Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-09-17

caused Dy IRE THAI urSlioyeH the
Bowie building at Reardan.
Curtis D. Wilbur. secretary of the
navy, arrived at Bremerton on the de
stroyer Decatur from Alaska.
Fire sweeping down Sheep creek
from Canada has entered Colville ma
tional forest on a two-mile front.
Three days of prune harvest in
Walla Walla valley resulted in the
movement OF "A cars of the fresh fruit
Mrs. Catherine Carness. rs, was kill
ed at Pc Ell by westbound Northern
Pacific train ON the South Bend
branch.
Increased destruction by forest fires
in the Kaniksu and Pend Oreille fed
eral preserves and in Stevens county
was reported.
William NJ. McGonigle. Cleveland
O., was reelected president of the Ma
tional Association OF Retail Meat Deal
ers, in convention at Seattle.
The tomato blight in the Charleston
district is spreading rapidly and 1t is
the opinion OF growers that this years
crop will be complete failure.
More than 5000 spikes OF bloom
were on exhibition at the third an
nual gladiolus show of the Clark
County Floral society at Vancouver.
Carolyn Harriet Galusha. gig
months-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter ]. Galusha OF Chehalis, died
after having swallowed an open safe y
pin.
The Clark County Game commission
has distributed and planted $4,000
trout fry In various streams. lakes and
creeks throughout the county this
year.
Chester Mills of Seattle won Pa.
cific coast road bicycle championship
in Vancouver, B. c., when he covered
rs miles in one hour 10 minutes and
s seconds.
Franklin Smith OF Washington, ID.
c.. an examiner OF the United States
tariff commission, is in Seattle to sur.
vey the single industry OF the Pa.
ciflc northwest.
James w. Slayden of Tacoma, who
was instrumental In enacting the
present game code while he was In the
state legislature, has been arrested for
fishing without license.
A new policy whereby trackage. sew,
ers, roads and water connections will
be provided free for lessees OF port
property has been adopted by the Port
of Grays Harbor commissioners.
Walter Fay Morrill,, rs. employed as
head loader at the Western Cross
Arm and Manufacturing company's
camp near Centraiia. met death when
he was caught under the wheels of a
logging car.
A newly constructed apple ware.
house, valued at $4,000 and owned by
Howard Van slyke. was destroyed at
Chelan by fire which started from a
torch used In installation Of refrig-
Grafton plant.
Richard Sloane. 11-year-old son OF
Martin =, Sloane. Seattle insurance
man, was killed at Seattle when Scott
Waite, IL. pulled the trigger OF gun
he had found in dresser drawer at
the White home.
George Wheeler, 40, fireman. was
killed instantly when the eastbound
Portlnnd.Goldendal local OF the Sc
attic, Portland a Spokane railroad
company plunged from the rails four
miles west Of Lyle
With the starting OF stills at the
farm OF the Clark County Feed com
pany at Washougsl and on place on
the Fourth Plains road. which was
planted to peppermint by ]. w. Bllby
the mint harvest has opened In Clark
county.
The Willapa Power company oil
South Bend passed under the control
Of the Foshay interests OF Minneapolis
last week. along with the plants al
Shelton, Ilwaco, Cathlamot and Steven
son. The consideration paid for the
plant at South Bend was $4,000. The
title of the corporation which will
manager the properties In this state
II the Peoples West Coast Hydro
Electric corporation.
The historic Coving,on house. which
Is closely linked with the early history
" Vancouver. will soon be moved from
the original site near Orchards. Ia
ieysrldge park on the Pacific high
way. near the city limits OF Vancouver
The KittItas county board OF com
misaloners have announced reward
Of $500 would be paid for information
leading to the apprehension OF the per