Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-04-22
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University Of Washington publiea-
tons must no longer publish adyer-
tisements which refer to smoking by
women.
Gold is claimed to have been struck
by S. Horn ON Tracy hill, Major creek
district about ten miles northeast of
White Salmon,
Frost last week checked the growth
OF asparagus. and Kennewick shippers
are doubtful whether any straight
carloads will go ont soon.
The population IA wenatchee is now
1900, according to estimates Of the
local postoffice, The 1920 census gave
the city population OF 6.324.
The Northern Pacific railroad will
receive a refund OF SsSSi,SS on taxes
paid in 1924 to Clark county as judg-
ment for that sum was confessed last
week,
G, W. SUBWAY veteran head OF
Vancouver schools, has been retained
for another term as Superintendent,
He is completing his 32d term in that
capacity
A preliminary school budget total
Ing s52S,S4O has been accepted by the
Everett board Of education. Last year
the district spent $1S,925,ao in excess
Of its revenue,
The stats health department has
Just reported an Analysis OF South
Bend water and finds it pure and
with no traces OF deleterlous or for
eign substances.
Ralph Tucker, years old, was
drowned in the Wishkah river near
Aberdeen while playin with several
other children on scow tied at the
stouffer Boumsu bunkers
Leo. B. Baisden has been reelected
superintendent OF Longyiew's public
schools for two years and all depart
ment heads have been reelected for
the usual one-year terms,
Judge Jesse b. Bridges, 81 associ-
ate justice Of the Washington supreme
court for the past eight years, died in
Portland, Or of cancer following an
illness Of a year and half
Said to be the first Organization of
the kind in the country, g Scout
Mothers association has been formed
at Spokane as an auxiliary TO the
Spokane Boy Scout council.
A crew Of 80 men worked all last
Sunday morning on the LongyIew air
plane landing field near the Pacific
entrance to the city, clearing willow
trees and shrubs from the field.
Hoauiam taxpayers on May Z will
either accept or reject the proposition
of municipal ownership as the solution
OF the eity's water probem It was de-
cided last week by the city council!
The state OF Washington will have
better butter beginning June 9, 1t was
announced in Tacoma following a CON
terence Of the executive board OF the
Washington Creamery Operators as.
ISOLATION
Raymond small veteran Pacific
coast airmail pilot aud Prank Benz
rick q passenger are dead as the re
salt Of an a,rplane crash Sunday at
the Standpoint naval aviation field
near Seattle
Franklin Hunter, 4yearold son Of
Mr. and Mrs q K, Hunter, Elttltos
valley farmer was fatally burned near
Ellansbug last sunday, when his
clothing caught fire while he was
playing around bonfire
Alter resculng his blind throe.year
old boy from q wen into which the
child had fallen. Elmer Richardson
who lives ON the Battle Ground high
way north Of Orchards, fen back into
The we'll Both bis logs were broken
The heavy freeze In january yir-
tually wiped out The peach crop ln
she White salmon district Some
damnge Is reported 90 cherry and pear
traea hat was not severe enough to
oanse amy apprehension among srow
ers.
Postal growth 10 Vancouver was
shown by the report Of Assistant
Postmaster Quamhere for ihs fIrt
quarter of 1891 Receipts toiala5 3ia
1905 compared with sl2gso63 Cor
tie first quarter Of 1925 On increase
of g5ssAs
Net reodipla on the Interstate hrils
for tho last three months 90 1897 we're
ai32dis less than for the correspond
ing months Boz 1926. according 10 ths
report OF Auditor Rae Indictment
weather is believed 90 have caused
the sumn
The Northwestern Electric company
has applied &c tie state highway