Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-30


huya trapper, whose body was fopat
in lonely swamp near Shelton. Lun
dy Is being held without bail in tht
Mason county jeil, pending filing Of
formal charges against him
Completion OF preliminary negotia
nrs for the sale of all holdings OF
the Puyallup Valley Home Telephone
company, one of the largest privately
owned telephone companies in Wash
inston, to the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company was announced
recently by John King ST., OF Puyallup,
president OF the concern.
There has been a steady decline
since July in the number OF marriage
licenses issued at Vancouver as com.
pared with last year the total NUM-
Der issued this year in November was
1876, compared with 22i last year. The
total for II months this year was
1878, compared with 2444 for the same
period last year, loss OF II.
When the lighting plant in Allen
Schwartz garage in Rande blew up,
the building and three automobiles
were destroyed by fire that followed
An air pressure tank that was hurled
against the postoifice gave Mrs. P,
MIC
when it hurled the contents OF bed
room across the floor and did other
damage.
Building permits to the value OF
1926 were issued at Vancouver in
November, compared with $20,244 in
November. 1926. The largest permit,
100000, was for an apartment house.
The total value Of permits issued this
year up to December l, was s1,3iS,I
1880, compared with SS2S,G57.70 for
the same period last year, an increase
OF S4S9, 5O9sO.
Total apple shipments for the pres
ent season to December l will exceed
10000 cars from north central Wash
ington, and will compare with a little
more than 10000 one year ago at the
same date, with the last few days esti
mated. One year ago there were about
$500 cars of apples held in storage in
the district, and this year storage
holdings will be somewhat higher, 1t
is believed
State highway patrol officers have
recommended to the state highway
committee that Chuckanut Drive
scenic approach to Belingham on the
Pacific highway, be closed to traffic
Water six to eight inches deep, rush
ing over the highway In places, and
many rocks as big as automobiles,
washed down by recent rains. have
made the hill road almost impossible
and extremely dangerous,
Organization of the Pacific CoHst
Cement company as a subsidiary Of
the Pacific Coast company for COLI
structlon and operation of q s4,0O0,00
cement manufacturing plant at Seattle
was announced recently. The Pacific
Coast company will haul limerick
from southeastern Alaska to the pro-
1ected cement plant in Seattle and will
purchase two shipping board boats o.
5000 tons each for the purpose.
Plchuck river reached the highest
known point In its history last week,
and many houses and several roads
near Everett were flooded The b.
cycle Tree, located east OF Snohumish,
famous for more than two score years,
succumbed to the rayagea OF flood
waters. The tree was fourteen feet
in diameter. and had high archway
which bioyolists passed on "A path In
the old days before the auto supplani-
ed pedaldriyen machines.
An attempt to use mixing
box as a rowboat proved fatal last
week for oresta del CbIeca, 81, owner
OF chicken ranch south Of Tacoma,
when he was drowned In eight feet Of
water In small winter lake within
sight OF the Fort Lewis highway Chic
ca started to paddle across the lake
In the mortar box to get his towboai.
which wns on the other side When
he was about 75 or so feet from shore
his makeshift craft began to sink.
The percentage Of large sizes in
prunes grown this year by members
Of the Washington Growers Packing
corporation Is the highest since 1927
making IL possible to pack large
number Of Christmas boxes. five and
ten pounds, using only 1880 sizes, OF.
ficers OF the corporation said recently
The demand for small boxes OF pruDes
for Christmas trade is increasing, aud
the wide distribution Of these gifl
boxes make them a valuable advcrtis
Ing medium for CLARK county prunas
The Mary Richardson Walker chap
ter OF the Daughters OF the American
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