Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-06

With approximately l25 delegates
present. the Sons of Hermann held
their state grand lodge convention ct
Walla Walla.
Norman Valentine. linesman for tbs
Pacific Power & Light company. was
killed in the Naches neighborhood by
high-power line.
A total of s27S,2222s was expended
for the maintenance and operation OF
Walla Walla public schools during the
school year 1925-26.
Alva w. Perry, 63. of Locke. was
killed when tree fell across the
automobile in which he was riding
with two other men.
Real sad personal property in Clark
county is valued by the assessor this
year at s16,S30,512 This is an increase
of s54s,S42 over the 1925 assessment
Kalama lost another industry by fire
when the new shingle mill recently
completed by Frank keidel on the ka
lama river near the Pacific highway.
was destroyed.
Seven hundred feet of large size
hose, which had been used by the state
fire.fighting force near Oak Point In
Cowlitz county. was stolen. The hoss
was valued at $500,
The paving OF the road along the
Columbia river between Kennewick
and Richland under the state highway
department is expected to be complet'
ed within four weeks.
San Francisco was chosen by the
Western Music Trades association, in
convention In Seattle. for its 1927
meeting Philip T. Clay of San Fran.
cisco was elected president.
Harold Sharkey, Yakima banker, re-
Gently named secretary OF the Wash
ington republican league. an organiza-
tlon opposing the Hartley administra-
tion, announced that he had resigned
the position
Senator Dill OF Spokane was at llwa-
co making a preliminary survey OF the
Sand island controversial territory and
arranging for the hearing before the
senate public lands committee the lat
ter part of August.
Necessity OF teaching adult Indians
TO read and write was emphasized by
Mrs Cora Wilson Stewart. director OF
national ill.teracy crusade at Wash
ington, d. c., before the Indian educa'
tion conference at Spokane.
While driving her automobile north
OF Seattle Monday afternoon Miss
Bertha Supplee. school teacher was
stricken with heart disease and died
at the wheel The car left the road,
ran into a field and overturned.
Collapsing in the heart OF the 0lym-
| pic mountains from nervous break
down Fritchiof Olson. cook for crew
building a chalet on the headwators
OF the Quinault river. was carried 80
miles on stretcher to Lake Quinault.
A fire OF undetermined origin de.
stroyed the Tourist hotel, three
story frame building and residence
at Elbe. on the Mountain highway be-
tween Tacoma and Rainier national
lark The loss was estimated at $4,000.
Five of the eight towns OF cowlitz
county have been invaded by the Euro.
pean enrwig They have been found
at Kelso. Castle Rock. Kalama, Wood.
land and Ostrander Poison bait has
been recommended by the county
agent.
Mint growing on large scale has
been undertaken by the Clark County
Feed company OF Vancouver ON an
S5acre tract at Washougal still
that will handle daily the mint pro
duced on five acres OF ground has
been installed at Washougal The
yield OF peppermint oil per acre will
be about 90 pounds.
The OakvIlle town clerk has been
instructed by the council to have the
necessary papers prepared for a spe-
cial election to vote on bond issue
Of $1,000 for the erection Of storage
dam for the city water supply and to
repair the present system.
Urging adoption Of uniform stand
ards for concrete products, w. +, Had
dock. Seattle. voiced aims OF th'
Northwest Concrete Products asaocla
llon In his address before the semi
annual convention OF the organization
which was held at Pacific Beach.
Fer obtaining an automobile driver
license by fraud after his original u
ccnse had been suspended, Fred Look
er. 22. living at Olympia, was fine
SIS and costs. lost the second llcens
permanently and has a 90.day aua
pended sentence hanging over hi
| head