White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-08
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Construction was begun on the $46r
900 Graham Theatre building in Elma
last week.
Ground was broken in Kelso for the
$4,000 building to be erected by the
Kelso Methodist church.
Proposed consolidation of Granite
Falls and Carpenter school districts
failed in an election last week.
The Washington State Firemen'e
association will hold it's annual con-
vention at Chehalis, August and q.
Flames resulting from an upset ker-
osene lamp, Monday totally destroyed
the home of Joseph Griggs, mile east
of Proebstel.
The 10 oranges of Cowlitz county
will hold their annual picnic at the
fair grounds in Woodland July 81.
A. S. Goss, master of the state grange,
will speak.
Hope of an appropriation to COM
plete the Wapato pumping unit was
revived last week by letters from Con,
gresham John W. Summers and the
senate committee.
Duluth, Mimi, was chosen as the
next convention city of the Young
Peoples Luther League which closed
it's fourth international convention in
Seattle last week.
The heaviest snowfall on record
finally conquered, the first automo-
bile travel of the 1927 season went
through Paradise valley in Rainier Ma
tional park last week.
Aerial mail, freight and passenger
service between Grays HarLor and
Seattle may be inaugurated this sum.
mer if plans of the Aberdeen cham
Der of commerce materialize.
Seven hundred forty-three eighth
grade students were graduated from
the Yakima county schools this spring,
county superintendent office.
Superintendent of the Toledo Com.
munity fair, which will be held Sep
TENDER 1925, were named at joint
meeting Of the members of the Com.
mercial club and the directors.
Walla Walla city commissioners let
the contract to the Standard Asphalt
Paving company Of Spokane to finish
Pacific, Walla Walla and Bellevue
avenues for total Of $16,256.7S.
Boys with toy cannon in a hay.
NOW caused fire Friday which de,
stroyed the buildings at the Martin
Olsen ranch in the Buena district of
Yakima county, with a loss Of $4,000.
A resident of Aberdeen since 1859
and founder Of the townsite, Samuel
Benn celebrated his 95th birthday an
niversary Saturday Pioneers Of the
city assisted it's founder in observing
the day.
In one of the few cases of its kind
IN the state, the incorporators of the
Union Bank of South Tacoma have
appealed to the courts over the refusal
Of the state banking supervisor to
grant them a charter.
Portland was chosen for the 1928
joint convention of the British Colum-
bia, Washington and Oregon veterin-
airy medical associations at the con-
Guiding business session Of this years
convention at Bellingham.
Blasting powder declared to be
"safe" exploded at Mica, killing Sig
Ostby, expert powder man, and G. e.
Critchlow of the Shornite Chemical
company of Spokane, who were put
ting on the demonstration.
Proprietors of all restaurants, con-
fectioneries and soft drink establish
ments in Walla Walla were notified
by DR.. G.. H. T. Sparkling, county health
officer, that they will be held respon-
sible for all employees having health
certificates.
Fifty thousand pounds Of straw,
berries have been barreled at Port
Orchard by the Kitsap Berry Grow
ers' association. The berries are pick
ed without stems when dead ripe and
sealed in barrels holding net weight
of $50 pounds.
The June apportionment state and
county school funds just completed by
County Superintendent w. O. Powell
distributes to the school districts of
Cowlitz county total of $42,44942 of
which amount the Kelso school dis
tfict receives the largest single share
or S13,981.69 with Longview second,
receiving $11,110.23. OF the total the
state contributed $23,836.8O and the
county S1S,61262.
Bids were advertised on 81 highway
Jobs authorized recently by the high
way committee. Bids will be opened
on Ia of the jobs July &c and on the
remaining seven July 20. The rest of
the work will be advertised shortly,
officials announced.
The crowd which attended the sixth
annual strawberry festival at Elma
last Saturday, while not as large as
that Of last year, was happy one and
thoroughly enjoyed the day and the