White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-07-06
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
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of Our Readers.
A total Of 62 cars of cherries, Al OF
apples and % of potatoes left Yakima
last week for the markets of the
world.
The Wenatchee chamber Of COM
MERGE has invited the Columbia Basin
Irrigation league to hold it's annual
meeting there in August.
A cigarette stub was blamed for the
fire that destroyed the Recreation
hall at Tieton, near Yakima, Satur'
day, causing loss Of $500.
The infant death rate in Yakima
during the last year has been reduced
31.9 per cent, according to figures re-
ceiyed from the United States census
bureau.
Automobile licenses issued at Van.
couver since the first of the year total
1O,089. This is about 100 less than
were issued during the same period
last year.
George Board and Richard Drake
of Buckley were killed near Tacoma
| Sunday when they lost control OF
Their car and it crashed into tele-
| phone pole.
The young daughter of Frank Cole,
prosperous Almira wheat grower, died
in the Wilbur hospital Monday night
from commissions brought on by eat
ing cherries.
Walla Walla has been included as
one of the ports Of call on the nation
al air tour for the Ford reliability
trophy. The IS or more planes will
be there July 10.
Seattle's auto fatalities for this year
reached Al Saturday when William H.
Northweay, 70, deputy city clerk, died
Of injuries suffered when struck by
an automobile Friday.
One hundred to $50 delegates from
farm bureau organizations in II far
western states were assembling in
Yakima last week for five days of
bureau training school.
The recent rains and cool weather
will be of benefit to some of the spring
grain in Walla Walla and Columbia
counties which lie near the foothills,
according to growers and Shippers.
Reports received by the state de-
partment of agriculture indicate that
this years wheat crop will run about
4O,OOO,OOO bushels. Last years crop
produced nearly 100000 bushels.
Completed and in operation except
for few small jobs, the new 100000
grain elevator at the port Of Kelso
dock on the Columbia river will be
turned over to port authorities about
July 6.
The Washington Dental association
held it's annual convention in Tacoma
recently. Nearly half Of the 700 mem.
bers of the association were present,
every section of the state being rep
resented.
Terrible burns suffered when she &C,
cidentally knocked over kettle Of
boiling water caused the death at Spo-
kane Monday of Evelyn Marie, the H.
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Skauge.
Logging and lumber manufacturing
and mill construction in the Longview
district will be suspended for short
periods Of varying length for different
operations for the usual Fourth of
July shutdown.
An electric storm swept through the
Klickitat valley wheat belt and was
accompanied with some rain and in
places quite heavy rainfall occurred.
The storm should insure a second
crop Of alfalfa.
Lightning at Spokane Sunday night
struck radio aerial, ran down the
side Of the house and set fire to the
home of Attorney Henry Madigan. No
one was hurt but the residence was
badly damaged.
Burl Shoemaker, 8, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Shoemaker of Vader,
tore the flesh and ligaments on his
right hand and wrist badly when he
caught 1t in an electric wringer Of a
washing machine.
The crop OF cherries this year In
the Richland- Kennewick district is es-
timated at SO carloads. Apricot trees
are loaded, as are peach and prune
trees, and big crop of early potatoes
will be harvested.
The last carload of cherries Of the
season has left the Walla Walla val
ley. One hundred carloads Of Bings
and 80 of Royal Ann cherries have
been shipped this season. The finan-
cial return is about 100000.
Poor pollinization, caused by disap
pearance of wild bees, has caused the
short cherry crop this year, says Hen
ny Murdoch, Cashmere rancher. Muir
dock declares the dearth of bees is
one Of the chief reasons for the poor
CROP