Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-05-11

tourist park this spring have pur-
chased homes in that city or farms
in that part Of the valley.
The Knights of Columbus held a
three,day state convention in Wenat-
chez, starting Sunday, Between 200
and 800 delegates attended,
The 1928 commencement program
of the chehalis high school will be
given at the new junior high school
auditorium Friday night, June l.
Premium lists for the third annual
Thurston county fair, opening in Te-
nino September 3, are being distrib-
uted by George G, Cody, concession
holder
Consolidation OF the First National
aud Metropolitan National banks OF
Seattle, with combined resources oil
approximately S30,oOO,OOO. has been
announced.
The home at Camas Of G. S. S!mp'
son with its entire contents was de
stroyed early Monday morning by a
fire OF unknown origin. The family
was away at the time.
Clinton E. Mccarthy of Chehalis
was taken to a Centralia hospital Fri
day night suffering from injuries re-
ceiyed when his automobile hit dog,
skidded into pole and overturned,
Postal receipts at Walla Walla were
the largest for the last month OF any
April in the history OF the local Of
flee, business reaching S91135S. This
is % per cent greater than last year,
The stn01N0 estate Of Mrs. Eta Yes.
sey, prominent woolgrower of Yalsi
ma, who died suddenly last week, was
willed to her former husband, William
II. Vessey, whom she divorced in 1905
The first annual Clark county grade
school track and field meet will he
held May 11-12 ON Vancouver high
school grounds, A, f. Krohn. county
superintendent OF schools announced
City mail delivery service in Mon,
tesano is now definitely scheduled to
begin August 1, according to tele
gram received by Postmaster A. NJ
Robertson from Congressman Albert
johnson.
Municipal, county or port owner.
ship of the commercial airport at Van.
couyer was urged by Eugene j. Berry,
president of Vancouver chamber OF
commerce, at the meeting OF the board
OF directors.
More than two score ciyic-spirited
residents of Renton turned out We'd
nesday to clear the right of way foI
the projected road to Eagles beach
The ROAD is being constructed as
community enterprise
A joint concert OF the Tacoma and
Vancouver Orpheus male choruses
will be given May Is in the Castle
theater at Vancouver. Fifty singers
from Tacoma and so from Vancouver
are scheduled to sing.
When blowout wrecked the auto.
mobile of G. Dunbar of Ellensburg on
the canyon highway recently, he man
aged to crawl out from under the over.
turned vehicle in time to escape the
flames that consumed it,
Agitation for inauguration of com
munity chest for Vancouver. in pref.
erence to numerous charitable and
other drives scattered over the entire
year, has again been aroused, this
time by the Kiwanis club.
As his grandmother watched him
from the yard OF their home nearby.
i-year-old Vernon kilmer walked upon
railroad tressle near Spokane and
was knocked TO the ground 30 feet
below by freight train
The weyerhaeuser Timber compan,
has awarded to the Sumner Iron work
Of Everett contract for $4,000 worth
Of machinery for their aawmilis under
construction al Longyiew Delivery is
specified within 30 days.
Owing to the contemplated shut
down Of several Grays Harbor mills
and 10 surplus of logs on hand
schafer Brothers have announced thar
all Of their logging camps will be clos
ed during July and August following
tie usual plan Of summer shutdown.
A car carrying II members of four
families rolled over on the highway
between lnlyard and Mead, resulting
in the death OF Phyllis. 5-year-olt
laughter OF Jake Lake of Colbert, ana
painful injuries to the other 10 oceu
PANTS
Missing since the middle Of Janu
cry. the body of Fred Erickson. vel
known tranper and proapeclor, "a
ound Saturday lmbedied IN ice au
now ON Ingails creek, near llaut