Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-07

The present dry spell is affecting
Centraiia's water supply.
The Grant county Sunday school
convention was held Sunday at Nep-
pei.
One hundred and one high school
students will graduate at Wenatchee
this year.
Officers OF the Harrington mule
show have decided to hold the show
on May 2S.
Forest fires in heavily timbered
lands near First creek on Lake Che
Ian, are under control
The semi-annual convention of the
Rebekah lodges of district No Is met
at Kennewick with about $50 in at
tendance.
Ten arrests on charges of liquor law
violations were made in northern Pend
Oreille county by Sheriff Everett and
Deputy Pollock.
The simultaneous use of two or
more lines by single angler is not
to be permitted under the new game
code, according to Assistant Attorney
General Anderson.
A tract Of 16 acres on Harvey hill,
nearly all within the city limits, will
be decided to the city of Vancouver
by Mr.. and Mrs, T. II. Adams for a
park and playground.
Bankers OF IL counties of eastern
Washington will convene May at
Spokane for the fifteenth annual meet.
ing of group 2 of the Washington
Bankers association.
Mrs. Catherine Hoster of Indian
apolis, national president of the Wo-
mans Relief corps auxiliary to the
Grand Army of the Republic, was a
visitor in Seattle Friday.
Representatives Smith OF Idaho has
asked President Coolidge to appoint
Federal Judge Dietrich of Idaho to the
ninth circuit court of appeals vacancy
caused by the retirement of Judge
McCamant
DIR. N. ID. Showalter, for IS years
president of the State Normal school
at Cheney, rendered his resignation to
Mrs Mary A. Monroe, president of
the board OF trustees. Ii is effective
September 1.
A recommendation that congress ap-
proprlate $4,000 for completing in
vestigations of the feasibility of irri-
cation on the proposed Columbia basin
project has been submitted by the
director of the budget,
Establishment of an experimental
chinook salmon hatchery on the Lewis
river where Muddy creek empties In.
to the Lewis river. AZ miles above
Woodland has been decided upon by
state fisheries officials.
Grays Hafbor county has started
the most ambitious roadbuldng pro.
gram ever undertaken in single
year Eight new roads and extensions
are under construction, and the total
outlay will be $4,000.
To build the first four miles of the
Klttitas high line canal "a bids were
opened in United States reclamation
service office at Ellensburg. Woldson
& Degserstrom Of Spokane were low
with bid OF slS5.6775O
The Lougvicw public library repre-.
sentrs value In excess of s15OOO0 ex.
elusive OF the attractive grounds. was
presented to The city Of Longview by
r. a, Long, founder OF the city at i'm.
pressive dedicatory ceremonies
Dr. Carroll Smith Of Spokane was
elected president and Spokane select
ed for the 1927 convention at the clos.
ing session Of the 18th annual con.
vcntlon of the Pacific Coast Otto.
ophthaimolyglcal society at San Fran.
cisco
v a Brewer district fire warden.
with headquarters at Yacolt. announc.
ed frnm now on it will be necessary
to Obtain permits to start fires for
clearing purposes and for campfires
In the woods and along the streams Of
CLARK county
Work has been begun at White
BLUFFS on u cold storage plant to cost
100000 and capable OF storing 100
cars OF apples The work Is being
financed by farmers OF the valley.
Charges against Patrolmen Ben
lamIn A. Sands and John Il. Chovln
Of Seattle for Interference with fed
eral prohibition agents in liquor raid
were dismissed by Federal Judge
Ne,erer
From sales OF timber. grazing fees,
pecial use permits and other items,
he national forests Of Oregon and
| Washington yielded a total OF more
] tE4u "a unO UOu in raeafrfs durtt,e. tho