Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03

The haadworss OF The Everett water
system on The Sultan river is dcre
than oNe-fourth completed
Farmers. of Adams county a so
badly in need OF good work horses
that carload shipped in from Mon
tana was readily sold at good prices.
The year 1926 promises to be the
most prosperous in the history OF the
Tacoma water department, the etc
ber report of the department mdi-
Gated.
Forty registered Shropshire sheep
recently purchased from the prince OF
Wales ranch at Highriver, Alberta
are on the ranch OF Godfrey Piddy,
near Ridgefield.
John l.. Sharpstein, veteran attor-
ney of Walla Walla, has taken oath
OF office as superior court judge. He
has been practicing law in Walla
Walla As years.
Two new 80 horsepower boilers are
being installed by the Liberty Orch.
ards company in its aplets factory at
Cashmere. Some portions OF the plant
are being rebuilt
Officers of the state highway patrol
will arrest drivers of cars that do not
carry 1927 license plates after Decem.
Der 81, it was announced by William
Cole, chief OF the patrol
The franchise and gas plant OF the
North Pacific Service company, which
supplies the cities of Chehalis and
Centralia. have been assigned to the
Washington Gas & Electric company
Moses Gardner, pioneer employe of
the American Fur company and who
settled at Seattle when 1t was vii
lage OF less than score of people, is
dead at his home in Yelm, aged 80
years
For talking ON topics not essential
70 his duty as mail guard, Andrew C
Miller, United States marine, was sen.
fenced 1T Seattle. Saturday, to two
days solitary confinement on breat
and water.
After he had pleaded guilty to grand
larceny in superior court at MoDtesa
no, Carl Anderson, AZ, sailor, We
sentenced to serve from threa TO Il
years in the state pcnlteniiary al
wnlla walla.
J. c, Buah has retired from the posi-
'ion Of postmaster at chehalis anf
he place has been fillad by the af
ointment OF Jesse II. linus. who has
eryod as assistant postmaster for
everal years.
Charles G. Heifnor Of Semitic,
democratic state senatorelect has an.
nouncad that he would introduce in
the next legislature o bill repeating
the stpte primary law and providing
substitute for IT.
Asserting that streets were being
damaged. the stanwood Commercial
Club has asked the state department
Of public works to cancel the certifl-
ate OF public convenience OF the In.
dependent Truck Company Inc
Passage of law at the next ses-
sion Of the legislature giving the iu.
yenile court jurisdiction over married
girls under eishtaen is urged by Mrs
Elizabeth Harris. Seattle police wo-
man.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has allowed the Cowlitz, Cheha.
liz and Cascade railway until July 1
Of next year to complete an extension
Of iis line In Lewis county. This is
tie second sixmonth extension OF
time.
l.. r. Montaney Of weuatchee has
invented an air displacement water
pump which he believes to be auto
maH.ally fool proof and wear proof.
It Is operated by compressed air gen
Grated by the electric Rotor or gaso-
line engine
The faculty athletic committee Of
the University of Washington approv-
ed n plan presented to the regents by
ihe Associated Students for a 100000
mems gymnasium and athletic pavil-
lon The students asked the regeRs
20 ray si5D.Q00 of the cost
because Of the unsatisfactory coz
iition Of the shingle market the Bloe-
lelDonovan Lumber company has
closed its two shingle mills al Larson,
Lake Whatcom. throwing 50 men out
Of employment.
Mayor 1.andes iutlmated upon her
retura from two weeks study Of
mid-western cities that she would rec
ommsnd that Seattle adopt the Chica-
go police departments system Of
training officers
Hardware and implement dealers
from Washington. northern Idaho,
western Montana and northern Ore
gon viii assemble in Spokane Febru-
ary % for the 22d annual convention