Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-05

proximately S1OOO,OOo, were awarded
by the state highway committee last
week. -Four OF the 10 contracts award
ed are on the Sunset highway east
and west OF the summit OF snoqualmic
pass.
An increase of general hank de
posits OF s3,6OS,6l1 during the year
ending June 80, 1921 is shown by re-
ports OF all state banks and trust com
panies OF that date to Harry c. John
eon. supervisor OF banking, he an
uounced Total deposits June 80 were
s172,222, ,1O5,
Grocery stores may be compelled by
city ordinance to close on Sunday. the
supreme court held. affirming the low
er court OF King county and the Sc
attic police court in test action. The
suit was brought to test the validity
OF Sunday closing ordinance pass
ed by the Seattle city council.
Word from Olympia recently was
that the state is ready to take over
the Burbank-Pasco bridge from Walla
and Franklin counties and the deal
may be closed within ten days, The
state will pay the counties S215,00O
and the bridge will be made a free
structure. Toll is now charged.
The brittle old lumber in the late
w H. "Uncle Joe" Surber's rambling
homestead dwelling succumbed to fire
last week, and where for years stood
one of the city's most romantic land
marks there lies pile of charcoal.
Uncle Joe" came to Seattle in canoe
in 1853 and became the first police
chief.
Ben Powell. farmer OF the Green
Mountain district east of Cloverdale,
was awakened last Saturday morning
by noise of his stock. He found the
stock covered and surrounded by a
veritable cloud OF mosquitoes NIanag-
ing to open the gate, he let the ami
mails into the barn and ran back to
the house covered with the insects.
Thomas II. Richards, Tenino's good.
looking bachelor mayor, who recently
offered himself MS a sacrifice on the
matrimonial altar to provide public
wedding for the Thurston county fair,
which will be held in Tenino Septem-
ber 3, 6 and I, is now reaping the bene-
Is of the publicity that his offer has
given. Due to the immense volume
OF replies being received to his offer
he is seriously considering seeking a
cyclone cellar.
The johnson Construction company
Vancouver. was awarded the contract
for construction Of the new commn
ity hotel TO be erected in Vancouver
this year. the contract price OF $ilO,
i05, including electrical, plumbing
boating and other Incidental work.
a. e. Coppoet, Yakima county pic
raer, living alone on ranch West o.
Yakima was found dead in his boJ
gunday morning. Saturdays extremt
heat is thought TO have been III,
cause.
Stevens aad snohomlsh were tht
leading mining counties in the state
Of Washington in 1925, producing
metals respectively gjrth $4es 6t6 anc
s204,lg6, the bureau OF mines of tn,
commerce department reported Stev
ems county mines yielded 4.19S,4ii
pounds OF lead and 91S sG9 pounds d
zine, while those OF Snohomish gayi
up t,3l767S pounds OF copper IN,
value of metals obtained in the entir,
state lotalod S931,4A as comparet
with S1,Oa2,i6i in 1925.
George Pitiman OF North Bend wa.
drowned and four passengers had
narrow escape from death when al
automobile stage driven by PittmaI
plunged from the Sunset highway int,
Lake Koechelus, northwest of EIona
burg. The machine dlyed over 20
fco, embankmeut into II feet of water
Pitiman succeeded in bringing one o
the passengers, a woman, to the sur
acei and then was drowned himself
The other three passengers, a man.
woman and boy, We're rescued un
injured,
Total bag OF 29lO predatory animals
by the federal, state and cooperatlv,
hunters under the general administra
ton Of the United States biological
survey. for the fiscal year ending Jun
30. 1927. is reported by DR. Glenn Il
Each. leader OF predatory animal cor
troll work in Washington. Total sa,
ing to livestock interests and will
came Of the state from this bag. base
On figures furnished by stockmen an
thars familiar with predatory anima
precautions, was S157,75O Expense
conducting the work were $50
! i63.