Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-01-13
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE news

Grays HarbOr county in west end roac
construction during the ensuing yea,
! according to County Commissioner +
A. Powell.
The L0ngview postoffice for Decem-
ber showed gain of s1s5S.43 in re
ceipts over December. 1926. the tc,ai
being s72S4,sl compared with $5276.tS
for last year.
w. j. Burdick, railroad motorman,
fell 40 feet to the rocks beneath a
bridge at Spokane recently. jumped 10
his feet after regaining Consciousness,
and walked away.
The state Of Washington closed the
year OF 1927 with 1854 new factories
established and total of 5S25 on the
active list. Among them ere four new
pulp and paper mills.
William S. Lewis. Spokane. attor-
ney, is en- route to Washington to
press claim of the Kalispell tribe of
Indians for more than s1.000,O0O as We
endorsement for tvibsl lanils and priv
ileges.
Building permits fof1927 in Long
view represented a total estimated
new construction cost of si,32a,65s.
according to the annual report issued
by II. A. Douglas, city building super.
intendent.
The Anthracite Coal company of
Mount Baker has filed articles Of In
corporation at Olympia. with capital
stock of s5,0O0.000. The coal is said
10 equal the famous Pennsylvania an
thracite.
Max E. Barlow. 20 years old. son of
DR.. T. NJ. Barlow of Bellingham. has
received appointment to West Point
through scoring the highest average
on tests taken recently by national
guardsmen.
Building permits for total value
Of S177,53S were issued by the city OF
Kelso in 1927. which was the smallest
total in building there in five years
One hundred and thirteen permits
we're Issued.
The recently occupied First Presby.
'erian church of Yakima will be dedi.
Gated formally on February s. Rev
Frank Chalmers McKeen. pastor oi
the First Presbyterian church OF SaoS
kane. will deliver the sermon,
Rainfall on Grays harbor in 1927
amounted to 97S5 inches. the highest
total reached since 1909. and the sec.
end highest In 20 years OF weather his,
tory there. The 1909 total, which
stands as the record, was 1896 inches
The Montesano city council has set
7.s0 p. m. Tuesday. February Z. rs the
date OF hearing on the recently adopt.
I'd resolution calling for the lnstalla
,ion OF standard curb lights on four
blocks In the business section there.
The apple movement from Wenat.
chez has gained impetus since the
first of the year, and ISL cars have
rolled. In the last four days. 1sl cars
we're shipped Railroad officials ex,
pect to handle about 1.io0 ears from
this district during January,
Fines and costs collected iu police
court In 1927 totaled s5isS.5o, accord.
Ing to the report OF Chief OF Police
Cresap of Vancouver. Arrests to.nled
io74 and l1ab were given free logging
N the city jail. Out OF rs automobiles
stolen there rs we're recovered aud Ii
automobiles stolen elsewhere were re.
covered there, The police cars trav.
eled 1904 miles.
The report of Fire Chief Preston OIL
Vancouver read at the council meet.
Ing last week, showed total fire loss
In 1927 of sieSJs5. with s77,O25 insur.
anee. The department responded 10
los alarms, mostly grass aud chimney
iires.
Headquarters for the Lewis Feed
and Egg association was nsovca from
Raymond TO Menlo. few miles west.
last week, when that organization toui.
over the buainess OF tho Pacific tlout
W Egg association which was discou
tinuad.
A walla Walla candy manuie.lr
ran kidding" advcrtlsciaens
week offerIng five pounda oil caci
Tor five tons OF snow A translor CO.
pany took him up, dclNersi ,lia sH-a
gol the candy, and the proprietor ssf
ly shoveled the snow back Into Il
street
Yakima begins 1898 With a popuIa-
tlon Of 26eae. according to report ui
a survey made by the Newspaper Fel
lure Bureau for the Yakima chamuclA
II commerce. This figure rerressn.
growth of "a per cent since the To-,
census. which put the population o.
1850.
Whether Vancouver Is losing POP,