Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-28

wien Tree leH on HIiil, efusulIs MS
latt leg. He was pinned underneath
the tree for more than two hours
while his wife waded through snow
drifts to get assistance from neigh
bors two miles away.
Distribution of the s415,OOO Wash
ington apportionment OF the S7,5G0,O00
federal appropriation OF congress for
highways tributary TO national forest
areas. was determined at Olympia by
the state highway commission. meet
ing with representatives OF two fed
e.al bodies from the district headquar-
tai. at Portland, Orr
The annual meeting OF the Whitman
County Game Protective association
was held in Colfax last week. There
viii be a meeting of the game COM
missioners OF all the counties of east
ern Washington held in Spokane Jan
uary rs, it was announced. 1t is pro-
posed to open the season in all coun-
ties in this part OF the state stimuli
taneousiy,
The way was opened last week for
the completion OF the last unit of the
S7,5O0,0OO Cushman power project,
through the approval by Supervisor
Of Hydraulics X. x. Tiffany OF the APP
pllcation of the city OF Tacoma for
appropriation of 500 cubic feet per
second from the South Fork OF the
Skokomish river, and storage OF 220.-
00O acre feet from the same stream
The mill tax levy for the veterans
bond retirement fund is piling up
ilster than Treasurer W. G. Potts
can spend it. The year began with
oyer S1,30S,O00 in the fund and ST.
201000 TO be paid in as 1926 taxes.
TIE state can retire all the unpaid
S5,OO0.U00 issue in 1881. and at the
rate the fund is piilng up, there will
be surplus after taking up the bonds,
The east and west units OF the Long
aell mill are being equipped with
hogs. machines for grinding Up mill
refuse and converting it into hogged
luel for use in the power plant at the
mill or for sale to other industries
along the Columbia river. These ma
chimes will increase utilization OF the
waste that has heretofore been neces.
sarily disposed OF in two refuse burn,
ers.
The entire northwest is prepared to
light for cut OF al least 80 cents a
hundred on freight rates on apples
]. l.. Dumas, orchardist of Dayton
announced recently Figures are now
being presented TO representative
OF the railroads sent to Che northwest
to make survey and il the reduction
as sought is not secured the case Will
be continued before the interstate
commerce commission.
The biennial report OF the sla.e uni
yersity regents gives the lollowiug
valuations OF lands owned by the h s
state school Metropolitan buildine
site told campus in seattle). $1,000
600. present campus, sl,O60OOO; grant
and endowment lands S2.421,3S1; now
| poiut Caution, gilt Of the federal
government, Si91oO; Puget Sound ma
rinc station. gl,2OO, Campus buildings
and other equipment bring university
assets up 10 so 5ii,51i.
/ Kittitas county bonds to the amount
Of yS25.OOO were sold at Ellensburs
recently. The county plans this year
to have approximately twenty miles
uf county roads bstweeu Elleusburs
and kittiius; llllensburG and Thorp
through Gle Elum to South Gle Elum
and through Roslyn to Ronald, paved
a bond Issue Of {575.OO0 for roadpay
ing purposes was authorized at the
general election last NoyembaE and
bids on the remaining SI6o,oOO win bs
/ invited soon
The much discussed HoQuam rive.
bridge On tho olyu.4e highway in lh,
city Of uoqulam is included in coi
for bids issued by the state highway
committee, TO be opened February IL
oaer contracts tc be awarded th,
same date are; Clearing, grading anl
draining nbou, 81 miles OF the ocean
Peach highway on Chinook river dixie,
clearing. grading and draining abou
~ mics OF the North Bank highaa,
p5lween Toppanish rIdgo and Log,
nrcek In Yakima county
The Temperature at Wenatche,
d apcd to the lowest point since Jan
uiS lG2l, when thermometers regis
cred as low as Is degrees below ger,
rae week. Cashmere reported 20 de
es below
Three complaints asserting tha
led fruit rates IN carload lots moy
i.as from Yakima and Wenatchac 6,
ast points are axorbliaut and IN