Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-25
WASHINGTON News
ITEMS OF Interest
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for Information
Of Cur Readers.

With development this week of a
test well pumping 100000 gallons a
day, the town of Bucoda is assured OF
an adequate supply OF pure water for
the future.
Grading of Division avenue south
of Main street was ordered by The city
council last week, to be paid for joint
ly by Tie city OF Elma and by the
school district.
John Medeen, about so, a resident
Of Edmonds for thirty years, died from
suffocGt.on when he was caught in a
cave-ln Of a tunnel on an Edmonds
sewer project
The town of Calvin, 4 miles west
of Ceuiralia, was threatened with de
struction by fire last week, until the
blaze was subdued by the Centralia
fire department.
The storehouse OF the Associated Oil
company. in Yakima, with some $50
drums of lubricating oil, fuel oil and
gasoline, collapsed recently, dropping
the drums to the earth
License Director c. r. Maybury has
Installed 15 electrically driven tyne
writer's which will double the speed
with which motor vehicle and other
licenses may be written.
A year-old 1SO.pound cougar was
shipped from Olympia to Pullman and
presented as a mascot to Washington
State college by Governor Hartley OF
the Idaho football game Armistice day.
Leo. f. Bruno, Kllcllitat stockman.
near Grand Dalles on the Columbia
river. says that water fowl have not
been as plentiful ON the ponds along
the Columbia this year as in former
years.
The annual Winlock election has
been called for Tuesday, December 6.
A mayor for the term of two years,
two councilmen Tor two.year terms
and a treasurer for one year are to be
elected
Members Of the odd Fellows LODGES
from Island San Juan, snohomi5h.
Skagit and Whatcom counties met at
Burlington Monday for the district
convention. More than 200 delegates
attended.
A total Of 1854 motor vehicle IL
censes has been issued in Vancouver
this year, compared with 1O,294 for
the entire year Of 1926, a gain Of 1850.
Sale of 1925 licenses will start De.
cember /.
Pricos in the Yakima pear pool Of
the American Fruit Growers, Inc,
closed cut last week, were announced
as $3.50 box for extra fancy. 1905
and larger; Sl.S5 for extra farey 1895
and smaller.
Bankers of Klckitat county met last
"Wednesday night in Goldeudale with
view Of forming a county unit OF
the Washngtou Bankers association.
Representative from all banks in the
county were present
George Cheney Gleason Of Yakima
who died at the home OF HE son, tho
Rev j. NJ. Gleason, on Summitvlew
was eightyfiye years Of age. Ciyil
War veteran and the father OF three
Presbyterian ministers
Rain has delayed work on the now
school building at Orchards and the
building will not be ready 10 occupy
by December / The contractors are
making every effort to complete the
building before Christmas.
with the approach Of the holidays.
poultry thieves are becoming active
In Clark county Charles Freytag
who lives on Fourth Plain road, re-.
ported the theft from his chicken pens
OF 80 Rhode Island Red hens
The fiye-toot knife nude to carve
Yaklmas giant apple pie has been
sent as "a present TO Il G. Phillips OF
Rochester IS. ", secretary of the In.
tcrnotoual Apple shippers assocla.
tIou, and win hang in hits office.