White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-05-30
Washington News

ment of logs, between 9 and 10 mil
lion feet, has been delivered to the
LongBell Lumber Company, and is
now in the ponds at the mill site.
These logs were purchased from con
Germs on the Columbia River. Opera
lions have commenced at Ryderwood,
and between and million feet will
be ready for transportation by rail
via the Great Northern Railway from
Vader before July 1, the date of the
opening of the huge mill.
SEATTLE.-A 1-mill tax reduction
will result in King County next year
il the county can collect the $650,000
delinquent tax bill assessed against
the Puget Sound Power & Light Co.
when the Seattle street railway sys-
TEN was sold to the city and the legal
| ity Of which was upheld by a recent
decision Of the U. S. Supreme Court,
according to County Treasurer Will
liam Shields. Both the city and the
power company attacked the legality
Of the tax as the city owned the prop
erty nine months Of the year in 1918.
Tax reductionists point out that if Sc
attles municipal ownership advocates
had not taken the street railways off
the tax rolls that similar 1-mill re-
duction would have been in force.
WILBUR.-The high school gradu-
ated record class here recently
Twenty-three diplomas were granted
to pupils. The class dinner was Civ
ell by Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Densow, and
the class play was "a Pair of Sixes"
given before an audience of $50 per-
sons.
DAVENPORT.-The Lincoln Coun
try game commissioner recently plant
ed $4,000 Eastern brook trout fry in
the rearing pool at the Davenport
tourist park
CHEHALIS.-ln the near future
bids will be called for the tearing
down Of the old Cascade school build
ing to make room for the erection of
the two-room addition to the school
building
VANCOUVER.-A magnificent flow
ering tree, which blooms once in ten
years, and no oftener, has burst into
bloom at the residence of j. d. Jolly
of this city. The rare blooms are
called paulownia imperialis. The tree
is seldom grown successfully outside
Of China, Japan and the Himalaya dis
triot Of India. The tree was planted
30 years ago in its present location.
DRYAD.-O. o. Phelps, prominent
breeder of purebred o. l. c. hogs, re-
Gently sold to w. G. Marsh of Anchor
age, Alaska, 20 head Of hogs. The
animals will be shipped to Alaska &C
an early date. Mr.. Phelps Is one of
the very successful exhibitors at the
annual Southwest Washington Fair
REDMOND. An infected gunshot
wound In his right hip, inflicted acct
dentally by boy hunting companion,
proved fatal recently to Melvin Sweet,
Syear-old son of C. W. Sweet of this
place. The Sweet boy was on a hunt
ing excursion near Redmond last
year, on October s, when Lee Loan
er's rifle was fired accidentally.
ADNA.-E. A. Donaldson has been
selected by Secretary George r.
Walker as superintendent Of the live
stock division Of the Southwest
Washington Fair, to be held In Aug
ust. The selection of Mr.. Donaldson
will meet with general approval from
mon engaged In the livestock indus
try. lie is breeder Of purebred Hol.
stems, and has fine herd at his home
near here.
BUCODA.-The postoffice was brok
en- into here recently by robbers, who
took $500. The money was secreted
in cupboard, which was pried open.
1t was the second robbery of the post
office In the last six weeks
ELLENSBURG. - Miss Kathleen
Browning of this city has won the
right to represent Washington In the
national essay contest conducted by
the Women's Overseas League, to
tary training camps. Miss Barbara
Honeyman of Ilwaco won the second
place; Miss Alice Beese of Okanogan
and Miss Helen Neal Of Seattle were
given honorable mention.
LONGVIEW. - In preparation for
the chain of Lake Park developments,
scheduled for this city, the dredge
Texas" electrically operated and
said to be the only one of It's kind,
has begun the work Of cleaning out
Lake Fowler. The silt will be used In
filing In an area OF about eight
blocks, which will be placed on the
market as residential property when
the filing is completed. Fowler Lake
was at one time the channel of the
Cowlitz River. 1t extends through
the residence districts of the city, and
1t Is planned to lay out boulevards on
either side Of this body of water, COM
prising $50 acres, which will be
parked with lawns and flower beds.