Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-10-07


brief illness. He was organizer and
first exalted ruler of the Ellensburg
Elks' lodge, and had served as one of
its trustees continuously.
Apple pickers in slickers and boots,
provided by their employers. are to
be found in several orchards in the
Touchet valley. Orcharoists are anx-
ious to get their harvest completed as
rapidly as possible, and some have re-
sorted to this means to avoid delay.
The yield of grain in eastern Kick
itat county was exceptionally good
this year, including the Glade, Bic!sle-
ton, Six Prong and Dot sections. Many
fields yielded 40 bushels to the acre.
1t was found necessary to enlarge the
cooperative warehouse at Roosevelt.
The northwestern prune crop has
been materially shortened by the un-
favorable weather conditions and in
stead OF the maximum OF 60,000,000
pounds of dried prunes that was ex-
pected, the production is now esti-
mated at 100000 to 45,O0O,OOO
pounds.
With $40 accredited delegates regis
tered, the biggest "off-year' conyen-
ton attendance in years, and more
than 500 visitors from all sections CT
the state in attendance. the two-day
convention OF the Washington State
Good Roads association was held in
Longview last week.
Seven million dollars has been obii
gated since February for new cunstruc-
tion, rights-of-way and engineering on
state highways, embracing ninety'two
contracts, leaving approximately 50,
100000 to be allotted for the 1927-l92S
DienniIni, State Highway Engineer
Samuel j. Humes reports.
Plans to drill for oil in the vicinity
of Grandview were disclosed by the
filing for record in the office Of the
Yakima county auditor OF incorpora.
ton papers of the Grandview OIL com
pany and % leases from as many own
ers of land near Grandview. giving
the right to drill for oil or gas.
Depredations by herds of wild
horses have become so serious that
Bench citizens have organized TO drive
them out of this district, Ten have
been shot. The horses crowd about
the warehouse platforms and freight
cars, pulling down bales of hay and
sacks OF potatoes to appease their
hunger.
Every commercial organization in
Pacific county will join With the Ray
mond chamber of commerce in re-
questing the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company to buld line
from South Bend to Naselle, to con
meet the two enda of the county, ac-
cording to Max Schaefer, of the Ray
mond chamber.
Demand for fruit workers in the
Yakima valley is as. heavy as usual
this season, but the season will be
short, according to Francis Million,
In charge of the U. s. employment Of
flce. a slight shortage Of sorters and
packers early In the week has been
met by workers coming from Spokane
and Wenatohee
The Pacific northwest is expecting
the largest potato crop in its history
and present Indications are for fine
quality in large proportion of the
fields. Several years OF prosperity for
potato growers have served steadily
to increase the Oregon and Washing
ton acreage in the old producing SEQ
tions and have resulted In very heavy
paintings in at least two sectisns new
ly discovered especially suitable for
the orop.
a 1uadrupls Staying with a possible
suicide pact angle stirred the little
mining town Of Roslyn last wccll
William German, so, Roslyn coal min
er for 90 years, shot his wife and tive
children, Irene. Is. and nilly H.
drowned the family dog in a washiuh
ana then poisoned himself The trng
edy was discovered when letter con
tanning $500 for funeral expenses aud
revealing the Staying plans. was re.
ceived by Dan Mexican, engineer OF
Mine No. s, at Rnslyn
Announcement has been made that
the postnffice at Vance. in eastern
Lewis county. will be closed after SeF.
tember 30. Mrs. wyman siler is post.
mistress. Hereafter mail for Vance
will be handled through the Randle
postoffiee.
Beaded mOocasins, the work of YAK
ina Indians. were presented to John
Philip sousa. band leader. in connec-
ilon with The concert given by his
company in Yakima last week. The
n1ceasins were the gift OF the Yakima
Camp Fire Girls.