Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-10-28
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF late STATE news

were happy, but when five days later,
another daughter, weighing pound
/ more, put in an appearance, they We're
happier still.
day Harbor last week for Peter Law
son Sr., who died there Wednesday
lacking Just two monthg Of being lto
years old. Lawson came TO the north
west in 1858, during the Frasag river
gold excitement
X. Menolans, watchman for the
Northern Pacific railway at The coal
bunkers, near Yakima, after youth
full robber had held him up and robbed
him of his watch and money, followed
the man, grappled with him and re
covered his watch.
A loss OF S552 was suffered by Fred
Ellington, Biclileton. when 46 ewes
out of bunch of so were cut Off and
lest from the main band and fell prey
to coyotes and other predatory ami
mails while returning from summer
range near Mt Adams.
Widening of the Pacific highway
from Toledo to Gray's Hall will not
be completed this fall State District
Engineer Schwarz said Work will be
discontinued until spring when a hall
section of the pavement is completed
which will be this week.
With the exception of some minol
finishing touches In the interior, the
new s300,000 women's gymnasium al;
the University of Washington has been
completed and all equipment will be
installed and the building ready for
occupation about November /.
Ths Vancouver city council has in.
structed City Clerk McDonah to ad
vertise for bids for Installing modern
lighting system on Main street, from
Third to Thirteenth streets, after plans
and specifications prepared by City
Engineer Shumway We're approved.
Yakima stocismcn leasing pastures
in the federal forest reserves We're
notified by Forest Ranger Z, n, Cav
anaugh at meeting in Yakima of a
so per cent increase in their fees, The
increase will be spread over four
years, commencing with the 1928 sea
stn,
Range sheep wintered in the Horse
Heaven country along the Columbia
river In the vicinity of Alderdale in
eastern Kllckltat county will find the
hest grass that has been in the locality
for several years, when they arrive on
their winter feeding grounds Novem-
ber /,
Seattle home hulding and huylng
for the last year show 25 per cent
Increase over Tho preceding year, ac-
cordihg to r. a. Rust, president OF
the seattle sayiugs and Loan league.
More than SG,OoQ.Ooo has been invest
ed in home loans by local societies
between June. 1926 aud 1927,
The apple crop This year in Klicsi-
tat. sknmanla and Clark counties is
light, according TO state District Hor
tlcultural lnsueotor Chaplin A. Mills,
who has Just returned from tour OF
inspection The quality OF the fruit is
excellent but the crop will not average
more than SO per cent OF, normal
The forest fire demon, while taking
10 the woods" as usual this yeRr did
less than third OF the damage OF
last year, George G. Joy, forestry Hu.
pcrWsor Of Washington, said. In 1926
forest fire losses totaled 32t0,i76,
whereas this ycar the losses reached
s75.9i0, divided as follows; Timber
killed, s6,alb; iogs destroyed. ss7..
0a0, logglng equipment destroyed,
5ai,0lS. aud LOSSES to settlers aud
others, si0oii
Townspcople. merchants and the
chamber af commerce observed the
nuh anniversary ot the city Of Long
view. ON october 20. 1922. actual cor
tructiou was started on the first
building of the olts Hotel Monticello
The hotel wns built In the middle o.
wheat field. aud caterpillar tsdctoss
hauled the construction material "a
,he site. This was the starting bell Of
The now rity, ahlch to-day has a pops
aiicu OF t200o persons.
General decreases in production
aea husius uss and shipments OF lum
bsr Tor tho week ending hst SATURDAY
as compared 90 The previous week Is
shoNn IN 3 report Of Iis mills 10 u,
West Coast Lumbormen's association
For the week which ended Saturday
production ~ l2A.75s 20 feet. new bus
sess of 90 la3gst feet and shipments
ai a96d1. l1l fe we're shown Ia u.
prtglous week isi,sia.sps feet Of lum
aaf eas prlaulad new business to
tMsl iiI7sLat1 feet and shipment.
amounted 10 il5,oss.iss feet