White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-11-04
WASHINGTON NEWS
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Principal Events Of the Week
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Infantile paralysis appeared in east
ern Washington last week. A father
and son were reported stricken at
Wilbur.
The Grape Growers association OF
Shelton has just shipped direct to
Los Angeles carload of grapes, near
~ il tons.
Two gift cars will be loaded out OF
Wenatchee during national apple
week, October 81 to November 5, 1t
was announced.
In an effort to bring underweight
children up to standard, the Wapato
schools began this week serving pint
Of milk day to each student.
Ellensburg has been selected as the
scene Of the January meeting of the
state chamber of commerce. The last
meeting was held in Olympia.
Virgil Gray, Yakima theatre man,
II In hospital with critical injuries
sustained when his automobile upset
IN. the Cottonwood canyon road.
Lony Palmer of Spokane was in
stantly killed Saturday night when
his motorcycle plunged over 1OO-foot
cliff on the Methow valley highway
near Pateros.
During the past week S82 persons
obtained employment through the
United States employment office 7at
Yakima. There are still calls for help
In the orchards.
A state census shows that there are
1b,407 fewer horses in Washington
than there were a year ago and that
the valuation has decreased $364,206
to total Of $3,505,249.
A Northern Pacific train from
White Swan passed through Toppen'
ish last Tuesday with Sc cars of po'
tatoes, hay and grain consigned to
points on Puget Sound.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber company
started actual construction of three
lumber manufacturing plants in Long.
view on 677-acre Columbia river
waterfront site, last week.
Infantile paralysis took its first
lower Columbia victim Of the year
with the death of Ladona Ann Smith.
2-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIZ 0,,oifh 10 Giro n, ol
Expenditure Of $2,500,00O on the
construction Of huge hotel and vau
deville theatre at Sixth avenue and
Olive street is contemplated in nego
tiations now under way in Seattle.
Greatly increased yields were re
ceived in sugar beet fields Of Skagit.
county this year where water was ap.
piled. sprinkling, flooding and drain.
age bitches were the three methods
used.
AL d. Denne, 80, Everett, was killed
when struck by Great Northern
passenger train at Everett as he stop
ped to pat his dog while walking
along the track. The dog was not
killed.
Enforcement of the new state law
requiring all cars to come to a dead
stop before entering upon an arterial
or state highway was begun in We.
natchee by state and county officers
last week.
Miss Emma Harmon, 20, Of Zelah.
using small rifle, has bagged one
of the largest, If not the largest elk
killed in the Yakima district this sea-
son. She had to fire 10 bullets into
the animal to finish It.
]. @. Nieuwenbuys, IS, secretary Of
the Elks' lodge Of Chehalis, was in
stantly killed at the Union railroad
station in Centralia, when he was de-
capitated when run over by a north
bound Northern Pacific train.
Rainy and cloudy weather this fall
has delayed the peppermint harvest
in the vicinity Of Woodland some
what. because considerable. Of the
peppermint oil is lost when distilling
IL done during rainy weather.
Devil fishing in Port Angeles har.
Dor is thriving again, with news that
Q cents and z cents pound is being
received for the octopi in Seattle mar.
kets, where they are bought by ORR.
entails for mealtime delicacies.
Definite legal steps toward erection
Of new city hall in Lynden were
taken last week when the council
published an ordinance calling for
the submission to the people of 800,
900 bond issue for the purpose.
Construction Of new city fire
barn and warehouse at the corner OF
Horon and Garfield streets in Aber
deem was authorized recently when
City Engineer G.. d. Ross granted
permit for the $4,000 structure.
Herman Larmen, 16-year-old son OF
Theodore Larmen Of the Ethel dis.
triot, had both hands badly chewed
Sunday night when pet bear, owned
at Marys Corner, II miles southeast
Of Chehalfs on the Pacific highway
broke its leash and went on ram
page.
About the only enemy of the one
piece bathing suit these days is the