Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-25

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idence streets.
A miniature cyclone whose roar
could be heard half mile away Wis
tied the lower Ahtanum valley neal
Yakima. Water from the creek was
sucked fifty feet in the air, weeds
We're tossed about and a load OF hay
was lifted from wagon and scatter
ed before the whirlwind spent its
force.
Students in Yakima public schools
have contributed s165 toward a fund
for erecting memorial for Augustus
Eeckor truant officer who died re
Gently. 1t is thought the money viii
be used for building monument OF
his grave with an inscription fitting tc
Indicate the mans popularity with tbs
students.
Finding his hotel on fire. 7. w
lawn, owner of Canyada lodge, noted
dinner resort SO miles out Of Tacoma
on the National Park highway, awak
cled his two boys, aged six and eight
niade a rope of bed blankets, made
ne boys hold 10 his shoulders anc slid
i.Swn the outside OF the burning
uilding to safety.
STATE aid in collecting disputed wag
Claims is becoming most importan
feature OF the work of the department
Of labor and industries. Besides col
l5cting S159,503 in wages during the
last two years the department gave
free advice to hundreds of workmen
IN bankruptcy cases and in preparing
liens for 'aborers' claims.
Mrs. f. H. Church. 1909 Division
street in Yakima, saved her life by
tearing clothing from her body when
d tub of gasoline. in which she was
washing woolen dress, exploded
Friction of the wooler cloth when rub
bed caused the fire. officials said. Mrs
Church was somewhat burned about
tae hands, and her hair was singed
All farm work is being delayed by
rain, but the most important Is spray
ing, w, IL. Wood, manager OF tht
Washington Growers Packing carpor
alton said. All preparations have been
made by fruitgrowers and few haye
worked between showers, hut tlt
ground is so soft that It is difficult
to move the equipment through tht
orchards.
More than $350.G90 in 1926 tex pay
ments was received by the Cowll;2
county treasurcrs office last week
which was the final week for payment
Of personal property taxes before de
l;naueney and for the rebate on realts
taxes, Treasurer Durham announced
The total included the Weycrl eusoi
Timber company's payment OF more
than 100000 and the Charles r. Me
Cormici Lumber eompany's payment
A potato acreage in Washin on II
per cent larger than last year Is indi
Gated In reports March | from repre
sentative farmers Of the state, says q
statement issued in Spokane by q y
Ray Of the federal division OF crop and
livestock estimates. A spring whth'
ncreage about 80 per cent smaller
than 1926 and oats and barley acre
ages 10 per cent less also are Ind
cRted. with no change in the tame has
area.
State timber Is not selling we'll Gu
Of offerings valued at sSgS525 tender
ed at sales this month. less than hal
found buyers, the total receipts beinl
stSG,001. At the January sale mos
OF the timber offered was taken h..
buyers. but with this exception til
timber sales have sIunpod hacly sine
March 1926. when the state land boar
lnaueurated the policy OF maxim
known the state cruises prior to q
sales.
A balance Of $i4,1sl57l in the stat.
treasury for the week ended Marc
Is was shown in report given
state Auditor c. w. Clauson by 1'rea
urer W. @. Potts. overdrafts amount;
ed to s25.lai in the Washington stnt'
college fund. S6i,71s in the ElIenshuri
normal school fund and 81 isi,92f Il
,he capitol building construction funC
There was a balance OF Siil.5os in III
University of WASHINGTON fund. r.
eeipts amounted to $l.1ls.725.
To aid city ana valley residents
iuild their own homes. building an
oan association has been organize
Ellansburg with capital Of 5000
Plans are being made by the cit
ans Of Wiuiook 10 hold public &c
ration on the bosi.nlng OF actual s.
luctioa of the feed mill which ~
shibgten Co-oparrslye Egg al