White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-08-10
William Elliott, county leader of All


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, 12,307 feet, has been
abandoned by the United States for
est service Oh 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
vefitable sportsmen's paradise, p. 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 $1.73 to SLIGO will
be granted, it was announced by Bert
Baker, secretary.
The old Gem theater building, q
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 Sutico, believes Mayor G.
G. Mclean, who killed bobcat on
the main streets of the little lumber
town 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 a total
value Of $23,60S.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 $336,682.75,
land valued at $S5,61O3O, and sand and
gravel appraised at S523,6OS.41.
Catastrophe threatened the Olympic
ter exploded and fire broke out in
the building simultaneously. Ten per-
sons were overcome by gas before all
emergency squad from the gas COM
pany succeeded in shutting off the
flow of gas and hotel employee 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.
| 0f c,tr ,o1oc Dnf,, q
was started at Longview last week by
the Allen Packing corporations can
merry on the Port of Kelso dock. The
first shift includes SO persons, and a
second and third shift will be put
on as the peak of the season is ap.
preached, which will be about August
%, according to A. E. Allen.
Adding the crops from 1000 acres
of land under miscellaneous private
bitches to the $5,5OO,OOO estimated val
ue of crops on the Wapato, Ahtanum,
Toppenish- Simcoe and Status units of
the government project, Indian Irri-
cation Superintendent L. M. Holt esti-
mated the Yakima reservation 1927
crop value at about $5,650,O00.
The Kelso city council at special
meeting Wednesday considered the
sale of the city park site on Pacific
avenue, occupying half block in the
business district, and purchase of the
entire block in which the Kelso club
is located for use as park. If the
Kelso club was acquired it would con.
tinue to be used as meeting place
for the city's organizations.
Marking the most successful year
in the history of the state game farms
approximately $4,000 China pheasants
will be distributed among counties
from the Walla Walla and Steilacoom
farms, according to Sam F. Rathburn,
state supervisor of game and game
fish, to Charles R. Maybury, director
of fisheries and game. Between 1000
r and 5000 pheasants will be furnished
by the Walla Walla penitentiary farm
and between 10000 and 11,OOO from
the Steilacoom farm.
Organization of Cowlitz county
gun club was proposed at the meeting
of the Cowlitz County Sportsmen's as
sociation at the Kelso club recently
when film, "Trout Restoration" fur
nished by the state game department
was shown.