Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-07-01
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF late STATE news

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again at Rock Point. ncrth OF Kelso
whore huge slide Of rock covered
the Pacific highway June -.
Between 5000 and 1000 dairymer
and members OF their families gather
cd at Island Park, Evarson, Tor theil
annual picnic last Saturday.
Mrs. Martha A. Bentley, rs, who
crossed the plains from Missouri in {
covered wagon as child of four
cied at the home OF her daughter il
Kelso last week
The Cowlltz and Coweeman rivers
Ut Kelso are full OF logs due to the
nigh water in the Columbia which pre-
vents towing of the logs to mills
along the Columbia.
Industrial and commercial leader
from all sections OF the state wer'
in Bellingham last week for tbs
fourth annual meeting of the stat'
chrmber OF commerce.
The oath OF allegiance was admin
lstered last week to 5O4 students al
he itia2ns military training camps
al vancot.far haraa,.s hy Lieutenant
Colonel c. II. Hotohklss
r. P. brewster Chehalii contractor
oi; out a permit ast week for Eig0
Oo0 ror the new chehalis Junior higI
school building, contract for which
was awarded him recently.
On celebrating their golden wedding
anniversary at Tacoma last Monday
Mrs. II. A. Herds cut the cake sh,
made for her wedding in Crane
Rapids, Mich, 50 years ago
Rodeo will be staged at Lewis ever.
other Sunday to provide entertain
ment for tourists, fishermen anf
others who visit eastern Lewis coun
ty tine first was held last Sunday.
The Yakima commission recently
enacted a new traffic ordinance fix
ing the maximum speed within The
city al 25 instead OF 20 miles an honl
and the rate at intersections 10 miles
The new cement highway leading
| 10 the Kennewick-Pasco bridge from
Pasco has been thrown open to traffi,
from Washington street east. The
new road is expected to be oper
July 4.
Actual construction of iIoquinm',
new SO 100000 pulp plant has beer
started and contracts for the con
struction of the main unit will be lei
during the coming week, officials an
nounced
Wilbur's $4,000 community swim
ming pool. Just completed, will be
dedicated July by celebration
which is being sponsored by the com
mittee which supervised the building
ot the pool
The cherry market opened In We
nntchee last week when two firms
alarted buying Bingu and Eamberts
at II to IS cents and Royal Annea AT
from TO 10 cents Picking has start
cd all over the valley.
with the Installation OF ColoneI
byron Phelps, rs Seattle, as com
nmudor Of tha Grand Army n tho
Ropublig department OF Washington
aud Alaska, and brs kate Burnham
8iolano, as department president oi
he Woman's ROTOR corps, the cur
Gin dropped on Tie business sos
i'ons OF the 10Th annual encampmenl
held IN Wenatchac last week
In tha vicinity oi Dina, tha straw
55rry canter ers estimate that
tho 1929 crop sni Dc trom % to &c
per cent greater flan the harvest Of
1896 Rains Of May and June have
tlso improved the has prospects oi
De county
Estabiisbing q local iumovemenl
district lor the purpose of INSTALLING
| modern lighting tenn n vancdu
er's msnoss district and tie pro
1osed rspaying of twenty aixih street
,ro seaiH held 90 lest week by addi
'arN ffmousinncgs.
The first yellow Transparent ap.
pies of the season vero brought &C.
ihe Yakima maittt il week chs
producer De- Giving B re.i8 pound
equal To glo0 TON They wora pack.
cd In 25-pound Jag boxes.
one hundred thousand sieelhead
trout have been shipped 10 tho Tati
ma county same commission f-lm
7irds View, IN western Wash.rgtou
nd viii be taken 10 the Rlmroch
atchers for development
A rev sch0ll sgmnas'Hm viii De-
4rretad in utaiasEa aa lhs result o.
d ar aial calai election in iha dis
/ Hri. % vhieh a special tax levy o..
z mills aa. auholial far aai rrs
w Tfs F1fr wa io0 to @.