Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-03-16


for use in developing s2,OO0,000 pow
er project, to generate $4,000 horse
power.
Mary Lacy chapter. Daughters of
tine american Revolution OF Centralia.
unveiled last week plaque on old
Fort Borst, Centralia's historic block
house, which was erected in 1856 as a
government storehouse and protection
for white settlers against attack by
Indians.
The Kalama Methodist church, de-
stroyed by fire last Saturday, was the
third edifice of that congregation TO
I go up in flames. 1t was built follow
| ing the destruction of its predecessor
about 20 years ago, Erection OF a new
church will cost about $4,000, it was
estimated.
Mrs. j. c. Knapp last week was CIV
IN a contract to feed prisoners in the
Clark county Jail Her bid was -
cents each for meals and 10 cents each
for lunches. a reduction of 3 cents
each on meals and cents each on
lunches as compared with her contract
Tor last year,
Assets of the two banks at Ritz
vile are nearly s25O000 more than at
the corresponding call year ago, al
though little less than at the first
of the year The First National has
deposits of s7SSOO0 and total assets
OF S91S.0 900; the Ritzville state bank
deposits OF si60,0O0 and assets of
$501.000.
Refrigerator cars OF the National
Refrigerator Car company viii carry
Yakima valley fruit advertising, ac'
cordng to announcement at the week
ly meeting in the Yakima Valley Traf-
fic and Credit association The ad.
vertisement will be painted ON the
side and one end OF the cars. Five
hundred cars will be decorated
A spectacular fire that for time
! threatened complete destruction Of the
| Tacoma city hall broke out IN the
boiler room of the building last Friday
{; but was brought under control in
about an hour Smoke filled the city
jail, and as precautionary measure
| tbn r,;cnro,s ,uorn havdad iuto ib,,
police garage nearby under heavy
| guard,
Fruit growers are subscribing for
the stock OF the cooperative cannery,
which was incorporated in Vancouver
recently, and the plant will be in op-
Grafton in time to handle the fruit
crop this year, w. II. Wood, manager
of the Washington Growers Packing
corporation said Several sites ior
the location OF the cannery are under
consideration.
Application blanks for young men
who intend to enroll for the citizens
military training camp al Vancouver
barracks. June 16 to July Is, are being
mailed out. The state of Oregon and
five counties in Washington. Kiicki-
tat. Skamania. Clark Cowlitz and
Wahkiakum viii supply the quota OF
500 students who will train at Van.
couver barracks The quota for Clark
county was raised to 10, an increase
of five.
Edgar Moir, ~. bagged twice his
weight in black bear near Aberdeen
last week when he brought down
2OO-pound bruin who had LEFT his win
ter lair at an inopportune time. lie
was roaming about in the brush near
where his father was cruising timber
when he came upon two bears One
shot downed the larger Of the two
and tile other lied hastily. The bear
had exceptionally fine fur. which will
be tanned and made into souvenir
rug.
The total timber cut on the 22 uu
tional forests OF Oregon and Washing
ton Tor the calendar year 1927 wa
/ 3I8, ,Gg4. 900 hoard feet with a value o,
sS7S.759, as shown by report issued
by the United States forest service
This Is a decrease OF nearly 10 mlllior
board feet as compared with 1895
iua largely 10 depression In the lum
1ermarket. according to the service
lhe cut on the eight nasional forests
II Washington amounted to 201.st0.
900 board feet. valued at Siie,455
George T. Cochrane of Woodland
Who was secretary Of the Cowlitz
county fair board last year. has been
named president Of the fair board Tor
1925 by the Cowlitz county commits
iouers He will also act as manager
l the fair
Lewis county commissioners called
bids. 10 be opened April ?. for paw
{ one halls mile on the J. \. Stephens
oala usc.k road. ffom Pacific hlgh
ay oa Fords Prairie westerly. with
1acrete. The paYemeat viii Be stan