Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14
WASHINGTON STATE
Brief news ITEMS
Principal Events of The Week
Assembled for Information
OF Oar Readers.

More than 100 persons attended a
country fair held by the pupils Of the
Harrington schools,
Three cars Of spinach are being
shipped out OF the Waua WullU valley
daily. netting growers about $3.50 a
car
General receipts for October at the
Spokane Union Stock yards show
slight gains over the same month OF
1923.
Mrs. Mary X. Boyd, acting post
master at Rocklyn, Lincoln county
has been given a permanent appoint
ment
Postal receipts of the Kelso post
office in October we're $4,000, bringing
the total for the first ten months OF
1924 to S2S,967.96.
-Four feet OF snow has fallen in
Paradise valley, Rainier national park,
according TO T. H. Martin, manager OF
the Rainier Park Hotel company.
]. W. Shaw, who was elected state
senator by 4O6 votes over George Nc
Coy, was the only democrat elected in
Clarke county at the election last
week
A student loan fund of $500 to assist
pupils in remaining in school, will
be raised by subscription of students
and teachers of the Wenatchee high
school.
S. NJ. Smith of Portland was killed
instantly at the west approach OF
Riverside bridge, Chehalis, when his
automobile sllidded and went over a
high trestle.
Christ Engbretson, So, a wealthy
farmer OF Edison, was killed when his
automobile was struck by fast in.
terurban train at Overnell crossing,
one mile north of Burlington.
Mark E. Reed of Shelton, speaker
of the state house of representatives
in the last legislature, has announced
that he is not to be candidate for
that position at the coming session.
Fourteen inches of snow is on the
ground in SRoqualmie pass over the
Cascades, it is reported. Although
automobiles were still driving through
conditions were declared to be unfay
orable.
! An injunction asked by the Seattle
Milk Shippers association and plea
for $1,000 damages for alleged breach
of contract against ]. C. O'Brien, dairy
man, was denied in superior court a,
Seattle
Horticultural Inspector S. p. SEQ
has completed an estimate of the 1924
apple crop in The Okanogan valla,
1t shows more than 100 cars, which,
with an average return Of $125O a car,
will bring S2,2OO,OOO.
Newton Thompson of SkamoEawa
was accidentally killed when a tree
which he was telling became lodged
against another turning the course OF
q limb which struck him on the head
and fractured his skull.
Hidden in a clump of brush within
the town of Enumclaw, bag contain.
ing $500, believed to be part Of the
money stolen from the Roy bank last
Monday, was found by Sheriff Des.
mond and Deputy Even.
Another million-dollar building total
is in prospect for Aberdeen this year
After the record of Sl,25O,OOO total
for 1928, the 1924 total may not be
quite as high, but win be well over
the million-dollar mark.
| Pouring concrete walls for the first
100000 gallon unit of Kelso's reser.
voir system was completed last week
by j. D. Hunley, contractor Mr.. Han.
LEY will start work at once on the
second 1,OOOOOO.gallon reservoir.
With receipts of S413,59126 and ex.
penditmes in warrants paid of $685..
I1S7GS, total cash balance in the var.
lous funds at end Of the week Octo.
Der 81 was Sl2Il1577g4, according
to the report OF State Treasurer Bah.
Icock
1t cost the government $4,000 to
convict Richard Conner of first de
gree murder, according to an estimate
made by assistant u. S. District At
torney Wallace Mount at Tacoma
iConners was convicted Of the murder
OF his wife
The Northwestern Electric com,
pany, which is preparing for constfpc.
ton Of big hvdro.electrIc plant on
Lewis river, has purchased $50 acres
Of land in township north range 4
east from the Northern Pacific RAN
way company for S5SOOO.
sunnyside irrigation district water
users viii ask reconsideration Of the
reclamation ggrgfag order DENYING ey.