White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-03-16

win Meisnest as graduate manager OF
the Associated Students of the Uni
versity Of Washington by the board
Of control at special meeting last
week.
Toy automobiles were used in va
kima last week in the trial Of the dam.
age suit of Frank Lowther against
Thomas Nesbit in the latter's counter
claim, to demonstrate to a superior
court jury the positions of the cars
and the manner in which the crash oc.
Cured.
Application was filed with the
supervisor Of hydraulics by ]. e. Wick.
strom of Everett, for appropriation Of
1000 cubic feet per second Of water
from the Skykomish river, near Index.
for use in developing 100000 pow.
er project, to generate $4,000 horse.
power.
Mary Lacy chapter, Daughters Of
the American Revolution Of Centralia,
unveiled last week plaque on old
Fort Borst, Centralia's historic block
house, which was erected in 1856 as a
government storehouse and protection
for white settlers against attack by
Indians.
The Kalama Methodist church, de-
stroyed by fire last Saturday, was the
third edifice Of that congregation to
go up in flames. 1t was built follow
ing the destruction Of its predecessor
about 20 years ago. Erection of new
church will cost about $4,000, 1t was
estimated.
Mrs. ]. G. Knapp last week was Civ.
en- contract to feed prisoners in the
Clark county jail. Her bid was 10
cents each for meals and 10 cents each
for lunches, reduction of 8 cents
each on meals and cents each on
lunches as compared with her contract
for last year.
Assets of the two banks at Ritz
vile are nearly $250,000 more than at
the corresponding call year ago, al
though little less than at the first
of the year. The First National has
deposits of $7S3,OO0 and total assets
of $91S,OOO; the Ritzville State bank.
deposits of 100000 and assets of
$501,000.
Refrigerator cars Of the National
Refrigerator Car company will carry
Yakima valley fruit advertising, &C
cording to announcement at the week
ly meeting in the Yakima Valley Traf-
fic and Credit association. The ad-
vertisement will be painted on the
side and one end of the cars. Five
hundred cars will be decorated.
A spectacular fire that for a time
threatened complete destruction of the
Tacoma city hall broke out in the
boiler room of the building last Friday
but was brought under control in
about an hour. Smoke filled the city
jail, and as precautionary measure
the prisoners were herded into the
police garage nearby under heavy
guard.
Fruit growers are subscribing for
the stock of the cooperative cannery,
which was incorporated in Vancouver
recently, and the plant will be in op-
Grafton in time to handle the fruit
crop this year, w. H. Wood, manager
Of the Washington Growers Packing
corporation said. Several sites for
the location of the cannery are under
consideration.
Application blanks for young men
who intend to enroll for the citizens
military training camp at Vancouver
barracks, June 16 to July IL, are being
mailed out. The state of Oregon and
five counties in Washington, Klicki-
tat, Skamania, Clark, Cowlitz and
Wahkiakum will supply the quota Of
500 students who will train at Van
couver barracks. The quota for Clark
county was raised to 70, an increase
of five.
Edgar Moir, 10, bagged twice his
weight in black bear near Aberdeen
last week when he brought down a
2OO-pound. bruin who had left his win.
ter lair at an inopportune time. He
was roaming about in the brush near
where his father was cruising timber
when he came upon two bears. One
shot downed the larger Of the two
and the other fled hastily. The bear
had exceptionally fine fur, which will
be tanned and made into souvenir
rug.
The total timber cut on the % ma
tional forests of Oregon and Washing
ton for the calendar year 1927 was
373,694,00O board feet, with a value of
$878,739, as shown by report issued
by the United States forest service.
This is decrease of nearly As million
board feet as compared with 1925,
due largely to depression in the lum-
bermarket according to the service.
The cut on the eight national forests
of Washington amounted to 201,S10,-
900 board feet, valued at $416,455.
George E. Cochrane Of Woodland,
who was secretary OF the Cowlitz
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