Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-09-24
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE news

improvement in nearly all fur prices
was noted at an auction Of the Sc
attic fur exchange.
The annual meeting of the Wash
ington Good Roads association was
held in Yakima Friday and Saturday,
Carl Ogren, 2S, choker setter en-
ployed at Scbafer camp No. in the
satsop valley was instantly killed by
blast.
Mrs. Christine Crosse, 50, commit
ted suicide at Tacoma by pouring kero-
sene over her clothing and applying
match.
The Dodd shingle mill at Lake
Whatcom was destroyed by fire OF un-
known origin. The loss was estimated
at $4,000.
S. C. Davis, Lewis county assessor,
has announced that the total assessed
valuation OF Lewis county property is
s23,913,349.
H. B. Newell, motorcycle patrolman
of the Seattle police department, is
held in the Seattle Jail as suspect in
recent robberies.
About 5000 gorgeous dahlia blooms
were displayed at the third annual
dahlia show of the Clark County Floral
association at Vancouver
The Kalama volunteer firemen have
completed construction of their club
room, occupying an addition to the
fire station 16 by SO feet in size.
Unofficial returns covering 43 out
of AZ Cowlitz county precincts gave A.
Rurio Todd, ex.Kelso mayor, 1887
votes, assuring Toed the nomination.
Mrs. Il H. Kay Of Marcus, 42, was
fatally injured when coupe she was
riding in went off the grade in loose
gravel few miles south OF Ncrthport.
A salmon bake was held at Marietta
in celebration OF the completion OF a
new $4,000 schoolhouse, the money
for which Was raised without resort
ing to bond issue.
A federal grand jury at Seattle re.
turned lG indictments, 80 open and 16
secret. The Jury, Which was excused
after reporting to Federal Judge Net
erer, refused to indict ia - other
cases
Fifteen nets and more than 1000
pounds OF salmon have been seized by
Game Warden Lalchhardt and deputies
in the Cowlitz. Toutle and Lewis
rivers, which are closed to CONNER
cial fishing.
Work on repairing the prison build
ing at Walla walla damaged by fire
three weeks ago, is under way and
will be rushed 50 that a permanent
roof will be in position before cold
weather sets in.
Ernest siabbert 81 and Draydon
Hoss. a. two men vino fell from
ssfnging scaffold ca the east side of
the Becker block at Tacoma when
cable broke. died from injuries sus-
tanned in the fall
w a. Jacobs. 80. second engineer
OF the British steamer cargness, died
at the Elma hospital as the result OF
injuries received when the automobile
in which he was riding was struck
near Elma by another car
Postponemont until September "a
OF arguments on motion for new
trial for Wallace Cloyes Gaines. con-
yicted at Seattle August 10 of murder
ing his daughter Sylvia, was granted
the defense By Superior Judge Jones'
Work has started on the extension
OF the state highway recently complet-
ed west from Kennewick The exten-
sion will go alour the Columbia river
on the edge of town and connect with
the road over the KenneWick-Pasco
bridge over the Columbia river.
a closed season for Columbia river
smelt is established for the first time
by the state fisheries board under
order 40. 10. which provides for a
weekly closed season for Columbia
river smeit in the Cowlitz river from
A. N Friday 70 S IS " Sunday
The Vancouver city council reduc.
I'd the tentative budget for current OK.
rcnses sii6ae. in order To bring Il
within the legal limit Of IS mills for
current expense. Tho proposed bud
yet was cut from siii.9if to S130.34l.
e 8 reported that the state game
commission plans to establish a fish
hatch ry near Lewis al on early daio
and tEst it Is possible chat q hatch y
+ may also he built on the Cispus river
oh ons Of its tributaries in eastern
lewis county
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