White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-10-07

southeastern Grays Harbor county
broke and fell last Friday, Lee Gaddis
was killed instantly and Ed Murray SO
badly injured as to cause his death
shortly afterwards.
Prune pickers in the vicinity of
Proebstel, several miles from Vancou-
yer, have reported seeing a snow-white
jay among flock Of blue Jays, living
in orchards of the district. The white
jay has been seen at several orchards,
according to reports.
Rodney S. Palmer, Ellensburg pio-
neer and known as "Pop" by his many
friends there, died last week after a
brief illness. He was organizer and
first exalted ruler of the Ellensburg
Elks' lodge, and had served as one of
it's trustees continuously.
Apple pickers in slickers and boots,
provided by their employers, are to
be found in several orchards in the
Touchet valley Orchardists are anx-
ious to get their harvest completed as
rapidly as possible, and some have re-
sorted to this means to avoid delay.
The yield of grain in eastern Kick.
itat county was exceptionally good
this year, including the Glade, Bickle-
ton, Six Prong and Dot sections. Many
fields yielded 40 bushels to the acre.
1t was found necessary to enlarge the
cooperative warehouse at Roosevelt.
The northwestern prune crop has
been materially shortened by the un-
favorable weather conditions and in
stead of the maximum Of 60,000,000
pounds of dried prunes that was ex-
pected, the production is now esti-
mated at 100000 to 45,O00,0O0
pounds.
With $40 accredited delegates regis
tered, the biggest "off-year" conven-
ton attendance in years, and more
than 500 visitors from all sections OF
the state in attendance, the two-day
convention of the Washington State
Good Roads association was held in
Longview last week.
Seven million dollars has been obi
gated since February for new construc-
ton, rights-of-way and engineering on
state highways, embracing ninety-two
contracts, leaving approximately 49,
100000 to be allotted for the 1927-1928
biennium, State Highway Engineer
Samuel j. Humes reports.
Plans to drill for oil in the vicinity
of Grandview were disclosed by the
filing for record in the office OF the
Yakima county auditor Of incorpora
ton papers of the Grandview Oil com
pany and % leases from as many own
ers of land near Grandview, giving
the right to drill for oil or gas.
Depredations by herds of wild
horses have become so serious thai
Bench citizens have organized to drive
them out of this district. Ten have
been shot. The horses crowd about
| the warehouse platforms and freight
cars, pulling down bales of hay and
sacks of potatoes to appease theil
hunger.
Every commercial organization IL
Pacific county will join with the Ray
mond chamber Of commerce in re
questing the Pacific Telephone AMI
Telegraph company to build lint
from South Bend to Naselle, to con
meet. the two ends of the county, &C
cording to Max Schaefer, of the Ray
mond chamber.
Demand for fruit workers in tn,
Yakima valley Is as heavy as usua
this season, but the season will b.
short, according to Francis Million
in charge of the U. S. employment OF
flee. A slight shortage Of sorters ant
packers early in the week has beef
met by workers coming from Spokan
and Wenatchee.
The Pacific northwest is expectin
the largest potato crop in it's histor
and present Indications are for fin
quality in a large proportion of tn
fields. Several years of prosperity TO
potato growers have served steadil
to increase the Oregon and Washing
ton acreage in the old producing set
lions and have resulted in very heav
paintings in at least two sections new
ly discovered especially suitable TO
the crop.
A quadruple Staying with possibl
suicide pact" angle stirred the littl
mining town of Roslyn last week
William German, so, Roslyn coal mir
er for 20 years, shot his wife and tw
children, Irene, 10, and Billy, II
drowned the family dog in a washtu
and then poisoned himself. The tras
edy was discovered when letter col
tanning $500 for funeral expenses an
, revealing the Staying plans, was r.
ceived by Dan Mexican, engineer
Mine No. 8, at Roslyn.
Announcement has been made ths
the postoffice at Vance, in easter
Lewis county, will be closed after Sci
TENDER 30. Mrs. Wyman Siler is pos
mistress. Hereafter mail for Vane
will be handled through the Randi
postoffice.