Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-03-23

1927.
Yakima, Kennewick and Walla Wal
la will have weather forecasts during
the fruit-blooming season this year,
but funds for extension of the service
are lacking, according to F, d. Young
of the federal weather bureau, who
has charge OF the work in Pacific
Coast states.
DR.. D. o. Nugent, mayor OF Centra-
liza, announced his plans to build a
public market ON North Pearl street
at as early date as he can secure
title to the site chosen, part of the
Nudd tract The building will be rs
/ by 125 feet, concrete construction.
Cost is estimated at 100000.
Members of the Presbyterian church
of Davenport voted to construct new
edifice this summer to replace the
building destroyed by fire December
80 1928. During the summer of 1924
basement was constructed, and serv-
ices have been held there since, The
new structure will cost about 100000.
State and county deputy game war
dens have not the right to enter the
premises of licensed taxidermists and
dealers in raw furs for the purpose Of
examining records, Assistant Attorney
General Il. w, Anderson told S, B.
Rathbun, supervisor of game and
game fish. However, the taxidermists
and raw fur dealers must file reports
to the supervisor under oath.
The 20S members of the Walter
Akely post OF the American Legion at
Port Angeles face arrest and Jail SEN
tences unless they find the town can
non. A warrant was issued by Mayor
w b. Hedrick after a cannon used in
the world war and given to the city
by the war department mysteriously
disappeared. The disappearance fol-
lowed membership contest.
Commissioners of the port OF Olym-
pa have decided to build $4,000
cold storage pla1t at the docks to meet
the needs of the farmers, berrygrow-
ers and poultrymen of Thurston ooun-
ty. The plant will have capacity of
20 carloads. The call for bids will be
made April 3, and ii is planned to
have construction completed before
the products of the 1928 farm season
are ready for market
Resources OF state banks in the past
four years show an increase of $780,
2Sf f,02330, the twenty-third annual re.
port of the state banking department,
Just submitted to Governor Hartley by
II. c. Johnson, supervisor of banking,
discloses. In 1923 total resources were
s173 3,727,O20, compared with s2OS,OOg
052.30 now Deposits totaled $780,
O47,679t5 in 1927, an increase over
s146,759,Og for 1923.
Lumber sales of West Coast Lum-
bermen's association mills showed
decided gain for the week ending on
March 10. according TO the report for
ia mills Just released Sales Tor the
week totaled 12G,OS0,027 feet us com
pared with 114OiO,2Os for tho same
number OF mills for the preceding
week. Production during the week
just reported was 123,92i,3i feet and
shipments ii5,002,552 feet
Only one charter was granted by the
division OF banking during 1897 SUI
pervisor Johnson said In the annual
report of the department The char
ter was issued as the result of the
conversion OF the United States Say.
lngs q Loan society OF Tacoma into
the United States Mutual Savings
bank. Two state banks. the Cen.ralia
state bank and Washington Exchange
bank OF Vancouver, became national
banks, while four state banks consol.
idated.
Following a year's investigation by
the city commission aud a citizens
committee, the Olympia city council
has closed a contract for improving
and onlarging the olympia water sup
ply N. c. jannsen, Seattle, has been
engaged to drill several wells. the con.
tract calling for payment at the rate
Of $1,000 per million gallons Of water
It is planned to increase the 2i-hom
supply by from 100000 to 7OOO,OOO
gallons and to build two water towers
TO supply the heights Of the city.
The CowIitz county fair board az
their meeting in Relso decided to hold
he annual county fair at Woodland
from September to g. George +
-ochrane. Woodland president OF tha
hoard. viii b. manager and secretary
% the fair
walla wallas first annual style
4buw was held last week with carniya
latnres in The streets and special da
lays being mdrsped IN the window
IS stores Automobiles we're ker