Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-07-20
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS or INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings Of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.

dedicated at odessa park.
a large crop OF native wild black
berries is being harvested in the Che
halls district.
Less than 10 per cent OF the normal
prune crop will be harvested in Clark
county this year,
The Mccammon hotel, store and
garage at Moclips were destroyed BY
fire with loss estimated at $4,000,
The annual convention OF the Wash
ngton Good Roads association Will be
held in Walla Walla October II and
Il.
A contract was let to J. P. Douglas
ana son OF Tonaslset Tor the consruc.
ton OF tive miles OF road from Loomis
east.
Potato fields were dust against the
flea beetle which is doing consider
able damage in cowlitz and Lewis
counties.
Extensive Improvements are under
way at the southwest Washington fair
grounds, midway between chehalis
and cenralia.
The sheep industry, although young
in the vicinity OF Ridgefield, is grow
ing fast, with farmers adding tlocks
to their stock.
over 500 delegates, alternates and
visitors attended the three-day con
vention CT the Washington State Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor al Wenatehee.
The Oregon Packing corporation has
begun work al Yakima on large mod
ern eannery, 2S0X16O feet, that will
provide a payroll Tor 500 people,
The Pacific National bank, organic
ed two months ago at Seattle with a
capital stock OF S2.5OO.0QO, has increas.
ed its capitalization to S4,oOO,oOO.
Reports come from Dayton. Wash
tucna and other points in eastern
Washington that grassloppers are do
ing considerable damage TO the potato
crop.
special field day Tor farmers and
other interested persons OF Grant and
Douglas counties was held at the Wat
eryille experiment station Saturday,
July IA.
Convicted OF bombing theatre al
Seattle, Thomas J. Woodhouse was
sentenced Saturday 10 serve from to
Is years in the penitentiary at Walla
Walla,
George Wagner. a farmer OF Ritz,
vile. died as the result Of broken
neck sustained when he fell from some
farm implement on which he was
working,
Eighteen passenger were injured, two
seriously when a North Coast Trans
portatlon company bus en- route from
Portland sideawiped garbage truck
in Seattle
The annual picnic OF the Lewis coun-
ty Jersey breeders will be held Wed.
nesday, July 20. near Toledo. Three
OF the Jersey herds OF Cowlitz valley
VIII be visited
At a depth OF 1858 feet sunnyside's
new municipal well is in stratum OF
basaIuc rock When that is pierced
the drillers expect TO strike a flow Of
pure filtered water.
The school board Of the consolidated
Davenport district has purchased four
large busses Tor the transportation Of
children to and from school. The
price paid was 1890.
Vancouver ID growing, Judging from
tho building permits issued. In June
the ngures wore S2GGsii, By more
than 10000 die seeond largest month
the city mas ever SHOWN
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on the new Marcus Whitman hotel al
Walla Walla ana p!asterug has begun
The weekly payroll OF the eonsuuc
lion company ia now s5s0o.
Fire OK undetermined origin at.Bet
lngham caused damage estimated al
100000 to the Daylight block and
$4,000 to Montgomery Ward & Co.,
occupants OF the structure
Payment OF 1 Der cent OF month
salary Of the Office sought wiI De-
required o. candidates nhns decIara
tons OF candidacy. announesa q, h
Floyd OF the secretary OF states of
flee.
All Of the holly grown 90 lht dAer
man Yogei Hrm ia tine Lexington dia
trict north oil Longiew during ine
next ton years has boon contracted
for by !. a. schoonoyef OF Oregon
city. or.
The CLARK county Tinigums, $50 Of
eani1atlon gomprl4c1 OF Meu and HQ
men more than Do yelr old who wef
born In Clark county, held their 4ll