Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-08-10

The racing program to be given on
four OF the five days of the Grays Har-
Dor county fair at Elma, to open on
August 80. will be the best ever seen
on the track, Secretary C. H. Palmer
says.
City Marshal Harry Corners of Yak
ina has started nightly patrol OF
produce row, to supplement the work |
OF watchmen employed by the ware
houses and insurance companies. The
row, particularly at this season. is
the fire danger spot, he said.
A forest fire lookout station on top
OF Mount Adams. 12,3O7 feet, has been
abandoned by the United States for
est service on the Columbia national
reserve in favor of forest fire look
outs on promontories of lesser alti-
tude connected by telephone lines.
The Grays harbor game commission
is prepared TO spend from $4,000 to
$4,000 TO develop Sylvia lake into a
yeritable sportsmen's paradise, E. S.
Avery of Elma, chairman of the com
mission. declared before a meeting OF
the Isaak Walton league in Montesano
last week.
The Wenatchee Valley Traffic asso
citation has received assurances from
traffic heads of the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and Union Pacific
that the emergency reduction in the
rate on pears from S1.73 to SLIGO will
be granted, it was announced by Bert
Baker, secretary.
The old Gem theater building, a
landmark in Aberdeen since the dis
astrous fire of 1903, was almost de-
stroyed by fire last week. The place
was in flames before the fire depart
| ment was summoned and the firemen
had little chance to quell the blaze
when they arrived.
Varmints must be driven from the
confines OF Suffice, believes Mayor c.
G. Mclean, who killed a bobcat on
the main streets of the little lumber
town a few days ago. When the hide
was delivered to the county auditor
for claiming bounty it measured IA
inches from tip to tip.
State lands and timber OF total
value OF S2S,60S.41 will be offered for
sale September 4, Clark V. Savidge,
state land commissioner announced
Thursday, Included in the sale will
be timber appraised at $336,6S2.75,
land valued at SS5,61O.S0, and sand and
gravel appraised at S52S,6oS.41
Catastrophe threatened the Olympic
hotel in Seattle when a giant gas me-
ter exploited and fire broke out in
the building simultaneously. Ten per-
sons were overcome by gas before an
emergency squad from the gas com
pany succeeded in shutting off the
| flow OF gas and hotel employees extin-
guished the fire.
representatives of all OF the odd
Fellow and Rebekah lodges in Grays
harbor met in Montesano recently to
make plans for an all.county picnic TO
be held Sunday, August 19, probably
at schafer state park. An extensive
program OF sports and other outdoor
events Is scheduled for the entertain.
ment Of about 1000 guests.
Canning OF stringless Refugee beans
was started at Longvlew last week by
the Allen Packing corporations can
merry on the Port Of Kelso dock. The
first shift includes 50 persons, and a
second and third shift will BIO put
on as the peak OF the season Is APP
preached, which viii be about August
22. according to a. E. Allen.
Adding the crops from 1000 acres
OF land under miscellaneous private
bitches to the s5,5oO,OOO estimated val
lie Of crops on the wapato, Ahtanum.
roppenishslmeoe and Status units of
tho government project, Irdian Irrl-
cation Superintendent L. n. Holt estl-
mated the Yakima reservation 1927
crop value at about s5.65o.oOO.
The Kelso city council at special
meeting Wednesday considered the
sale OF the city park site on Pacific
avenue, occupying a half block in the
business district. and purchase OF the
entire block in which the Kelso club
is located Tor use as park II the
Kolso club was acquired it would con
tinue to be used as a meeting place
for the citys organizations
Marking the most successful year
in the history Ct the state game farms,
/ approximately $4,000 China pheasants
viii be distributed among counties
from the Walla walla and stellaeoon
farms. according to sam +. Rathburn.
state supervisor Of game and game
fish. to Charles Il, Maybury, director
nf fisheries ana game. pstween 7OG1