Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-18
Washington News

LONGVIEW. - Lear M. Linck was
nominated by President Coolidge re-
Gently to be postmaster of Longview.
RITZVILLE.-Bids were opened re-
Gently for the swimming pool to be
constructed by citizens at the city
park. The contract was let to G. A.
Powers, Spokane, for $4,000. This in
cludes the pool, which will be 80 by
Is feet, and wading pool for the chill
dren IS by As feet. Excavating will
be done by citizens. There is enough
money on hand to pay for the work,
and to erect bathing rooms and show
ers.
SEATTLE-The world flyers left
last week for their trip around the
world. An aerial display was given
on March 20 at the Stadium, under
the auspices of the Army Relief So
ciety, to honor Major Frederick L.
Martin and corps of flyers and me-
chanicians, who were to leave soon on
their adventurous flight around the
world Over IS planes took part in
the big demonstration. Army aviators
Both active and reserve flew from
Rockwell, Crissey and Glover fields,
California, from Portland, Oregon,
and one from Langley fields, Virginia,
came to pay tribute to the round-the-
world squadron. The aviators were
all guests Of the College Club in the
evening at cabaret dinner and dance.
which was the outstanding social
function of the flyers stay in Sc
attic.
SPOKANE. - Twelve carloads of
insulators have just been ordered by
the Washington Water Power Com
pany to be used in the 100000 pro-
gram of line extensions planned by
the company for this year. This is
one of the largest orders of this sort
to be placed from the Inland Empire.
Each string of these insulators will
weigh from IL to II pounds. Camp
has been established and work is be-
ing started at Taunton on the new
110,00O-volt Taunton-Neppel line.
Seattle municipal cash
transactions in 1928 amounted to $685.
280,711, an increase of nearly 100000
900 over the year preceding, shown in
the annual report issued by the city
treasurer. Last year the city had &c.
$50 water accounts, to $4,000 the pre-
vious year. City light accounts num-
bered $4,000 as against 71,00O in 1922.
PORT ANGELES. - Fire recently
destroyed the MacNamara & Steven
son sawmill, single mill and planer
at Elwha, IL miles west of here. The
loss was about $4,000.
WENAT CHEZ first forest fire
of 1924 season and the earliest that
ever occurred in the Wenatchee for
est, broke out on the Wells-Coulee
road near First Creek, at Lake Oge-
Ian. The fire, famed by stiff wind,
spread rapidly through green timber.
Fifteen men fought the fire several
hours, finally succeeding in complet-'
ing trench around it.
BREMERTON.-At the Bremerton
navy yard, an experiment is being
made on the u. s. S. Oklahoma, I'M
der the direction of the commanding
officer, Captain William Pitt Scott.
The experiment is the installation of
hunks to take the place Of the old
traditional hammocks. 1t remains to
be seen whether the hunks will prove
practicable; they have been a long
promised wish of the navy.
SEATTLE.-Acciden shot by a
Irving Newell, 13 years old,
Robert L. Mclaughlin, also IL years
old, died recently in the City Hos
pital. The two boys were tramping
along the shore Of Lake Washington,
near Lake City, shooting at objects in
the water with 22-calibre rifle, when
the rifle was discharged accidentally,
the bullet striking the Mclaughlin
boy in the head.
ABERDEEN - Hotel Morck, Aber-
deems new 100000 hostelry, was op-
ened for business recently, under the
management of G. S. Caplinger, for
mer executive Of the Frye Hotel, Sc
attic. The Morck is one Of the finest
hotels in Southwestern Washington
1t is a monument to the memory of
the late Ernest A. Morck, who was
president Of the Washington Hotel
Company, community organization
which built the hotel. Mr.. Morck sue
cumbed to a nervous breakdown two
months ago, brought on by overwork
and worry. 1t was largely due to his
efforts that this hotel, in prospect for
many years, became reality.
PULLMAN-Arthur H. Post of
Greenacres, w. S. G. '22, has just
been elected instructor of soils and
crops at Montana State College,