White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-02-10
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IN us history.
The Bellingham port commission
will be asked to construct and oper-
ate an airport for Bellingham.
The Almira Congregational church
members gave chicken dinner in
Community hall. for high school pu-
pills and faculty.
On account of the increasing num-
Der of diphtheria cases the Garfleld
schools were closed and all public
meetings prohibited.
George G. Bonney, 80, Civil war
veteran, died in Garfield at the home
of his son, Ralph, following weeks
illness with pneumonia.
Disbursements of the Yakima coun-
ty treasurer's office during the last
month totaled $543,O85, while the col
lections amounted to $1O8,738.
The "Full Gospel congregation, or
gained at Yakima two months ago
by the Rev. E. o. Robeck, has pur'
chased the old Methodist church.
Lloyd F. Fairbrook of Yakima was
named watermaster for Yakima coun-
ty by Supervisor of Hydraulics B. K.
Tiffany. effective November, 1928.
Insurance Commissioner Fishback
has announced his candidacy for re-
election, seeking his fourth term, at
ter Is years in office. He is a re-
publican.
At Pateros commercial CLUB
luncheon a resolution was passed
asking that the bus running from
there to Wenatchee and Oroville car.
rys first-class mail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Reed Of Wilbur,
prominent pioneer farmers, were both
seriously injured when their automo'
bile skidded on the road and over
turned in a ditch.
Charles Wyborney, water superin-
tendent and marshal of Wilbur, has
received word that he has been allow
ed patent for his invention, a
feathering paddle wheel.
Expenditure of more than 100000
is authorized by the state highway
department to repair damages done
to roads in Walla Walla and Colu1n
bia counties by the recent floods.
Porter ]. Preston, new superintend'
ent of the Yakima reclamation dis
trict, took charge when j. L. Lytel
retired to take a position with New
York city construction company.
August Paulsen, Spokane capitalist
who died recently, left an estate val
ued at s3,929,SSS. Mrs. Paulsen re-
ceives half and the remainder is to
be divided among four children.
Walla Walla county commissioners
have ordered construction of 400 ar
terial highway signs which will be
erected on county roads to conform
with the state arterial highway law.
The Centralia city commission has
appointed a local airport board that
will have charge of the development
of the municipal airport on Ford's
prairie, purchased last year for $12,-
600.
While on his way to dance, Perry
M. Brown, 10, living in the Hannaford
valley, was instantly killed when his
automobile was struck by freight
train at grade crossing near Cen
tralia.
The Everett port commission has
concluded negotiations with Herbert
Conner Of Seattle for the acquisition
of an airplane landing field on the
Snohomish river north of the city
limits.
Shingle men of Washington are fl
nancing a special representative at
the national capital to work for the
revision of the tariff law so that a
tariff may be placed on cedar shin
giles.
Wesley Adam Stephens, go, died at
the st. Ignatius hospital in Colfax.
He was born in Missouri but left his
native state for the Pacific northwest.
He came from Walla Walla to Colfax
last August.
Application of the Cascade Power
company for permission to construct
dam in the Wenatchee river for
power purposes has been taken under
advisement by State Hydraulics En-
gineer r. X. Tiffany.
Secretary Bet Baker Of the Wenat-
chez traffic association reports a to-
tai Of 3,191 cars of apples in storage
In this district as of February 1. OF
these, 1922 cars are in cold storage;
794 in common storage and the re-
mainder in ranch storage.
The state highway committee has
awarded a contract for construction
of 280-foot bridge over Wind river
on the North Bank highway in Ska
mania county. The contract, totaling
$56,181, went to the Gilpin Construc-
ton company Of Portland.
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