Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-25


The Spokane county Jail is filled and
Sheriff Brewer is serving notice on
other sheriffs who report their jails
full that he can take care of no more
prisoners.
Prediction that the apple crop now
being picked in the Wenatchee Okan-
ogan district will be the most valu-
able ever shipped from that region
was voiced in Seattle recently by My
ron S. Foster. president OF the North
western Fruit Exchange of Wenatchee.
Direct receipts of the 1927 state fair
were $6S,72S, a gain Of $12.314 over
the 1926 fair, or % per cent, according
to report sent out by Secretary Law
son last week Despite heavy expense
of the 1927 fair, there remains avail
able for the 1928 fair the sum of $780,
555.
While matching his speed against
an automobile, large coyote was
struck and killed recently on the Or
Burton road by a car driven by
c. H. Baynard The animal appeared
to be confused by the bright head
lights and made no effort to leave the
road.
Payrolls of road workers in Klicki-
tat county road districts and the gen
eral road and bridge fund, were only
partially paid for October. as funds
became exhausted on account OF the
law requiring that 20 per cent of all
funds levied for road construction be
held back until December l.
Snow and sleet fell at Bellingham
all during the day, but it did not damp
en- the ardor OF the ex-service men
who paraded 400 strong ana gathered
to the same number at Memorial Park
to do homage to the ninety World war
heroes who live only in memory of
what they did for their country
S. c. Sexton. 90, the Oldest member
of the American Legion, marched in
80 Armistice day parade in Vancou-
YER. keeping step with the young men.
Mr.. Sexton enlisted at the age of So
at Fort Myers, Fla. passed the physi-
cal examinations and served through
the war guarding shipyards ON the At
lantic coast.
After several years OF effort on the
part OF Vancouver business men. a
modern lighting system is to he in
stalled ON Main street from Third to
Thirteenth street The city council
Gst week let contract to the NePase-
NcKenney company OF Seattle to In
stall 60 standards, six TO a block, on
a bid of Sl1SSi.
A tremendous roar OF approval went
up from 400 spectators crammed into
the Cowlltz county superior court at
Kelso last Friday when Charles A.
Young 81. was found not guilty Of
first degree murder, for shooting and
killing Rex Losey, October Z. when he
found him in his home, with Youngs
wife in his arms.
Whitefish will be protected against
anglers all next year in Yakima coun-
~, but there will he no closed season
on steelheads, while all other fish may
be caught from April to November
30, under regulations drafted by the
Yakima game commission and APP
proved by S, T. Rathbun state super
visor of game and gnmo fish
Drilling started last week in thu
new quest by George hoffman for oil
near Tcnino. The drir is now boring
through SOFT shnle The operations
ARE expected to require five monthn.
Two crews are working IL hours each.
The drilling equipment is complete,
most of the tools being new Ten
thousand feet OF easing has been az.
sembled.
Picking Of apples has heeu cou.
pleted in Walla Walla cour,y ans
pucking viii be done In all house
within two weeks. while most Of ia y
growers will finish this woel, In tn
Dayton and WoI;sburg regione w1r
will be about week later Tho cro.4
will be about 1000 carloads. Much oil
It has gone into storage awaiting bot
tor prices,
win copies of four publications We.
fore them 10 which the pleteres Of
Yoklmu's giant apple pie appear aa
being semitic product, the Yakima
chamber of commerce, Yakima vaiey
Traffic and Credit association and he
Yakima Valley business Mems asso,i-
alton started a movement 80 find how
Ia happened and TO soc that it doesn't
happen again.
Fuy representatives OF dsheriea
and che packing industry and OF the
tate departments of fisheries. both
OREGON and Washington we're In con.
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