Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-04-15
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE news

will be loaded with blossoms. but t. q
amount of fruit will depend on the
weather Last year the tree matured
more than one bushel of apples.
Tax collections in Grays Harbor
county during the period when rebate
was given were between 100000 and
100000 less than for the similar per-
led of last year. The amount collected
during the period totaled S1.5SS. 1892
as compared with more than $4,000
900 curing the corresponding period
CT 1926.
R. A. Long, chairman OF the board
OF the Long Bell Lumber company.
announced at Longview that the COM
pany's two mills would close down
for weeks time within the next ten
days for repairs and because of mar
kst conditions, and then would re-
sime on the present five-day week
basis. day and night shift.
The Ocean Park canneries have
been overwhelmed with razor clans.
tie production being unprecedented,
despite the fact that the canneries
e-e accepting no clans that measure
more than Sls inches in length and
heretofore all sizes have been taken,
he canneries have rad to run IA
hours to take care OF them.
An agreement whereby the county
Will cooperate with the forest service
~ fiity-fifty basis for the constguc-
ton of six miles OF road from the
Zines Canyon dam on the Elwha
s. yer TO the Olympic Hot Springs was
sned by Forest Supervisor IL. l.,
urnb of the Olympic National Forest
ard the Clallam county commission
eys.
NJ. F. Van Hook. Lincoln county
game warden, has planted 100000
trout fry, received from the Spokane
hatchery by the Lineoln county game
aomrllseslon, in Crab, Wilson and
Hawk creeks The county commits
sion has secured 100000 Wisconsin
ra nbow irous eggs from Montana and
has sent them to the Spokane hatch.
cry.
Unable to extrlcate himself When
his loft hand was caught IN the gears
OF barley crusher at the Milei Flour
company plant In Yakima, N. McDon-
aid who was operating the Machine.
called for help and then stood with
ion nerve and watched the coes
grind the hand and lower par, Of his
arm TO pulp before the machinery
could be stopped
Cherries in the Walla Walla Wiley
will reach the full bloom stage before
the end of the week, r. A. Rathbone,
In charge of the fruit frost warning
service. states. Prunas will be gen
orally in bloom within week When
they reach this stage orchard heating
win be necessary to protse, them or.
frosty nights. Rathbone statea. Apples
viii be late in blooming
John c. lawrence. manager OF the
Wiulock station OF the Washington
Cooperative Esg and Poultry aisoela
tiou. reports that las; week ho re-
ceiyed call from an Aherdaun
butcher who was in search Of posi-.
bic gold mine. The butcher had
traced a recent shlrmou. OF hens
which he slaughtered 20 the Winloos
station. Two customers returned with
q report OF finding a So gold nus got
IN ths crop of one hen, Another Gus
toner reported finding a number Of
nugEtts In second hon that wer-
worth q little rior1 than $40. Test
oI the nuggets proved them to be
pure gold.
Blds were called recently by the
state highway department for I'M
provement OF 45.pl milsa OF state
highways. Work listed luclua,s
Concrete paving OF Z miles OF suasal
highway in King county and a. miles
1t Pacific highway between skugit