Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-02-24

caused by heart disease.
Union carnenters working on the
new Evergreen hotel at Vancouver
walked out Saturday after dispute
over non-union help employed on the
building.
Huge catches of Columbia river
smelt have been made in the Lewis
river and heavy shipments OF the fish
were sent from Woodland and Kelso
last week
Mrs. Myrtia Bright, Lewis county
school superintendent. has announced
an examination for teachers ceftifi-
Gates, to be held in Chehalis, Mar ch
l. 2 and 3.
]. II. Bodkin and his crew have
started grading and graveling six
miles of highway south of Lind. They
have a gasoline gravel loader to assist
in the wcrk.
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston state
superintendent of public instruction.
formally announced her candidacy fer
reelection. Mrs. Preston was first
eiected in 1912.
Funds for two new federal buildings
In Seattle to cost S2,S60,000 are pro.
vided In deficiency appropriation
bill to be introduced in congress In
about six weeks.
Centralia was host to more than 500
students from IA high schools last
Friday and Saturday, when the third
annual southwest Washington inter-
scholastic music meet was held there.
The Fashion stable, one of Garfield's
largest buildings of pioneer days. built
in the early sos, has been sold to
John Berner, who is taking II down
and moving the lumber to his farm.
Spokane's next big poultry show is
to be held the second week in Janu-
ary. 1929 The date was decided upon
at the annual business meeting of the
Spokane Poultry Breeders association
Being caught with one beaver IN his
possession cost c. l.. Pollock of Pio-
neer S10O He was charged by County
Game Warden McCurdy with trapping
beaver and having one In his posses.
sion
Warner Gummel, 23 single, log
chaser sustained fatal injuries at the
Winlock and Toledo Lumber com
pany's camp, three miles from Toledo,
last week when crushed between two
logs
The Junior Amusement company of
Yakima has taken over all four the
aiers In Walla Walla, which gives
that organization ownership or con
troll of IL theaters between Yakima
and Walla Walla.
Charges OF embezzlement of S334s
of the Dellingham city water depart.
ments funds were filed In surrrior
court last week against Ralph ...
Ward, FIRST assistant city treasurer for
the last 10 years.
4 lone bandit held up the Harper
vashon ferry Sunday at midnight as
II approached dock In Seattle. forced
the clerk to deliver the contents OF
the ferry safe and escaped with be
tween $3.50 and $500,
Mrs. G. Kebster, who lives near
Pioneer. reported to the sheriff that
two valuable Jersey calves were stolen
from her barn last week. This is the
second pair of calves stolen IN that
locality within week
State land and timber valued Mt
s2S2.26i will be sold March 1, Land
Commissioner Clark " Savidgo said.
The states valuation of the property
Is: Land, si0.9ih; timber, s26l.i7S.
tide and shore lands, S9967.
The music department of the
wumen's Civic club OF Centralia has
donated silver cup to the Centralia
high school. which will be awarded
TO the student who has been tho
greatest Inspiration In music this year
spokane's fifth Community Chest
lrlve went over the top "Wednesday
night whsn WORKERS reported s23g.6ii
rhis amount exceeded the quota by
s2644 The 1928 quota was per cent
in excess OF the 1927 campaign and
was subscribed in one days less time
than any other drive.
The Ryan x Allen lumber mul a.
itevenson. which has been closed Tor
ibou, two months. reopensd last week
The management said enough logs
were available to run the plant three
weeks. AZ the expiration Of that
line II is expected the logging crews
viii be able TO enter the timber.
interior decorators are putting the
finishing touches on the Cordosa. Pull
mans elegant new motion picture