing became
/ ignited by sparks while he slept near
| a kiln.
A severe earthquake was felt at Seat
tie Friday. Residents pronounced it
the most severe tremor in the district
for many years. No damage was re-
ported.
! A portion of D street in Cheney has
been vacated to allow the Martin
Grain & Milling company to erect a
e modern concrete building to supple
] ment its plant.
e The Spokane chamber of commerce
/ will not support the Washington state
!, chamber of commerce under its pres
/, ent program and method of operation
it has decided.
Walla Walla city commissioners
}, have passed an ordinance appropriate
ing an emergency fund of $1,000 to
finance the fight for lower light and
power rates for that city.
An additional 1900 acres OF Spokane
+ valley land will be brought under irri-
Y cation this year for the first time as
the result of the extensions, started
last year, of the so-called Corbin ditch
fight to get revaluation for
rate.malying purposes Of the property
OF the Fairhaven City Water and Pow
s er company's system, which serves
a South Bellinghsm, has been started by
a tie city,
Edwin Johnson, IS, dock lsborer at
the Robinson Misunderstanding plant
in Everett, was instantly killed when
/, he was caught by swing load of
timbers being raised from scow at
the mill dock.
After killing a number of chickens,
hhh'lAHb WIN u lUG anu GhdslLlk MIS-.
: Zoe Wilks about her front yard, a
G coyote thought to be infected with ra-
, bjes was killed on the Wills farm, just
east of Davenport,
The Panhandle Lumber company is
making surveys for construction of a
logging railroad from Ruby to bring to
. the Pend OraiIle river for its lone mill
\ The stand Of timber in the LeClerc
K creek basin About 20 miles of rail-
4 road will be required.
H An insurance broker is liable if he
II fails to keep property insured when in
4. trusted 60 that effect in case of loss
4 OF the property the supreme court
\ decided in The case of Fred H. Bats
4 and wife versus the Northern Bond
!. & Mortgage company
n On May 16 and II, 900 union carpen.
\ tets mombers Of unions in Skagit
]. county vii! erect the Camp Fire head