White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-01-13
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Weak
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week, with several hundred birds on
exhibition.
B. T. Moore was reelected secretary
| of the North Pacific Fair association
at directors meeting held last week
| in Everett.
The Walla Walla annual poultry
show, under auspices of the Walla
| Walla Poultry Breeders association,
was held last week.
Chehalis bank deposits, December
81, totaled $3,94O,627 compared to 49,
897,763 on hand October 10, the date
Of the last statement.
| Several experts will address the
Washington State Bee Keepers asso.
| citation annual convention to be held
| in Elma the last of the week.
A temporary organization has been
formed in Winlock looking to obtain.
| ing a charter of the Izaak Walton
league, national sportsmen's organiza-
| ton.
A total Of $4,000 will be spent by
Grays Harbor county in west end road
construction during the ensuing year,
according to County Commissioner f..
A. Powell.
The Longview postoffice for Deem
Der showed gain of $1958.43 in re-
ceipts over December, 1925, the total
being $7234.91 compared with $5276.48
for last year.
w. J. Burdick, railroad motorman,
fell 40 feet to the rocks beneath q
bridge at Spokane recently, jumped to
his feet after regaining consciousness,
and walked away.
The state Of Washington closed the
year of 1927 with 1854 new factories
established and total Of 5S25 on the
active list Among them are four new
pulp and paper mills.
William S. Lewis, Spokane, attor-
ney, is en- route to Washington to
press claim of the Kalispell tribe of
Indians for more than $1,000,000 as re-
endorsement for tribal lands and priv.
ileges.
Building permits for 1927 in Long.
view represented total estimated
new construction cost Of $1,323,658,
according to the annual report issued
by H. A. Douglas, city building super
intendent.
The Anthracite Coal company Of
Mount Baker has filed articles of in.
corporation at Olympia, with capital
stock of $5,OOO,OOO. The coal is said
to equal the famous Pennsylvania an
thracite.
Max e. Barlow, 20 years old, son of
DR.. T. M. Barlow of Be1lingham, has
received appointment to West Point
through scoring the highest average
on tests taken recently by national
guardsmen.
Building permits for total value
Of $177,533 were issued by the city Of
Kelso in 1927, which was the smallest
total in building there in five years.
One hundred and thirteen permits
were issued.
The recently occupied First Presby-
terrain church of Yakima will be dedi-
Gated formally on February 5. Rev.
Frank Chalmers McKeen, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church Of Spo-
kane, will deliver the sermon.
Rainfall on Grays harbor in 1927
amounted to 97.85 inches, the highest
total reached since 1902, and the sec
ond highest in 20 years of weather his
tory there. The 1902 total, which
stands as the record, was 1896 inches.
The Montesano city council has set
7.30 p. M Tuesday, February z, as the
date Of hearing on the recently adopt
ed resolution calling for the installa-
ton of standard curb lights on four
blocks in the business section there.
The apple movement from Wenat.
chez has gained impetus since the
first of the year, and ISL cars have
rolled. In the last four days, 131 cars
were shipped. Railroad officials ex.
pect to handle about LOO cars from
this district during January.
Fines and costs collected in police
court in 1927 totaled $5128.5O, accord
ing to the report Of Chief of Police
Cresap Of Vancouver. Arrests totaled
1914 and 1135 were given free lodging
in the city jail. Out of rs automobiles
stolen there 70 were recovered and II
automobiles stolen elsewhere were re-
covered there. The police cars tray
eled 1904 miles.
The report of Fire Chief Preston Of
Vancouver, read at the council meet
ing last week, showed total fire loss
in 1927 of $1O3,195, with $77,025 insur-
ance. The department responded to
los alarms, mostly grass and chimney
fires.
Headquarters for the Lewis Feed
and Egg association was moved from
Raymond to Menlo, few miles west,
last week, when that organization took
over the business of the Pacific Coun.
ty Egg association which was discon
tinued.
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