White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-22

first load Of new wheat to Hartline.
1t was winter wheat of the Turkey red
variety, testing 81 pounds, was thresh.
ed with combine and is yielding
about 20 bushels an acre.
Lumber shipments by water from
Willapa harbor during the month of
June totaled less than 100000 feet,
figure we'll below the average ship
ments, according to the report for the
period just issued by E. C. Richmond,
secretary of the Raymond chamber of
commerce.
Land owned by convicted bootleg.
gers will be hereafter seized and sold,
and the proceeds applied on court
fines where they are not paid, Sheriff
George l. Stevere of Snohomish coun.
ty announced. This practice will bring
in large amount of revenue, it is
expected.
Walter Berry, AZ, and William H.
Barber, Al, were killed when their car
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curve near Chelan last week 1t is
said their car was struck in the rear
when car behind them, attempting
to pass them, turned in again to avoid
an approaching mail truck.
With total registration close to
1000 only PTS votes were cast at last
Mondays election to authorize the
Chehalis city commission to issue
$4,000 utility water bonds for the
purpose of building ,O00-gallon
reservoir. There were 1919 votes cast
for the bond issue and 76 against
With the first threshing Of winter
wheat already under way around Spo-
kane, farmers and grain men estimate
that the years crop will be from 10
to rs per cent above normal. In an
other ten days spring wheat through
out the district will be ready for har-
vesting. Whitman county's crop is esti-
mated at 100000 bushels, 100000
above normal. Last years crop was
11,500,000.
A record cranberry crop is predicted
for the boys Of Pacific county, by d.
| ]. Crowley, cranberry expert from
Washington State college, whose sur
vey of the southwestern Washington
Dogs has led him to predict the larg
est crop in the history of the industry.
The cranberries escaped without seri-
GUS frost damage this spring and the
| rainy season has aided in insect and
| disease control.
Cattle or other stock are not permit
ted to run at large on the right of way
of the Pacific highway or others state
| highways according to the provi-
| sions of a new law passed by the
last legislature, and F. w. Driver
maintenance supervisor in the Kelso
district for the state highway depart
ment, announced last week and said
that all cattle found running loose on
the highway will be taken up.
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stolen from Alaska about 30 years ago,
is now displayed in front of the cham,
Der of commerce bungalow in Long
view. The theft of the poles caused
considerable stir, it is said. In some
way two of the poles reached Cathla-
met. One is now at the Redmond
lodge building and the other has been
presented to Longview by w. A. Hou-
chen, pioneer resident Of Cathlamet.
Four negative votes in special
bond election of the Orchards-Sifton
consolidated school district, held there
last week, determined that children
of the upper grades in that district
will have no place to go to school next
year. The vote on the $4,000 bond
issue was. yes ITS, no, 146, the affirm.
alive majority lacking eight Of the
necessary 60 per cent. This was the
fourth special election held on this
project.
White farmers of the Ahtanum val.
ley on the north side of Ahtanum
creek, with 10000 acres of land, are
threatened with summary destruction
of their crops under an order by Chas
Burke, commissioner of Indian affairs,
in letter to L. M. Holt, supervising
engineer Of the Indian irrigation serv.
| ice in the Yakima district. Mr.
Burkes order asserts federal jurisdic
| ton over the waters of Artanum creek
and the priority of Indian claims TO it,
and directs Holt to see that sufficient
water is diverted from the creek to
supply the needs of the Indians.
Ninety-five mills reporting to the
| West Coast Lumbermen's association
| for the week ending July 8 produced
51,73S,450 feet, shipped 62,SO6,SS5 feet
and sold 76,035,037 feet. Production
of SO mills reporting the preceding
week was 70432,99O feet, shipments
were 78,058,166 feet and sales 71,42S,-
962 feet. Production for the past week
declined almost 100000 feet, ship
ments showed slump of over 10000
900 feet and new business increased
more than 100000 feet during the
week just reported as compared with
the statement of the preceding week.
Clark county pear growers met in
| Vancouver and organized the Bartlett