Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE news

IlOquldM anu AbcIueeu poii|c oit
searching for 'peeping Tom" who
has terrorized women in sections OF
both cities at night.
Jimmy Frank, aged 81. hook tender
at the Roundtop lumber camp, nine
miles north OF Morton, was killed
when ne fell between two logs.
Citizens OF Walla Walla will have
to again pass on a $4,000 bond issue
for new school building. the election
held March 80 having been declared
Illegal.
Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly last
week made the flight from San Fran
cisco to Pearson field in Vancouver in
five hours and Is minutes actual fly
ing time.
A free federal employment office
will be opened at Walla Walla May
10, according to word received from
Washington. C. l. Fleming will be
the manager.
Operation of the second unit OF the
Long-Bell Lumber company's manu-
featuring. plants on the Columbia river
front at Longyiew will start with a
day shift May 3
Delos Paul student at College Place
was struck by bolt of lightning and
rendered unconscious He was taken
to the college sanitarium, where II
is thought he will recover.
Search is being made for Charles
Beall, pioneer merchant of Hoguiam
who disappeared from his home In that
city after having been confined to
his bed because OF Illness.
Recent heavy rains have saved the
cranberry crop for the coming sea
son and from the number of blooms
ON the vines large crop is estimated
by the Pacific Cranberry Exchange.
Appointment of Colonel Paul H
Weyrauch, Spokane insurance man
as brigadior-general of the line and
commanding general OF the S1st in
fantry brigade, was announced at Sc
attic.
James Clarkson. Portland road con.
tractor. has received the contract for
construction Of the Longmire section
OF the Nlsqually rond in Mount Rain.
iar national park on his bid of sl69..
O22.5O.
a host of educators from all over
the northwest assembled in Olympia
Monday to take part in the three-day
convention Of the county school SUI
perintendents of the 80 counties OF
the state
Bernhardt Lien, charged with at.
tempting to poison the family Of G.
C. Bateman. chewelah farmer. plead.
ed guilty at ColyIlle and was sentenc.
ed to from two to 20 years in the
penitentiary.
John Kilbride so, bucker at the
Newnhnm.Hermans Logging company
camp on Johns riyer In Grays Harbor
county, was killed instantly when his
head was crushed between the halves
of a log he had just sawed
The sawmill Of the Great Northern
Lumber company at Leavenworth.
closed since last December. started its
seasons run Monday Two shifts are
employed and II is planned to cut i0,.
100000 feet Of timber this seaBon.
Privately owned motor vehicles reg.
istored by the commanding officer OF
a military reservation cannot operate
on the highways OF Washington with
out state license and regulation. ac.
cord!ng to an opinion Of L. b. Donley
assistant attorney general
Ripe salmonberries In April near
Hoquiam have attracted considerable
attention among the pioneer circles
of the city, who say this is the first
time in their memories that berries
Of any sort have been ripe this early
In the spring
Though Umatilla county bankers
are reported to have contracted Ia
sell 100000 bushels Of wheat for July
and August delivery at s1.15 and
s1.iG. not buahal has been sold on
contract In walls walla county. ao
cordlng 10 dealers
The city schools OF Aberdeen hay
been placed on a cash basis for ttt
tirtt time ia "a years, a recent call Of
warrants having Cancelled all debt.
Lewis county commissioners gran;
ed power and light pole franchises
Tor a 25.year period to Puget Sound
Power q Light company over a group
Of more than 80 highways In western
Lewis county In the Meskill. Bunker
creek. Dryad and Doty districts.
More than 1000 persons attended the
opening at Moutesano Of the new
remanufacturing plant Of schafiei
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