White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-11-11
WASHINGTON NEWS
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Clark county.
The annual fall Scottish rite reunion
Of the valley of Olympia was held in
Olympia last week.
Motorists travelling the Snoqualmie
Pass highway report bad going in
stretches between Easton and North
Bend.
Albert G.. Green, 60, for the last 20
years railroad and express agent at
Centralia, died last week after three
day illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper N. Vanderpool,
Washington pioneers, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary in Olym.
pia last week.
G.. Beamish, 60, was instantly killed
Saturday on the Kittitas high line ir-
rigation project when he was kicked
in the face by a horse.
A new drilling outfit, capable of
reaching depth of 5000 feet, is being
installed at Tenino in another deter.
mined effort to strike oil.
DR.. Clayton G. Herrick, retired den
fist of Yakima, died suddenly Monday
while conversing with Attorney Hub
bert in the latter's office.
A bond issue of $125,000 for the
construction of a new school building
at Auburn has been sold to the state
! at par and Az per cent interest.
With operators present from all
parts of the west coast the 18th an
nual session of the Pacific Logging
congress was held in Tacoma last
week.
Brigadier General Allen Smith, vet
eran Of 40 years. service in the United
States army, died Sunday at the home
Of daughter in Spokane, aged Is
years.
According to new directory just
issued, the population of Yakima city
is now estimated to be 25,942, and the
county's population is estimated at
$4,000.
November Is and 16 have been set
for the second annual meeting Of the
state highway patrolmen in Olympia,
Chief William Cole has just an
nounced.
During October 1916 cars of apples
were shipped from the Yakima valley.
In August and September there were
721 cars, making the shipment to date
1865 cars.
The first move in an attempt to es-
| tablish a new hospital in Vancouver
was made recently with the filing of
| Incorporation for the Clark County
General hospital.
No bidders appeared recently when
the Cowlitz county auditor offered 240
acres Of state timber in that county
for sale. The appraised value of the
tract was $43,500.
The first commercial bulb farm in
Cowlitz county was started in Long.
view last week by P. ]. Jewell Mr..
Jewell is planting 100000 tulip bulbs
on one of the three tracts.
Robert (Scotty) Hamil, Kennewick
wife slayer, was convicted of first de-
gree murder late Thursday night after
more than five hours deliberation.
JoI
ment.
Peter Carbon, highway contractor,
has completed his work on the Inland
Empire highway at North Pine and
has moved his crew and equipment to
the Hangman creek grade, near Spo-
kane.
A goodly supply Of water is expect
ed to be flowing into the Yakima stor-
age reservoirs soon, as the result of
warm weather and rain in the noun
tains following the recent fall of snow
in the Cascades.
One of the largest industrial pay
rolls in the state is being met by the
Bloedel-Donovan Lumber mills at Bel
bingham. The company is employing
$500 men, and the monthly payroll
averages 100000.
| -Four million pounds of dried prunes
have been received at the plant of the
Washington Growers Packing corpor-
alton at Vancouver and the entire
crop will be delivered early this sea-
son, w. H. Wood, manager of the as
ISOLATION, announced recently. About
half of the prunes received have been
packed and shipped. The entire crop
Of the Pacific northwest will not ex-
coed 100000 pounds, compared with
90,000,O0O pounds last year.
Stuart Prey Of Orondo VOL first
prize at the Fall Products show held
In Wenetchee for his Delicious apple
exhibit. The box will be sent to Pres.
ident Coolidge. L. g. Bovee won sec.
ond prize, and O. G. Fish third and
fourth.
H. Mumm, cooperative weather OBJ
server at Rosalia, reports a total pre-.
oipitation of 2.75 inches for October,
The temperature also ranged above
normal, the maximum being 70 degrees
on the 18th.
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