Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16


while fishing in Summit lake, 40 miles
east OF Aberdeen.
Over 100 delegates attended the
three-day conclave OF the Daughters
of the American Revolution of Wash
ington state, held at Wenatchee.
While all employees of the Elma
steam laundry at Elma. were out to
lunch. fire broke out and leveled the
building with loss of about $4,000.
The Old National bank and the I'm
ion Trust company at Spokane have
consolidated with a combined capital
of $4,000 600 and assets of S53,00O,000.
man. identified by papers in his
pocket as Jacob Faas was found hang
ing in an apple tree by ]. f. Keyser
when he went to irrigate his orchard
near Yakima.
]. +. Inman of Portland has OBJ
tained leases on $500 acres of land
on and adjacent to Cowlitz prairie, 16
miles southeast OF Chehalis, for oil
drilling purposes.
C. I. Underwood, SO. broker of
Spokane, was killed instantly when a
shotgun which he was handling was
discharged. The charge struck him
just over the heart
The Pasco-Elko air mail service,
started last week by Walter It. Varney
OF San Francisco. has been suspended
for go days, according to word received
from postal authorities.
Washington State college will send
members of the extension department
to White Salmon in May to inaugu-
rate experimental work in orchards
throughout that district.
The Seattle city council passed an
ordinance permitting the Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph company to
make extensions OF service during me-
gotiations for new franchise.
During the first three months OF this
year business at the Longview post
office increased SO per cent over that
for the same period in 1928, according
to report of Harold Holt, assistant
postmaster
The Pc Ell city council has granted
the petition OF the Puget Sound Power
Light company for franchise to
operate In the town. The city's power
plant was recently purchased by the
Puget Sound company,
Increase In the capital stock OF the
Washington Growers Packing corpor-
alton Of Clark county, from 100000,
fixed six years ago when the corpora.
tion was formed. to $4,000, was auth
orized by the board of directors.
Prevalence OF fogs over Seattle has
caused Verne Gorst OF North Bend,
contractor for the proposed Los
Angoles-seuttle air mail route, to petit
tiJn the postotfice department for
change OF the northern terminus to
Portland, Tacoma or Olympia, 1t is re-
ported.
The law passed by tho last leg
isiature cutting the "e" from Clark
county became effective Friday. or
ficials will be Obliged to blot out the
80" on all printed forms now In stock.
The county was named after Explorer
CLARK and the error In spelling was
made back In territorial days.
Clark county commissioners have
approved an order TO open to heavy
trucks q dirt and gravel roads in
Clark county, which were closed last
October 10 log, tie and wood haulers,
The roads are in all parts OF the coun.
" aud range from less than a mile to
10 miles In length. The total is lis
miles.
Under g memo opinion handed down
by John NJ Wilson. Judge OF the
ThuFston county court, the valuations
Of the operating properties Of the Pa
cific Power a Light company, serving
the Yskima.W Walla Wnlla district with
electricity will remain at tT,i6g. .22s
until further action Of the department
Of public works. which had fixed the
valuations of the company for rate
making purposes at f6.332OlO In an
order issued December 81. 1925.
Changes in the existing project at
Olympia harhor are authorized In the
general rivers and harbors bill to pro
vide a channel on the east side. %
feet az low water aud 150 feet wide. at
an estimated cost of 10000 with $1,000
annually for maintenance The meas
ure also directs a survey for skamo.
kaTa slough
Holding that a person who owns a
dog which he knows ia vicioas is liable
for any damage the animal may do,
the supreme court affirmed the King
county court 10 awarding damages in
the sum OF 5000 70 Maroella Keysnr
Tor ir iurios received whom she wre