White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-03-16
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for Information
of Our Readers.

Shearing of sheep will start in Yak
ina, the earliest section in the
northwest, on March Is.
Teton school district in Yakima
county has voted a special tax levy
Of 4 mills and Cowiche district one
Of mills.
Officers Of old company E, 161st
infantry, of Yakima, are planning to
make the trip to the regimental re-
union at Seattle in boxcar.
The Aberdeen post of the American
legion has doubled its membership
since the Inauguration of member
ship drive during the past month.
Mrs. Guy Watkins, an old-time resi-.
dent of Douglas county. dropped dead
at the Northern Pacific depot at Cou-
lee last week, due to hemorrhage
Of the brain.
Angus Mckay, 90, pioneer Of 1851,
is in a Walla Walla hospital with a
broken hip caused by a fall. He has
served 60 years as justice of the peace
in his district.
Charles H. Straub of Creston, one
Of the captors Of the notorious outlaw,
Harry Tracy, died last week in a Spo'
kane hospital. He leaves widow,
two sons and two daughters.
Hoquiam's new $3S5,OOO double-bas-
Guile span across the Hoquiam river
at Simpson avenue Is nearing compile
ton. and engineers promise an open
ing Of the bridge early in April.
The Aero Construction company of
San Bruno, Cal, has obtained a 20
year lease on 80 acres of land near
Bellingham as a site for an airport
upon which $4,000 will be ultimately
expended.
Deposits in the five banks Of Walla
Walla are $11 ,409, 496.82, according to
figures given in response to call
from the controller as Of February %.
This is about $4,000 below the total
December 81.
About $50 members Of five social
service clubs Of Yakima were ban
quet guests Of the Gyro club Wednes-
day. Other clubs that the hosts will
entertain are the Rotary, Kiwanis,
Lions and Delta.
Everett's new s150,O00 city hall will
probably occupy lots Immediately
north of the Snohomish county court
house, it was announced, following
the second conference between the
city and county commissioners.
Voters in the Touchet district of
Walla Walla county, by vote Of 1875
to IS, have approved bond issue for
$4,000 to construct a gymnasium.
The election was exciting and several
fist fights were narrowly averted.
The Centralia city commission has
instructed City Attorney j. H. Jahnke
to draft an ordinance reducing to 12,-
900 pounds the maximum load that
may be hauled over paved streets in
the city. The former limit was 1880
pounds.
Planting of mile Of Douglas fir
trees along the Evergreen North
Bank) highway, where it passes
through Vancouver barracks, was
completed last week, according to F..
" Horton of Vancouver, supervisor
Of Columbia national forest.
The Oregon-W Washington Railroad &
Navigation company's bridge across
the Chehalis river was put out of COM
mission last week when the steamer
Westmount, crashed into the south ap-
proach. The impact knocked the
bridge IA inches out of plumb.
Large stocks of Yakima valley po-
tatoes remained In ranch pits on
March and were assessed for taxes,
but hay growers had disposed of near
ly all their holdings before the assess
ment date, County Assessor L. M.
Tyrell of Yakima county, announced.
Walla Walla high school o. R. T. G.
rifle team has won first place in the
junior division corps area gallery rifle
match. according to telegram re-
ceived by Major Jesse M. Holmes,
commandant, from the Presidio. The
score was $3.50 out Of possible 5000.
The Clark county commissioners
have ordered Engineer Deako to make
a survey for lower river road from
Blurock's landing to Bachelor slough,
nine miles. 1t is proposed to open
the road this summer If all Of the
right of way can be secured. Several
families living along the proposed
road now have no way of reaching
Vancouver except by boat for their
supplies.
Mrs. H. E. Haden, SO, Familiarity
known as Aunt Mollie," died at her
home in Wilbur after an illness of
but "a hours. Her husband, one-time
county commissioner and prominent
retired pioneer farmer, and several
children survive.
The supreme court of Washington
made 1t clear that motorists passing
automobiles on highway, even
though there be clear view ahead,