Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-07-06
WASHINGTON News
ITEMS OF interest
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for information
OF Our Readers.


apples and % OF potatoes left Yakima
last week for the markets of the
world.
The Wenatchee chamber Of com
MERGE has invited the Columbia Basin
Irrigation league to hold its annual
meeting there in August.
A cigarette stub was blamed for the
fire that destroyed the Recreation
hall at Tieton. near Yakima, Satur.
day. causing loss OF 1880.
The infant death rate in Yakima
during the last year has been reduced
31.9 per cent, according to figures re-
ceived from the United States census
bureau.
Automobile licenses issued at Van
couver since the first OF the year total
10OS9. This is about 100 less than
We're issued during the same period
last year.
George Board and Richard Drake
of Buckley were Killed near Tacoma
Sunday when they lost control OF
ther car and it crashed into a tele-
phone pole.
The young daughter of Frank Cole,
prosperous Almira wheat grower. died
in the Wilbur hospital Monday night
from conyulsions brought on by eat
ing cherries.
Walla Walla has been included as
one OF the ports of call on the nation
al air tour for the Ford reliability
trophy. The IS or more planes will
he there July 10.
Seattle's auto fatalities for this year
reached IL Saturday when William II.
Northweay, ~, deputy city clerk, died
OF injuries suffered when struck by
an automobile Friday,
One hundred to $50 delegates from
farm bureau organizations in IL far
western states were assembling III
Yakima last week for five days OF
bureau training school.
The recent rains and cool weather
will be of benefit to some of the spring
grain in Walla Walla aud Columbia
counties which lie near the foothills,
according to growers and slippers.
Reports received by the state de-
partment of agriculture indicate that
this years wheat crop will run about
100000 bushels. Last years crop
produced nearly 5S,OOO,O00 bushels.
Completed and in operation except
for few small jobs, the new 100000
grain elevator at the port of Kelso
dock on the Columbia river will be
turned over to port authorities about
July 6.
The Washington Dental association
held its annual convention in Tacoma
recently. Nearly half of the 700 mem
bers of the association were present,
every section of the state being rep
resented.
Terrible burns suffered when she ac-
cidentally knocked over kettle OF
boiling water caused the death at Spo-
kane Monday OF Evelyn Marie. the II.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Skauge.
Logging and lumber manufacturing
and mill construction in the Longyiew
district will be suspended for short
periods OF varying length for different
operations for the usual Fourth OF
July shutdown.
An electric storm swept through the
Klickitat valley wheat belt and was
accompanied with some rain and in
places quite heavy rainfall occurred,
The storm should insure Il second
crop of alfalfa.
Lightning at Spokane sunday night
struck radio aerial, ran down The
side of the house and set fire TO tne
home of Attorney Henry Madigan. NJ
one was hurt but the residence was
badly damaged.
Burl Shoemaker, 8, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs, William Shoemaker OF vader.
tore the flesh and ngaments on his
right hand aud wrist badly when he
caught it III an electric wringer OF n
washing machine
The crop Of cherries this year in
the acknowledgements district is es-
timated at 90 carloads. Apricot trees
are loaded. as are peach and prune
trees, and big crop Of early potatoes
will be harvested.
Tho last carload of cherries OF the
season mas left the Walla walla val
ley, One hundred carloads OF Bings
and 81 OF Royal Ann cherries have
been shipped this season, The finan
cial return is about 100000.
Poor pollnization, caused by disap-
pearance OF wild bees. has caused the
short cherry crop this year, says Hen
~ Murdoch, Cashmere rancher Muir