Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
WASHINGTON news
ITEMS of INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for information
of Our Readers.

The war department recently ap-
lroyed plans for a bridge across Port
Washington. narrows in the city oil
3remerton.
The fourth annual iris picnic was
leld Sunday at Floral Arbor Home
gardens, a half mile north OF Battle
Ground schooIhouse.
The general store and postofiice
Of ]. H MeQuary at Alpha, 20 miles
east of chehalis, burned last week
antailing loss OF $4,000,
John A Nyman, for Il years bust
ness man in Aberdeen, will be mem
her Of the graduating class Of Abar
deem high school next month.
The memorial marker to General u.
S. Grant, concentrating his service
in The United States army at vancou-
yer in 1853, was unveiled last week,
The newly organized onalaska chap
ter Of the lzaak Walton league of Cen
tralia, has received its charter from
the leagues headquarters in Chicago.
The Old Fiddlers' association Of
Yakima win give a barn dance and
flddlers tournament at the Yakima ma
tional guard armory the night of June
/. it was announced.
Contract for the construction of the
Camp Lewis barracks has been award
ed by the war department to A, Guth.
rie & Co of Portland and Minneapolis.
on bid OF s592,5OO.
The oakyille town council. after
several months of debate and delay
has granted the Puget Sound Power
& Light company a telephone fran
chise within the city limits.
The Vancouver school board win
call an election in June for the pur
pose OF voting on a bond Issue Of
s225 900 to carry on building pro.
gram during the next three years.
Fire destroyed Metealf lumber MIL
at skamania. last week, Three hun
bred cords Of wood an a number OF
houses we're burned, The mill had
been in operation only short time
Ailene, 5,year.old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Gorhauser living at
Fairfield, was fatally injured satur
day when kicked by horse while
she was playing around the yard Of
her home.
Thousands Of wild pigeons are caus
ing great damage to young grain crops
in the vicinity OF Toledo. The flocks
which It is against the law to shoot
are the largest ever seen in that part
OF the state.
Thomas oleson, 90, connected with
the Twin Harbors Steyedoring com
pany was killed at Aberdeen satur
day when struck on the head by part
Of the loading gear Of the steamer
George Alien.
The memorial day program at Elma
will be arranged by IyderlIarlow
post Of the American Legion, with
ceremonies at the gravesides Of vet
Grams in two cemeteries in Elms and
one in saisop
Thirtyfiye thousand yards Of rock
was made available for use at the
Lewis county rock crushing plant at
Bunker ton miles west OF chehalis
when four tons Of powder was llrod
by electricity
Chester Geboskey. 20. a logger ON
ployed by the Mud Bay Logging com
pany Tor this past two years. was Killed
luatnntly last week by a log which
crushed hts head while working on a
landing in The woods
Directors Of tho strawberry branch
Of the Washington Growers Packing
corporation fixed the price to be puid
plckers at % cents crate OF "a boxes
with bonus Of 8 cents crate for
those who stay through the season.
Selected by popular vote Of Long
view high school students, Mildred
Backobers, junior, has bean chosen
queen for the aunaal May day fete 10
take place on the lawn of the Long.
view public library on Memorial day
Philip sehlarb. ianitor at the che
halls union passenger station. last
wook found ,ho ligelcsa body OF ~
baby wrapped In newspaper IN the
womon'a resi room. The child was APP
pareutly from SIX TO seven months Of
sge.
Tho Rainier National Park company
announced that the formal summer
season at Paradise Park viii be In
huguratod June iS Extra heavy snow
iho past winter assures midsummer
snow sports at Paradise valley this
| year
Wone Sim, Oriental youth attending
q watia walla school, is winner Of lha
gold medal offered by the National
| Association OF peumanship for the