Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-09
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Spring flowers now bloom on the
Yakima hills, according to w. B, Gun
noe. predatory animal hunter for the
Yakima district
Burl Hammond of sedro-Woolloy
died from injuries received in high
school football game last week. Tie
boy was IS years old.
Indian riders are rounding up five
carloads of wild horses in the hills of
Yakima county for shipment to Port
land glue factory. The Indians realize
$3.50 a head.
Two farmers families were forced
to abandon their homes near Auburn
last week to the flood waters of Green
river, now at the highest stage known
in ten years.
Approximately rs Boy Scout leaders
from other points met in Walla Walla
recently for a patrol leaders conven-
ton. The number was augmented by
about so local leaders.
0. Rafanelli of Cedar Falls was
killed and four men were seriously in
iured Sunday when gasoline motor
chr on which they were riding was
derailed at Ellensburg.
w E. Kirchoff, Jr., has leased 25
acres at Longview to raise giadiolus
bulbs for the eastern market Plant
ing will start in March of next year
and shipments will be ready by next
fall
Ornamental street lights just in
stalled on Pearl street and number
Of cross streets in the business dis
trtct of Centralia We're turned on
Thanksgiving evening for the first
time.
John F. Martin, SO. native of Wash
ington, died last week at Touchet, af-
ter long illness. His parents crossed
the plains from Indiana in 1852 and
he was born May 1, 1858, in Thurston
county.
Fire at Wiley Sunday completely de-
stroyed the packing house and con
tens of the American Fruit Growers,
Inc, causing a loss estimated at $4,000.
The fire was caused by gasoline
explosion.
A tract of three acres at Bath and
Main streets in Vancouver was Sc
lected as the site for the Clark County
general hospital, II was announced fol.
lowing meeting of the committee
last week.
Stockholders of the Whatcom Coun'
ty Dairymen's association held their
annual nominating meeting at the Bel
bingham plant Saturday. Most OF the
$500 members and their families were
In attendance
With the general election less than
10 days away Hoquiam is without a
candidate for police Judge. William
L.. Hyndman, incumbent, declares he
will not accept the position again, due
to the low salary.
Arthur r. Corrock. Seattle postolticc
employe, has finished planting LOT
trees along the highway between Seat
tie and Everett as the penalty for start
Ing fire in the snoqualmio national
forest last August.
II. Il. Mccritc, ex-chief of police Of
Vancouver, who was nominated fol
sheriff in 1926 and was later declaroC
Ineligible, has been appointed chief o
police Of Camas and will assume The
office December l.
Kelso and ali of southwestern wash
ington we're facing the worst floot
conditions IN years last week with tht
rapid rise OF the Cowlltz river an,
other tributaries to the Columbia fol
lowing thlrtysix hours of steady rain
Deputy sheriffs dropped in on
understanding farm house on the Nil
creek road near walla walla last weel
and discovered the largest stiil yet lo
Gated Ia Walla walln county TIL
apparatus had a capacity of $50 gal
ioas.
The Goldendale freight train run
ming between Goldendaie and Lyle
pulled stalled oil company truck gu
OF mud hole on the highway las
week The engine attached cabl
to the truck and pulled it to aolil
ground.
Washington motorists we're urge
by Highway Patrol Supervisor william
Cole to align their headlights TO cor
form With the now Law which viii b
enforced after january j. Misplace
spotlight. binding lights or headligh
globes OF eanalepower higher than a
lowed by law will be unlawful Wit
the beginning Of the new year
While loading wild horses from IN
Yakima reservation into stock car