Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-15

driven into the forest reserve on the
two forks of the Walla Walla river
in the last few days for summer graz
ing. Many of these cattle formerly
grazed on the Mill creek watershed,
which has been closed to protect the
water supply.
Approval of proposed amendment
to the state constitution which would
allow the Bible to be read in the public
schools vas adopted unanimously by
the Washington State County School
superintendent association at the
close of the annual three-day conven-
ton at Olympia.
Elective state officials are almost
unanimous in declaring that the pres
ent seyen-hour day maintaining in
their offices would not be heightened
to conform with the eight-hour sched-
ule which became effective in the code
offices, which are under the direct
| supervision of Governor Hartley.
I The Pacific Fruit and Produce com
pany has bought out the Ryan Fruit
! company's wholesale business at va
+, Lima and in Walla Walla In return
the Ryan company has acquired the
Pacific company's business iH Spo-
kane, Lewiston, Occur d'Alene, Idaho,
and at Baker and La Grande, Oregon.
James Allen, until recently highway
engineer of the state of Washington,
and a resident of Olympia for many
| years, whose plans for the future have
been the subject of much discussion
since his removal by Governor Roland
H Hartley, has formed an engineering
company, with headquarters in Olyin.
/ pia.
Suit for S515O damages was filed
against Lewis county by r. Balsemer.
The plaintiff alleges that one night
last November, while driving near On
alaska his horse and buggy ran off
an unprotected bridge, resulting in
his sustaining two broken ribs and
other bodily injuries of serious char
acter.
Sunday, May 8, a crew of volunteer
workers from Deep River, Grays River
and other Wahkiakum county points
removed the rails and ties from the
X M. logging railway grade between
Skamokawa and Grays River, opening
the last link in the temporary Ocean
Beach highway route from Kelso tc
the sea.
In towns of the fourth class no
part of the current expense fund can
be used for creating sinking or build,
ing fund for the purpose of building
municipal buildings at future time
but in third-class cities il is permis,
| sible to use the maximum OF two mills
for such purpose when authorized by
unanimous vote of the city council,
according TO the opinion rendered by
Assistant Acknowledgement Anderson
to G. w. clausen, supervisor of munich
pal corporations.
Officers and directors were elected
and articles OF incorporation approved
and bylaws adopted for the complete
organization of the Pacific Northwest
Commercial and Industrial Exposition
In meeting in Tacoma of representa-
tives from oregon, Montana and Wash
ngtou The exposition corporation
will arrange for great exposition o.
Pacific northwest products, resources
aud opportunities to be held in Madi
son Square Garden in New York city
in the spring of 1926
yashou Island through Its CONNER
cal club is making preparations tC
celebrate the anniversary of the dis
coyery of vashon Island on May 29tl
next, by festivities In honor OF Capt
George Vancouver and Peter Puget
who sailed around tho island in a small
boat May 20, 1899, MS a part of thei,
famous voyage of discovery, and on The
same day named the island In homo,
of Capt, James Vashon Of the British
! navy. An excursion around the islam
l a. O..