White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-18
Washington News

| plant will be on the same order as
that operated by the company In
Portland
DR.. Suzzallo, president of the Uni
versity of Washington, delivered the
principal address recently at the ded-
lcation of the new Irene s. Reed High
School at Shelton. Many prominent
educators and citizens were present.
County Attorney Hite linus issued
an order this week banning all punch
boards, slot machines and similar de-
vices from Cowlitz County. The sher-
| IFS office has been notified to see
chat this order is enforced.
The owners Of the Kelso Creamery
Company, Joseph Cyr and his three
sons, lately sold the business and
plant to Frank T. Weighill and F. T.
Hart of Vancouver, B. c., who will
erect cold storage and milk han
ding plant in Longview.
Ryderwood, terminus of the Long
view, Portland & Northern Railway,
and future center of the Long-Bell
Lumber Company's logging activities,
is developing rapidly. Ninety modern
residences are completed and work is
starting ON twenty-six more.
Explosion of hot-water heater in
| the Bon Ton barber shop on Main ST.,
Walla Walla. recently blew out the
plate glass windows in the front Of
the building. ripped section of the
| looring in the shop, and caused con-
| siderable damage to the interior Of
the building. A frozen water pipe Is
blamed for the explosion. Seven
inches of snowfall fell in one night,
| making total of eleven inches dur
ing the storm.
The regular passenger service from
Seattle to New York was started on
January 8 by the Luckenbach steam
ship lines. The trip is scheduled to
take % days. Calls will be made at
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama
Canal and Philadelphia. The steam
er was the Jacob Luckenbach, Cap
tain Coonan. She has luxurious ac-
commodations for AZ cabin guests.
Skagit County is in very prosper
Gus condition. LAUNDERING, which is
one Of the county's biggest assets, is
now providing one of the biggest pay
rolls in the county's history. Dairy
farmers are receiving good prices for
milk. The new county courthouse un-
der construction at Mt. Vernon is pro.
crossing rapidly, the building to cost
in the neighborhood of 100000.
Construction of modern brick
apartment building in Kelso at the
corner of Eighth and Church SITS, has
been started for Martin Klein by e.
G. Arnett and j. F. Boncutter, con-
tractors. This building will contain
four modern four-room apartments,
having full basement, hardwood
floors, modern heating and hot-water
system.
Governor Hart recently honored the
requisition Of the governor of Cali
Hornia for the return to that state Of
Edward AaSon, known also as ]. e.
Swanson, who is wanted in Los An
geles for the crime of robbery Aason
is under arrest in Mount Vernon,
Judge S. G. Griffith of Hiawatha
Valley, who was brought to Wen
atchee to local hospital from Ephra-
Ia in a critical condition, died late
yesterday. Judge Griffith has been
i'll for some time, and on Tuesday
night, while delirious, stepped out OF
the house clad in his nightshirt when
those attending him had dropped
asleep He, was not missed until an
hour later, and was found about
mile from his house, unconscious in
the snow. His legs and arms were
frozen.
Alleging the train OH which he
made shipment of cattle from Sc
vile, Mont, was operated at such an
excessive rate OF. speed the cattle
could not remain on their feet and
were bruised and otherwise injured,
Herbert Schroeder fled suit in the
King County superior court recently
against the Great Northern Railway
Company. Damages in the amount of
$688.70 are asked. Schroeder alleges
that this, together with unnecessary
delays at way points, caused shrink
age in the market value OF the cattle
upon arrival at destination.
Checking on a fertilization demon.
stration conducted by County Agent
Cowan OF Grays Harbor County, an
Increase of four tons per acre of beets
was made by adding 100 pounds of
potash and 200 pounds of phosphate
per acre together with manure. The
check was made with the same kind
81 land which had been treated with
potash and phosphate.
The Ukrainian National Chorus,
brought to the United States a year
ago by Max Rabinoff, was ON its first
tour OF the Northwest this month. AL
sxander Koshetz, conductor of the
chorus, is minister of fine arts and
music OF the Ukrainian republic, and
In the chorus are stars from the ma
tionai theatres in Moscow and Petro.
grad.
Farmers of Washington have al
ready ordered more than 400 tons OF
sodatol, and the plant at Dupont is
working to capacity to get material
ready for shipment. Some counties
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