White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-06-13
Washington News

StrOyed by lire recently, with loss
estimated at 100000. It took severa
hours to extinguish the flames. The
sparks from a new Diesel engine are
believed to have caused the fire. Ev
erything was burned except some fish
nets and boats. About $50 fishermen
brought their catches here.
VANCOUVER Announcement that
the Interstate Industries Company OF
Portland has purchased factory site
here and will commence construction
Of factory building soon was made
recently. The company will manu-.
facture ventilated ovens for camping
and home use, cool handle cookers,
milk bottle balls and openers
| POKANE-Eminent Jints Owl, a
member OF the Glen Tana Jersey herd
near here, Is dead as the result of
eating two tenpenny nails which pune
tured her heart. She was the proper
| ty of Thomas S. Griffith, who said she
was the largest milk producer among
Jerseys of America.
ENSBURG.-James Spleen, 2
years old, was drowned here recently
when he fell into an irrigation ditch.
His parents were talking to neighbors
nearby when James toddled away and
fell into the water. The body was
recovered and forwarded to Seattle
for burial.
SEATTLE.-Mrs. Ruby Curnett, 10,
suffered painful burns about the arms
and hands. when gasoline with which
she was cleaning some garment in her
home at the Canton Apartments. ell
Sixth Avenue, exploded, setting fire
to the room. Firemen soon ex-
tinguished the blaze, which did ap-
proximately $3.50 worth of damage to
The room.
ANACORTES. Roads have been
opened and improved in the WILDLY
Island portion Of Deception Pass State
Park, SO that all parts of the park
and the fresh water lakes separated
from the ocean by few yards of nat
ural dixie only, are accessible 10 auto
lists. The work was done by the state
in cooperation with the farmers Of
the island, who donated the labor.
WALLA WALLA PAGEANT. - At
the Pioneer Pageant, on May % and
20, no visitor was more royalty re-
ceived than ]. A. Stoughton, hale
and hearty youth Of 96 summers, who
crossed the plains with Marcus Whit.
man and his celebrated wagon train.
Those were the days of real sport, ac-
cording to Mr.. Stoughton, whose eyes
| light up with adventurous thrill as he
recalls that memorable seven-weeks
journey which he took with OK team
to the Inland Empire. Mr.. Stoughton
Is survivor of the Whitman Massa-
ere and resident Of Spokane Coun-
ty. Many Walla Wallans We'd with
each other for the honor of entertain
ing him during the pageant.
KELSO.-The Spirit Lake and Mt.
St. Helens mining district at the head
Of the Toutle River dormant for sew
eral years, is showing renewed activ-
ity following discovery Of placer gold
on Niggerhead Creek. ID. A. Blu.
Gated claims, which they say show a
vein of ore about four feet thick. AS
say tests show that this ore carries
$131 in gold, $50 In silver and $31 In
lead.
YAKlMA.-B. F. Higgins has sold
his interest in the Cascade Milk Prod
ucts Company to 8. ]. Simonson, who
already owned large, block Of the
stock. Mr.. Higgins has been in the
dairy business for many years. His
plant, known as the Yakima Milk
Products Company, was consolidated
with the Cascade Creamery Company
about year ago. He still maintains
his dairy herd and the creamery plant
which is located at his ranch south Of
the city. He will make trip into
Southern Idaho before engaging In
business here again.
LONGVIEW. - The Longview mu-
nicipal auto park, east Of Commerce
Street, which opened recently, has
been enjoying large patronage by
those registering at the park. 1t is
proving popular as Sunday picnic
ground for visitors touring Longview,
more than so parties picknicking on
the grounds last Sunday.
OLYMPIA.-When seven cows be.
longing to A. l.. Powers down In
Klickitat County, on the North Bank
Highway, sought to emulate the ON
niverous appetite OF the goat and ate
up quantity Of the paper wrappers
Of dynamite sticks left after blasting
operations, they up and died. The
owner conceived his loss to be due to
carelessness of the men employed on
the highway in not cleaning up the
remnants and residue Of the explo-
sions, rather than the fault Of the
COWS in making such radical change
Of diet. So the owner billed James
Allen, state highway engineer, asking
payment for the cows. Allen failed to
enthuse over the idea, and passed the
question up to Attorney Dun
bar, but he pronounced that the state
would not be liable in damages to pri
vate individuals. SO the cows will
remain dead loss to the owner.
SEATTLE-The City Of Seattle lost
nearly $250,000 in the sale Of the SILL
100000 issue OF Skagit bonds, due to
l.