Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-09-07
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings Of
the Week ColIectedfOr
Our Readers.

AAN oiAhnA AssA AAuhSl SAoN VI tio
Lewis County Savings & Loan associ-
alton has been set for August so and
81.
Funeral services were held at Tu-
laIip reservation for Mrs. Sam Buda-
wah, 100 years old, who died last We'd
nesday.
Grain crops in the Orchard flights
district of Klickitat county have been
garnered and a big fruit crop is in
prospect.
Kiwanians of the northwest assem-
bled in Aberdeen 1000 strong for their
annual district convention, which was
held last week.
At the graduation exercises of the
Cheney normal school recently, S16
diplomas were awarded by President
R. t. Hargreaves.
Work has been started on the two
miles of the Ocean Beach highway be-
tween Nassa Point and Cathlamet, in
WabkiaSum county.
The public schools of Colfax will
open Wednesday, August 20, with a
corps of 80 teachers under H. A. Ellis,
city superintendent.
T. L. Zimmerman, manager OF the
Marcus Whitman hotel at Walla Wal
Ia. has announced that it will be open
ed as first planned. September l.
The state treasury showed a balance
of S1S,S4S,O5i.7O for the week ending
August 16, according to report of
Charles W. Hinton, assistant state
treasurer.
Grain crops are being harvested in
the Camas Prairie mountain farming
district of western Klickitat county
near Glenwood. A big crop is being
obtained.
Longyiew is making an energetic
effort to secure recognition as port
of entry so that boats bound to and
from that port would not have to stop
at Astoria.
Grays harbor's third golf course was
opened TO the public Sunday, August
20, when the new nine,hole 31OO-yard
course two miles west of Elma was
opened formally.
Several tons OF loose straw were
burned on the Wright farm south of
Probstel last week. The exhaust from
gasoline engine. operating a baler.
caused the fire.
approximately $4,000 has been rails
ed in sedro-Woolley for new city
hospital. The structure will cost slO..
600 and bond issue may be floated
for half that amount.
The Puget Sound navy yard is now
open to visitors for the first time since
the beginning Of the World war. Here
tofore persons wishing to visit the
yard ahd 70 secure passes.
With hot weather. peaches in all
perts OF the Yakima valley are rlpen-
ing rapidly and the United States EN-.
ployment office in Yakima was swamp
ed with orders for pickers.
A hardwood sawmill, said to be the
first on Grays harbor, win be in OPP
Grafton at South Montesano within a
week, it was announced by L. j, Esses.
who Is backing the project
Sheep men In Columbia county are
suffering unusually heavy losses in
their noeks from bears. one man, h.
a. Jackson, reporting loss Of 20
sheep last week in single night.
Fire Of unknown origin Sunday night
destroyed the large grain warehouse
Of W 0, Marshall NJ corptll together
with 100000 baahols OF grain, Tho
loss Is esllmated AZ more than $780,
600.
The congregation 81 the Baptist
church at la Conner occupied tncir
new building Tor the first time last
sunday Tho new church has just
been erected to replace the one burned
last February.
The Riizyille Congregational church
which has been closed for " years.
has been sold to She RilzyIlle Womon's
club, who will remodel the buildirg
into clnbroom with a seating capac-
ily OF about $40
Construction In Palouse of q $50.
900 plant ior the MISUNDERSTANDING
Seed company. which win hrlug to The
Palnuae district n new outlet for is
pea crop, O. announced by 3 W. True.
Spokane contractor Work already is
started on Tho plant. expected to start
operations within 90 days
The greatest crowd tha, over at.
tended The Southwest Washington fair
swarmed through The gates Friday
afternoon after business had been
suspended for tho day in the twin
rIties, that being ChchalisCeniralla
dav.