Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-11

A blast of nine tons of dynamite
was exploded last week 10 blow out
a portion of Bunker Hill cliff. near
Stella. fifteen miles west Of Longview,
where the new Ocean Beach highway
is being constructed. Ninety thousand
cubic yards Of material was blown
from the face of the cliff in the ex-
plosion.
II was announced receutly in We.
natehee that an Everett concern had
purchased about 1000 acres of land
between Carlton and Twisp. in the
Methow valley, and would eolonize
the land with Swiss and Hollanders
The acreage is under the high line
ditch, and will be put into alfalfa and
orchards.
Mary. twoyear-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gottle Runbolz. died, and
Ethel Morrey nineteen. is in a criti-
cal condition from burns received in
gasoline explosion fhat destroyed
the Rumbolz home near Malott. last
week. Miss Morrey vas cleaning
clothes with gasoline when the fire
occurred.
Fred II. Furey announced at Wen
atchee recently that the contract for
the bridge across the Columbia river
al Flrau,et or hnd h.a,, - tn tta TT,to,,
Bridge company of Portland Work
will commence as soon in the spring
as the weather viii permit The bridge
viii he 1000 feet long ana viii cost
about 100000
The Mason County Fruit Growers
assoc alton held its annual meeting at
Shelton last week. Organized 20 years
as a cooperative eannery but operat
ing rs creamery and Ice cream plant
recently, steps were taken to change
the name to The Mason County Cream.
cry association Production in 1926
was $4,000 pounds Of butter and TO-,
900 gallons of cream.
with the issuance Of permits re-
Gently to the Iciole Irrigation district
Of Cashmere by Supervisor OF TIydrap
Hes r. X Tiffany for the approprIa
ton OF 100 cubic second feet OF water
from three lakes in the Cascades.
work will be started as soon as wealth.
err will permit to construct control
gates at two OF the lakes. and to deep,
en- The outflow channels
The state Of Washington formally
accepted It's new capitol building from
the contractors, the Sound Construc
lion & Engineering company last week.
with no ceremony Or formallty OF any
kind Contracts for furnishing ihe
building are expected to be completed
by April 2. Cost Of the structure, com
pletoy furnished, win be approximate
y sG5O0.Ooo, according 70 the state
ment,
Production Of "A mills reporting to
the West Coast LumBormans assoeia
ton for the week ending February o
was s7,2Gg77i feet, new Guinness re
ported WIS 7t75fsse feet. aud ship
menls iotaled Gf,07s,g5i feat. Produc
ton Of so mills reporting for he pre-
ooJing week was sIe25.s3i feet, nov
BUSH aas was 57i5s2s9 feet aad ship
monts 57,ls90l2 feet showing a sub
stantiai gain in all lines Of buslness
with five more mills reporting
State Troasurer ". 9 potts collects
enough money as interest on state de
posiis 10 pay the oparauhg espensas
Of bis own office and thoae of ODE state
auditor. With something 10 spare Ter
the attorney goneral 1895 returns
show Altogether s2oi,5Ss2s was
earned last year IS deposit interest
all but sio2222a pAid % a capitol
bailans cona,ructioe fand oeararai
being obtained fram tiie banks Tha
motor vehicle igni iaAcs the lions
share {5s25s and general fand neat
with s5s.s05 and reclamation feyoiY
ing fupd third with 32ss2i
Bennett & CO. o iioquiam firm was
the successful bidder fof tiie canstruc
tiou Of The HumDiulips hiEuwaf Che
county awarded ihe iob iar Sts7i 50
The new road viii opea ~ RE iargasi
remaining unsettled section of vest
ern GTays Hafbor county
Ten oidtlma Yakima valley folders
have taken the lead III oFsani1lss TIE
Old Fiddlers sssoslation q he YHkima
valley which si.i aoes state charter
ANY cid ndiler a ih0 @ aii be-
eligible o. nsMlel hiH gleYfied BE- Or
she is fiiiy OF mose years old