White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-06-06
Washington News

ern Washington, from January l to
May 26, 1924, is the least in "a years.
CENTRALIA. - This community
has been visited lately by an epidemic
of thefts and burglaries. The big loot
of the series occurred at c. R. All
ren's jewelry store here, when dia-
monds valued at from $4,000 to $1,000
were stolen. Two holdups were re-
corded by the police department, one
victim being relieved of $50 and an
other of SIT. The Bucoda postopffice
was broken into and $500 of postal
funds taken.
HAMILTON--The business section
of the town of Sank, on the upper
Skagit River was RACED by fire re-
Gently. The dry kiln Of the Sank Tim
Der Company, the postoffice, three
dwellings and three garages went up
in flames. Two carloads of shingles
and large quantity of raw materials
were destroyed. The fire was caused
by sawdust explosion during the
noon hour Thirty men employed in
the mill were eating their lunches.
Volunteers with food and clothing left
Concrete and Hamilton to aid the
Sank fire fighters Immediately after
the seriousness of the fire became
known.
MOUNT VERNON.-Skagit Coun-
TVS new quarter of million dollar
courthouse here will be completed In
July. Farmers and business man
Of this section are much interested In
the prospects of securing sugar beet
refinery.
ROLLING BAY.-Funeral services
were conducted recently at the Home
Undertaking Company's chapel in Se-
attic for Donna Falk, 96, one of the
states pioneers, who established his
home at Rolling Bay. cambridge Is-
land, after voyage around the Horn
from Germany more than so years
ago. He is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Matilda Falk.
tluoo VI 10
ed from the high school on June 6. 1t
Is the first time that the boys out
numbered the girls; boys numbering
3S and girls "a. Eight of the students
had no grade lower than 80 per cent:
20 had an average of 80 or over, and
no student had an average under 80
per cent.
POST FALLS.-Post Falls is to
have a new high school. The forma.
ton of rural high school district,
consolidating four districts, was ap.
proved by vote of 266 to %, as re.
suit of a special election held recently
In the districts surrounding the town.
KELSO.-Dr E. G. Racket will
start construction Of modern 60
room hotel building, three stories in
height, with five storerooms and the
hotel lobby on the ground floor, at the
northeast corner Of Second and Acad-
envy streets The building will cost
100000. Plans have been prepared
by Okerlund C Kingsbury of Auburn,
Wash, who will supervise the con-
struction.
TACOMA.-Early history of the
Puget Sound district was brought WV
idly into the foreground recently when
Indians from all over this section of
the state gathered at the old Puyallup
Indian cemetery for the burial Of
Mrs. Mary Leschi, aged IS, widow Of
Chief Leschi, one Of the outstanding
characters in the Indian councils of
the last century. Indian ceremonials
of the olden days were observed In
laying away the body of the wife Of
one of the most famous of the Indian
chiefs.
OAK HARBOR-Four chi ldren
we're burned to death when the resi-
dence of Harry Cast, situated between
here and San de Fuca, was destroyed
by fire on May 18. The children
ranged in age from to IA years Cast
was lighting fire in the kitchen
stove, using kerosene to hasten the
fire, when there was a terrific explo
sion. Mrs. Cast, who was In the gar
den, rushed into the kitchen and
found her husband enveloped In
flames. She pushed him outdoors and
rolled him In the grass and extin-
guished the flames, but she forgot the
children, and when she had succeed
ed in rescuing her husband she found
the house in flames, and 1t was I'm
possible to rescue the children. Cast
suffered serious burns and was taken
to a hospital In Everett.
CHEHALIS. - The Lewis County
Game Commission announces that
prizes will be paid for crows killed
in the county from new until July 10.
Prizes which will be awarded August
1 are: First, $40; second, $25; third,
$40; fourth, $40; fifth, So.
YELM.-Flames wiped out the
business section of Yelm In two fires
recently, destroying 20 buildings and
damaging two more structures, with
a total estimated loss Of from 100000
In S1dO0 600