Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-16
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DR.. d. o. Nugent, mayor-elect of
Centralia, announced recently that
Earl Parks will be the city's new chief
of police.
White Salmons business streets
took on a Christmas look last week,
with rows of fir trees placed along
the curbs.
Simon Peter Domer, age 81, pioneer
lawyer and early-day mining man,
died at the family home in Spokane
last week.
James S. Anderson, 72, injured when
his automobile threw a wheel near
Wapato last week, died in Yakima
hospital shortly after arriving there.
Two men we're slain and another
knitted in Aberdeen last week in three
cases of violence arising from love
triangle, robbery and an attack as
cribed to insanity
The liberal ticket in the annual
election at Naches was defeated last
week, NJ. ]. Leak was elected mayor,
with Edward Arnold, George Huettner
and W. b. Leonard as councilmen.
Apple shipments from North Central
Washington during November reached
5000 cars. bringing the seasons total
to about 10000 cars, compared with
1870 for last season up to December
l.
For the past five or six months the
sheriff of Ferry county has done prac'
tically nothing but draw his salary,
No arrests have been made and the
Jail at Republic has been empty for
nearly year.
A headon collision between his light
coupe and all inbound street car proved
fatal fer George Oliver, 20, of Tacoma.
last week. Oliver was driving on the
tracks and failed to heed the street
cars warning bells.
Persons who had deposits In insolv-
ent Washington state banks will be
made beneflciarles by six dividends to
be declared within the next few weeks,
Harry c. Johnson, supervisor of bank
ing, has announced.
Henry Boyer, eXpresident of the
Raymond Ki~eH's club. was elected
mayor of Ra. ..srs in the general cleo
ton held last Monday, defeating e. ].
Dencaster, 576 to 494. according to the
unofficial returns
Ferry service .,r vehicles between
The Dalles and Grand Dalles was sus-
pended recently when the road to the
North Bank ferry landing was blocked
by large rock slide The use of dy-
Mantle was necessary to remove some
of the boulders.
Heavy snowfall and wind storms
were reported from all the reclama-
ton storage reservoirs at the head
waters of the Yakima and Naches riv-
ers Five to nine inches of new snow
were reported, and the storm was still
in progress. A report from Snoqual
mic Pass said 1t had become extreme
ly dangerous"
Loot estimated at between $4,000
and 100000 was carried away at
Aberdeen by craftsmen who broke
into big safe In the Reiner jewelry
store. Among the loot were about
1880 watches, several hundred rings,
$4,000 In bonds and securities, $4,000
III unset stones and several hundred
dollars in cash.
County commissioners with the city
commissioners and the chamber of
commerce special committee met Sat
urday afternoon and went In body
to the point OF diversion of Mill creek
and Yellowhawk to study the sltua-
ton with view to getting together
on plan for the control OF flood and
irrigation waters.
All road maintenance men working
for the Yakima county engineering de-
partment have been called in for the
winter, according to o. E. Brashears,
engineer There are about dozen
road patrolmen. each Of whom hired
some men from time to time. Some
pairolmen will be employed in over
hauling the machinery.
Some parties driving along the state
highway traversing the state park
west OF Newport have been cutting
young trees for Christmas decoration
purposes and spelling the beauty of
the roadside. Sheriff Ben Fox has
deputlzed Fred Findley OF the highway
maintenance crew and hopes to put a
stop to this vandalism.
John wyant, Toutle river farmer,
killed two bears last Sunday morning
on the Toutle river. He did his hunt
tug without dogs and was back home
in time for his noon dinner. setting a
bear hunting record for Cowlitz county