White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-07-25
Washington News

SPOKANE.-The Washington State
Horticultural Society, in session al
Otis Orchards, near here, recently
unanimously passed a resolution en-
dorsing the state referendum bill to
outlaw butter substitutes.
peared in Lewis County and has al
ready done considerable damage to
crops County Agent F. D. Yeager
has a specimen of an insect which
chintz bug" Samples of the bug have
been sent to the entomologist at the
State College, Pullman.
| WENATC HEE.-Co Game War
den w. H. Lynn began planting sever
al million cutthroat and rainbow trout
in lakes and streams Of the county.
cry at Leavenworth. The work of
taking spawn from Twin Lakes has
been completed. Fishing is said to be
good in the Entiat, several good catch
es having been made
YAKIMA. = Yakima witnessed the
greatest gathering of citizens in Its
history recently in a public demon
stration celebrating the opening OF
the newly acquired city light plant. A
parade, in which bands and Mardi
Gras features predominated, marched
through the business streets, gay with
colored lights and crowded with
thousands of visitors. More than two
thousand automobiles were parked
along the line of march. The demon
stration lasted until midnight. Gov
ernor Louis F. Hart was the guest of
honor. After the parade he gave a
brief address, In which he compli-
mented the city for it's progressive
spirit.
YAKIMA.-Twenty Aberdeen-Angus
bulls have been sold from the Cong
don and Battles herd here to Menden-
hall Brothers of Valley Center, near
Los Angeles, recently. To insure get
ting the animals they wanted, the
California men made the purchase
nine months before they needed the
animals, which will remain here for
that period before delivery.
PUYALLUP. - Lewis Alden Cham
berlain who founded the Western
Washington Fair and served as It's
president for the first four years, died
recently at the home Of his son, Fred
Chamberlain, in Puyallup, from injur
les received in a fall two days before
On his ninetieth birthday, last No.
vember, he was presented with framed
greetings signed by President w. H.
Paulhamus and other officers of the
fair He organized the Pierce County
Bee Association and assisted in the
organization and continuance of the
Fruit and Flower Festival of Puyallup,
which was maintained for several sue
cessive years. He came to Washing
ton from Iowa in 1877 and took up
homestead at the present site of Buck
ley.
RIDGEFIELD.-Rece while fish
ing for salmon on a drift in the Co.
lumbia River a few miles west of
here, Vern Tracey Of Ridgefleld
hauled in two apparently new type
writer's with three good-sized salmon
The machines are believed to have
been lost overheard with other cargo,
although nothing further has been
found.
PORT ANGELES. - Chris Morgan
roth, for "a years connected with the
duties OF ranger, In charge OF the |
Olympic National Forest at this point
quit that position recently to accept |
employment as superintendent OF the |
new manganese mine two miles west |
Of Fairholme. Commencing with the
forestry service in 1901, when there
were no trails, no telephone service |
nor fire-fightlng equipment, Mr.. Nor.
ganroth has had local charge OF con-
structing miles Of trails and ten rang
er station equipped with fire-fghting
apparatus belonging to the National |
Forest in the Olympic boundaries.
LONGVIEW.-The entire road from |
Longview to Skamokawa and Cathla-
met is open. Residents of that com
munity have sought for decade or
more to obtain an overland outlet for
the products Of their rich valley. They !
have toiled Sundays and holidays and
Of late have been aided In their efforts
by Longview citizens. The Long-Bell |
Lumber Company donated the use of
a tractor and now the road Is pass.
able A celebration was staged on
July in honor Of the occasion and In
this picnic delegation from Long.
view joined. Many have remained to
help break another stretch of road
ives. Of the two towns leading to the
Ocean Beach Highway An appeal has
been sent to citizens of Stella and
Oak Point to join with the Longview,
Cathlamet and Skamokawa forces in
this project.
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