Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-01-13

4 tact remains that there has been .
steady decline in the last four years
. in the number of marriage licenses
issued there.
! The Carlisle Lumber company has
crew of men engaged getting the
bunk houses in shape for the night
shift, which is to be put on at its SAW
mill in Onalaska about February /.
1t is expected that between $50 and
200 additional men will be added to
the company's payroll at the mill.
/ More than las delegates, attended
the Northwest Gamers association
meeting in Seattle last week. They
represent an investment OF close to
sS0.000,0 900 in Washington. Oregon and
Idaho, and their talk was of canning
such northwest fruits and vegetables
as Strawberries, prunes and carrots.
The Aberdeen chamber OF commerce
has voted unanimous disapproyal of
the proposed Introduction OF tele-
chronometers on Grays harbor. The
vote was taken at the request of the
state department OF public works.
which is investigating petition sign
cd by 100 harbor people asking for
the installation.
The five banks OF Walla Walla had
more money on deposit at the close OF
business December 81. 1897. than any
time on record at the end OF a year.
according to tabulation of the lists
In response to a call from the CON
troller OF currency. The total was
S11.69S.6S6.2S, December 81. 1926 the
total was S10,213.453.34.
The second New Year fatality in
Cowlitz county occurred Sunday when
c. S. Hunt. about 40. was burned to
death in the house he occupied alone.
five miles from Stella, on the Coluni-
bia river The first fatality reported
occurred In Kelso Saturday night when
w. II. Lawr died from injuries re-
ceived from falling awning.
The Camas Telephone company.
with the end in view Of extending tho
service to other districts. has applied
to the county commissioners for a 80.
year franchise to erect and maiutain
transmission lines along the reads
and streets outside Of the Incorporated
towns. The commissioners fixed Feb
ruary as the date Of hearing on the
application.
An average OF 81 mills reporting to
the West Coast Lumbermen's associa-
tion for the year 1927 produced 5.24a.-
a05.Os7 feet. sold 5Osa. .6S6.534 and
shipped 5.0a2 2.s72.74s feet. During 1929
an average OF 106 mills produced g..
476.6i0.276 feet, sold, 5.S4s.i72.1S7 aad
shipped b,371,s05,ssS. In 1926 an Nv.
erage OF 11s mills produced b,i4S.1is.
las. sold 5.so6. .s1S.132 ana shipped s..
s14,saa.77s feet.
President Coolidge nominated the
following Washington pontmasters last
week; William G. Powell. at Aber.
decn; Mark Harris. Brush Prairie:
Elisa F. Head, Cathlamet; julius c,
Rsabergt Charleston: Herbert p. Fish.
or Garfield: Ernest r. Anderson. La
Center: Anna NJ. Robertson, Montesa-
no; George w. Edgerton. Puyallup;
Warren p. Cressy. South Bsnd; James
II. Adams. waitsburg.
Seatties plans for municipal air
port. already hampered by lack OF
unity In the city council, hit serious
snag last week when the state finance
committee refused to purchase tho
100000 issue OF airport bonds. The
state committee turned down the bond
issue on the advice Of Attorney.Gen-
eral Dunbar. who ruled that It was an
emergency issue and therefore could
not be- classed as general obligation
bonds.
Senator Jones has obtained passage
In the senate OF his bill TO clear up
the slate OF the Okanogan reclamation
project In eastern Washington. where
settlers have been hard pressed be.
cause OF water shortage, The bill
provides tor payment OF $4,000 u year
for ~ years In full discharge OF ull
obligations held hy the federal govern.
mcnt and a project reduced to ssoo
acres is to he turned over to the wator
users Tor operation This represents
o charge OF pt mors than 100000.
The population ot Aberdeen at tho
start Of 1928 Is a5,6s2. according to an
estimate Just prepared by Washing.
ton. ID. c.. bureau from water services.
telephones. school enrolment, num.
her OF homes and other statistics. This
Is an Increase of 6s.s per cent over
tho i5.3s7 figure OF the last federal
census. taken In 1920. The estimate
.or Hoquiam Is 1880, as compared
20 i0,s0s In 1890. or ar increase oi %
er cent. Population Of the hoquiaAl