Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-02-11

in the past week.
Postal receipts for Vancouver gain
cd $191S.13 in 1926 as compared with
1925 ana s631.47 in January, 1927, as
compared with January, 1926.
Gasoline tax collections netted the
state s2G6,S63 during January, State
Treasurer W. G. Potts announced.
since 1921 the tax has netted the state
s11,91i,244.
Since 1912 the number of students
enrolled in Washington high schools
has Increased from 24,534 TO 70,i74,
and the number of graduates from
2,G12 10 10,111.
Chehalis fire losses for 1926 totaled
S39.7632S. according to the annual re
port OF Chief Kuehner. OF this SUM
s1S,G49.s5 was ON buildings and $21-
1883 on contents.
The Yakima Horticultural society
by vote of to l, favored the two
grade apple pack when the proDcsi
ion came UP for consideration at :
meeting held last week.
Storage holdings OF apples in the
Yakima valley on February /, were
paced by the Yakima Valley Traffic
and Credit association at 1854 cars
Most of them are wincsaps.
Andrew Fuller Perkins 80, Wash
Ington pioneer and commander Of the
Frank Gorse post, G. A. R., died last
week at his home in Colville, where
he had resided for 30 years.
After careful check of conditions
throughout the county, Game Warden
Zoe Drolet OF Yakima county reported
that the game birds have not suffered
from cold or hunger this winter.
The s25O,0oO bond issue of the Yalii-
MA school district was sold last Mon.
DAY to the state for par, with Az per
cent interest. This is the best bid
ever received for bonds in Yakima
county.
Five thousand dollars in silver and
currency and at least an equal amount
in negotiable securities were obtained
by two unmaslIed bandits who robbed
the Oakville State bank and made a
getaway.
More than 150 Kansas natives mci
In Mt Vernon and organized a Sl;asi.
County Kansas club. Kari Nelson was
elected president; al Sears. vice presi
dent, and X. II. Putnam, secretary
treasurer.
Ed S Russell, president OF the We
natchee Southern railway. stated that
the laying Of rails north OF Beverly
will be started within a week, and the
grading will also be started south of
that town.
Permits to the number OF 7l1, call
ing for construction work aggregating
s2,312,325, we're issued by the Seattle
city building department during Janu.
ary, summary OF the months bust
ness showed.
Police department reports for Jan
uary show that the recently adopted
plan Of preparing city jail meals in a
Jail kitchen. TRUSTEES gladly doing the
work saved Yakima last month Sf6O
on 15O meals.
January rainfall on Grays Harbor
exceeded the normal precipitation by
s.45 inches a total of 1512 inches Of.
rain tls recorded during the month,
according to J. u. Carter. government
weather observer.
All water shipments OF lumber for
Grays Iiarbor we're shattered during
1926, when $40 ships carried 14iG.249,-
l9s feet Of lumber from the port, ac.
eording to official figures Of the port
Of Grays Rarbor.
No game farm license Is required
for raising chinchiIla rabbits for fur
purposes. Assistant Attorney General
r W. Anderson advised sam Rath-
bun, supervisor Of the Washington
game commission
Delegations nom Yakima aud We
natehee viii gu to Olympia February
Is. to protest against the industrial
rates on the fruit industry. John }.
Evans Of the Yakima County Horticul
tural union has announced.
The Franklin county commissioners
have voted to continue the county
agent work ard Dr s. B. Nelson. di.
.-octor or extension service for the
state college. has offered the position
10 A w. Marble Of wenatchee.
More than aix hundred men are now
mployed ai the Boeing Alrplsne con-
1ny's plant in seattle. in construct
q twenty-five new planes fer the
ampany's new air mail contract b.
uce1 San Francisco and Chicago
Ar.e shirm .nts ffom ncTth cen