Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-06-25
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE NEWS

Fire started by lightning is reported
to have burned over 500 acres OF green
timber in the Big Creek region of Kit
titas county.
Construction is now under way on
eight miles of the Satus road which
will eventually connect Goldendale and
Toppenish in a direct line.
Because of an unsatisfactory lumber
market, the e. X. Wood Lumber com
pany's sawmill at Anacortes will close
soon, possibly for the summer.
r. F. Weymouth, Seattle contractor
died at Lewiston from injuries suffer
ed when he fell from scaffold at the
Clearwater Timber company's mill.
w. j. Knapp, Vancouver. was elect
ed president of the Washington State
Funeral Directors association at the
close OF the annual convention at Ho
quiam.
Chelan county commissioners have
authorized formation of the Chelan
river irrigation district, which will
supply water to 5000 acres east OF
Chelan.
Washington was 14th in the list OF
exporting states in 1925, according to
u report by the department OF com
merce, her foreign trade amounting to
9e,7252OS.
Transfer TO San Juan county OF go
acres of land in the abandoned Shaw
Island military reservation for park
purposes is proposed in bill intro
duced in congress.
There were $40 students enrolled in
Whitman college last year. The in
stitution has buildings and grounds
valued at si13,72O and an endowment
fund of s1,2S7512.
Clyde McEvoy, living near Foster,
is under arrest at Seattle for biting
off the left ear OF his brother.in-law
during fight over the possession oil
a piece of lead pipe.
One hundred and ten persons, in
cluding six women, were arrested in
Seattle over the last weekend in a
cleanup drive Instituted by Mayor
Bertha Knight Landes.
Property at Twelfth and Main
streets in Vancouver has been purchas
ed as the site of a new hotel which
will be built by Vancouver business
men at cost OF s25O,OOO.
Henry Canon, "a, OF Contraiia, com.
mitted suicide at the home of his
brother, Joe Canon, on Salmon creek
in Clark county by shooting himself
with double-barrelod shotgun
The application of Louise Hiatt Of
Walla Walla for a permit to operate
passenger service between Walla
Walla and College Place was denied
by the department OF public works
Three hundred inaians attended the
annual council of the Quinault tribe
held at Taholnh Plans were laid for
q $4,000 water system and for
$4,000 road from Taholah TO Moclips
Indications are that harvest will
start in the Walla WaIla section about
June 2s. Grain near Touchet and
spoflord Is almost ready and unless
more rain falls, combines will soon be
cutting the wheat
Suit for S1,2O50oO was on file in
federal district court at Spokane
against four cedar pole companies.
Stephen W O'Brien OF Spokane charg
ing the firms had violated the anti
trust laws and caused him n loss OF
/ profits.
Mayor George l., Barner states that
no steps will be taken toward repair
ing Centrallas new reservoir, which
cracked when fiil gave way on the
west side Of the structure. until II has
been determined the best course to
pursue.
d. c. Green, Salt Lake City, was
elected president Of the Northwest
Electric Light and Power association
at the closing session of the organiza
TONS annual convention In Spokane
The 1927 convention will be held at
Salt Lake City
Tho town u Tscon vas able to pus
] chase the private light and poweI
plant which was serving the people
with the profits from the municipal
water system. according 10 q. H Han
son city treasurer The purchase waf
sanctioned BY the people at an election
May 90
1 President Brown of The Cowlitz Che
halls g. Cascade railway Announces
thar track laying on the roads exien
s.aa has reached Mnl creek. a po.ni
miIe southeast of saIkum and 2E
miles from Chehals a bridge S.
feef in height and 1870 feet long is
u11cr construefan nver Mru creek