White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-15
Washington News

Hollywood strain for distribution
among breeders of this section. Mana,
ger Jacob Erving already has booked
many orders for 1925 hatchings. An.
other Smith incubator, with 100000
egg capacity, has been ordered, doub-
ling the present capacity.
WALLA WALLA.-Fire at midnight
recently destroyed the big barn and
it's contents of the w. ]. Rummens
ranch here with a loss estimated at
$4,000. Twenty head of horses
were burned. Sixteen head of the
horses belonged to d. c. Francisco.
Insurance of $4,000 was carried on the
building, but no insurance was car
ried on the contents.
SEATTLE. = More reindeer meat
will be shipped from Alaska to Sc.
attic this fall than ever before, &C.
cording to Thomas H. MCLEAN,
pioneer mining man and trader from
McGrath. A cold storage plant has
been erected at Bethel, the deep water
shipping port of the Kuskokwim, to
take care of reindeer meat shipments.
Arrangements have been made to
carry the meat to Seattle in refrigera-
tor ships.
ELMA.-One OF the finest exhibi-
Washington ever assembled is planned
for the fourteenth annual Grays Har-
Dor County Fair, to be held near FL
ma, September TO inclusive. The
Elma Sportsmen's Association has as
sumed sponsorship Of plans for the
exhibition, and has secured promise
of cooperation from the county game
commission and ]. w. Kinney, state
supervisor of game and game fish.
The exhibit will include bear, deer
and eight varieties of birds, besides
the fish display in the large aquaria.
WENATCHEE. = Fires of ranch
homes near here recently caused I'M
insured losses totaling $4,000. One
burned the home, barn, garage and
Ford car Of j. G. Proctor Loss at the
Hal McManus ranch near Cashmere
which burned early in the morning, ia
estimated at $4,000. Hay barn, ma
chine shed, stock, garage, chicken
houses and farm implements were
destroyed The fire at Proctors In
East Wenatchee was started when
the burned-off end of an oversize stick
Of fire wood fell out the door of the
stove into the wood box.
WALLA WALLA. - Production of
oil in commercial quantities from the
virgin field at Alfalfa is believed near
at hand. Samples taken from the
we'll are "alive" with gas, which of.
ficials claim Is an indication of a
heavy flow. Water is being bailed
from the we'll constantly in the hope
Of relieving pressure so the reservoir
Of oil believed to exist at the bottom
will discharge. Water is being forced
from oil sands by the gas, the pres
sure of which has necessitated sa.
curing heavier bailer to sink into
the we'll. With each bailer containing
about $50 gallons Of water, one gal
lon Of good quality crude oil Is being
brought up. The well Is about $500
feet deep.
SEATTLE.-First replies to the
referendum sent out by the Washing
ton State Chamber of Commerce on
the question of whether publicly.
owned power plants should be under
control of the State Department Of
Public Works and pay taxes the same
as privately owned plants, have been
received at the chambers offices here
from the Marysville Commercial Club
who voted in favor Of state control
and taxation.
OLYMPIA.-Revival of interest In
the leasing Of state grazing lands In
Eastern Washington Is shown, State
Land Commissioner Clark v. Savidge
says, by the fact that at the recent
offering for leasing at public auction
Of 1886 acres of state grazing land
in Benton and Kittltas Counties, every
acre was taken. These grazing lands
are now coming into demand owing to
the almost complete recovery OF the
stock and wool markets.
TACOMA. - Furniture gifts for
babies will take the place Of solid
silver teething rings and furniture
gifts for young brides will replace
gifts of less disable value II the Wash.
ington Retail Furniture Association,
in convention here today, adopts a
campaign advised by Frederick Shoe
maker, president Of the Northwest
Furniture Manufacturers and Jobbers'
Association. Furniture makes au
ideal Christmas or birthday gift, the
convention was told.
OLYMPIA-The Northwest Light
e. Power Company's scholarship was
awarded by the committee chosen to
decide the question to Miss Ethel Lar
son Of Centralia. The contest was on
the question Of Estate Regulation OF
Public Utilities"
| OLYMPIA. - Census takers repre-
senting the State Highway Depart
ment declare that $4,000 automobile
parties crossed the international boun
Diary and entered Canada to spend
the Fourth of July.
At 100 points in this state the high
way department Is counting vehicular
traffic to compile data on the summer
travel. An effort Is being made to
catch the tourist movement at its
height to give accurate figures on
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