Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-01-25
Washington News

breS1uent. Inc penalty is not more
han ten years Imprisonment. The
law prescribes no 'minimum.
LONGVIEW.-The Longbell Lun-
ber Company has ordered from the
Dolby Steel & Engineering Company
BIZ Seattle hammerhead cranes to be
leed in handling export timber on
be ship docks at Longview, to be
elivered by March l. The cranes
ire electrically operated, and of the
(ame type as those used on the
locks at Tacoma, Seattle and San
Francisco.
WENATCHEE-Fred Kamholz, one
bf the Oldest settlers of the Badger
Mountain district, is in serious
condition following a stroke of par
alysis. 'fO1d Fred" as he is known
by all old-timers here, left The
Dalles, Oregon, more than 40 years
ago for Wenatchee. He filed on the
homestead on which he now lives.
He is almost 80 years old.
OLYMPIA.-The purchasing divi-
sion of the Department of Business
Control has awarded the contract for
The year 1924, for motor vehicle tires
for use of the state institutions and
departments, for pneumatic tires, to
the Goodyear Company, and the solid
or truck tires to the Firestone Com
pany. The tires may be obtained
hnder the contract from any dealer
In these lines In the state.
LONGMIRE. - The National Park
Company has agreed to keep Long
mire Springs open in winter and to
provide an informal service at Para
disc Inn. Several thousand persons
have gone already this winter into
the park to enjoy skiing, tobogan-
ming, snowshoeing, etc. Longmire
USprings has been crowded to ca
pacity on week-ends for the last
month. The roads are in excellent
condition and the drive from Seattle
to Longmire can be made in four
s1hrs.
PORT TOWNSEND. - Ed Bader,
Aeputy game warden and county
predatory animal hunter, with Perley
d. Bowman of Quilcene, brought their
3tate-record killing to town recently.
In two days they killed four cougars
IND two wildcats, the best record
tet established by predatory animal
hunters in this part Of the country.
Mr.. Bader and Mr.. Bowman took
Ywith them four fox hounds. Two Of
the cougars measured more than
seven feet from tip to Tip. The wild
cats were large specimens of their
kind.
SEATTLE According to
Mrs. C. Norman Compton, of the
King County Humane Society, the
mild weather so far this winter has
been a blessing to work horses turn
Ia oat to get by as best they can
huring the winter. Only 16 starved
4horses have been found and fed by
#officers of the society this winter. 1t
His expected that more cases will be
Mound as winter progresses and food
INbecomes scarcer. The society is ap-
Epealing to horse owners to feed their
stock and thus prevent suffering.
RICHMOND BEACH. = The Bubb
Hotel at this place was completely
destroyed by fire recently with
Eproperty loss of $4,000. Two men
were burned and narrowly escaped
with their lives. 1t was an early
Morning fire, so guests were obliged
To rush from their rooms in scanty
attire, saving practically nothing.
SThe barking of a dog awakened Dep
aty Sheriff W. J. Sweley, living op-
posite the hotel, and he ran down
the main street, giving the alarm.
He telephoned to the Seattle fire
kdepartment for assistance; one COM
MANY of apparatus hurried to the
eene; no lives were lost.
KELSO-Recently the Kelso Cham
er of Commerce voted unanimously
br the chamber to take over opera
h. pn. of Kelso Bridge, without tolls,
e operating cost to be paid by
description, and to start mandamus
IA foceedings at once, to determine
A3 arOuSn the courts WHO is reSpou-
H ble for operation and maintenance
a5 the bridge, The State Of Wash
J gton, Cowlitz County and Kelso,
Tho Jointly built the bridge, all re-
\ fhse to assume the responsibility of
A a0peration. The chambers action fol-
lows word from Major r. Park, U. S.
A engineer, that he will have the
bridge location license revoked un-
less responsible party assumes con-
troll of the bridge.
II SEATTLE.-Mr. and Mrs. F. D.
q Humphries, Washington pioneers, Gel
y ebrated their golden wedding day re-
Gently in Seattle, surrounded by all
n their is descendants. Two-year-old
n Melvin George Auburn, a great grand
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