White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-06-24
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Saturday, June rs, was announced
as the date for Centralia's annual rose
show.
The sixth annual Elma strawberry
festival was held at the Grays Harbor
county fair grounds Sunday.
More than 1000 young persons were
enrolled at the Christian Endeavor
convention for Washington and north
ern Idaho, held in Yakima.
Mrs. Serena Mathews of Pullman
was elected president of the state fed
Grafton of womens clubs at their con-
vention in Walla Walla.
Two Thousand national guardsmen
from all parts of the state are at
Camp Murray for their two weeks OF
summer training in the field.
The Willapa Harbor Iron Works of
South Bend has commenced the con-
struction an addition to the plant,
a building 40 feet wide and 100 feet
long.
In memorandum opinion handed
down by Judge D. F. Wright Of the
Thurston county court, the constitu.
tionality of the state "Blue Sky Law"
is upheld.
Largely patronized by state legisla'
tors, the Olympian hotel, principal
hostelry of Olympia, will be improved
within the next year with an expendi
ture of about 100000.
The new Lewis county courthouse
in Chehalis was formally dedicated
with mayors of nearby cities and rep
resentatives Of farm organizations and
commercial clubs as guests.
The cornerstone of the new Masonic
temple at Pc Ell was laid Saturday
evening by Walter F. Meier, master
Of the Masonic grand lodge, assisted
by other grand lodge officers.
A. V. Bell, pioneer homesteader who
conducted a blacksmith shop in Othel
10 for many years, has sold his resi-
dence and moved to Bellingham
where he will make his home.
The body of Lieutenant Claiborne
Walker, who was killed April 26 by
stray bullet while on duty in the
streets Of Shanghai, was buried in
Walla Walla with military honors.
William Carey Jones, ex-represen
tative in congress from this state and
for two terms state attorney-genera
died at his home in Spokane. He had
been a resident of Spokane county
A years.
Vancouver voters approved bond
issue of S225,000 for the purpose OF
purchasing sites, equipment. and erect.
ing new buildings for the Vancouver
school district by vote of SIT for to
81 against.
Hugh NJ Caldwell, former mayor of
Seattle, and past potentate Of, Nile
temple, was elected outer guard of the
imperial council of Mobiles of the Mys-
Atlantic City, N. j.
The new rearing pond at the Walla
| Walla state fish hatchery has been
completed and 10000 eastern brook
trout turned into it to grow until after
the fishing season, when they will be
released in streams.
The Bellingham water board rec.
commended to the council that Tues
day, August 8, be the date for the spe-.
cial election on proposed general
city bond issue Of S250,000 for water
betterment purposes.
An excursion to the Grand coulee is
being planned by Otis w. Freeman of
the Cheney Normal School for his
class in geology and any others who
are interested in such trip. The
trip will take place July 8, and 10.
Walla Walla firms selling farming
machinery were practically unit in
declaring that sales have been heavier
than for years. The demand for now
ing machines, binders, ETC., Is much
larger than last year and sales Of
threshing machines have ALMOST dou-
bled.
Thirty per cent cut in fire insur-
ance rates on mercantile buildings,
hospitals and apartment houses in
Yakima has been announced by the
insurance companies state rating bu-
reau,. but it is stated that rates on
other classes of structures may be
raised.
An almost unanimous vote was cast
by Quinault Indians attending the an
nual tribe council at Taholah to ex-
clude all white fishermen from waters
within the Quinault reservation. The
decision will not be binding until Sane
toned by the federal bureau of Indian
affairs.
L. L. Lynn, secretary Of the Contra
liza chamber of commerce, has tender
ed his resignation to the chamber di.
rectors, effective July 1, when he will
leave for Grays harbor to assume the
managership of the Aberdeen cham
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