White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-11

with such force as to put it out.
Whisky in bottles has been passed
to several prisoners in the Toppenisi
city Jail recently. The city council
last week passed an emergency ordi
nance making unauthorized communi
cation with prisoners a misdemeanor
With 60 booths already taken by
as many exhibitors, the third annua
Kiwanis industrial exhibit, to be stag
ed in Auburn May II, Is and 10, prom
Uses to be the largest affair of it's KIND
ever presented, according to Roy Wen
die, manager of the show.
Building activities at Vancouver
continue to gain as compared with
last year. The total value of build
ings for which permits were issued in
April was $81,910 compared with S62,
391, the value of building permits is
sued in April last year, gain of S19,
SIG.
Work started last week on the can
merry building at the state penitentiary
in Walla Walla, and when completed
recently purchased machinery will be
installed and work of canning fruit
and vegetables for use in the state
prison and other institutions will be
started.
Indians in the settlements along the
Columbia river in eastern Klickitat
county are f0cking to the Indian fish.
ing preserves at Wishram on the
Washington shore of the Columbia
river at Cello falls and Cello on the
Oregon side to take part in the spring
salmon run, now on.
In an effort to encourage installation
of sprinkling systems as a safeguard
against fires in business buildings, the
Yakima city commission enacted an
emergency ordinance taking effect as
soon as published, which cuts month
ly charges for fire protection water
service from 81 to So.
A. A. Durand of Walla Walla has
been awarded contract for drilling
the new we'll for the town of Tekoa.
1t is to be 12-inch we'll at least Its
feet deep and to furnish a flow of
between 10000 and $4,000 gallons an
hour. When completed the new plant
will cost the town about $4,000.
Believe it or not, County Treasurer
Britt Of Thurston county turned his
own name over to the sheriff as de-
linquent taxpayer. Sheriff Ravens
found Britt's name in the list of 1000
delinquents, the treasurer being $40
behind in his taxes. Britt paid and
said he had forgotten the tax item.
Plans are being made for the annual
reunion and pioneer picnic of the
Alder Creek Pioneers association at
Bickleton. w. T. NIFTY is president
Of the organization. The reunion is
held on grounds owned by the associ
alton in a pine grove near Cleveland
in eastern Klickitat county yearly on
June ID.
Residents of the Kennewick section
are preparing resolutions favoring
state ownership of the Kennewick-
Pasco toll bridge over the Columbia
river. The bridge connects the main
highway from Spokane, Walla Walla,
Seattle and Portland and has a heavy
patronage, especially during the tour.
list season.
The state highway committee has
called for bids on two road projects
in southwest Washington = Ocear
Beach highway, 2R miles construc
ton, Cathlamet to Nassa point, Wah
kiakum county; three miles of con
struction on road No. 5, Carlson tt
Divide, Lewis county. The contract.
are to be awarded May 20.
Last Sunday marked the last serv
ice in st. Luke's Episcopal church a
Wenatchee, which has been used by
that denomination for 26 years. The
church, small frame building, bull
in 1902, originally cost 5000. The Rev
A. L. Bramhall, rector, announced thai
the new $4,000 stone edifice woule
be first used on Sunday, May 10.
The heavy rains of the past two
weeks have done considerable harm
to the cherry and pear crop by knock
ing the blossoms and buds off the
trees, according to reports received b.
County Agent d. B. Leonard of Cow
litz county. The rains have inter
fered with blowing and preparation o
ground for spring crops except on thu
sandy bottom lands.
Berry growers of Thurston count.
held conference at Olympia recent
ly to study growing and marketing
prospects for the 1928 crop. 1t wal
agreed to form an association to worl
for solving the harvest problem Coun
ty Agent Stookey expressed expecta
ton of big strawberry season ant
estimated that more than 100000 acres
would be used to give Thurston coun
ty a record berry crop this year.
Fire departments of Puyallup, Sum
ner, Enumclaw, Buckley, Kent, Au
burn and Renton met at Sumner re
Gently for drill and training in prep
aration for contests at the state fire
mems convention at Wenatchee, Jun
Z, and 8.