Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-08-03
WASHINGTON news
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings Of
the Week CoIIectedfor
Our Readers.

Seven scandinavian organization OF
Grays Harbor joined July rs and 20 in
two-day celebration and picnic.
Horace f. Smith, oniak, republican,
filed for reelection to the senate from
Douglas, Grant, Ferry and okanogan
counties.
John Mcdowell, 10, Kennewiek city
councilman, died from heart disease,
which was thought to have been
brought on by the heat.
Crippled kids OF skagit county were
made happy at the annual picnic for
the Riddles to be given by the Elks'
club at Bayview state park.
While driving a binder cutting wheat
on his ranch near Colville, w. G. Pax
ton and the four hourses he was driv-
ing were killed by lightning,
Members OF the budget committee
have set $4,000 as the goal of Sc
attle's community chest this year.
Last year the amount was s729,456.
Three hundred acres OF grain on the
w. R. Ritter place near Prescott were
burned. one-third OF the grain has
been cut. The combine was saved.
Ice cream makers state that Walla
Walla is consuming 500 gallons Of
the frozen stuff every day and has
been doing so ever since the hot wave
started.
Shipping of lambs from the Walla
Walla region is expected TO reach the
$4,000 mark this season. the largest
lamb crop in the history OF the sheep
industry.
More than $4,000 is being invested
in buildings now under construction
at Wilbur. The largest project is the
$4,000 wholesale plant being installed
by G. L. Turner of Spokane.
Arthur Kelley and Tony Faust sur
fered serious injuries when an air
plane owned by Kelley dropped 80 feet
at Twin Gates, south of Tenino, pin
ming its occupants beneath it.
Cornelius Rookstool, rs, Washing
ton pioneer, was found dead in his
barn near Davenport by neighbor
who had called TO visit him. He had
been stricken with heart trouble.
Finding it difficult TO care for Az
women in the Walla Walla peniten.
tiary with two matrons, third matron
has been appointed in the person OF
Mrs. Thoma b, Balsh OF Spokane.
For the second consecutive year,
every school district in Walla Walla
county completed its annual term with
a cash balance after all expenditures.
The districts have s21i,44O on hand.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber company
has given a contract to w. G. scheel
Tenino contractor, for the construc.
tlon of several buildings at and near
Vail, including freight and passenger
depot.
A water shortage has developed In
Oakville, SO serious that official 10
tees have been published warning ali
users to Immediately cease using
water except for strictly domestic pur
poses.
Automobile freight rights from spo
kane to Portland are asked in an ap
plication placed with the Washing
ton state department Of public works
by Frank Bumps and Frank Turner
OF Portland.
A substantial addition to Centralia's
industrial payroll occurred when oper.
ations were started at the new plant
of the Centralla Lumber & Manuiact-
uring company A force OF 20 meu
is employed.
Highly favorable prices being re-
ceiycd for eggs at the Winlock "co-
op7 station are credited with account
ing for the fact that egg receipts are
holding up unusually well for this
time OF the year
Kicking out the windshield OF his
automobile when 1t turned over into
deep wator near Ellensburg, Floyd
Young, II. suffered cuts that caused
him to bleed to death Two girls with
him swan ashore.
University OF Washington regents
notified Land Commissioner Clark Y
savIdge they viii not accept the co.,
900 acres Of timber land located In the
snoqualmlo national forest near Sc.
attic for use by the college OF forestry
us d demonstration forest Tho block
OF timber is from the common school
grant and was allotted to the uniyer
sity by federal forest authorities In
a lana exchange negotiated by Saw
idge and w Vaughn Tanner, iormel
attorney general.
Iufges Homer Kirby aud H. t. Ne.
kenny filed notice with the secretary
Of state OF their candidates. to sue