Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-01-04
Principal Events Of the Week
Assembled for Information
Of Our Readers.

A total Of S24s0 was received dur
ing the 1898 season by the chehalis
park board
The Yakima commercial club win
put on a membership drive beginning
January II.
Seven pairs Of twins, ranging in
age from three to ten years, are quar-
antined in Yakima for measles.
More than 800 children were enter
tanned by the Salvation Army post Of
Vancouver at a Christmas party.
The new city commission OF Che
halls has practically decided to meter
the city to conserve the water supply
for summer use.
Fresh strawberries from his own
garden for Christmas dinner were en-
joyed by Clyde Stanton of Walla
Walla, he reported.
Sheriff Thompson of Clarke county
disposed of more than 5000 gallons Of
liquor in a grand pouring at the court
house in Vancouver.
Arrangements are completed for
the Lewis county poultry school to
be held at Winlock, opening January z
and continuing two weeks.
Delegates from 100 cities of the
five northwestern states will be pres
emit at the Pacific northwest publicity
conference to be held in Spokane
Thursday.
Olympia is assured a new theater,
equipped for regular stage produc-
lions as well as moving pictures. The
cost Of the building is estimated at
approximately $4,000.
Lowell M. Hidden. "a, president of
the United States National bank and
prominent in the business life of Van
couver for nearly 30 years, died sud
denly at his home IN that city.
N. P. Tubbs. 72 years of age, care
taker of ponies in Woodland park.
Seattle's largest recreation ground.
was the 4Sth person to die in the city
this year from automobile accidents.
Dates for the fifth annual mid-sea,
son banquet of the Stevens County
Live Stock and Fair association. o.be
held at Colville. have been set by
President E. g. Kohlstedt for February
All rent-car drivers in Seattle were
summoned to appear before a grand
fury Of the superior court that has
under way an investigation of the de-
gree to which law has been enforced
in the city.
Mrs. Kathryn Miracle, one of the
two women members of the Seattle
city council, Mayor Edwin J. Brown
and Oliver T. Erickson, councilman.
have filed notices that they are candi-
dates for mayor.
Chester Silas was killed and Mrs,
Minnie Howell died several hours later
OF injuries sustained when an auto
mobile driven by Silas overturned on
the Chenowith hill grade, in Little
White Salmon valley.
Cigarette advertising on billboards
in Walla Walla is under the ban. The
city commissioners several months
ago passed an ordinance forbidding
such advertising, the date of its go
ing into effect being January 1.
Wenatchee children may slide dur
ing the winter to their hearts content
without danger of running into autos
as the result of setting aside Kittitas
street from Okanogan to Chelan by
order of Chief of Police Peterson.
Following is the appraised valuation
of state land and timber to be sold
February 5, according to a statement
given out by the state land commits
sioner: Uplands. s4O,326.55; Timber,
6OO,416.2S; Tide lands, S4O,264.17
Plans for 100000 combination
auditorium and ice arena have been
considered by Seattle building cor.
poration, according to Pete Muldoon,
manager of the Seattle Hockey club OF
the Pacific Coast Hockey association,
With the federal penitentiary on Nc
Neil island overcrowded, Federal
Judge Neterer delayed passing sent.
ence at Seattle upon two prisoners
until word has been Received from
Washington, d. c., as to where new
prisoners will be sent.
At q massmeeting Of citizens with
members of the Deer Park council,
differences arising from enforcement
of the traffic ordinances were adjust.
ed and the mayor and councilmen
who resigned recently in a body, with
drew their designations.
Less than six hours after they had
held up and robbed the First National
bank Of Medical Lake. 20 miles south
west Of Spokane, four young men
were arrested by deputy sheriffs on
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