White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-06-03
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Assembled for Information
of Our Readers.

The third annual Almira market
day proved big success. The candy
hunt for children was featured.
The South Bend high school gradu-
ated the largest class in its history,
IS, majority beng young men.
The 18th annual communication Of
the supreme temple of the Daughters
of, the Nile was held in Spokane last
week.
Deliveries of Kennewick asparagus
continue light on account of cold
weather. The present price is IS cents
a crate.
Fire destroyed four buildings in the
heart of the town of Orient last week,
the loss being between $4,000 and
$4,000.
The state convention of the National
Master Plumbers association was held
in Spokane last week, with 125 dele
gates in attendance.
The Washington State Chamber of
Commerce will hold it's fourth annual
meeting since it's reorganization at
Bellingham, June 1924.
Mrs. Mary Jane Wilson, IA, died at
her home at Steptoe near Colfax, from
heart failure. She had lived in Whit
man county SO years.
C. M. Phillips, president Of North
Big Bend Pioneers association, an
nounced that the annual picnic will
be held in Wilbur June %.
A. Garborg, 60, one of the founders
and president Of the First National
Bank of Conway, died at the home of
his mother in East Stanwood.
Fred P. Greene, age 62, former coun-
ty auditor and member of the Spokane
school board, died in Spokane after a
few days illness from heart trouble.
Fire of undetermined origin in an
incubator house at John Annonen's
poultry farm near Winlock destroyed
several incubators and 1000 eggs that
were ready to hatch.
E. L. French of Vancouver, former
state senator and director Of agricul-
ture under Governor Louis F. Hart, an
nounces that he will be a candidate
for governor in 1928.
In 7 a. tov nf cfn
fair, has just returned from trip to
the coast and announces that he has
signed up Clark and Cowlitz counties
for exhibits next fall.
The Kennewick strawberry move
ment is getting under way this week.
Unreasonable cold weather has re-
tarded development of the fruit and
picking has been light.
The Washington Water Power COM
pany plans to turn the first wheel of
the first generator to be installed for
the Chelan project, capacity $4,000
horsepower August Is.
A survey of Spokane's industrial
plants recently shows that 10 major
industries employed 6098 persons last
year with payroll of $7,980,609 and
an output of $43,155,747.
Saturday, July 8, is the date fixed
for holding dedicatory ceremonies and
celebration of the opening to traffic
of the interstate bridge now under
construction at Newport.
One hundred and twenty-five NOR
ticians of the state attended the an
nual convention of the Washington
State Funeral Directors association,
held in Yakima last week.
The 18th annual premium list of
the Southwest Washington fair, locat-
ed between Centralia and Chehalis, is
just off the press The fair will be
held August % to ~, inclusive.
The annual Cowlitz county fair will
be held at the Woodland fair grounds
September to 10, the fair board has
announced. Thursday, September 8,
has been designated .Longview Day.
May lumber shipments over the
port of Grays Harbor terminal will
amount to more than the total for the
first three months of the year, accord
ing to figures compiled by port Off
Gals.
The May apportionment for the
schools of Clark county was the small
est for several months. The total was
$91S6.47. OF this sum the state con-
tributed $72O9.SS and Clark county
$197659.
The Hoquiam city council voted to
abandon the proposed sewer improve
ment project in North Hoquiam, after
bids for the third successive time were
found to exceed the city engineers
estimates.
Edward P. Ryan of Spokane for the
fifth time was elected state deputy of
The knights of Columbus at the final
session of the state convention held
in Ellensburg recently. Wenatchee
was selected as the 1928 convention
city.
Jacob Ericsson, section hand, en-
ployed by the Great Northern, was
xilled by southbound freight train
TWO miles south of Richmond Beach.
He was guarding section of track