Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-09-03

Mills company at Vancouver.
Forest service men reported the
first touch of winter in the Cascades
west of Yakima. Eight inches Of snow
fell at Anvil Rock, near Mount Rain
Ter.
Work was begun last week on prep
aratlon OF the 1S0-acre site for the
new s2.50O,00O paper mill to be built
at Longview by the Longview Fiber
company.
A contract has been let to Squires
& Russell for the erection OF the new
Floyd hotel In Pc Ell. which will re
place the structure destroyed by fire
on July 6.
Wind that reached velocity of 36
miles an hour caused some damage
to apples and pears, chiefly the latter,
in orchards of eastern Washington
and northern Idaho.
With rainfall Of 1.37 inches the
forest-fire hazard in Grays Harbor
county has practically ended for the
season. 1t was the heaviest August
precipitation on record
Mrs. w. J. Bickerton. so. of Olym-
pla was killed when an automobile
containing her and her husband hit
a curb attempting to round corner
in Vancouver, b. c., and upset.
The Port Madison military reserva-
tion in Washington state near the en-
trance to Puget sound, has been offer
ed for sale by the war department.
Bids will be opened September 81.
c. A. Bradt, owner OF the Star
Guernsey dairy south OF Kelso and
prominently identified with the dairy
industry In Cowlitz county for 20
years, was severely gored by bull.
To assure food for deer and other
wild game, plans are being made to
drop $1,000 worth OF hay and blue
grass seed from an airplane over the
area recently covered by forest fire
on Lummi island.
Election of George d. Moir of Van.
couyer as governor OF Washington,
Oregon and British Columbia Lions
was announced at Vancouver, b. G.
He succeeds Carl b. Cressan OF Sc
attic. chosen international governor.
John p. Hoyt pioneer lawyer and
ex.chief justice OF the supreme court
of the territory OF Washington, died
at Seattle at the age OF SO. after
brief illness. Judge Hoyt had played
u prominent part in the history OF
the west.
The federal power commission has
authorized a preliminary permit for
the Royal Development company OF
Butte. Mont, FOR power project on
Phelps creek. Chelan county to de-
yelop 1850 horsepower for mining
operations.
Assurance OF the assistance Of Sec
retary cf Commerce Hoover in work
ing out the financial problems of the
Columbia basin irrigation project has
been given officials of the Columbia
I ,sin Irrigation league by the secre-
~. it Is aanouncod.
Tile largest allotment OF the 5000.
el0 which he war department will
SPEND this year at II posts and can
tanments will go to Camp Lewis.
which has been given ss25.O0O. New
r-gimeEtal barracks and the tirst unit
OF its pcs, hospital work on the new
structures will be commenced this fall
and completed by next summer Sec
retary Of War Davis has announced
Application OF the Yakima Transit
company, operating passenger and ex-
press sefvioe between Yakima and
Portland. Or. to eliminate that por-
tlon OF its run between Arlington. Or
and Portland. was granted by the de-
rartmeni Of public works.
WASHINGTON farmers intend to in
crease th sowing OF winter wheat 46
per cent over the fall sowing OF 1925.
according 20 Intentions expressed
about August l. The acreage intend
ed TO be sown is 1,3is.00O acres com.
pared with s2s.0OO sown last fall
Fire starting from kiln destroyed
the prune dryer OF william Norsren
near Vancouver, causing loss Of
$1,000.
The British Columbia government
has announced that it will allow trai-
fic on the Fraser river portion OF the
Okanogan-C -Cariboo trail from Septem-
her to November l. After the lat.
ter date the road will again be closed
to allow the construction work to 90
On.
Remarkable work in the control Of
forest fires has been done in the Pa
cific northwest. where the worst fire
season was experienced since 1919. in
the opinion OF J. c. Kireher. forest
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