Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-01-09
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OF LATE STATE NEWS

ployes used powder to shatter the
lee and saws also were used with
good results.
The supervisor Of hydraulics has
granted the city of Everett permit
for so additional second feet of water
from the Sultan river. to be used by
the municipality for its water supply
system, A protest against the appro.
priatiCn of the water has been filed
by the Sound Power company.
Government land in Thurston coun-
ty near Olympia, now surrounded by
Millersylvania state park, would be
granted to the state to form part OF
the surrounding park, under bill in.
troduced in congress by Representa-
tive johnson. The state would be re-
Quired to pay the government $1.25 an
acre for the land.
The Aberdeen city council passed
an ordinance calling special election
March "a to pass on the question of
issuing 100000 in bonds for acquiring
1000 acres at the headquarters of the
Wynoochee river; constructing 12O
foot dam, and 1000 horsepower pump
ing station, all as an extension to the
city water works system.
The city of Vancouver will benefit
by a material reduction in gas rates
as result of the Portland Gas &
Coke company taking over the Van
couver gas plant and system from the
Pacific Power & Light company. New
schedule of rates filed with the state
department of public works gives the
same gas rates prevailing in Portland
and outside cities served by the COM
pany.
George r. Walker, president Of the
North Pacific Racing association, has
called the annual meeting of that or
ganization at Aberdeen, January 30
and 81. At that time and place will
be held the annual meeting Of the
North Pacific Fair association. Prin-
cipal business to be considered will
be the fixing of dates for the various
fairs that will be held during 1925 in
the Pacific northwest.
Wallace R. Schrader, convicted in
1913 of the murder of his wife and
sent to the state hospital for the in
sane at Sedro-Woolley, and who escap-
ed the following year. was sentenced
in superior court at Everett to serve
from 20 to 35 years in the state peni-
tentiary at Walla Walla. Schrader
was arrested at Binghampton, N. Y,
in December on information from
Everett, after he had enjoyed almost
II years of freedom.
The work of surveying for the high
power lines of the Northwestern Elec-
tric company from Vancouver to the
power plant site on Lewis river was
resumed the first of the week. Two
crews were in the field but suspend
ed operations because of the cold
weather. All preliminary work is be-
ing completed and actual construction
work will be started as soon as
weather and road conditions will per,
nit
Both Seattle and Tacoma are tend,
ering banluets to the members of the
legislature, the outgoing and incom,
ing stale officials, this week. Seattle
entertains the officials first, giving
them banquet in the new Olympic
hotel January s, and Tacoma follows
with a chamber of commerce banquet
January g. The legislators will visit
the state university and be entertain.
ed by the chamber of commerce while
in Seattle.
The nineteenth session of the Wash,
ington state legislature convenes at
Olympia at noon Monday. January 10
Lieutenant Governor VIM. j. Coyle
will call the senate to order and Chief
Clerk c. R. Maybury of the last house
will preside over the house until the
new members have been sworn in
and elected their speaker. II is custo
mary for the chief Justice of the
supreme court to swear in new mem
bers of the senate and for several
years Justice Kenneth Macintosh has
| administered the oath to house n, a
bers. Eelection returns will be can
vassed in joint session on Tuesday
January 13, and certificates issued t,
the newly elected state officials. Gov
crnor.elect Roland II. Hartley. Lieu
tenant Governor-elect W. Lon John
son and Treasurer.elect w. G. Pott.
take office on Wednesday, Both thu
outgoing governor, Louis F. Hart. ant
incoming executive, Colonel r. IL
Hartley, expect to deliver brief mes
sases. Governor Hart has stated ht
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