White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-10-14
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Palouse farm lands are well soaked
the total September precipitation oi
419 inches having broken all RECORDS.
Postoffice receipts at Spokane for
September were $89,205. exceeding
those of September. 1926. by more
than $4,000.
Mrs. Sarah O. Draper was flamenco
on her 1O2d year in Spokane last week
with her confidence mistaken IN smoK'
ing and dancing as aids to longevity.
Walla Walla's new 100000 hotel
will be named the Marcus Whitman IN
honor of the missionary who settieo
near Walla Walla nearly a century
ago.
Miss Susan Dowdery, IS, resident OF
Tenino, died recently. She came to
Thurston county IS years ago and LOT
years taught at the training school at
Chehalis.
Charles Daubert, ST., Washington
pioneer, died Saturday OF heart at
tack at his home in Buckley He had
been in good health up to the time OF
his death.
EARLY rainfall has benefited grass
on fall sheep ranges near the COLUMBIA
river. Thirty-five thousand klick1tat
| county sheep are making their 1ali
migration.
A freak dahlia plant. with "a blooms,
no two alike, has been grown by Dr.
Allen Bonebrake at Goldendale. The
| colors are of various tints blended
from white and red.
Two cases of infantile paralysis
have appeared in Walla Walla county
while third illness is under suspi
cion, according to DR.. George Sarp
ling, county health officer.
Apple growers in the Walla Walla
section are rushing work in orchards
to get ahead of the weather. but most
Of the apples are going into storage
because of lack of market.
Receipts at the Chehalis postofflce
show a substantial increase over
corresponding period year ago. For
September the receipts totaled 49,
633.71, compared with $3,061.68 a year
ago.
The deer hunting season for Lewis
county closed Friday night. Reports
from various parts are that hunters
had fairly good success and no fatal
or even serious accidents were re-
ported.
Apple harvest has started in Tou.
Chef valley, the crop being estimated
at 100000 boxes. About 500 people
will be employed for the next two
months in the orchards and packing
houses.
Hope was practically given up Sun
day for two Steilacoom men, Walter
Watrous and Charles Runquist, who
disappeared last week while fishing of
Orc bay. 1t is believed they were
drowned.
Rex Losey, 49, one of the owners Of
Losey Brothers wood yard OF Kelso
was shot and killed by G. A. Young
; 40, at the Young home in West Kelso
when Young found Losey in compan.
with his wife.
The Vader city council has passed
resolution of intention to improve
, street, between Sixth and Seventh
) streets, by paving with concrete O.
] brick, or macadamizing with crushed
rock or gravel.
Following appeals by large dele
, cation of anti-tuberculosis association
5 women, Klickitat county commission
!. ers last week decided to try out tn
: proposed county nurse bureau. A bud
get of s2965 was provided.
The Lewis County Bankers associa
4 ton, meeting at Winlock. elected II
: S. Bennett of Chehalis president TO
the coming year; Frank Ness. Wiz
lock, e-president; August Jaeger
Chehalis, secretary-treasurer.
The report of Sheriff Kemp for tn
year ended October / showed tota
o of sos arrests compared with $50 TO
t 1925, for Clark county. The larges
h number of arrests, Ill, was for viola
y ton of the prohibition laws.
Failing rocks were menace to ira
fic on the Pacific highway at Rock
Point again Wednesday night, at leas
three cars being hit by large size
rocks. F. w Driver, state highwa
" maintenance supervisor, has crew {
p" men patroling the highway. The rock
are falling from above the Weyerhae'
ser Timber company grade, which CT
4 cles the point above the highway.
y A Humptulips resident reported ths
II he had sighted huge timber wo
n while hunting over the hills aboy
Humptulips city. a small communit
= 80 miles north of Hoquiam. The wo
:" is the first to be sighted in this dl
trict in many years.
certificate was issued by the d
rartment of public works to the Raj
Ter National Park company for aut
mobile passenger and express servit
ha,uoap tho III, and Portland "