Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-09-14

and hay warehouse in EIlensburg,
burned more than two city blocks in
the warehouse district. causing loss
estimated at approximately s25O.OOO,
only partially covered by insurance.
William Baker, entomologist of the
western Washington experiment sta
ton. was in cowlitz county recently
assisting D. B. Leonard. county agent.
in organizing farmers 10 fight the flea
beetle which IS damaging potato fields.
Fishermen back from the Tucannou
river section near walla walla report
a plague OF grasshoppers. Luckily
they did not appear until the wheat
was too ripe for them TO harm. They
have stripped foliage from trees and
leaves from vegetables.
In order to prevent loss of bottles
and to insure against loss on charge
accounts, Clark county milk dealers
may adopt the ticket system in distrib-
uting milk. This system will obviate
the need Of increasing the price of
milk and cream. dairymen say.
The number Of students enrolled in
walla wana county schools last year
was greater than the year before. &C
cording to the annual report of Miss
Fannie Dunwoodie. school superin-
tendent. Registration was 6235 com
pared with s155 for the year before.
Car loadings for all destinations at
Washington points for July totaled
1867 against a total of $3.50 a year
ago. according to a report filed by the
department Of public works. It shows
a total of 592,lO5 cars loaded in this
state in the first 30 weeks Of the year.
Grssshoppers have invaded Garfield
county to such an extent that peach
trees along the Snake river have been
stripped OF foliage and fruit accord
Ing to visitors from Pomeroy. 1t is
said that automobile drivers along the
river road are forced to wear goggles
because Of the insects.
The seventh annual convention OF
tho Columbia Basin Irrigation league
was definitely set for September II at
Wenatchee. This. It was said, viii be
the most important meeting held by
the men who are interested in irrigat-
ing the vast tract Of arid land in
southeastern Washington,
Postal receipts fer the first seven
months of 1928 show gain of 121s
per cent over the corresponding per-
iod in 1927, Postmaster A. A. Bousquet
of wenatchee says. Since the reduced
rates on air mail went into effect on
August l there has been 800 per
cent increase in the sale OF air mail
stamps
The Lewis river highway has been
re-opened to travel at Cape Horn after
having been closed for few days so
thnt the face Of Cape Horn could be
blasted off to provide a base for the
highway. A successful blast was dis
charged and the road crew has clear
ed away the rock and put the route in
pnssabIe shape again.
An exhibit at the Southwest Wash
ington fair that viii be of especial In
terest to dairymen will be that under
auspices OF the Lewis County Herd
Improvement association. to bring out
the merits OF grade cows that are ON
test. A cow must have a record of
at least $50 pounds OF hutterfat to
make her eligible to entry.
The huckleberry season ia aow in
full swing, as evidenced by the hordes
Of Indians pouring into the Mount
Adams country. Bucks in full regalia
are gathering for races and sports at
their racing field beyond the Twin
Buttes ranger station. Whereas they
used TO make tho trip in wagons or on
horseback, they now arrive in auto
mobiles.
The county commissioners OF Kick
Rat county are asking taxpayers to
approve an emergency Issue of $4,000
in warrants to be charged against road
funds in district No. s OF western
Rllclitat county for smfacing and
travelling four miles OF permanent
highway between Husum. and the
front Lake valley from seeley's saw
mill 10 Trout Lake.
Grain fires in eastern Washington
have already this season cost the
farmers and Insurance compauleg APP
proxlmatcly 100000. the greatest loss
Of the last ak years, according TO De-
putty Fire Marshals II n Shoemaker
and + NJ. Aughuey, who were In Pull
man tho frat OF last weel, after
spending 70 days surveying the fire
situation in Whitman county
The yeor's apple crop in Che We
natehoe district viii he from 20 to 25
per cent more than last years yield.
District horticultural Inspector Har-