Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-03-12
WASHINGTON STATE
Brief News ITEMS
Principal Events of the Week
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of Our Readers.

All 44 Covlitz county school dis
tricts will elect one or more diree-
tors March 6.
Organization of the State Rabbit
Raisers' association was perfected at
a meeting of rabbit rsisers at Park
land, near Tacoma.
The Montesano city council has
ordered an ordinance drawn to prevent
the sale and firing OF firecrackers
within the city limits.
The two houses OF congress have
passed a bill authorizing construction
OF a bridge cross the Columbia river,
two miles below Brewster.
Theodore Street of Seattle, 22 years
old, was killed when the motorcycle
On which he was riding collided at
Tenlno with an automobile.
A Toss OF about $4,000 was sustain
ed when fire destroyed barn on the
NJ. w. Jackson farm in the Hanna
ford valley of Lewis county.
Celebration of the centennial of
vancouver's historic apple tree will be
held in connection with three-day
prune harvest festival in the fall.
Donald Mcpherson. 81 years old,
died at Tacoma. He was born in Ore
gon. his father being captain of the
schools at Fort scappoose in 1850
Aberdeen hackers of the wynooche
river power project have formed a
league with a view to bringing the pro
posai TO d vote and promoting its pas
sage.
A. W. Thompson. 73, resident Of
Grand Mound. was drowned in a
slough of the Chehalis river at thai
place when his horse fell from Z
bridge.
Lee calcote. 81, night fireman a
the Carlisle Lumber company plan
at onalaska was smothered to deatl
in the sawdust bin by an avalanche o
sawdust.
Out of respect for c. W. Middleton
pioneer Michigan lumberman. witt
died in Greenville. Mich, last week
three Aberdeen sawmills shut dow
for half day.
Mrs. Anita Lois Carey OF spokap'
says she knows how TO sympathiz'
with babies cutting their teeth At tn
age OF "a. Mrb. Carey IS cutting he
third set OF teeth.
Edwin Murphy. is Of Kapowsln ga
killed near Eatonville when traii
hit an automobile which he was drlV
ing. Witnesses said he tried to boa
the train across a railroad crossing
Eugene Elliott of Wenatohee VA
drowned and Miss Betty Hamilton
saved herself by swimming ashor'
when Elliott's sedan plunged into III,
Columbia river from the Orondo ferry
Dahlia growers from Washington
and Oregon. meeting Ia Tacoma. com
pleted the organization OF the Pacific
Northwest Dahlia Growers essocla
tion. II. w gill OF Portland was elect
ed president.
Dr. ]. NJ. Smith. veterinarian Of III,
United States bureau OF animal hus
bsndry. who is giving the tuberculii
tests to Cowlitz county dairy herds
has completed tests OF 1856 cows II
the past two months.
Shortage OF officers at Yancouye
barracks seriously curtaila training Of
ficlency. Captain A. c. Young state
in a report. The authorized numbs
OF officers for Vancouver barracks &
~. but .here are only % assigned
Governor Hartley in q speech a
Spokane launched his campaign o
going to the people with the issue
raised 10 the last session OF the legls
lature over the administration o. th
states institutions Of higher laaruin
and the sale Of state timber
With salmon Gamers and packer
meeting in Seattle the association o.
Pacific fisheries announced plans 10
100000 advertising campaign c
A. Bugkhsrdt. president OF the nsHc
citation. stated that this would be th
first national campaign Of salmon ad
vertiaing
The west coast lumber trade ex'ar
sion bureau announced al sauH
election Of the Notwithstanding
Advertising company Of Seattle an
Portland 10 conduct q cooperative nd
vertslng campaign ior Wmhneto
and Oregon lumber THa bureau 'a
ed that subscriptions TO the lanl ar
in excess Of 100000 year. aui ih
directors believe this will Do in o1c..
o. 100000 a year az Che end OF 9
lays.
T. j. L. Kennedy. corporation rour
sell who took third pIaee in the mayG
atty primary race 30 Seattle has 30
nourred that he gill give hI4 Bfrrnsf