Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-08
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for Information
of Our Readers.

With modest fee Spokane made
net profit OF $4,000 from its muni-
cipal golf course last year
The Hoquiam city council is prepar-
ing TO begin condemnation proceedings
to acquire the local water system.
The house and barn on the Knizek
farm. near Doty. were destroyed by
fire last week with loss of $4,000.
Work will be started in few days
on the oiling OF 1O5 miles OF highway
between Davenport and Winchester.
Kelso police officers made a clean
up over the weekend and arrested 10
men for being drunk on the streets.
The barreling plant OF the Wash
ington Growers Packing corporation at
Vancouver was started last Monday.
Federal funds allotted to the state OF
Washington for forest fire control and
prevention during 1928 amount to $685.
1856.
Sale OF five farm tracts in the Pa
louise country for total OF SS7,745
cash. an average of $50 per acre, is
reported.
Eight families in Walla Walla were
forced 10 seek new quarters as a re-
suit of fire in the Colonial Court
apartments.
Four hundred tons of Cowitz coun-
ty Strawberries has been contracted
for by the Allen Packing corporation
at Longview
Frank Scott was elected president
of the Washington state association
OF master plumbers at the state con-
yentiol at Bellingham.
Members OF the graduating class OF
Whitman college at Walla Walla have
voted to present the school with a
memorial fund OF $4,000.
Lieutenant L, j, Forbes, a member
of the Seattle police department for
90 years, was named police chief by
Mayor-elect Frank Edwards.
The browning of Bernice Metz of
Everett as May queen climaxed the
festivities OF the annual women's day
at the Washington state college.
The hall OF the Bremen Improve
ment club, community building, 80
miles east OF Chehalis on Tilton river,
burned to the ground last week.
Visible from height OF 1000 feet
a 1O0-foot white arrow has been paint
ed on Lookout Point, Just north of
Yakima, as beacon for aviators
The state fair committee has re-
ceived the announcement of the rail-
roads that they will give reduced rates
from all parts OF the state this fall
Cowlitz county's first radio broad
casting station KUJ, went on the air
last week at Longview. 1t will oper-
ate on 1891 meters and so watts pow
er,
Berry shipments of the Yakima val
ley are twice as great as last year
Ten cars of berries have been move
so far Asparagus shipments have
amounted to rs cars.
Three slight earthquake shocks were
felt in Belllngham last week and ap-
parently caused no damage. Few peo
pie felt the temblors and the majority
OF the persons we're not aware Of the
shocks.
Wheat ranehers in the Goodnoe
Hills section OF Klickitat county, who
have small flocks of breeding ewes in
connection with their wheat farms
marketed a choice output of prime
mutton this year,
Organization is the only thing that
viii save the fresh prune business in
Walla Walla, r. II. Kip marketing
srociallsi OF the Portland chamber OF
commerce, told prune growers at
Fruitvale last week.
California Packing corporation Of
ficlals announced recently plans for
immediate construction OF one-story
hollow tile fruit canning plant at va
kima, to he completed in time for
operation this season.
Marriage licenses issued at Van.
eouver in May this year totaled 22S
as compared with 223 isued In May
1921 The total for this year up t.
May was 8as compared with 9l1 for
the same period last year.
Increase Of s2,275.si0 in total assess
ed valuation Of the three big telephone
companies OF the alate is shown in the
report just announced by the state TAI
commission Of the valuations as cert
fled TO the various county assessors
totaling g2G,7Si,sl5.
Contrary to predictions the Colum
bla continued to rise at Vancouver
last week ami the gauge registered