Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-07-27
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings Of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.


open after being closed Tor TWO weeks
foT oiling and regarding.
The new frame barn on Theodore
Ensor's farm. four miles west OF Rear
dan, was destroyed by fire.
Harvesting wheat crop yariously
estimated at from 100000 to 6OO0,-
GOO bushels is in full swing in Walla
waIla county.
a sl50OOO bond issue for construc-
ton Of new Vancouver grade schools
was bought by the state for the per
manent school fund
Robbers blew the safe in the George
II. Semple store at Orient aud obtain
ed about S1oO in currency. Checks and
other yaIuables we're left.
D. V. Morthiand. state senator from
Yakima, who refused recently to seek
recollection, also has refused to become
candidate for lieutenant governor.
Frank Meime OF Astoria. part own
er OF the fishing boat Siren, was
drowned near Port Angeles when mis-
skiff capsized in the Quillayute river,
Charles a. Powers, Spokane, was
awarded contract for 16 blocks OF
paving in district AS, Pullman, at S1G,-
s45.
William Darland. "a. was fatally in
jured at Tacoma and four others were
badly hurt when Darland drove his
car into a pier OF the Milwaukee via
duct.
plan was considered at a meeting
OF the Chehalis city commission where
by the entire wooden water main
system will be replaced by castiron
mains.
Garfield Davis. state parole officer
from Monroe reformatory, was arrest
ed in Hoquiam on charge OF posses
sion OF liquor and driving while
drunk.
The damage caused by the fire that
destroyed the packing plant of the
Inland Meat company OF Wenatchee
was placed at $4,000 with $4,000 in
surance.
M. Casevetus, pioneer fruit man,
hurt in an automobile accident at
selah, died in Yakima hospital three
days after without regaining con
seriousness.
An appropriation of sl,OOO,OOO. to
be used in the building of a 4OO.room
addition to the Olympic hotel at Sc
attic is announced by the board OF
directors.
Emil F. Piluso. for three years as
sistant physical director OF the Port
land Y. NJ. c. A., has accepted the post
OF physical director OF the Yakima
Y. NJ. c. A.
The estate OF Charles Laube OF Bell
ingham is worth S16l,SS according to
an inventory filed with the county
clerk Most Of it is business property
in Bellingham.
Three bandits on the Blewett Pass
road in Yakima county held UP two
automobile parties and got away with
$40 in money. two gold watches and
both automobiles.
Sam Price, Broadax pioneer, is re-
firing and has leased his $50 acres
with full equipment to Earl Iyerson.
Mr.. and Mrs, Price will purchase resi-
dence property in Wilbur.
Girls Jensen, engineer at the county
rock erusher near Ellensburg, suffer
ed a broken neck when caught in a
cable and thrown 20 feet in the air,
landing on his head unconscious.
An investigation is being conducted
by state officials of conditions in the
Northern state hospital for the insane
ut sedro Wolley, The investigation
includes all hospitals in the state.
A new pressure cooker and other
machinery, costing in excess OF s25,-
900, is being installed at the Allen
Packing company cannery located on
the Port OF Kelso dock in Iongyiew.
Thirty carloads OF onions, making
a total Of approximately "a carloads
so far this season, were shipped from
Walla Wala last week Many grow
ers are holding until prices are higher.
Construction OF 5O.ton paper mill
in Hoquiam which will manufacture
the highest grades Of bond and writ
ing paper will be started at once by
the Hammermill Paper company
Plans for the mill, which will cost
several millions of dollars, were IN
nounced after an agreement had been
reached between officials OF the com
pany aud the Grays Harbor Pulp com
pany.
The state highway commission was
given permission by Judge sharpsteir
to fill in any part OF the irrigation
a