Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-07-22

" announced. This practice will bring
in large amount of revenue, it is
expected
Walter Berry, AZ, and William H.
Barber, II, were killed when their car
went over precipice on hairpin
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 276 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 O0O,O00-gallon
reservoir. There were 199 votes cast
for the bond issue and rs 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 20 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 1900, 900 bushels, 100000
above normal. Last years crop was
l1,5OO,0OO.
A record cranberry crop is predicted
for the bogs of Pacific county, by ID.
j. Crowley, cranberry expert from
Washington State college, whose sur
vey OF the southwestern Washington
bogs 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 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.
One of the original six totem poles,
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. 1t 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 20 to school next
yoar The vote On the $4,000 bono
ilsue was, yes 175, no, LAG, the affirm
ative majority lacking eight OF the
necessary 80 per cent This was tn
fourth special election held on this
project.
White farmers of the Ahtauum val.
| L.. 4f.f 90 4 o..
creek, with 10 200 acres OF land. are
Threatened with summary destruction
of their crops under an order by Chas.
Burke, commissioner Of indlan affairs.
In a letter 10 L. NJ Holt, supervising
engineer Of the indian irrigation serv-
ice ln The Yakima district. MIR.
Rugke's order INSERTS federal lurisdic
tlan over the waters Of Artanum creek
and the priority OF lsdlan clsim0 10 Il.
and directs Holt 10 see that sufficient
water is diverted from the creek to
aprly the needs of the Indians.
Nnatyfiva mills reporting to the
West Coast Lumbermen's association
inr iHe wo9k ending July 2 produced
it7gS $50 feet shipped 62s06Ss5 feet
and sold 7d.o25o37 feet Production
uf SO mills reporting the preceding
eek was 7e,is2s9Q ieet shipments
ere ls.05sie5 feet and sales 7f.42s.
g52 ieet Production for the past weeL
declined almost 100000 feet. ship
man's showed slump Of over $4,000.
900 feet and new business Increased
aofo thar 5,9oe.o00 feet during the
week Just reported as compared with
me statement Of the preceding week.
CLARK county pear growers met in
Vancouver and organized the Bartlett
Pear association for the purpose Of
elective selling. George Cadven was
lected president; W. +. Billings. vice
PRESIDENT. and +. J. Boldly. secretary
treasurer.
/ George Gage Of Everett, chief eHgi-
| losr. was killed and Captain Andrew
| hagen. also of Everett. was seriously
! injured in an rxnfrrfou and fire which