White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-02
Washington News

PARADISE VALLEY. - Fourteen
powerful malamutes reached Paradise
it was paradise LOT
those huskies. After suffering the
boredom and heat of a long, tedious
Journey from somewhere 200 miles
north of Nome, again Toasted their
eyes on the frozen wastes OF what
they believed was their own North
land, and they were glad. They had
arrived at Rainier National Park,
their future home. Even Kakisenoruk,
their Eskimo keeper, smiled broader
smile than usual. He felt more at
home there, too. So he hitched up
his huskies to dog-sled at Longmire
Springs for International News-reel
and let them do their stuff Barking
joyfully, they started up the mountain
towards Paradise Inn, for they had
two lady passengers-quite a novelty
for dogs from the uncivilized North.
KELSO. The Northwestern Elec-
trio Company's $4,0O0,000 power plant
on the Lewis River, rs miles east OF
Woodland, will be located in Cowlitz
County, officials OF the company have
announcved. The Lewis River d.
vides Cowlitz County from Clarke
County, and the topography of the
site is such that the plant will be To-
Gated on the Cowlitz side. A crew of
100 men is employed clearing the site
and on other preliminary work, and
a large engineering party Is in the
field. Fifteen hundred men will be
employed in construction work for a
period of about two years.
WALLA WALLA.-Work Of exam
lining children in six grade schools
for physical defects has been com
pleted by DR.. ]. P. Kane, health Off
Ger. About 1900 were examined. Be
tween rs and 80 per cent were found
in need of dental attention, SO pei
cent have bad tonsils and defective
cervical glands, and goiter trouble
was found in about IS per cent.
OLYMPIA.-An order by the de
partment of public works denied thu
application of the Telechronomete
Company for installation of telechro
nometers in the Everett exchange o
the Puget Sound Telephone Company
. and the company's request to be per
mitted to rebate and refund to sub
scribers the amount Of difference be
gWeen the actual payment under tn
measured rate shown by the telechrc
| nometers and the fiat rate was al
lowed. The hearing developed tina
| the measuring instruments, althoug
the theory upon which they are use
is sound, are not sufficiently perfecte
and were inaccurate.
ETHEL-Recently Mr.. and Mr.!
S. d. Shoots, respected pioneer res
dents of Ethel, where they have mad
their home for the past 20 years, cele
brated their golden wedding annivel
sary. Mr.. and Mrs. Shoots were mai
ried at Wilmer, Mimi, where the
1 lived previous to coming west.
| bounteous dinner was served, theT
heins % people, including in additio
to immediate relatives, limited nun
Der of close friends. Mr.. and Mr.
Shoots were the recipients Of nur
Der Of beautiful and appropriate gift
: in commemoration Of the event.
;, SEATTLE. - Reports from Des
Spencer Of the University Of Was
ington, and his wife, announce tn;
the former was seriously injured whe
the 500 Line observation car plunge
into the Chippewa River recentl
Mrs. Spencer received only slight 1
juries. Their baby girl, 6-month-ol
was hurled from the seat upon whic
J she was lying and killed. The acc
dent was due to a broken switc
causing the cars to leave the tracl
near trestle, through which they fe
so feet to the icy waters of the rive
causing the death Of eight passengel
and the injury Of seven.
The Woolworth building isn't al
: higher than building prices.