White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
Washington News


Pageant Association, through its pres
ident, ]. P. Neal, has signed a con
tract with the Carl w. Art advertising
agency to handle all the advertising
publicity and promotional work FOL
The 1924 pageant, How the West Was
Won"
WENATCHEE. = The dates have
been set for Wenatchee's Fifth An
nual Apple Blossom Festival, the Ap
pie Capital of the World, May 2 and
3. Rowena Burns was selected to
reign as Queen of Apple Blossoms for
Wenatchee's 1924 festival by a vote
of the student body of the high school.
rhe selection was made ON certain
size and weight requirements, as 1t is
desired to have queen measure up
to very definite standards. The girls
had to be feet 6 inches in height in
order to be considered for the po-
sition
kELSO.-A new run of smelt came
into the Cowltz River recently. They
are the b0st quality fish of the year,
averaging larger than the fish In the
earlier runs.
OLYMPlA,-Return from a high
way inspection tour of the state, Gov
ernor Louis F. Hart reports that the
Sunset Highway to North Bend Is in
splendid condition and prospects are
that Snoqualmie Pass will be open at
an exceptionally early date this
spring, the highway department Is
making good progress in clearing the
pass.
KELSO Incorporation of the
Northwest Can Company by H. E.
Mckinney, Senator Frank G. Barnes,
c. c. Basher, r. p. Fisk, John f. Nc
Carthy, and c. A. Palmer, Is the initial
step toward establishment Of a can
manufacturing industry here that will
employ 90 men at the start.
EVERETT. Prominent Everett
lumbermen are interested In q big
sawmill purchase at Burnet on Bur
rard Inlet, near Vancouver, B. c. The
mill Is the North Pacific Company
plant and the men said to be interest
ed are III. w. White of the Discovery
Bay Logging Company; H. M. Clough,
Harry NJ Robbins and T. J. Hartley
of Everett. The consideration Is said
to be $750,000 1t was intimated that
the new owners would spend $250,0O0
in preparing the mill for capacity cut
for export trade. The former owner
of the mill was Alexander MacLaren
of Buckingham, Quebec.
OLYMPIA.-With a bag of three
cougars, breaking all previous records
of the office DR.. Glenn r. Bach, pred
atory animal inspector for the state,
reports also Ii bobcats and 1872 coy
otes killed during February. There
also were destroyed As unborn coyote
pups. About 10000 poison bats were
set out. Steve Black OF Cloverdale,
Asotin County, held honor place with
l3 coyotes and one bobcat.
WENATCHEE.- Mary, the 6-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Hudson,
and Billy, 5year-old son of Mrs. John
Wise, all of Riverside, are dead from
eating wild parsnips, according to
word reaching here recently The chill
dren were playing along a creek near
their home, and on finding the pars-
nips pulled them up and ate them. The
children returned home about noon
and died within an hour.
SEATTLE.-Mis Alice Held OF this
city was driving home in her automo-
bile along Eastlake Avenue recently
when bumblebee flew into the ton
neau and struck her in the face. She
thought the bee was going to sting
ler and she took her hands Off the
steering wheel to brush the bee away.
While she was engaged in fighting the
the car crashed into the
,urb, struck a telephone pole Is inches
.hick, broke 1t off and carried 1t sew
eral feet on the fender. Neither the
)umblebee nor Miss Held was hurt.
EPHRATA-Al Terry, former Grant
County county clerk, now In the real
estate business in Seattle, has an
his candidacy for Republican
for state treasurer in the
September primaries. He is the
ourth candidate to announce himself,
Is Assistant Treasurer Charles w.
linton, Olympia; John l.. Murray,
friday Harbor, and William Potts,
ieattle, have already entered the race.
BREMERTON.- Lieutenant Joseph,
". Fowley, construction corps, U. s.
v, with his wife and son. who have
'een at Bremerton for the past three
has been transferred to Shang-
Iai He will leave for his new post
Don.
LONGVIEW. - Four Seattle firms
re having plans made for the con-
truction of buildings in Longview.
Many Seattle business firms and fam
lies are already represented in Long
lew.
SEATTLE. What the American
Chemical Society Is doing to make the
General public better acquainted with
he chemist and the work he Is doing
vas told by DR.. Harrison e. Howe OF
ID. c., editor OF the Jour
Ial OF Industrial and Engineering
addressing the Seattle sec
ion Of the society at the Engineers
Tub.
r.. d. Magnusson, dean OF the Col
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