White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-28
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings OF
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.


Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. McAfee, residents
Of Centralia for % years, celebrated
their Goth wedding anniversary re-
Gently.
Members of the Yakima Valley 20
tato Shippers association met at Sun
nyside and discussed the problem OF
grades.
During the 72-hour milking contest
at the Cowlitz county fair the four
cow herd Of L. Goerig produced 24.5
pounds Of buterfat.
Nels Holmberg, prominent Richland
dairyman, has been elected president
of the newly organized Benton County
Cow Testing association.
Drawn into a powerful wood bark
ing machine at the Columbia River
Paper mills at Vancouver, ]. e. Carter,
operator, lost his right arm.
Six automatic signals are provided
for in the city budget Of Aberdeen Tor
1929. They will be located at the
principal street intersections.
The annual dahlia show. sponsored
by the Clark County Floral society,
was held in Vancouver recently. Only
amateur exhibits were judged.
With a record enrolment Of 664 stu
dents for all divisions on the first
day, the Ritzville consolidated schools
of district No. 1876 have opened.
Contracts totaling 100000 for state
road work in Cowlitz, Ferry, Klickitat
and Kittitas counties have been award
ed by the state highway committee.
The City cafe at Davenport was en-
tered last week by burglars who made
way with $500 in cash which was hid
den in a cigar box in the restaurant.
The Richland packing shed has fin
ished getting out the Jonathan apple
crop, which was exceptionally large.
Delicious and Romes are now being
handled.
AS a result of liquor raids in Spo-
kane recently, Sheriff Brewer andsdep-
uties have arrested 80 men and wo-
men and are holding $4,000 in bond
money.
Some wheat is being sold at Walla
Walla despite prevailing low prices,
to take care of obligations. The bulk
Of the crop is being held, though, for
higher prices.
Miss Olivia M. Phelps, So, is in a
serious condition in, a Seattle hospital
suffering from burns received when
heat from an electric stove ignited
her nightgown.
Enrollments in Vancouver schools
totaled 1922, an increase Of 272 over
the first day enrolment and an in
crease of 1854 over the enrolment at
this time last year.
President Roy K. Roadruck Of Spo-
kane university announces the ap-
pointment of Miss Cora Weldin as
dean Of women and head Of the de-
partment of English.
The 100000 Indian hospital and san
itarium lear T%oppenish Is receiving
the finishing touches, and will be
ready for the furnishings and equip
ment in about two weeks.
During a period Of IL weeks just
ended, 1876 automobiles registered
at the Spokane municipal tourist
camp. This is an increase Of 3O9s
over the same period last year.
A goal of $175,OO has been fixed
by the board of the Tacoma commun
: ity chest for the financial campaign
of 1923, which is to be conducted dur
ing the week of October % to 81.
Judge James H. Chase, civil wal
veteran, prominent pioneer and thu
last surviving member of N. B. Pag'
J post, G. A. R., has just celebrated hi
98th birthday anniversary at Seattle
The Kelso city council at it's meet
, ing last week cut s3715 off the bulge
estimate for 1929, leaving approximate
ly $4,000 to lop from the estimate
to bring it within the estimated rev
enue.
A second attempt to import Filipino
laborers in the Wenatchee valley fail
ed last week, following an attack b,
more than 200 white workers on tn
headquarters of the Filipinos at We
: natchee. .
Prospects for the export apple maj
ket are better than they have eve
been, according to C. L. Longwell, fol
eign market Investigator for tn
/ Northwestern Fruit Exchange of We
), natchee.
Twenty-Five years of irrigation ha
been celebrated by residents of tn
Wenatchee valley. During that period
$4,000 acres of sagebrush land hav
: been transformed into a fruit-produ'
ing region that in 1927 produced $25
= 600, 900.
c More than 600 shippers, growers an
4 produce men convened in their lot
annual meeting in Spokane last wee
to talk shop and the work of the P;
D cific Northwest advisory board, spol
sored by the American Railway ass
citation.