Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-09-21

Pierce county voters will decide at
the general election in November
whether 100000 in serial bonds shall
be issued for acquiring and operating
landing fields for airplanes, seaplanes
and dirigibles.
committee of Walla Walla citi-
zens are asking the count commits
sioners to include in this years budget
an item of $4,000 to take care of
50-bed sanitarium for treatment of
tuberculosis cases.
Charles O'Rourke of Reardan and
Olney McCurtin, son of Alger McCur-
tin, state president Of the Farmers
union, were killed Sunday when their
auto struck bridge railing and went
into ditch near Spokane.
Leaders of the several All clubs
and matrons of the juvenile oranges.
with William Elliot, county leader of
All projects, are completing plans for
the second annual Juvenile fair which
will be held in Wilbur October 6.
The Lewis county budget of pro.
posed expense has been tentatively
adopted by the county commissioners.
A feature is an item for $4,000 to
build new house at the county poor
farm, three miles south of Chehalis.
Asserting that its water supply on
Olney Creek was jeopardized, the town
of Gold Bar has obtained restraining
order against the Great Northern Pow
err company to prevent the latter from
interfering with the flow of the creek.
Another old Vancouver landmark is
to be removed from Main street. The
John Jaggy residence at Eleventh and
Main streets, built more than 40 years
ago, will be moved to Thirteenth and
Daniel streets, to make room for q
modern building.
The Clark county fair, held at Bat
tie Ground, showed net profit Of
about $500, according to the report OF
r. S. Durkee. president. The surplus
will be added to $1,000 for the fair
which was included In the county bud
get, and used to promote greater
fair next year.
Saturday saw resumption of work in
logging camps of Snohomish county,
when 1900 men resumed their tasks.
They had been holding off until the
first rain of the season. 1t came cleo
ton day. The Monroe Logging com.
pany shipped its first car of logs the
opening day.
Breaking a precedent OF many years
standing, Governor Hartley did not at
tend the governors day exercises at
the state fair in Yakima on governors
day. AS rule on these occasions the
governor has been accompanied by
his wife, and considerable ceremony
attached to the occasion.
The Kelso and Hazel Dell school
districts were consolidated by County
Superintendent w. o. Powell last
week. The new district was given
the number 1913. The Kelso district
voted for consolidation, SO to 1, at
last weeks election. and the Hazel
Dell vote was unanimous. six voting.
The city of Hoquiam will rely solely
on court action in its effort to acquire
the existing domestic water system
there, as result of the action taken by
the city council. A resolution adopted
by the city council provides for aban-
donment OF all negotiations toward
private purchase from the Oregon
Washington Water Service corpora.
ton.
The body of Herbert MACPHERSON.
80. Cashmere veteran of the World
war, who lost his life by drowning in
Fish lake, was recovered last week.
MACPHERSON went to his death when
the bottom of the boat in which he
and a companion, Clarence Qually, a
contractor, gave way when MacPher-
son rose in the boat to bail water with
his hat after leak had been sprung.
Although the motor vehicle year
does not begin until December Chas.
X. Maylury, director of licenses. has
received first delivery OF 1929 license
plates. The initial carload of 129.45O
arrived the first OF the week. Three
more carloads will complete the order
OF 100000 plates. The 1929 licenses
will be white letters on a green back
ground-the same color combination
used in 1926.
An aviation becaon Is to be Install
ed on the clock tower Of E. A. Bryan
hall in Pullman during the next two
weeks, according to the report Of Earl
Rankin. chairman OF the military at.
fairs and aviation committee of tho
chamber of commerce. 1t will be a
revolving light and will function from
dark until sunrise. Mr. Rankin also
reuortpd That the ritv council had con-