Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-06-03

Archibald c. Luster, 81, a farmer,
died in Vancouver as the result OF in
iuries suffered when stage struck
the automobile in which he was driv
ing. Is miles north of Vancouver on
the Pacific highway
Arrangements have Just been com
pleted for securing tents for large
number of Grange members who ex-
pect to attend the state convention to
be held in Auburn June 7-1O, and
who desire to camp in the Auburn
modern auto park
The state may recover against
landowner for not putting out forest
fire on his property in case Of the land
owners failure to try to quench the
blaze after being notified, Assistant
Attorney General B, B. Adams held
in an opinion to George C. JOY, super
visor OF forestry
The cooperative marketing OF eggs
began in Walla Walla last week with
the receipt by the Walla Walla Dairy
mems association of eggs from the
members. These eggs are to be can
died, graded and packed in sealed car
tons. This is the first attempt to mar
ket eggs in this manner in Walla
Walla.
When insurance companies doing
business in Washington bet on hon
esty, they win heavily, State Insurance
Commissioner H. o. Fishback's analy-
sis of last years business shows. The
insurance companies collected sSO1,-
7OS in premiums for insurance against
burglary and theft and only paid out
$1,000 in losses.
For the first time since small
herd of elk from Montana was plant
ed fifteen years ago by Frank Bry-
ant then Yakima county game war
den, on Mount Coleman, between the
valleys OF the Naches and Yakima
rivers, an open season of eleven days
for the hunting of these animals viii
be given from October q to 81, in
elusive, this year.
To meet the emergency presented
by the impending collapse OF the big
Swantown box sewer to reconstruct
which an $4,000 bond issue question
has twice failed within two months
for lack of sufficient turnout OF
voters to validate the election, an ordi-
nance was adopted by the Olympia
city commissioner for holding OF a
third election, June Z.
Although minimum temperature
OF 80 above zero was recorded at the
United States weather station in the
Burdoln heights district near White
Salmon May is, no damage to apple
trees in full bloom has been reported
The strawberry harvest is expected
to start in the Husum district some
time this week Indications point TO
a bumper crop throughout this dis
trct.
King county's 2OO,OOOth civil action
was filed in superior court by County
Clerk Abe N Olson last week. Court
house statistlcians, curious to know
something Of early court days in Sc.
attic. started an investigation which
revealed, among other things, that tie
county's first civil action of which
thore is record in the clerks office
was filed on August 3, 1874. while the
state Of Washington was still terri.
tory
Location work or the eleven miles
OF permanent ocean Beach highway
route between Oak Hoint. fifteen miles
west Of Longyiew. and Cathlamet, will
be completed June 10 by the state
highway department and VIII be
ready for letting OF contracts about
July I. W. a. schwhrz division cngi
neor. has announced This IS the last
link between Louaylew and the wah
klakum county seat The state enal
neering department Is nlso preparing
for awarding contracts for bridges 90
the entire route between LongvieN
and Cathlamet
Tho benefit to be derived from
cow.testng association was shown IL
the yearly report Of j. p Carter see
Rotary OF the CLARK county association
Cows Of several different breeds are
among 6g5 owned hy members Of the
association. Considerable culling was
ionc the last year and more viii be
cuiied this year as more than one
year is required TO determine the val
Gee OF COW. Cows tested last year
averaged 6s2l pounds Of milk NhIci
contained s0o5 pounds Of butter fat
out Of the number iie produced 26a
pounds of butoriat each. az average
% one pound per day
seaiue's municipal street railway
hoved a net operating Increase oi
siil 7l07i Cor che lirat four month