Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-26
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF late STATE news

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4 new warehouse. 60 by 100 feet,
is being built by the Columbia River
Paper Mills company at the east end
OF the main building in Vancouver,
At a special election in the Roches-
/ tar grade school district an extra tax
layy of 10 mills was authorized. The
levy had been defeated at a previous
election.
The Joe Polly store and the Ariel
postoffice also operated by Mr.. Polly
at Ariel Ii miles up the Lewis river
from Woodland. were destroyed by
fire last week.
Fred Cobb Is, assistant scout mas
Ter at Camp Kelcema, near Everett,
died from Injuries received when lie
fell over precipice while on d Boy
Scout hiking trip
Insect pests in the Lower Yakima
valley have been identified as earwigs,
according TO agriculture officials. 1t
was supposed the earwig had not yet
invaded this section.
Informal commencement exercises
marked the close OF the summer ses-
sion of the Ellensburg Normal school,
when So students were awarded ele-
mentaFy diplomas last week.
The tentative budget prepared by
Clark county commissioners for cur
rlnt expense In 1928 totals S24s.-
4SL91, as compared with the final
budget OF $1ss,151,71 last year.
c. A, Bradt, prominent Kelso dairy
man, broke his left leg when tractor
toppled on him as he was attempting
10 drive over the Northern Pacific
railway grade which divides his farm.
The budget requests OF Officers for
! charity and correction expenses in
Cowlitz county In 1928, as compiled by
| the county auditor from the estimates
submitted TO his office, total S5G,170.
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Presldeat G. II, Fisher of the Hel'
lingham Normal school states that the
cornerstone OF the schools 100000
library Will be laid August 25, one doy
before the closing of the summer term.
Rev. w. 8. MacI.aren of Portland
was elected president OF the National
Prisoners Aid association at the 57th
annual congress Of the American frls-
on association hello in Tacoma last
woak
Dedication Of the new dairy prod
uots building on the state fair grounds
nt Yakima has been set for septem
her IA. Invitations have been sent
to 100000 dairymen throughout the
country.
Grhys lIarbor county doer season
viii open September Is aud close Sep
tember 80. both dates inclusive, 1t was
announced by gamn commissioners
one buck with visible horns will con
stitue the limit.
Lumber shipments from Willapa
harbor for July reached a total of 10,
J77idi feet figure Tor
several months, according 10 report
just issued by %. G. Biehmond. man
ager Of The rreitie ass clatIon
The CcntraIa city commisalou has
closed a contract With Allan Borst for
purchage OF . 45aero tract on Forda
Prairie. adloiung centralla to the
west, Tor uso 10 an ayiaion fold, at
an agreed price OF $500 por acre,
Fire on the Clcnl Bergoyin place
aouthwost Of walln Wulla destroyed q
barn, rs head of huracs. hay, harness
aud other equipment Tor a total loss
OF about $1,000 The animals were
freed and driven from the barn, bui
ran back
Contract ior construction Of u 1000
foot read up Van Wrinkle creek, The
route Of tho pipeline for Abordeen'l
new industrial water project on tn,
Lower Wynocche river wua let by u,
city council to the Hoquiam Engineer
Ing company at sG955
The fentyeisiiih Western WASH
inFon tnir vili be held sepiembe
1915 81 ths fair grounds ia puyalluI
I
finoon thousand acros Is the exion
Of o. .orosl fire IN the Columbia NJ
iionll forest, according to Fosto
Steele. fire warden.
The third annual northwest India
co rress wiz bo held in Spokane Ser
loabar 20, II and 20, It was announ'
I'd by Paul O. wapato president q
the consress, following his retur
from two weeks Of conferences wit
Z lndien leaders, on the coast.
The annual picnic OF the southwei
wo5hinston Ploneers' association wa
held al Rochester last week. The a
+. tfuuuce wan estimated at 200O d
iaigett m the history Of the organic.
ton. bsing composed mostly Of carl