Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-02


Duchess and Astrachan being the var
ieties shipped.
The low bid for surfacing the Ran
ile-Yakima highway is that Of H. M
Johnson OF Portland, $4,000. The dis
lance is 7.2 miles.
1t is probable that an aviation field
will be established in one corner OF
the $40 acre tract of the veterans hos
pital at Walla Walla.
The shipment OF carload OF head
lettuce from Burlington to Detroit
Mich, marks the beginning of a new
industry in Skagit county.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has tentatively. valued the Pacific
Coast railroad of Washington at S..
029.165 as of June 80. 1916.
Walla Walla was chosen as the con
vention city for 1927 by the Washing.
ton State Federation of Womens s
clubs, In session at Everett,
Mother Guielelema of the Sisters OF
st. Dominic gave orders at Chehalis
for plans for the first unit of new
hospital to cost complete 100000.
The ninth annual convention OF the
association OF the Northwestern horti.
culturists, entomologists and plant
pathologists met in Tacoma Monday
Sinking suddenly after being In the
water for short time, Kenneth Cook
II, Hoquiam high school student,
drowned In the Humptulips river near
Burrows.
Forty-four new lawyers were sworn
in at Olympia by Chief Justice War
rem w, Tolman, Washington supreme
court, after two-day examination by
the state board.
j. W. Moran, 70. one of the best.
known shipping men of Puget sound,
died in Philadelphia, according to word
received by his daughter, Mrs. ]. II.
Blakiston OF Tacoma
Marie Gertrude Spencer, 16, died
at Walla Walla hospital, where she
had been receiving treatment since
June z for broken neck. sustained in
a fall from cherry tree.
The largest forest fire OF the season
In the state outside of federal forests
was reported burning In the Stimson
Logging company's workings near Ar.
lington, Snohomish county.
-Four homes were destroyed, another
damaged and fire truck scorched In
fires In south Aberdeen and Junction
City. The total loss was estimated at
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Sixty delegates to the state conven.
tson OF Swedish Baptist missionary so.
cieties, In session at Everett, elected
Mrs. II. Johnson OF Tacoma president.
Mrs. u II. Wernstrom OF Everett was
chosen secretary.
Graham Brothers 6 Medley, Che.
halls contracting firm, won tho con.
tract for building the five and one.
half miles OF mHcadam highway be.
tween Napavine and Winlock. The
firms bid was s36,64e9O.
Harvesting OF the Kalama and
Cloyerdale strawberry crops Is over.
About 1000 barrels OF berries were
packed in addition TO large quantities
Of fresh fruit shipped. which is about
three times last years yield.
Laying Of steel on the Columbia and
Cowlitz railway has started at the
Weyerhauser mill site. Over this five.
mile road logs will be hauled from the
east shed OF the Cowlltz river. The
road will be ready In about 30 days.
Mrs. NJ. 7. b. Hanna, the first WON
an to publish a newspaper in this
state, died at her home In Edmonds.
Mrs, Hanna, called the mother Of
Journalism in Washington. was the
widow Of J. G. Hanna, pioneer Of
Spokane.
Mrs. Georgia A, Duren, 81, died in
n hospital at Everett from injuries re-
ceived at Everett when she was struck
by an automobile driven by John
Roberts, a neighbor. as she was cross
ing road at Pinehurst, a suburb Of
Everett.
Gus l.. Thacker Of Chehalis IVES
elected president OF the Washington
State Elks' association at the annual
convention OF the association at Ia
coma.
Timber fallers working for the Nc
Cormiok Lumber company at their
camp near the silver Lake road, three
miles east OF Castle Rock, killed q
mother bear and a cub unawares when
a tree they had feIled crushed the
life out Of the bears.
Contract for the construction Of a
new $4,000 school house at McCieary
IN eastern Grays Harbor county. wss
let by the McCleary board Of education