Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-07-13


the basement.
Hotel Cathlamet, new and modern
hostelry recently completed in Cathla-
met by Hjalmer Johnson, was opened
to the public last week. and house
warming was held, sponsored by the
Cathlamet commercial club.
Fire destroyed two barns, an auto
mobile and some hay in College Place
when Silver Stohl forgot to remove
the jack from beneath his machine.
He was fixing a tire, and when he
started the car an explosion resulted.
Starting operations on a two-shift
basis, the Grays Harbor Lumber COM
pany's mill Hoquiam went back into
production Monday after shutdown
of more than two months duration.
The mill is one of the largest on Grays
Harbor
The postal receipts of the Chehalis
postoffice showed gradual increase
each OF the first six months of the
year. compared to last year. Receipts
for the quarter ending June 80, 1928,
exceeded $4,000, the first time in the
history of the office.
Indicative of better business condi-
tons in the Walia Walla valley. bank
deposits reported recently show SILL
36S,56S6S in local institutions. Just
S40,933,14 less than the last call IN
February. Usually there is big de-
crease in the bank call just previous
to harvest.
Centralia's bank deposits at the
close OF business June 80 totaled ST.
62S,S2S,95, according to statements is
sued by the three banks, following u
call by the state banking department.
This is gain of S97,2601S over TIE
deposits OF February rs. the date Of
the last call for statements.
Toll receipts on the interstate
bridge July 4th broke all previous
records with one exception, The total
was S3537.95 collected from 35.s67 per-
sons. 9l02 large automobiles, 1886 two
passenger cars and SIS motorcycles.
The highest record was ON July 3,
1927, when s3704.65 was collected.
Purchase OF an S0-acre tract short
distance south of the Kelso city linz
its as an airport was asked OF the
Cowlitz county commissioners reeent-
ly by representatives OF the Kelso
club and other local organizations.
who selected the site after careful
consideration of ali available sites.
Skeletons OF six men and collec-
ton of trinkets, flintlock pistol, q
Northwest Trading company token Of
1920 and other possessions that have
withstood the rayages of 100 years,
were uncovered recently in excava-
tions on the new camp site of the city
of Tacoma, near Potlatch. on Hood
canal.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Van ASSET, 95. the
daughter OF the first settler in King
county, died last week. Mrs. Van AS
self was daughter OF Jacob Maple, and
came to Seattle from her native state.
Ohio. In 1862. Her death marks the
passing OF the last link between the
present and the original settlement OF
King county.
The harvest of dry land alfalfa In
the Klickitat valley is over and cut
ting Of wheat hay around the edges
of grain fields has been started by
wheat rancher9. Combine haryesters
we're started in the Sundale section
of the valley wheat belt along the CO.
lumbia river last week and grain is
reported to be running 10 sacks per
acre.
Arrangements for a first order units
ed States weather bureau station in
Yakima were made recently at a con-
ference between y. d, Young OF the
federal weather bureau at San Fran
cisco and representatives OF the Yak
ina chamber Of commerce and valley
fruit growers. The station was made
possible by $1,000 appropriation
passed at the last session of congress.
The threestory frame building OF
tho Fair department store and Fair
meat and grocery store was but
mass OF ruins following Bellingham's
third serious fire within two days.
Damage has been estimated at APP
proximately $4,000 The building
was landmark OF the city, having
been built 80 years ago. Losses IN
the other two firss were estimated at
$4,000 and $4,000 each
Wheat growers III the hills near
Kennewiok are starting to harvest and
they expect a good crop. Rain has
fallen lately which will help spring
wheat and start pastures. Several OF
the ranohers have purchased combines
and other euuipmenf. Tho fruit erop