Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-03-20
WASHINGTON STATE
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Charles +. Selby, United States i'm.
migration inspector died at his home
in Port Townsend, aged 81,
Voters of Seattle sanctioned bond
issue OF S2,25O,OOO for new school
buildings at the municipal election.
February lumber shipments from
Willapa harbor comprised 14,746,6S0
feet of lumbas and lath and $4,000
shingles.
The Central Planning mill in Van.
couver was Quilted by fire of undo,
termined origin with loss estimated
at $4,000
The annual shoot of the Washington
State Rifle association will be held
over the Fort George Wright range
near Spokane, May l.
A drive to add 200 members to the
Vancouver chamber of commerce will
start April 10 and continue one week,
according to present plans.
X. J, Gray, an employe of the Ia.
coma city I at department at work on
the Cushman power project, was
drowned in the Skokomish river.
S. Lightie, for 81 years in the en-
ploy Of the Northern Pacific at Ritz
vile as flagman, retired on pension
March l, having passed the 7O-age
limit.
Two armed men held up Thomas
Swift, manager OF a grocery store,
on Seattle street, took $1,000 from
him and drove away in his delivery
truck.
seattle's 18th automobile fatality
for 1925 occurred Thursday when
Lewis Lyons, Go, carpenter, was in
stantly killed in a collision between
two cars.
Mrs. Sara Meyer 81, who crossed
the plains with her parents in 1S47
in wagon train, died at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs Rosa Williams in
Spokane.
Walter Hill, 40, of Toledo, a buck
er employed in the Long-Bell logging
operations at Ryderwood, was killed
when huge log rolled on him, crush
ing his chest.
Permit has been granted the O-W.
R, & N. company by the department
of public works to discontinue their
passenger and express train service
between Tono and Centralia.
Some so members of chapters OF the
Daughters of the British Empire in
Washington met in Spokane for their
third state council Mrs. Guy NJ.
Richards of Seattle presided.
Seventy-five per cent of the Clal-
lam county loganberry crop was dam
aged by the frost of last December,
according to survey just completed
by Stephen Land deputy horticultur-
list.
More than 100 farmers and livestock
men OF the Pacific northwest gathered
at Spokane for the ninth annual Pa
clfic northwest livestock conference,
and discussed problems of the indus
try.
Fire destroyed the Yakima candy
factory The business had been pu :
chased only few days before by
George Esty and A. Hickman, who
announce that they will rebuild at
once.
James h. Stewart, who ran over and
killed George Larson. 2 years old, at
Seattle last December 81, pleaded
guilty TO manslaughter and was SEN
fenced to five years in the peniten.
tiary.
Salmon Greek school district in
Clarke county has voted bond issue
to build new schoolhouse TO re.
place the one buraed last summer.
The new structure will cost about
$4,000.
A proposal to abolish the office of
mayor and establish a city manager
form of government was defeated
by 4472 votes in an election at Sc,
ottle, according to complete unofficial
returns
Arnold Frylsman Of Preston, stu
dent In the Bellingham normal school,
is being held by Tacoma authorities
as the suspected slayer of p, U. sun
day, who was killed February II by
an automobile.
Work has been started to put Battle
Ground lake in Clarke county in good
condition for the summer. Grounds
are being cleaned, more parking space
provided, additional tables and cot
tages installed
Fifty.two students, who are board
ers in church school at Granger,
were guaranteed in the building by
Yakima county health officials who