Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10


vember, totaled s20.24l compared witt
SIS O30, the value OF buildings erected
in November. 1925.
Eddy & Son of Banks, Or, will erect
shing1e mill on the site on Salmon
creek, south of Toledo, where the WI
kins shingle mill, destroyed by fire
recently, was located.
William Gordon, 40. and his sor
Glenn. 23. were burned to death in
a fire that destroyed the $4,000 home
of George Andersen. retired automo
bile dealer of Auburn.
Immediate construction of hug
public market builcing in Tacoma, a.
cost of approximately s25O,oOO, was
announced when negotiations for ths
site were completed.
Ole II. Thompson. Hobi Timber
company logger, who was injured
when a speeder crashed into tree
which had fallen across the road, died
in an Aberdeen hospital.
Five prisoners escaped from Mon
roe reformatory last week and posse
composed OF 10 guards and every
available deputy sheriff from Snono'
mish county were on their trail.
The Wild Lie League of Washing
Il with 200 mem.
bers In Camas and Washorgal. This
is local organization and the pur-
pose is conservation of wild life.
Elden Dunham. treasurer of Cow
litz county. delivered 100000 worth
Of bonds of the Longview school dis
trict to the state treasurer, the state
having purchased the issue recently
Rlchard Barger, %, an empioye Of
the Northwest Lumber company camp
No. is, near vesta, died in Hoquiam
hospital from injuries suffered when
struck on the head by falling limb
Patrolman Harry NJ. Flint, 70. fcs
years member Of the Seattle police
department and a Veteran of the In.
dian wars, dropped dead at a patrol
box Saturday night while repcrtina
ofi duty.
Tic annual meeting OF the Western
Washington Horticultural association
will be held in Elma December to
Il, inclusive Approximately 125 grow
ers and county agents are expected to
attend.
T. c. Torgerson of Woodland mad
ne first shipment of Christmas trees
10 pass over the public port docks IN
longview. the shipment consisting Of
5000 trees. or carload. lie has or
lets for is carloads.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Raught, residents
Of Centralia since 1889. Sunday celc-
brated their golden wedding annivcT-
sary. They were married in Dubois,
Pa. in 1876. Five children OF the cou-
pie were in attendance.
Awarding OF a contract for a rein.
forced concrete newspaper building
six stories In height. for the Daily
Chronicle. was announced in Spokane
hy the Publishers Building company
owner OF the Review building.
The water-soaked condition OF White
Salmon business houses and a dosper
ate battle by the White Salmon tire
department. prevented contlagratior
when fire destroyed two buildings
causing a loss Of approximately $50.
900.
Building permits in Seattle, 1t was
announced. total sac 100000 for the
first ii months OF 1926 The best
years construction in the city was In
1925. sS0.OOO.OOO. Officials predicted
that the 1896 showing will be SSl,OOO,
600.
Yyonne Lahey. syear.old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs H. F. Lahey OF Long
view. is in a critical condition from
burns. She was playing with Other
children around bonfire at her For
enrs home when her clothes eaush
on fire
The Rldgcsield Lumber company
aawmlll on Lake river with an uppy %
mate daily cut Of $4,000 feet and crew
Of 80 men suspended operations in
definitely owing to the decrease IT
price OF lumber and increase in price
OF logs. according to reports.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terrance Olson, iivinl
on farm near vader. we're severely
burned about their faces. hands ans
heads when carbide tank exploded
Olson was filling the tank. used 70
lighting their house. Mrs. Olson hell
an oil-burning lantern too close to th'
carbide
The Weyerhaeuser Timber compan,
has a crew engaged in surveying for
location for = logging railway up th