White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-06-20
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| ABERDEEN. = G b ar les Aldrich.
Northern Pacific crossing Waterman,
owes his life to Jack McGillicuddy, a
youth, who dragged Aldrich from the
watchman's burning shanty at $3.50
o'clock one morning recently, after
the older man had been severely
burned A1drich was unable to get
out of the house. McGillicuddy, pass
ing, saw the fire, broke in the door
and rescued the Waterman
PORT TOWNSEND. = The an
nouncement of the lease of the Glen
dale creamery plant at Chimacum to
Mr.. Emmininger Of Monroe, Wis, was
made by Mrs. McFee, who recently
purchased the Glendale Farm prop
critics. The new owner will install
machinery in the plant Immediately
and will manufacture Swiss as we'll as
American cheese.
LONGVIEW.-Cons of the
Longview Creamery and Cold Stor-
age plant on 18th Ave-, Longview,
will be resumed soon, j. Russell Foley
announced recently. F. T. Hart and
Mr.. Weighill, Canadians, have dis
posed of their interests in the COM
pany. Process of reorganization Is
now nearly completed.
UNIONTOWN.-A a meeting OF
the commercial club recently the live
stock show committee made report
on work done toward the fifth annual
livestock show. The date was decid-
ed upon as June 10. Interest is be-
ing shown in the event locally and in
the surrounding territory. Pullman,
Moscow and Lewiston will send large
delegations, and stockmen from all
y garts of the Inland Empire will ex-
'ii37nibit. 8
In the Lewis County Cow Testing
Association for April, 900 COWS were
on test. The average butterfat pro
duction was 1876 pounds. OF the 900
cows, POI produced more than 40
pounds of fat, and Sc COWS more than
SO pounds. The three high herds for
butterfat production were those Of
Harry Smith (Holsteins), 42.9 pounds:
J. K. Conger (Jerseys), 42.3 pounds,
and H. Bouchard (Holsteins), AZ
pounds.
WENATC HNE.-For a number Of
years Mrs. L. D. Lagore Of Seattle and
Miss Sarah Stuart Of Riverside, near
here, have been living in the same
state within days ride Of each 9TH
err, yet each was lost to the other. Re-
Gently an item in a Wenatchee news
paper brought them together Mrs
Lagore had started search for her
sister. Mrs. Lagore came west 10
years ago for her daughters health.
At the death of their mother Miss
Stuart came west but Mrs. Lagore's
letters home had gone astray and
neither knew the others address.
SPOKANE.-Mansfle reported an
all-night downpour Of rain recently,
the first of the season, and the Okla.
hogan Valley was likewise drenched.
Rain continued to fall all the next day,
greatly benefiting drought stricken
crops. Withrow was also bathed in a
two-hour rain. A little snow fell at
Wenatchee and Waterville and on the
surrounding hills.
SEATTLE. - Daring robbers held
up messengers from department
store on the way to the Seattle Ma.
tional Bank and took away satchel
containing about 100000 in checks and
about $4,000 in cash. The robbery
took place at Second Avenue and Co
lumbia during the noon hour, wher
hundreds Of people were on the street
, and saw them at work.
SEATTLE.-W. G.. Potts, hotel mar
and former warden at the state peni
Tertiary at Walla Walla, has formally
announced his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for state treas
urer, subject to the September pr
'Fmaries.
IA MGIlS<AA AAhh.-C. "A. bdk6l
A had woodtick removed by City
Health Commissioner Hendricks re
Gently from under one of his arms
where It had been embedded for tw.
+, days. The point at which the wood
7. tick entered Bakers body was sore
and badly infamed. Baker was bitter
while in camp at Medical Lake. HI
thought 1t was an ordinary Irritation
!. for time, but later concluded that II
was more serious and had an examin
> alton made, which disclosed the wood
!. tick. Doubt was expressed at the
:, health office as to whether the wood
: tick was Of the poisonous kind or just
plain tick. To settle this, the para
!, site was placed in box and sent t.
the department Of entomology, Wash
ington State College, for expert in
formation.