White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-11-25

ed contract by the Centralla city
commission for extension of the orna-
mental lighting system in the business
section of the city, is completing the
work and 1t is expected that the lights
will be turned on soon.
Breaking of the big supply main OF
the Yakima city's water system, about
three miles above the Nelson bridge |
In the Naches, made 1t necessary to |
take water from the Naches river for
q temporary supply. The Fruitvale
section, however, will be cut off for
several days while repairs are made.
A second papermaking machine new
in operation at the plant of Columbia
River Paper Mills company in Van.
couver has increased the capacity to
70 tons day. The new machine will
be used largely for making fruit wraps,
but it was not completed in time to
turn out wraps for the apple crop this
year.
The demand for lumber in eastern
Klickitat county has been better this
year than for number Of years, ac
cording to Frank Cerveny, who owns
q sawmill near Cleveland. Cerveny
says that wheat farmers are doing
much building this year, following the
harvesting of the best crop obtained
for many years.
Auditor Strickling will this year visit
different towns in Clark county for
the purpose of issuing automobile IL
censes, he has announced recently. 1t
| is hoped by this means to lessen the
congestion at the license counter in
| Vancouver during the last days Of the
period for renewing licenses, which
closes December 81.
Justice Beaufort held that Frank
Klatush, an Indian living near Ethel,
was within his rights under treaty
rights when he caught fish for his own
use recently in the Cowlitz river. How
ever, Klatush entered plea of guilty
to selling fish, which it was admitted
he had no right to do. Justice Beau
fort fined Klatush 500 and costs.
Hearing on the valuation, rates and
service of the Peoples Utility COM
pany, furnishing telephone service to
Elma, Oakville, Chehalis and vicinity,
was set by the department Of public
works for December 10 at 'Oakville.
The hearing Is occasioned by COM
plant of patrons against new tariff
requiring guests to pay for telephone
calls.
An attempt to perform an act OF
kindness for follow m g o-'st cc.t the
life Of Glen Olsen of Spokane last
week. Olsen applied his brakes on ar
icy hill on the Sunset highway, west
of Spokane, to aid the driver of an
other car that was overturned in {
ditch. His own car skidded from the
pavement and rolled over 30-foot EN-
bankment, crushing his skull.
More than three-quarters Of the 1925
state tax will go for education pur-
poses, chart prepared by the state
tax commission showed. Levies for
education total. 1918 per cent of the
entire amount collectable, or $10,50S,
1886. The state taxes total 13,792,277
This amount is divided as follows
State schools, $7,O52,711, or 51.4 pei
cent; higher education, $3,456,125, OF
25.5 per cent.
Joe Dan, Snohomish Indian, borr
10S years ago in canoe crossing. HOOD
canal, was fatally injured when STRUCK
by an automobile last Friday and dice
ten hours later. He is survived by {
brother, David Charley, aged Ill. Par
TALLY blind and deaf, the old India1
had been buying goods in a Potlatcl
store and started to reurn to his owl
car when he stepped in front of al
automobile, suffering fractured
skull.
Charges of maintaining nuisance
may be preferred against the King
| COuuIy COLuLllSSlOu0IS DIS Cu6 IS5ulL "
their refusal to abandon the count,
Jail, which has been condemned re
peatedly, Corporation Counsel Thomas
]. L. Kennedy announced. While Off
Gals may not be empowered to &C
against the building itself, there il
nothing in the statute forbidding then
to bring action against the men re
sponsible for it, Kennedy held.
} For $1,OOO,O00 unit of the munich
, pal water system Of Port Townsend
7 Jefferson county permits were issuet
last week by Supervisor of Hydraulic
: Tiffany allowing appropriation Of 81
cubic feet Of water per second from
Quilcene river and for construction o
a reservoir at Lords lake storing rs
acre feet of water from Little Gull
, Gene river. approximately rs miles o
i pipe line will be laid to carry tn
water from the reservoir to the city
, Proceedings to have water user
take over the Burlingame ditch, owne
by the Walla Walla Irrigation CON
pany, were started all over before tn
county commissioners last week an
December % was set as the date O
hearing. A new petition was filed t