Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-09-09
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF interest
Principal Events Of the Week
Assembled for Information
OF Our Readers.

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al association in Vancouver.
William F. Mcmahon, one OF the old
est pioneers of the White River val
ley, died at Auburn last week
Harvest in the walla Walla valley
is between rs and so per cent com
pleted, according to grain men.
With early indications OF a heavy
run, the Grays Harbor salmon season
was officially opened last week.
Michael Abrams, who had almost
reached the age Of 100 years, died in
a hospital at Spokane following a sur
gical operation,
The work of driving 5000 piles for
the zellerbach Pulp and Paper com
pany's plant at Port Townsend was
started last week.
Losses approximating $4,000, partly
insured, were Sustained at Fail City in
a blaze that destroyed a confectionery
and garage last week.
Pouring of concrete at the Lowden
end of the Lowden-Whitman station
paving job on the Inland Empire high
way was started last week.
The first OF 500 tons of structural
steel to enter the new 100000 Ho-
GUAM river bridge a Hoquiam vas
swung into place September 2.
Up to date this year the citizens Of
Walla Walla county have paid s1,2l5,
S44 in taxes, according to a report of
C. c. Douglas. county treasurer.
The annual t|hree-day c%onclave of
the order of De Molay was held in
Wenatchee last week with delegates
from thirty-two chapters present,
AT a special election held at the
town hall in Ridgefield last Saturday
by Ridgefield consolidated school dis
trict No. so, an extra tax levy of 6
mills was authorized
Traffic control is in effect On the
Pacific highway north from the Wood
land bridge, where paving work has
been started on the contract to rebuild
about a mile of paving.
An estimate OF Sf25,OOO appears in
the tentative Port Angeles budget for
a new city hall. The matter VIII prob
ably go to the voters at the city cleo
tion on December 5.
Camas was crowded last Friday night
with people from all over Clark coun
~, who assembled to celebrate the in
stallation OF Il modern lighting system
in the business district.
Mrs. Katherine Bolon. who would
have been 1O1 years old had she lived
until Christmas, died Tuesday in Seat
tie. She had been a resident OF Ore.
gon up to two years ago.
When Mrs. Violet Eaton arose at
Seattle Sunday morning to adjust the
covers on her 5%-weeks-old daughter
she found the babe dead, having been
smothered during the night.
A fire of undetermined origin de.
stroyed a restaurant In Burlington last
week. The loss to the building and
contents amounts to approximately
$500. partly covered by Insurance.
An information charging Mrs. An.
tonia Susan Of Kennewick with first
degree murder OF her husband, Frank
Susan. 81 year.oid raneher, was filed
in the Benton county superior court
recently.
George r. d and George Hand.
ley, youths ,mplorod by Ernest Cup.
were killed when a wheat truck they
were driving wa struck by a Great
Northern passenger train ut Espanola
last week.
After having been closed since July
4. all OF the camps Of Tie Schaitr Bros.
Logging & Timber company started to
work again last week In response To-
a general Shortage Of logs In the
Montesano section.
Heavy road machinery wss moved
to the aviation field ON the Unitei
States veterans bureau hospital site
near walla walla last week aud work
OF putting the grounds On shape Tor
niers was started Immediately.
County Game Warjcu Chester LEIGH
harlt has completed piagIus 10000
bass brought here from Lake Union.
Seattle. in Cowlliz county waters.
Seven thousand OF the fsh were plant.
ed In Silver lake. 1000 in MARITIME
slough between kalsmn and Woodland
and 1000 In sloushs near Lourfiew
Sunday was a big day ia The Mount
Adams foothills for hundreds oi Gers
sons ia the h~uckletorry fields above
Goose lake The fruit is ridHiilul thia
year and pack horses TO Bring u down
the trail TO Goose lake or 90 euler are
at a premium.
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