Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-09-30


! ing last week is reported. There were
100 cars of apples.
The 31st annual state fair at YalSi-
ma passed into history Saturday with
the greatest record ever made. Paid
admissions reached $4,000.
Warrants totaling $4,000 have been
drawn by State Auditor Clausen to re-
imburse the various counties OF the
state for wild animal bounties.
August High, SO, ex-Washington
state grange master and ex-state sen.
ator for Clark and Skamania coun-
ties, died in Vancouver last week.
| Bertil johnson, assistant United
States attorney, who was appointed
J acting prosecutor of Pierce county by
superior judges, was sworn in last
week.
Walton Lumber company's new mill
AZ Everett, which started operations
two weeks~ago will add night shift
of sixty men October 8, it was an
nouaesd.
Sallie Wahkiacus, survivor of the
| once powerful tribe of klclitat In.
dians, predicts that Tie coming winter
will be long and that there will be
deep SHOWS.
|
Automatic electric traffic signals
are TO be erected in Yakima at the
| four busiest intersections on Yakima
avenue. They will regulate both We
hlcle and pedestrian traffic.
improvement OF the Moxee-White
Bluffs road five miles from the county
line westward, with view to gravel
ing, has been undertaken by the Yalli-
ma county engineers office.
Stormy weather caused u deficit OF
$500 at this years Sumas Roundup,
says c. D. soule. treasurer. 1t was
| the first deficit in the history of the
sumas Roundup association.
Over 5000 acres in Snohomish coun-
iy will be thrown open for homestead
and desert land entry by the federal
government October IL. Exservico
men are to be given preference.
John Reiuch, 40. brakeman on the
Winlock & Toledo Lumber company's
logging road, was killed instantly when
he fell under the wheels OF train
he was working on in the Wialock
yards.
Through the efforts of tho lzaak
Walton league of Onalaska several
farmers living near there. with an
ownership OF approximately 800 acres
of land, have established "game
refuge
During the first eight months of
The year tho state department oi labor
and industries issued 1895 permits for
the employment Of minors. The aver
ago daily wage for minors was S2.55.
a ditrict meet Of spanish-Ameri-
can war veterans OF the department Of
Washington and Alaska will be held
in Kelao October 22. About COO vet
Grams will be in iielso for the gather
ing.
Several threahing crews nave begun
work. FOR the first time slAee the re-
cont rains. In the vicinity Of Daven-
roft, an unusually large acreage of
winter wheat has loen sown since
the rain.
a resolution urging the United
States shipping board to route vessels
to Grays Harbor was forwarded by
The Aberdeen chamber Of commerce
10 jefferson Myers, shipping board
commissioner.
Residents Of Chinook have protest.
ed to the department OF public works
against charge of ss6 a year made
by the local water company for hy-
drant service The town has not had
a fire in 20 years.
When hurled into the Columbia riv-
er from the face OF a 7O-foot cliff by
the explosion Of an old charge Of pow
der. Alvin Young. about 40. was killed
instantly at Bunker cliff. near Stella.
II miles west of Longview.
Contracts on three highway jobs to-
falling s1sf.O39. were awarded by tine
state highway committee including
construction of the Touchet bridge at
=, layton on the Inland Empire highway
to Sam Boudrye of Charleston for S23.-
III
a proposal to unite all Methodist
churches in western Washington into
4 conference with approximately So
zoe lay members has been referred to
a special committee that will report
20 the Puget Sound conference next
year
Fire OF uncertain origin last Tues