Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-26
ssLlleFs and IheIr deseepdants.

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!; time in as many weeks Sunday, when
q total of 6677 people and 1916 cars
vera registered at the four park en-
frances. This is one of the largest
single days traffic records in history
with $40 votes for bonding the city
OF Port Townsend for new water
system ard only five votes against
it u new plant for the city is assured
| The proposed water Improvement is
estimated to cost 100000 and will be
capable of delivering 100000 gal
Ions daily.
Entries for all departments of the
annual Grays Harbor county fair to
be held in Elma September is are
coming in at such pace that c. H.
Palmer, secretary, is predicting the
biggest fair in Harbor history. This
| will be tie 18th annual fair of which
Mr., Palmer has been in charge.
A 75-p04nd Royal Chinook salmon,
| landed by a. Aarhaus near the mouth
OF the Humptulips river about ten
| miles west of Hoquiam, has been de
ciared the largest salmon to be taken
in Gfays liarbor waters in years. The
| giant Chinook was landed with light
| troll tackle after vicious fight
The school in the Sara district,
seven miles southeast OF Ridgefield,
| and one OF the first 20 commence the
1927-2S term in Clark county, opened
last Monday with Il good attendance.
The school will close during the prune
harvest, which will be earlier this sea.
son, to allnw pupils to assist in the
work as usual
| Samuel j. Humes, state highway en-
| gineer, said when he was in Ellens.
| burg recently, that his department
| viii cooperate IN a plan TO have the
new steel concrete bridge across the
Columbia river at Vantage, SO miles
| east Of Ellensburg, dedicated Septem-
I
Der 5. This Is the opening day OF the
Ellensburg rodeo.
Francis b. Hubbard, for many years
a leading figure in Centralia's indus
trial aud civic life and prominent In
northwest lumber circles, died last
week. Mr.. Hubbard served as the
first president OF the Centralia cham
Der OF commerce and had been presi
dent OF the Southwest Washington
fair since us establishment in 1909.
Flow OF water to the kalama river
hatchery will be shut off September
l to permit repairs prior to the sal
mon matching seuson and Chester
LcIchhnrdt game warden OF Cowlit2
county, ANNOUNCED that 100000 cut
throat trout fry now in the feeding
trough5 at the hatchery will be plant
cd ia waters OF Tie county before that
date.
Rates on single carloads of cedar
poles and wooden piling from Tacoma
to points In California, Nevada. Ari
1oHQ aud Now MeAioo should be found
unreasonable, and q reduction ordered
10 the level Of those existing on rlr
lumber, according to Il recommonGa
lion submiltcd to tho Interstate com
morcc commission by George W. Cuj
ala attorney'examlner.
The Cowlita county game commits
sion has fixed the Following open sea.
son aud bag limits for gamo during
The fall bunting seasons The most
important change Is liking OF the open
season for deer from September l6 to
September 80 instead OF during the
month of October as in the past, with
q llmi, Of one buck deer with visible
horns. The open season for bear hunt
ing will be from September is to DE
combor 81 with no limit
The output OF the Oregon Packing
company plant In Vancouver this year
| win flll far below the output last
year because OF the scarcity OF fruit
1Sth the exception Of strawberries
al lrult yields In this territory were
below normal The Yield of cherries
was not more than 30 per cent OF nor.
NAL Bartlett pears crop will be about
50 per cent OF q normal crop. The
canning season will he unusually short
aa Il Is not probable that any apples
will be canned this year
Mira. Madge Milino OF Muklteo, &C
years old, died at Everett Sunday
morning from burns received Friday
ahen her clothing caught fire from q
iatcb with which sho was attempting
10 unite knot In her apron strings
a pgfmlt for $500 hydro-electriC
awer plant supplying washongal and
amas with electricity was issued by
uparyisar Of Hydraulics Tiffany, tc
W Cottroli Of Washougal, allowing
appropriation OF 100 cubic feet pei
0ni from waters Of the Columbia
river.