White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-07-13

Hotel Cathlamet, new and modern
hosiery recently completed in Cathla-
met, by Hjalmer johnson, was opened
to the public last week, and a house
warming was held, sponsored by the
Cathlamet commercial club.
Fire destroyed two barns, an auto
mobile and some hay in College Place
when Silver Stohl forgot. to remove
the jack from beneath his machine.
He was fixing tire, and when he
started the car an explosion resulted.
Starting operations on two-shift
basis, the Grays Harbor Lumber COM
pany's mill Hoquiam went back into
production Monday after shutdown
of more than two months duration.
The mill is one Of the largest on Grays
Harbor.
The postal receipts of the Chehalis
postoffice showed a gradual increase
each of the first six months Of the
year, compared to last year. Receipts
for the quarter ending June 80, 1928,
exceeded $4,000, the first time in the
history of the office.
Indicative of better business condi-
lions in the Walla Walla valley, bank
deposits reported recently show SILL
368,563.6S in local institutions, just
S4O,93314 less than the last call in
February. Usually there is big de.
crease in the bank call just previous
to harvest.
Centralia's bank deposits at the
close Of business June 80 totaled ST.
628,S2395, according to statements is
sued by the three banks, following
call by the state banking department.
This is a gain Of $97,26O.1S over the
deposits Of February %, the date OF
the last call for statements.
Toll receipts on the interstate
bridge July 4th broke all previous
records with one exception. The total
was $3537.95 collected from 35,967 per-
sons, 91O2 large automobiles, 1896 two
passenger cars and So motorcycles.
The highest record was on July 3,
1927, when S37O4.65 was collected.
Purchase of an 8O-acre tract a short
distance south of the Kelso city lin
it's as an airport was asked of the
Cowlitz county commissioners recent
" by representatives Of the Kelso
club and other local organizations,
who selected the site after careful
consideration of all available sites.
Skeletons of six men and collec-
ton of trinkets, flintlock pistol, a
Northwest Trading company token OF
1920 and other possessions that have
withstood the ravages of 100 years,
were uncovered recently in excava-
lions on the new camp site of the city
of Tacoma, near Potlatch, on Hood
canal.
Mrs. Henry M. Van Asset, 95, the
| daughter of the first settler in King
county, died last week. Mrs. Van AS
self was daughter of Jacob Maple, and
| came to Seattle from her native state,
Ohio, in 1862. Her death marks the
passing of the last link between the
present and the original settlement Of
King county.
The harvest Of dry land alfalfa In
the Klickitat valley is over and cut
ting of wheat hay around the edges
| of grain fields has been started by
wheat ranchers. Combine harvesters
were started in the Sundale section
of the valley wheat belt along the Co.
lumbia river last week and grain is
reported to be running 13 sacks per
acre.
Arrangements for first order Unit
ed States weather bureau station IN
Yakima were made recently at con-
ference between F. d. Young of the
federal weather bureau at San Fran
cisco and representatives Of the Yak
ina chamber of commerce and valley
fruit growers. The station was made
possible by $1,000 appropriation
passed at the last session of congress.
The three-story frame building OF
the Fair department store and Fair
meat and grocery store was but
mass of ruins following Bellingham's
third serious fire within two days
Damage has been estimated at ap
proximately $15O,0O0. The building
was landmark Of the city, having
been built IS years ago. Losses IN
the other two fires were estimated al
$4,000 and $4,000 each.
Wheat growers in the hills neal
Kennewick are starting to harvest ant
they expect good crop. Rain has
fallen lately which will help spring
wheat and start pastures. Several O.
the ranchers have purchased combines
and other equipment. The fruit croI
is turning out better than expected
the Kennewick-R ichland district pro
during nearly one-third of the cherries
grown in the entire Yakima valley.
Bobbie King, 1S-months-old son o
Mrs. Louise King of Centralia, wal
drowned when he fell into a watel
trough on the berry ranch of F. Wig
gins, near Sumner. The mother wal
picking berries when the accident oc
cured.
Three persons were injured, one ia