Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-06-20
WASHINGTON STATE
Brief news ITEMS
Principal Events of the Week
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in west Kelso.
Fifty postmasers of the third and
fourth classes attended the annual con.
vention at Yakima.
A census just taken at Seattle shows
an increase in the school population
during the last year of 3SO7.
Vancouver Elks lodge will build
so by 100 foot addition to their three
story brick temple as soon as plans
can be prepared.
Lewis county dairymen and poultry
men have joint cause for rejoicing
with news of advance prices in both
butter fat and eggs.
Recent reports fix the 1928 lumber
payroll OF Washington at $116,00O,0O0,
or Az per cent Of the total industrial
payroll OF the state.
The Centralia city commission open
ed bids for the rebuilding or filling in
of trestles on the pipe line of the city's
gravity water system.
A Walla Walla superior court jury
acquitted James Moore and Tom vii
son, accused of robbing safe at
Touchet several weeks ago.
The will of o. P. Jaycox, pioneer
Walla Walla merchant, shows com
munity property worth $4,000. The
property goes to Mrs. Jaycox.
The merchants bureau of the Long,
view chamber of commerce went on
record as opposed to the showing OF
carnivals and similar amusements in
this city.
Miss Ella s. Erickson of Seattle was
elected president of the Washington
state organization for public health
nursing at the annual convention in
Spokane
Award of AGA diplomas, medals,
prizes, certificates, degrees and com
missions was made at the 2Sth annual
commencement of the state college
at Pullman.
Portland and Aberdeen temples, d.
o. X. K, joined the Kelso order of
Knights of Khorassan in summer
ceremonial at the city auditorium Sat
urday night.
DR.. Walter A. Stevenson of Spokane,
former pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian church, has been indicted into
office as president of Whitworth col
lege of Spokane.
The Pullman fire department has
abandoned plans for Fourth of July
celebration, due to the fact that Col
fax and other Palouse towns had ar.
ranged to celebrate.
George Cannon, Is, cashier at the
state bank in Pullman, was elected
president OF the State College OF
Washington Alumni association at the
annual business meeting.
Without a culver or sign of emotion,
George Edward Whitfield went to the
gallows at the state penitentiary for
the murder of Anna Nosko, 11-year-old
Battle Ground school girl.
Fire insurance adjusters report the
loss by the McGoodrick mill fire at
Spokane May at $165,OO0, The day
after the fire estimates placed the loss
at between 100000 and 100000.
The Farmers National bank of Col.
fax will have new department, which
has been incorporated as the Whit.
man Realty and Investment company,
with capital of 100000 full paid.
Eric Venson, employed in construct,
ing logging railroad so miles west of
Port Angeles, tied several sticks of
dynamite to his waist, set them off
with fuse and was blown to death.
]. L. Williams, a detective in the
Seattle police department was drown.
ed when boat in which he was row.
Ing on Lake Washington, north of the
city with two young women overturn.
cd.
Mckay warehouse, owned by the
Waitsburg Farmers Union and con.
tanning $4,000 bushels of wheat. insur.
ed for less than the present prce was
destroyed by fire at a loss of about
100000.
A bill to give the counties of Grant
and Kittitas a franchise to build
bridge over the Columbia river at or
near Vantage was passed by the house
of representatives Just before congress
adjourned
Construction of the Yakima Sash
and Box companys new Greproof
plant will be completed June 25. The
structure, erected on the site OF the
factory recently destroyed by fire, will
cost SlS,5OO.
One hundred and fifty cars OF
shingles, pulled by three locomotives,
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