Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-14
WASHINGTON STATE
BRIEF news ITEMS
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for information
of Our Readers.

Seventy cases of black smallpox re-
sulting in 20 deaths have been report
ed in Seattle since January l.
The two-day convention of the
Washington State Association of Mas
ter Plumbers was held in Longview
last week.
Bridging of the Columbia river near
Entiat in Cbelan county, Wash, was
proposed in bill introduced by Sen
ator Dill.
Patrick Lillis, for 10 years bust
ness man of Soap Lake, was found
dead at his home in that town, having
died of apoplexy.
Alfred Penny while acting goal
keeper in a polo game at Naches, was
struck on the head by high drive,
his skull being fractured.
A campaign was started recently to
raise $4,000 more fer the completion
of the new Walla Walla general hos
pital, now under construction.
Building permits at Seattle for the
month of April aggregated $2,014,S35,
bringing the amount of new construc-
ton for the year up to S12,244.6S5
Mrs E. Green, rs years old, was ar
rested at Seattle Monday when she
was caught stealing marked scent
piece from downtown news stand.
Mrs. Mollie R. Dixon of Ellensburg,
Kittitas county treasurer, has just re-
ceived card from friend in Seattle
that vas mailed there July Z, 1911.
William Forbes, well-known Kittitas
valley farmer was instantly killed at
his home near Ellensburg by the acct
dental discharge of small.caliber ri
fle.
William. the 14.year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Christian, died at the family
home in Spokane with spinal menin-
gifts. Several other cases are report
ed in Spokane.
Roland Miller 17-year-old highschool
student, whose motorcycle crashed in
to a street car April "a, died at the
hospital in Vancouver as a result OF
the accident.
A trail program for the Mount Baker
national forest this year provides for
the maintenance of ASS miles at a
cost Of $500 and for SO miles of new
work costing $500.
settorgren Bros. Portland contrac-
tors, we're granted a building permit
for S1sS, 500 to complete the new Lewis
county courthouse. this being the larg-
est permit ever issued in Chehslis.
One thousand persons heard the con
cert presented by the Grays Harbor
Symphony orchestral at the Hoquiam
high school auditorium last week, in
observance of National Music week.
The Seattle city council considered
a proposal to pay 50 cents pint for
oarwigs These insects appeared in
this city decade ago nave been
increasingly destructive ,egetation.
Twenty-fom bids on the first four
miles Of the Kittitas h-A limo canal
were openad-at EllensDurg. woldson
& Deggerstrom Of Spokane were given
the contract on their bid Of s1s5,677.
Unless something unforeseen occurs
the air mail service between Pasco,
Wash and Elko.. New, will be re.
sumed May is, Postmaster Charles NJ.
Perkins Of Seattle announced recently
The $4,000 bond issue recently vot-
ed at Waitsburg for the erection Of 8
new school building has been sold to
the First National bank Of Waltsburg
on bid Of az per cent with premium
Of sSl51O.
Fifty thousand eastern brook trout
fry were placed In the Alockaman riv-
or 10 Wahlliakum county last week by
County Game Warden Prescott The
fish are the first TO be planted in The
county for several years
Construction OF a 100000 fruit can.
merry Will start on the Port Of Grays
Harbor property within three weeks
Tho project Is a community enter.
prise, undertaken Jointly with a. G..
ubbeck Everett cannery operator.
7 Fines imposed and collected in the
superior court and justice court IN
Vancouver In five years, 1921 to 1925.
totaled s5a0OO. according to a report
Of sheriff Thompson. The banner year
was 1925, with a total OF ii8.98560.
The proposed consolidation OF thu
woodland. Martins Bluff and Green
Mountain school districts was lost Sat
uriay when the Grcen Mountain yot-
srs defeated the measure. ff to o. All
three districts had TO vote favorably.
with 10000 visitors within its gates
f. BelIineham celebrated Dos seventh an.
nual tulip festival the thief feature