Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-08-10
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings OF
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.

w Altdlu Oluiln' o. MAS A@tdill Ai
jured Saturday when an emery wheel
on which he was at work exploded in
a Great Northern shop az Hillyard.
NJ. c. Lane. government entomolo-
gist. has leased a building in College
Place, near Walla Walla, and has in.
stalled laboratory for wire worm in
vestigatious
A check OF the figures by the coun-
ty auditor indicated that sos more
automobiles have been licensed in
Walla Walla so far this year than at
the same time last year.
A $4,000 bond issue floated by Tux
yila, King county, for a water system,
Mas purchased by State Auditor C. W.
Clausen. The bond will draw AS per
cent interest for 20 years.
Walter Mann, IS, veteran single
manufacturer OF Everett and Tor is
years prominent in church and civic
affairs OF that city, died suddenly
Saturday of heart trouble
Distribution OF the July state school
fund apportionment OF S5s446S has
Just been announced. King county
receives the largest, S154,5S1, and Ska
mania the smallest, S13O5.
Sergeant II. V. Hill, head of the mo
tor division OF the Tacoma police de-
partment, was fatally shot last Friday
night by one OF four boys he discoy.
cred stealing from parked cars.
Harlow Barney, wafer master fer
Walla Walia ana Columbia counties,
reports marked shortage OF water in
the streams OF the valley as one result
OF the heat wave OF last week.
Everett led the state for low fire
loss in 1927, the per capita loss being
only S1.o5, figured on a population OF
$4,000, according to report OF the Ma,
tional Board OF Fire Underwriters.
About 200 acres OF wheat on the
Mckee zuger place between Walla
Walla ana Waitsburg burned at noon
Wednesday in fire presumably start
ed by a carelessly thrown cigarette.
A small son OF j. L. Fowler OF Rose
valley, east OF Kelso, was threatened
by snarling coyote which invaded
the Fowler place ana leaped at the
lad, whose screams frightened it away.
Fred Shifferly, prominent Drews
prairie farmer, suffered two broken
ribs and bad decorations when his
Guernsey bull attacked him. shiffer
ly was butted through a fence, after
which he was trampled.
NJ. j. Rarey OF Wialocll has filed as
republican candidate Tor county com
missioner for the second district OF
Lewis county, making i've entries foi
the place. Mr.. Rarey is state and
county grange lecturer
The water shortage at oakville
which became acute over the week
end. has been relieved, according TO
announcement by officials. a number
of bad leaks were found in the main
lines which were repaired.
Besides 100 acres oi wheat belong
ing to Harley Reynolds the homes OF
Lee Garland. George Burmese aud Nate
oyerman were burned Wednesday
near Kahlotus by lire that started
from some unknown cause.
The permits for the construction OF
the Pacific highway bridges spanning
the Cowoeman river south OF Kelso
and the kalama river north OF naiama
have been issued by the war depart
ment following approval Of the plans.
Postal receipts at walla Walla's
postoEfice are still ON The increase.
according to the figures furnished by
Postmaster Morrow The receipts tor
the mouth Of July showed an increase
Of 1913 per cent over The same month
in 1927
Timothy nay crops grown ia con
neetlon with apple culture in the
White salmon valley Irmt belt yielded
weu this year. q field OF nonirrigat.
cd timothy in orchards of Herbert
Williams, white salmon. attained
growth Of six feet
Mob Hill water users complained TO
the Yakima city commissioner OF poor
pressure. The trouble. The officials
explained, was iae small pipes origin
ally installed 10 serve mostly live and
tanacre tracts. The land is plated
into lots now aud settled ny and thu
pipes viii not carry sufficient water
unless dangerous pressure is used.
Hgmp.uipa pioneers aad their ae-
scendauts. with settlers from sur
rounding districts. ioiued sunday in
recouDtng cid Zines and renewing
friendships al ths fourth annual pie
MIC OF ihs Hmntu'ipa Pioneer asso-
clauon