Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-02-25
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EiEA hlhuNi lupAte AT l4tAits AeAt ~ aha
Walla, has resulted in the closing OF
Dixie schools for a week
James p. Flynn. pioneer shoe mer-
ehnnt Of Ellensburg, died at his home
there last week. Flynn had been in
the shoe business there since 1855.
Oscar Mattson. So lost his life Fri.
day in an explosion and fire in his
home at Seattle. He was pouring ker
osene into tie kitchen stove to start
fire
Contractors broke ground last week
for Hoquiam's new $4,000 church edi
flee. The church viii be constructed
by the HoQuiaw Swedish Lutheran
congregation.
After forty-eight years residence in
the Yakima valley Mrs Elizabeth An
ia Clark. died in Yakima last week.
Mrs. Clark came to Yakima in 1878,
With her husband
Tha Yakima Gun club intends to
inaugurate several new features in the
Washington state trapshootiug tourna-
ment which will be held in Yakima,
May 13, "A and Is.
Monday and Tuesday, August l and
?. have been set as dates for the an-
nual s lte convention OF Washington
firemen The sessions will be held
this year at Chehals.
Roy Urrell. Custer farmer near Bel
lingham was Instantly killed last
week when a tractor with which he
was logging tipped over and caught
his head between the gas tank and
log.
More than half an inch Of snow fell
in Walla Walla last week This is the
latest snowfall since 1928 Wheat
farmers are pleased. as the fields are
again protected against any possible
freeze,
The Portland centralia and Cow,
litz valley truck line made application
to the department of public works for
right TO extend its services to include
Pc Ell South Bend and intermediate
points.
An economic conference on tree
fruits viii be held at wenatchee, Feb
ruary is and 10. according to County
Agent a. Il. Chase. II win be conduct
ed along the lines of the recent Yaki
ma conference.
Edwin S squires, seventy-eight, died
at the Valley hospital in Puyarup
from injuries suffered when struck by
a Tacoma bound Northern Pacific pas
senger train as 1t passed through
Puyallup last week
The fifth annual convention Of the
Vancouver district Christian Endeayor
union. composed of Clark, cownz
skamanla and part Of Kllckita, coun.
ties. viii be held in Longyiew in Jan.
uary or February, 1928,
The main run of Columbia river
smelt is due in the Cowlitz river at
any time. being little later than
usual this year Ordinarily the main
run reaches the Cowiitz late in Janu.
airy or carly in February.
Opening Of spring weather through
the Palouse country will find contrac.
tors rushing, construction of the Wash.
ington state colleges new gymnasium,
which is to be ready Cor occupancy
;or the basketball season of 1928.
Plans for the Immediate construc.
ton OF a is5O,OOO pulp and paper fac
tory on the Tacoma tldeilats became
known recently when the Tacoma city
council received request for water
from a tideilats well for the new plant.
Fred Pellert 20. a switchman of
Henry McLeary Lumber company. was
injured fatally at McLeary, 30 miles
east OF Aberdeen. when he slipped
from the lower step OF a switch engine
and was caught under the wheels Of
truck.
A regional conference Of Y. W c. A.
members was held at Ceutralia re-
Gently with about so delegates IN at
tendance from Bellingham. Everett.
Seattle. Spokane. Tacoma, walla Wal
la. Vancouver. The Dalles and Port
land Or
The fourth annual ski tournament.
sponsored by the Summit SKI Club or
Gle Elum. was held last Sunday .sev
eral hundred dollars worth Of prizes
and trophies attracted both profession.
al aud amateur stars from all over the
Announcement was made recently
by ST. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
Church Of Yakima Of plans for the
erection Of a new house OF worship to
cost $4,000.
Abraham Geary. believed to be the
oldest locomotive engineer and fire.