Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-22

throwing his hat over it.
Or. w. f. Park, commandant of the
United States veterans hospital at
Walla WaIla, was informed by Dr.
John W. Summers, congressional rep.
resentative, that construction OF a
long-needed infirmary at the hospital
will be started about September l.
The roundup OF cattle preparatory
to the first marketing of beef moving
] of stock to summer range near Mount
| Adams, has been started by cattle
men in the Camas Prairie section.
Herds are pastured on the hills near
the Big Klickitat river in the spring.
Officials of the Yakima Humane So
ciety voiced strong condemnation of
the sealing of Yakima horned toad
in the cornerstone OF warehouse at
Beach IAN inhuman and barbarous
example of moron cruelty" DR.. NJ. c..
Ramaley, president of the society,
said
Reduction of SO IS per cent in the
rate of industrial insurance for the
fruit industry and operators of fruit
warehouses has been granted by the
state industrial accident commission
according TO information received by
the Yakima Valley Traffic aud Credit
association.
Demand for irrigation water on the
Wapato project during the month of
May, set new high record, accord
ing to L. NJ. Holt, district supervising
engineer for the United States Indian
irrigation service. There was total
of 120,000-acre feet diverted for $4,000
acres of land.
Five hundred and fifty-seven cows
were tested in the Cowlitz County
Dairy Herd Improvement associations
during May, averaging S12.32 pounds
of milk and 1921 pounds of butter
fat Eighty-five cows produced over
so pounds of butterfat and 2OS pro
duced over 40 pounds.
The Cowlitz county board of educa-
ton will adopt arithmetic textbooks
for grades three to eight inclusive,
and geography textbooks for grades
four to eight. inclusive, Friday. The
adoptions will be for five years for
districts outside of incorporated cities,
which, as rule, make the same adop-
tons.
Growing grain in the Goodhue Hills
section and Sundaie localities along
the Columbia river in Klickitat coun.
ty matured rapidly during the hot
weather in May and some damage was
reported by hot east winds. Harvest
ing operations will begin early this
year and an exceptionally good yield
is looked for in the locality.
After Hollis Bryan, So, had stood
staring out of his window in Seattle
for several hours, neighbors decided
something was wrong, called police
and then discovered he was dead.
Coroner Jones said Bryan died OF
heart disease while standing remain
ing in that position due to lack of
reflex action of the nerves.
Clarence Glenn, manager of tho
Grays Harbor Cooperative Egg asso-
citation at Aberdeen has been awarded
a certificate of special merit by Wash
ington state college. Mr.. Glenn recelv.
ed the award last week at the state
college commencement exercises for
his work in building IN the egg and
poultry industry in Grays Hnrbor
county.
The Olympic Construction company
OF Longview win complete laying
pavement on the st. Johns. Manor
road in Clark county about August Is.
County Engineer Deako said. Work
was hAdEAtu AONu ltNN HuilH OF summon
creek and the crew has completed
nearly two miles towards Vancouver
About 500 feet of concrete pavement
Is feet wide, are being laid daily.
The tunnel for Ahefdeen's $1,000.
O0O Industrial water system from the
wynooche river L. now about two.
thirds complete. More than 10000
feet Of the bore has been finished.
Two sections Of 5000 feet have been
completed and the hard rock crews
OF the seirns-Carlson company Of spo.
kane, contractors 10 charge. are now
concentrating on the final wall be-
tween shaft No. and the outlet at
YanWlnkle creek
According to reports from Hoquiam
the 'blucback" or Quluault salmon
run has fallen Car short of the expec.
tations OF indian fishermen on the
lower Quinault river and shows little
sign OF strengthening before the end
OF the season. But few fish are being
taken each day and packers and fish.
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