White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-03-23

| on the Great Northern run between
Seattle and Chicago, struck large
rock on the tracks near Dryden Sat
urday afternoon and the engine turned
over. Only the engineer was hurt.
City officials of Walla Walla have
adopted the ordinance setting aside
an additional $4,000 for creek dredg-
ing. An equal sum already has been
| spent. The flood of last Sunday has
brought in more gravel, which Off
Gals state must be removed.
The report of Auditor Rae Of the
| interstate bridge at Vancouver show
an increase of s57S2.S6 in net receipts
from the bridge for three months of
1928 as compared with the same per-
iod in 1927. The total for 1928 was
$61,232.6O, compared with $55,449.74 in
1927.
Yakima, Kennewick and Walla Wal
la will have weather forecasts during
the ruit-blooming season this year,
are lacking, according to F. D. Young
of the federal weather bureau, who
has charge of the work in Pacific
Coast states.
DR.. d. o. Nugent, mayor of Contra
liza, announced his plans to build a
public market on North Pearl street
at as early date as he can secure
title to the site chosen, part of the
Nudd tract. The building will be rs
by 1875 feet, concrete construction.
Cost is estimated at $4,000.
Members of the Presbyterian church
of Davenport voted to construct new
edifice this summer to replace the
building destroyed by fire December
30, 1923. During the summer of 1924
a basement was constructed, and serv-
ices have been held there since. The
new structure will cost about 100000.
State and county deputy game war
dens have not the right to enter the
premises of licensed taxidermists and
dealers in raw furs for the purpose of
examining records, Assistant Attorney
General E. w. Anderson told S. B.
Rathbun, supervisor Of game and
game fish. However, the taxidermists
and raw fur dealers must file reports
to the supervisor under oath.
Of fhn MOL
Akely post of the American Legion at
Port Angeles face arrest and Jail SEN
fences unless they find the town can
non. A warrant was issued by Mayor
w. B. Hedrick after cannon used in
the world war and given to the city
by the war department mysteriously
disappeared. The disappearance fol,
lowed a membership contest.
Commissioners Of the port of Olym-
pia have decided to build a $4,000
cold storage plant at the docks to meet
the needs of the farmers, berrygrow-
ers and poultrymen of Thurston coun-
ty. The plant will have capacity of
rs carloads. The call for bids will be
made April 3, and it is planned to
have construction completed before
the products of the 1928 farm season
are ready for market.
Resources of state banks in the past
four years show an increase Of $780,
281,O23.30, the twenty-third annual re-
port of the state banking department,
just submitted to Governor Hartley by
H. G. Johnson, supervisor of banking,
discloses. In 1923 total resources were
$173, 727,O29, compared with S203,009,-
O52.3O now. Deposits totaled $780,.
DAT ,679.15 in 1927, an increase over
$146,759,O99.43 for 1928.
Lumber sales of West Coast Lum-
bermen's association mills showed a
decided gain for the week ending on
March 10, according to the report for
LA mills just released. Sales for the
week totaled 126,O8O,027 feet as COM
pared with 114,O4O,203 for the same
number of mills for the preceding
week. Production during the week
just reported was 123,921,349 feet and
shipments 115,902,552 feet.
Only one charter was granted by the
division of banking during 1927, SUI
pervisor Johnson said in the annual
report of the department. The char
ter was issued as the result of the
conversion of the United States Saw
ings & Loan society of Tacoma into
the United States Mutual Savings
bank. Two state banks, the Centralia
State bank and Washington Exchange
bank of Vancouver, became national
banks, while four state banks consol-
idated.
Following years investigation by
the city commission and a citizens
committee, the Olympia city council
has closed a contract for improving
and enlarging the Olympia water sup
ply. N. C. Jannsen, Seattle, has been
engaged to drill several wells, the con-
tract calling for payment at the rate
Of $1,000 per million gallons of water.
1t is planned to increase the 24-hour
supply by from 100000 to 100000
gallons, and to build two water towers
to supply the heights of the city.
The Cowlitz county fair board at
their meeting in Kelso decided to hold