Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE news

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ina postoffice have increased since
June 30 from S46,73s to more than
$4,000.
The first carload of eggs to be
shipped from Centralia was sent out
by the Washington Cooperative Egg
and Poultry association.
Mayor West has adopted new slo-
gan for the city of Chehalis, The slo'
gan goes as follows: What Chehalis
makes makes Chehalis.'
Furniture manufactured in Wash
ington last year was valued at s5,llf.'
| OS2, figures released at Seattle by
the United States department OF COM
merce showed,
In order to centralize control and
effect improved service the Cowlit2
| Prairie Telephone association and the
Cowlitz Prairie Independent Tele-
| phone association have been merged.
The first shipment of trout eggs oil
the season, 100000. was received at
the Clark county fish hatchery. The
eggs are eastern brook trout and were
taken at Patrolas.
Sales OF Thanksgiving and Christ
mas poultry have brought returns OF
about $4,000 TO Sunnyside turkey
raisers, according to a survey OF the
industry in that district.
The closed season on smelt fishing
in the Cowlitz river this year will be
from 3 A. NJ. Fridays to s A. M, Sun
days instead OF from p. 81 Fri
days to p. NJ Sundays as first an
nounced.
A joint senate and house committee
ON law revision began & codlfication
Of state land laws for introduction in
the next legislature 1t had finished
drafting 200 bills which are to repeal
500 obsolete laws.
The landscaping department of the
Long Bell Lumber company is beautt
flying Main street in Ryderwood, the
companys logging center by setting
out rows OF maple trees on each side
OF the thoroughfare.
]. Webster Hoover, state highway
engineer, reports that 27s6 miles out
OF a total. of S29o miles Of the Wash
ington highway system have been III.
proved to date at cost of approx
mately s9O,OOO,OoO
Oh drilling operations were re.
sumod recently at the Mottman well,
near TonIno Work had been sus'
pended since the latter part of Octo-
ber on account OF the loss OF tools
in the hole. The drill is down about
5000 feet
Efforts TO install modern lighting
system in Vancouver business district
have assumed concrete form and the
plan will be presented to the city
council at the regular meeting Janu'
ary II, chamber OF commerce direc,
tors decided,
Bids for construction OF the new
city hall and fire slation buildings at
Snohomish were called for January
Is. Bonds totalling $4,000 with which
the building viii be conatructed we're
sold recently to the First National
Bank Of snobomlsh
A payment Of $4,000 on Interstate
bridge bouds held by private parties
win be made in January Clark Coun'
~ Treasurer Eshalman announced
This VIII reduce he debt to $4,000,
Of VII sum 100000 Is owed to the
state OF Washington
The yader Sewer Pipe company, Of
which l. A. Spear is superintendent.
has practically completed It's plant
and viii begin operating at an early
date. Tblr,yiivo men will be en-
ployed Il is expnotod later TO incroase
thls number to 100 or more
Annual election OF the Cowlitz
County Ministerial union was held re.
Gently IN Longview. REV h. II. Gil.
bert OF the Ionsyiew Community
Church succeeded Rev w r. S.
| SPRINGS. pnsior of the First Baptist
church vi Keisl. as president
Expenditure 90 approximately $500
Tor improvements at th Grays Har
Dor county fair property near Eima
vas authorized at a mcetiHg of 'ho
tair board with the county commla
siouers. Ths sum will hs used Tor
general improvements to the build
inEs aud grounds
with all oi ths machinery for The
plant on the grour1 aud the trsi logs
received and awaiting cutting Charles
H. Bowen announced that the furni
me mannia5tarine plant which he Ga
installing on The Olympia port prop
-iy vim hes'u Operating shortiy after
he nr.t-ut january
The south Bead Commercial ciul