White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-15

Due to the continued rainfall this year
the potatoes have attained an unusual
top growth.
Bounties were paid on % predatory
animals in Grays Harbor county dur
ing the quarter year ended June 30,
according to report issued by County
Auditor Campbell. The total amount
was $135, of which $40 was paid for
% wild cats, SIS for five coyotes and
$40 for one cougar.
Harry Dallas, 26. Seattle flier, and
his passenger, Miss Jane Consul, Seat
sic, en- route from Vancouver to Seat
tie in Dallas plane, were cut and
bruised when the plane crashed about
half mile east of Castle Rock while
Dallas was attempting a landing be-
cause Of rain and fog.
With the city's approval Of the pro-
posed truck line sewer system official
ly recorded as the result Of the cleo
ton of May 81, the Montesano city
council has called special election
for August to vote on the PROPOSE
ton for the issuance of $4,000 bonds
to finance the improvements.
vandals have hacked holes in the
mains leading from the intake above
Sylvia lake to the Montesano city
reservoir four times within the past
week, it is reported by Robert NARROW,
manager for the Puget Sound Power
& Light company. Considerable low
ering of the pressure resulted.
First draft has been made of the
economic survey of the Yakima-Ben-
ton irrigation project and will be sent
to the reclamation headquarters at
Washington and, together with soil
survey of the same project, will be
used in determining the most bene-
fetal use of the water allotted to 1t.
The June report of George Hoyer,
tester for the Cowlitz County Cow
Testing association, showed that the
$50 COWS averaged 33.44 pounds of
butterfat and SEATS pounds of milk
for the month. Seventy-seven COWS
produced over SO pounds of fat for the
month and 1865 COWS were over 40
pounds.
With the tearing down of the build
ing formerly occupied by Grabills
market, another of Olympia's historic
landmarks is being removed. Making
way for new modern concrete store
building, contractors started work last
week in wrecking the old building,
which was at one time the executive
mansion.
The last strip of planked road on
the Ocean Beach highway through
Raymond will be removed and re-
placed by gravel roadway, according
to the decision of the city commits
sioners when they called for bids on
the clearing, draining and filling and
gravel surfacing of four blocks on
Ocean avenue.
The Cowlitz county commissioners
have rejected the claim of the North
ern Pacific Railway company for re-
payment of $133,S1O.07, covering the
portions of the railway company's 1925
and 1926 taxes in the county paid I'M
der protest by the company, which
claims that it's property has been
| taxed excessively.
Unrestricted use of firecrackers in
connection with Toppenish's celebra-
ton on the Fourth is likely to cost
Mrs. d. r. Wogoner of Buena the sight
of one eye. While setting on bench
in Toppenish park, one Of a group Of
children playing with firecrackers
threw lighted cracker which explod
ed against her face.
In response to query from r. A.
Philbrick of the department of public
works relative to whether or not the
ferries plying from Washington to
Oregon across the Columbia are re-
quired to have certificate of public
necessity, H. G. Brodie, assistant at
torney-general, informed him that il
was not necessary.
Grace Evelyn, 13-months-old daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Art Bottomiller Of
Lambert district, 13 miles north Of
Vancouver, was crushed to death last
week under the wheels of heavy
truck driven by Carl Tetz of Hazel
dell. Tetz had delivered load o.
feed at the Bottomiller barn. The
baby, unnoticed by the family, was
standing behind the truck when Tet,
backed it.
With feeling running high, and ap
plication made to the sheriff's office
for dupties to guard the count of bal
lots, the Mckee consolidated schoo
districts third special election on {
bond issue to finance construction o
new school in place of one latel.
burned suddenly collapsed when tn
sheriff's deputies served a restrainin
order on the election officials, forbid
ding them to proceed.
The cherry crop the north centra
Washington distric Is expected to rul
to seventy-five cars. Fifty-two car
have been shipped to date and severa
cars have gone out in broken lots
Eighteen cents is being paid for Bing