Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-05
WASHINGTON STATE
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS

man tourist park for the accommodate
tion of the delegates to the state
grange convention,
More than 500 residents in the
schools of Clarke county took the
eighth.grade examinations, held in &c
districts in the county.
Plans We're adopted at a meeting OF
Lewis comfy livestock breeders to
secure a county wide tuberculin test
of all cattle in the county,
AS a result OF the state examina
tons given in Columbia county As
students will receive diplomas Of grad
uation from the eighth grade,
Based on the number Of water taps
in use in the city, Aberdeen has a
population of 2l,335, a gain OF more
than 5000 in the past two years.
Walla Walla city has expended SS7,
259.21 for the first four months of the
year for salaries and maintenance OF
departments of city government.
Work has started or the permai.,
ent structure of the million dollar fit,
ting.cut rier TO be built by the gov
ernment at the navy yard in Bremen
ton.
The norma! capacity of the federal
PRISON on Mcneil island is 5S5, and al
present eco inmates are being cared
for, their average age being under %
tba lowest on record.
Daniel G. O'Shea, president Of the
federal land bank of Spokane one OF
the best known financial leaders Of
the Inland Empire, died at Chicago
following an operation.
DR.. f. l.. Nader, director Of exten
sion work at Washington state col
lege has been chosen to make the
address Of the day at the annual farm
bureau picnic at Prescott.
This years prune crop in Clarke
county will Se between 100000 and
100000 pounds, about one-third OF
last seasons yield, according to R. y
ripps, district fruit Inspector
Approval was granted by the ath'
letic council of Washington state col
lege fer two football games to be play
ed by the Cougar squad next Christ
mas and New Years in Hawaii.
The Rev. Simeon Arthur Huston
former rector of st. Marks Episcopal
church at San Antonio, Texas, has ar
rived at Seattle to begin his duties as
bishop of the diocese of Olympia.
According to Mrs. Josephine Corliss
Preston, state superintendent, there
are 100000 boys and girls in the pub
lie schools of Washington, and 10000
OF these will be graduated this year.
Seattle is on the list of 10 large
American cities which government Of
ficials are agreed need new federal
buildings and program is being map
ped out to secure a S7,000,000 struc.
ture.
Roy Larsen, Chelan county agent
has announced his resignation from
that Office, effective June 6, to enter
the employment of the American Fruit
Growers in their production depart
ment.
AT the annual reunion at Wenatchee
of the Scottish Rite bodies Of Free
Masonry class of $50 was presented
for initiation into the Lodge of Per
fection, the largest class to receive de
grees in the state
The Lewis County Past Masters as.
sociation held its annual meeting Sat
urday night at Toledo. There was an
initiation and address by F. s. Thomp
son of Morton on the subject of An
cient Craft Masonry.
Bella veeman, q 5-year-old COW be
iOlSlIS 10 lue N'dllsLlDll Vdllk FdIIIS.
recently completed a seven-day test
with 64S.3 pounds of milk and 45.44
pounds of butter, the fourth highest
test in the world.
A preliminary survey to determine
what must be done to prevent leak.
age from the Horse Creek coolee res.
ervoir of the Whitestone irrigation
project has been started.
When the Pullman chamber of com.
merce approved the recommendation
of its civic affairs committee the con.
tinuation OF the Boy Scout band dur.
ing the summer months under a paid
instructor was assured.
The state tax commission has taken
formal steps to overthrow the assess
ments on steam and electric railways
of ]. NJ. Thatcher former supervisor
of taxation, under which it is alleged
the railways would benefit materially
in lower taxes.