White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-10-28

coiuiA6 " tHe CuleI engineer.
Eighty per cent of the fall seeding
has been completed by Walla Walla
wheat growers, according to estimates
made by grain dealers. In some in
stances grain sown this fall has al
ready popped through the ground.
Jim Hall, operator of the launch Us
sonia, is at his home in South Bend
recovering from burns and shock sus
tanned from a gasoline explosion in
his boat. Because the explosion blew
him clear out Of the boat cabin, he is
alive today.
l When Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Springer
OF Spokane became the parents of a
AZ pound baby girl last week, they
were happy, but when five days later,
another daughter, weighing a pound
more, put in an appearance, they were
happier still.
Funeral services were held at Fri.
day Harbor last week for Peter Law.
son Sr., who died there Wednesday,
lacking just two months of being 100
years old. Lawson came to the north.
west in 1858, during the Fraser river
gold excitement.
K. Menolans, watch1han for the
Northern Pacific railway at the coal
bunkers, near Yakima, after youth
| FIJI rnhhor no n hold hin, NV, ord rohhod
him of his watch and money, followed
the man, grappled with him and re-
covered his watch.
A loss of 1852 was suffered by Fred
Ellington, Bickleton, when 46 ewes
out of bunch of 60 were cut off and
lost from the main band and fell prey
to coyotes and other predatory ami
mails while returning from summer
range near Mt. Adams.
Widening of the Pacific highway
from Toledo to Gray's Hall will not
be completed this fall, State District
Engineer Schwarz said. Work will be
discontinued until spring when half
section of the pavement is completed,
which will be this week.
With the exception of some minor
finishing touches in the interior, the
new 100000 women's gymnasium at
the University of Washington has been
completed and all equipment will be
installed and the building ready for
occupation about November /.
The Vancouver city council has in
structed City Clerk McDonah to adj
vertise for bids for installing modern
lighting system on Main street, from
Third to Thirteenth streets, after plans
and specifications prepared by City
Engineer Shumway were approved.
Yakima stockmen leasing pastures
in the federal forest reserves were
notified by Forest Ranger E. N. Cav
anaugh alta meeting in Yakima of a
SO per cent increase in their fees. The
increase will be spread over four
years, commencing with the 1928 sea-
son.
Range sheep wintered in the Horse
Heaven country along the Columbia
river in the vicinity of Alderdale in
eastern Klickitat county will find the
best grass that has been in the locality
for several years, when they arrive on
their winter feeding grounds Novem-
Der 1.
Seattle BODYBUILDING and buying
for the last year show Is per cent
increase over the preceding year, &C
cording to F. A. Rust, president of
the Seattle Savings and Loan league.
More than $6,O00,OO0 has been invest
ed in home loans by local societies
between June, 1926 and 1927.
The apple crop this year in Klicki-
tat, Skamania and Clark counties is
light, according to State District Hor-
ticultural Inspector Chaplin A. Mills,
who has just returned from tour of
inspection. The quality of the fruit is
excellent but the crop will not average
more than so per cent of normal.
The forest fire demon, while taking
to the woods" as usual this year, did
less than third of the damage Of
last year, George G. Joy, forestry SUI
pervisor of Washington, said. In 1926
forest fire losses totaled $240,476,
whereas this year the losses reached |
S7534O divided as follows. Timber |
killed, s6,375; logs destroyed, $27,-
$50; logging equipment destroyed,
$31,O1S, and losses to settlers and
others, s10,017.
Townspeople, merchants and the
chamber of commerce observed the
fifth anniversary of the city Of Long
view. On October 20, 1922, actual con-
struction was started on the first
building Of the city, Hotel Monticello.
The hotel was built in the middle of
a wheat field, and caterpillar tractors
hauled the construction material to
the site. This was the starting bell of
the new city, which today has popu-
lation of $4,000 persons.
General decreases in production,
new business and shipments of lum-
Der for the week ending last Saturday
as compared to the previous week is
shown in report of 118 mills to the
West Coast Lumbermen's association.
For the week which ended Saturday,