Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
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The Winlock city council at its last
meeting adopted It's budget for 1927
providing for tax levy of "a mills
seattle's aerie No /, Fraternai Or
der OF Eagles. last week invited Pres
ident Coolidge to visit the Pacific
northwest next summer.
The cowlitz county schools have
enrolled total OF 62S7 students to
date this year the reports to County
Superintendent Powell show.
Rldgefield town election last Tues
day drew only rs votes Tor candidates
on the Citizens ticket, the only one
in the field, Hghtest in The towns his
tory.
A stamp collection worth about
$4,000 was destroyed by fire when
can OF gasoline exploded and burned
the interior Of the tailor shop Of L A
Hello.
While moving piano to the Evan
gellcal church at Reardan Frank A.
Evers, well known farmer was thrown
from truck and received injuries
which resulted in his death.
A movement is on foot, beaded by
the vader Parent-Teacher association,
to circulate petition addressed to
the yader school board to build a
gymnasium for the school in that city
Representative Summers informs
his constituents that Director Hines
OF the Veterans bureau has approved
an appropriation OF 100000 for an in
Urinary building at the Veterans hos
pital in Wana Walla.
Inheritance taxes collected in No
vember totaled 221,s57 with 1l8 cases,
It was shown In report made by G.
w. f. Davis. inheritance tax superyi-
scr Seven oscheatals to the state
amounted to $10,228, making a total
Of Sst,593,
Henry Meters Of Pleasant Hill on
the Pacific highway north Of ostran-
der, claims the hog-raislng champion
ship of Cowlitz county with Poland
China hog, which he slaughtered last
week and which weighed 61O pounds,
dressed
Organization OF a cowlltz valley
baseball league with teams at Nelso,
i.ongyiew Ryderwood Kalama, Cen
ttalla, Chehalis and perhaps two Ore
gon towns, is being proposed by base.
ball fans in Kelso as a solution of the
present situation.
Aberdeen voters approved 100000
bona issue for school improvements at
city election last Saturday The
bonds will be used in construction Of
junior high school addition and to
remodel the senior high school. The
vote was sl5 to $40.
Failure to roach the goal Of $4,000
set for Abordeen's Community Chest,
the minimum amount needed to main.
tain the various charitable, welfare
and health organizations operating
there. has caused the chest to be
abandoned and the subscriptions can
celed
Ice cream consumers OF the facific
northwest viii be sure of getting the
same amount OF butorfat wherever
they may may purchase the frozen
delieacy, II plans discussed In Spokane
by dairy and livestock commissioners
and supervisors Of the four northwest
states meterinlize.
W. a. Davis. 49, Wholesale grocery
salesman Of Bellngham, died in an Ey.
orett general hospital from injuries
received when the car driven By Har-
~ jenkins Of Bellingham crashed into
the rear Of an independent Truck com.
pauy vehicle stalled on the Pacific
highway six miles south OF Everett
The Pacific highway west Of Cen
tnlIn. which has been closed 10 traf
&c alnoe last August while the pave
ment has been undergoing widening
and a stretch OF naw road was hqlus
built. has been opened TO travel This
does awny with The dctour through
Buooda 10 Tenino. the larger raulon
Of which Is unimprovad
The Union Pacific railway iiied ep-
pllcauon with thl department Of pub
il- works FOR o. certificate 60 put.do
motor stage passenger service be-
tween Yakima and WHa Wala a
place % Dos present Gas ca service
The railroad declares Do has averaged
loss OF $500 month aa ihs gas
car service Tor the pat several
months
Dan Ryan Salmon creek farmer
iied from heart disease wh1e drrns
his automobile ou the rarH hIeaHaT
near the LesiaCouHu county line
Tie car sheered to ono side of Tire
road and stopped uiihbul INJURY 10
toe occupanta
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