White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
Washington News


hundreds of years ago, Thomas Kol
derup, Norwegian consul here, de
elared recently after receiving a ca
blegram. The message to- Consul
Holderup said the change is to be
made in compliance with an act pass
ed by the Norwegian government july
II. Oslo was founded in 104S, at the
head of Kristiania ford. In 1874 Inc
town was destroyed by fire and hlne
Christian Nv selected new site u
the west, naming it Christianla.
was later called Kristiania.
PROSsER.- Through the efforts Of
Mrs. E. R. Davies, members OF the
state bird committee of women's
clubs. mile and quarter on both
sides of the Yakima River has been
set aside as state game preserve
for bird refuge The refuge starts
at the west end of Mrs. Viola Firms
ranch and continues down river
through Prosser for one mile and a
quarter. Mrs. Davies, friend and pro
tector of bird life, has counted 46 va
rieties of birds, out Of the 376 varie-
ties in the state, at her home, Sunset
Cottage, on the banks of the Yakima
River. This list includes Bob o Link,
song sparrow, clay-colored junco and
duck of several varieties.
SEATTLE-The new Olympic Ho
tel has been turned over to the oper-
aters, the United Hotel Company, by
the Community Hotel Corporation,
who financed it by public subscrip
ton. Furnishings will now be put in
ready for formal opening in Deem
Der.
DAVENPORT.-M. B. Jarvis, Will
liam Higgs and E. A. Rambo have re-
turned to Davenport after hunting
trip into Ferry County. Mr.. Higgs
killed 4OO-pound buck. Oscar Leip-
ham and Edward POLAND have re-
turned from hunting trip north of
Hunters in Stevens County. Each
killed deer.
SPOKANE.-Daniel M. Drumheller,
IS, resident of the Pacific Coast for
70 years, was stricken with paralysis
recently. He was taken to hospital
where he died. Drumheller was born
in Tennessee in 1910, went overland
to California in 1854 and in 1861 went
to Walla Walla at the time of the
Dioroo Hitv GOLD honrn
HOVER-The body of Henry Grass,
aged SO, who died November at Hover,
was brought to Spokane for burial on
Orchard Prairie. Mr.. Grass was the
oldest of family of 10 children, IL
still living. The combined ages of the
- at the time of the death Of Henry
Grass was 713 years.
ODESSA.-A big rabbit drive was
held recently north of Odessa at Pa.
ciic Lake under the leadership Of L.
G. Delzer The drive started at the
Joe Silva farm, six miles north OF
Odessa; from there the drive proceed
ed westward and lunch was taken at
the Fred Raugust farm. The farmers
were highly pleased with the results
of the drive.
CRESTON.-Harold w. Dobins, rs
sistant inspector Of predatory animals
of the United States biological survey
has placed a hunter in this vicinity
with headquarters at Creston. The
hunter, M. N. Lewis, has moved here
with his family. l.. L. England will
assist him. Farmers and stockmer
interested in Kidding the range Of
coyotes are asked to cooperate by fur
nishing bait to the hunters for theil
work.
OLYMPIA.-In preparation for con
struction of boys and girls clul
building at the state fairgrounds al
Yakima, architects have been in
structed to prepare plans and specifi
cations. Frank H. Gloyd, director Of
agriculture, announced recently. Ac
cording to preliminary plans, the
building will be rs by 100 feet and viii
cost about $4,000, Mr.. Gloyd said
The lower floor of the building is t,
be used as an exhibit room and clul
rooms will be arranged on the me2
canine floor.
WENAT CHEZ. = One hundred AM
thirty rattlesnakes holed up for tn
winter were found in snake den OF
the G.. M. Adams farm near Brewste
recently. This is said to be the sec
ond den of snakes found on the plac
during the last few weeks. Some 9
snakes were found in the first one.
SEATTLE.-Harold A. White, will
game hunter, and Warren G. Va
Slyke sportsman, both of New Yor
City, sailed recently on the steamshi
President Jefferson from here 70
French Indo-C China, where they inten
to hunt for rare specimens Of will
oxen, believed to be prehistoric al
cestors Of the domesticated COW. The
are to hunt for specimens Of othe
rare animals for museum specimen
EVERETT. - Acquisition of on
acre tracts along the shores of tW
Snohomfsh County lakes, dedicated
the sportsmen of the county, has bee
completed by the game commissio
The effort to secure similar tracts {
all Of the principal lakes in the cou
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