White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-02-22
Washington News

CHENEY-The largest number of
students for any winter quarter list
ed to receive the normal diploma at
the State Normal School at Cheney
for completing the two-year course
has lately been made public.
CHNHALlS. George Roberts. who
claimed he was the first white child
born in the territory now covered by
the state of Washington, died on Ne,
wauklm Prairie recently at Is years
of age. Roberts was born al Van
couver, Wash, and lived on Newa.,
kum- Prairie for IS years on the home-
stead of his father. He is surviven
by two sons and three da:ghters
Ol.YMPIA-The state capitol coal
mission has lately granted the Olgn
pia Chapter of the Daueh.ers Of The
American Revolution permission TO
place a granite boulder to indicate thu
home of Isaac I Stevens. first gov
ernor of Washington Territory The
house in which Governor Stevens lived
still stands.
DRYDEN.-At cost of $4,000 the
Washington Coast Utilities Company
has completed new headgate and
diversion dam here to control the
water entering the canal supplying
the Dryden power house and reclama-
ton district
DILLINGHAM; Twelve beet farm
ers have arrived here from Eastern
Washington through the efforts of the
Chamber of Commerce, with the pur-
pose of planting sugar beets. The
Bellingham Bay Improvement Com
pany has leased farm to two of the
men, who will plant several hundred
acres.
LONGVIEW.-Ac call for bids for
the construction Of a two-story store
and Office building, in Longview, for
g. D. Wood, has been issued by Arch
itect j. r. Nevins of Seattle. The
structure will cost approximately $780,
900, and is designed for four stories
SEATTLE.-C Carrying out a promise
to the Chamber of Commerce, the
Union Pacific Magazine, published
monthly by the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, devotes large part of its
February issue to Seattle and the
Northwest. The f1rst-page cover Of
the number is a full-page reproduc-
ton Of a photograph Of the business
district and the harbor as seen from
the, tower of the 42-story Smith Build
ing. A double page of pictures inside
shows a dozen views of Seattle's
parks, waterfront and business dis
trict. Another half page is filled with
vacation pictures taken near Seattle.
The leading articles Of the number
are, Seattle, the Gateway to the ORR
ent' and "Seattle's Outdoors" both
written by Harold Crazy, and there is
an editorial praising Seattle as a
world port, based upon the former
article. The Union Pacific Magazine
has a large circulation in the West
within and without the big army Of
Union Pacific employees.
CHEHALIS.-So far behind are the
shipments OF sodato1, the popular gov
eminent explosive that is being
shipped to Washington farmers 30
cheaply, that Instructions have been
received by County Agent R. G. Fow-
Ter Of Lewis County to book no more
business for the present. 1t will be
at least two months before the last
orders received can be filled.
OLYMPIA.-Tariff reductions filed
with the department of public works
during 1928 by private electric light
and power companies in the State OF
Washington have resulted in saving
Of approximately $4,000 to resident
al users, according to estimates com
piled by Herbert G. Flagg, chief engi-
neer Of the department. Aside from
the lower rates placed in effect at the
suggestion of the Pacific Power &
Light Company in the Yakima and
Walla territories, the lowered tariffs
we're In Western Washington. Rates
were reducer in Bellingham to equal
lie tariffs in the territory, while pri
vate companies lowered their Seattle
rates. Lower rates are installed in
practically all Puget Sound suburban
districts.
LONGVIEW.- The Long-Bell Lum
Der Company has purchased the tim
Der ON section 16, township 10 north
range west, from the state of Wash
ington at the appraised value of $1S5,
LA, being the only bidder. According
to the county cruise there are $4,000,
600: feet Of timber on the section. The
price is said to be the largest evel
received by the state for single sec
ton Of timber.
TACOMA.-The funeral Of the lat
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