Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-01
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE NEWS

bankers estimate. lnlB lS one Oi inc
largest since 1918, when the shipyards
boemed salaries.
Sam Clements, pioneer Of the Hood
canal country, was killed near Port
Townsend when his automobile went
off IN approach to new bridge over
the Dosewallips river.
The Altman O. Hibble Tug boat COM
pany Of Hoquiam has leased stretch
OF land on the east side of the Ho-
qniam river at Hoquiam to be used as
q wharf for six of Its tugs.
The Pacific Power & Light company
Is planning improvements and better.
ments in the city OF Walla Walla and
vicinity during the next year that will
cost between $65,00O and $4,000.
ID. H. Keller. owner of poultry
farm near Port Angeles, claims the
champion hen Of the whole world.
She Is White Leghorn and has a
record Of 622 eggs in two years.
George hoffman Of Olympia in a
few days will start sinking his first
test we'll to determine whether oil
exists In the Tenino district. The
site Of the well is two miles northwest
of Tenino.
The war department has approved
the roll collar style of coat and jacket
for officers and enlisted men of the
United States army, according to an
order received at post headquarters Of
the Vancouver barracks.
Jack Owens, roadhouse operator,
was shot and seriously wounded and
about 20 persons were robbed OF be-
tween 5000 and $1,000 when two mask
cd robbers held up roadhouse six
miles west of 'Hoquiam.
The municipal authorities Of Van
couver have been ordered by A. E.
Stuht, state director of health, to va.
cate Immediately the buildings hous-
ing the police and fire departments.
The buildings were declared unsafe.
unsanitary and menace to life.
Governor Hartley came through with
another special message In which he
restated his objections to the present
method Of handling and selling state
timber and his demand that private
logging railroads be compelled to haul
timber for the state and others.
Skagit county was condemned and
Whatcom lauded by Ray c. Steele,
federal game warden, after inspection
of duck protection in northwestern
Washington. Steele laid shortage Of
ducks this season partially to shoot. lg
them before sunrise and after. sun
set, which ia illegal.
Representatives Reed and Sims and
half dozen others Of both majority
and minority factions united In intro
ducing a resolution in the legislature
calling for the report of the legislative
committee investigating reclamation
and land settlement to be made not
later than October 1, 1926.
King county has lead of more than
half again the amount of any other
county in the state in the December
apportionment of school funds as an
nounced by Josephine c. Preston, su-
pervisor of public instruction. OF the
total apportionment of S1,145, ,924.34,
the King county share was 1892, ,658.26,
while Pierce county was second with
S117,717.36 and Lewis county third
with s113,43s54. The smallest appor-
tionment made was to San Juan coun-
ty, which received but $2,S35.94.
Christmas tree shipments from the
state of Washington this season
approximated 100000 trees and
brought about s234,9OO to the ship
pers, It was announced by George C..
Joy state supervisor of forestry.
Uncle Sam has no money to pay a
special man to fight wire worms in
garden lands at Walla Walla, says a
letter received by G. B. Auker, man.
ager of the Walla Walla Gardeners
association, from Representative Sum-
mefs. Wire worms last year did much
damage in onion fields.
Business Of mills OF the West Coas,
Lumbermen's association dropped of
materially in the week ending Decem
Der IS, the approaching holidays
doubtless being a factor. Only 80 mills
reported for the week and they SOLD
sS,012,629 feet of lumber. manufactur
ed 95,7S3,994 feet and shipped SS,715,
397 feet.
All Of the estate Of the late Patricl
Hough, with the exception of few
small bequests, will be devoted to es
tablishing in Clarke county an agri
cultural high school, according to thu
terms OF his will, filed for probate a
Vancouver. The estate has not beef
appraised, but the value is believed