Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-13

Residents OF eastern Graya Harbor
county are to have extended telephone
service, with the granting of a twenty
five year franchise over number of
east county roads, to the Elma Tele-
phone company. Poles viii be placed
this summer.
Fire, which destroyed the plant Of
the American Nitrogen Products com
pany at La crande, so miles southeas.
CT Tacoma. resulted in loss estimat
ed at 100000 The blaze was caused
by short circuit in an oil switch, ac
cording to company officials.
Ore high in silver, copper and ii
gold galues has been discovered near
Valley by posthole digger, who found
The pay dirt at the grass roots. accord
ing to an announcement last week.
The discovery, it is said, is on old
property near the Edna mine.
The beauty OF the float entries stood
out conspicucusly as the eighth an
uual Bellingham Tulip festival parade
wound its way between two solid walls
two miles long of spellbound onlook-
ers last week. Perfect weather at
tracted fully 10000 people to view the
gorgeous sight.
w. J. Matters, Kelso school super
intendent, mas been named Chairman
of the music committee for the meet
ing of the Washington Educational as
sociation in Longview next October.
II is planned to have a massed or
ehestra of 200 or more picked high
school music students from southwes-
Washington schools.
BY vote of 1895 to S2s Aberdeen
voters Endorsed an issue of $1,000 00O
utility bonds for the construction OF
an industrial water plant on the Wy
nooche river The total vote was only
4 little more than third of the quail
lied electorate The project will
bring 6O,OOO,O0O gallons day to the
,ity through a conduit six miles long
After two months of investigation
the Vancouver city council approved
/. drastic milk ordinance that will rev.
olutionize the production and handling
Of milk in Clark county. All dairy
herds must be inspected every six
months, and in case traces Of tnbercu
losls are found inspection must be
every 80 days until the herd is found
10 be free of the disease.
A granite marker bearing a bronze
tablet on which is Inscribed the fact
hat Lieutenant U. s. Grant, when sta,
Toned at Vancouver barracks, then
Sort Columbia, planted potatoes in a
nearby field, will be set up in East
Vancouver. Mount Hood, with Lieu.
tenant Grant behind the plow in the
foreground will appear in has relief
1t the top Of the monument.
Announcement was made in Walla
WalIa last week OF a financing plan
which ii is believed will bring in sew.
eral hundred dairy cows into this dis
trict The plan is sponsored by the
walla Walla Dairymen's association,
cooperative organization which Is
now handling the product OF about
1000 cows. It IS hoped that at least
1000 more cows will be obtained
Two hundred barrels OF clay pigeons
amounting to total OF $4,000. were
received in Yakima last week to be
used as targeta for contestants in the
annual meeting Of the state associa.
lion OF trapshooters to he held here
this week. II estimates are correct
there will be 1S5 contestants, and the
supply Of "birds" will amount to an
average Of over 600 for each shooter.
The largest bag Of predatory ami
mails In the history Of the Washington
district Is reported Tor April By Dr..
Glenn r Bach. leader Of predatory
animal control in the state for the hi.
illogical survey Twentyfour men.
working a total Of e5i days. killed 9
bobcats. i15 adult coyotes. s72 coyote
pups and 1 badger. an average Of 20
animals per man. iohu Cochran Nab
ton. was high with 4 adult and 96
young coyotes; W. w Nicely. ColfaV.
second. old ami g. young coyotes.
and Lee Land, Cold Greek, Benton
sounty. third, 1 old and ~ young
coyotes
Lumber shipments and orders con.
tinue well above the level of produc-
tion. according to the report OF ~
mills by the West Coast Lumbermen's
association. for the week ended April
so. Production during the week totaied
TialIl2l feet of lcmber seainst 62-
55.04i feet produced during the Pre-
vious week New business OF orders
received amounted 90 766g9.151 feet
against 1901 $40 feet for the week