Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-03-16
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE news

Is in Walla Walla hospital with a
broken hip caused by fall. He has
I served 60 years as justice of the peace
/ In his district
| Charles II. Straub OF Greston, one
( of the captors OF the notorious outlaw.
Harry Tracy, died last week in Spo-
kane hospital. He leaves widow,
| two sons and two daughters.
Hoquiam's new s3S5,OOO double.bas'
| cule span across the Hoquiam river
| at Simpson avenue is nearing compile
! ton, and engineers promise an OPEN
ing of the bridge early in April
The Aero Construction company of
San Bruno, Cal, has obtained 20
year lease on 80 acres of land near
Bellingham as site for an airport
upon which $4,000 will be ultimately
expended.
| Deposits in the five banks OF Walla
Walla are $11, 1862, according 10
figures given in response to cali
from the controller as of February 2S.
This is about $2T90O0 below the total
December 81.
About $50 members of five social
service clubs OF Yakima were ban
1uet guests of the Gyro club Wednes-
day. Other clubs that the hosts will
entertain are the Rotary, Kwanis,
Lions and Delta.
Everett's new $15O,OO0 city hail will
probably occupy lots Immediately
north of the Snohcmish county court
house, it was announced, following
the second conference betweea the
city and county commissioners.
Voters in the Touchet district of
Walla Walla county, by vote of 12o
to rs, have approved bond issue for
| $4,000 10 construct gymnasium.
The election was exciting and several
list fights were narrowly averted.
The Centralia city commission has
| instructed City Attorney j. II. Jahnke
to draft an ordinance reducing to H.
600 pounds the maximum load that
may he hauled over paved streets In
the city. The former limit was 1S50O
pounds
Planting OF mile OF Douglas fir
trees along the Evergreen North
Bank highway. where II passes
through Vancouver barracks, was
completed last week according to Il.
V. Horton OF Vancouver supervisor
Of Columbia national forest.
The oregon-Washington Railroad K
Navigation company's bridge across
the chchalis river was put out of com
mission last week when the steamer
| Westmount crashed into the south ap-
preach. The impact knocked the
bridge IA inches out of plumb.
Large stocks of Yakima valley po-
tatoes remained in ranch pits on
! March 1 and were assessed for taxes,
but hay growers had disposed Of near
ly all their holdings before the asseci
mont date. County Assessor L. M.
Tyrell OF Yakima county, announced
walla Walla high school o. K. T. c.
rifle team has won first place IN the
junior division corps area gallery rifle
match, according to telegram re-
ceived by Major Jesse Nj Holmes.
commandant. from the Presidio. Ths
score was $3.50 out Of possible 5000.
The Clark county commissioners
have ordered Engineer DealSo TO make
survey for lower river road from
Bluroclt's lnnding 70 Bachelor slough,
nine miles It is proposed to open
the road this summer II all Of the
right OF way can be secured. Several
families living along the proposed
road now have no way OF reaching
Vancouver except by boat for their
supplies
Mrs. II. z Haden. SO, familiarity
known as Aunt Mollie," died at her
home in Wilbur after an illness Of
but "a hours. Her husband, onetime
county commissioner and prominent
retired pioneer farmer. and several
children survive
Earl Campbell. assistant manager
II the a, s. L. W bookstore. wss
unanimously selected TO succeed Oar
rin Meisnest as graduate manager Of
The Associated Students OF the Uni.
versity Of Washington by the board
of control at a special meeting last
week
Toy automobiles were used in va
klma last week In the trial Of the dam
age suit OF Frank LowtheF against
Thomas Neshlt in The Isiier's counter
claim. to demonstrate TO a superior
court jury the positions of the cars
snd the manner in which the crash o..
CURED
Application vas filed with the
sDpervfsor OF hydraulics by } r Wick