White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-07-27
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings OF
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.

The new frame barn on Theodore
Ensor's farm, four miles west OF Rear
dan, was destroyed by fire.
Harvesting wheat crop variously
estimated at from 100000 to 6,OOO,'
900 bushels is in full swing in Walla
Walla county.
A $4,000 bond issue for construc-
ton of new Vancouver grade SCHOOLS
was bought by the state for the per-
manent school fund.
Robbers blew the safe in the George
H. Semple store at Orient and obtain
ed about 500 in currency. Checks and
other valuables were left.
D. v. Morthland, state senator from
Yakima, who refused recently to seek
reelection, also has refused to become
q candidate for lieutenant governor.
Frank Meime of Astoria, part own
er of the fishing boat Siren, was
drowned near Port Angeles when his
skiff capsized in the Quillayute FLYER.
Charles A. Powers, Spokane, was
awarded a contract for 16 blocks OF
paving in district 48, Pullman, at $l6,-
845.
William Darland, "a, was fatally in
jured at Tacoma and four others were
badly hurt when Darland drove his
car into a pier Of the Milwaukee via
duct.
A plan was considered at meeting
Of the Chehalis city commission where
by the entire wooden water main
system will be replaced by castiron
mains.
Garfield Davis, state parole officer
from Monroe reformatory, was arrest
ed in Hoquiam on charge of posses
sion of liquor and driving while
drunk.
The damage caused by the fire that
destroyed the packing plant of the
Inland Meat company Of Wenatchee
was placed at $4,000 with $4,000 in
surance.
M. Casevetus, pioneer fruit man,
hurt In an automobile accident at
Selah, died in Yakima hospital three
days after without regaining con-
seriousness.
An appropriation Of $1,0O0,OO0, to
be used in the building of 4O0-room
addition to the Olympic hotel at Sc
attic is announced by the board of
directors.
Emil F. Piluso, for three years as
sistant physical director Of the Port
land Y. M. c. A., has accepted the post
of physical director of the Yakima
Y. M. c. A.
The estate of Charles Laube of Bell
Ingham is worth $164,8S9, according to
an inventory filed with the county
clerk. Most of 1t is business property
in Bellingham.
Three bandits on the Blewett Pass
road in Yakima county held up two
automobile parties and got away with
s45 in money, two gold watches and
both automobiles.
Sam Price, BroadaX pioneer, Is re
firing and has leased his $50 acres
with full equipment. to Earl 1Yerson
Mr.. and Mrs. Price will purchase resi-
lence property in Wilbur.
Girls Jensen, engineer at the county
rock crusher near Ellensburg, suffer
ed a broken neck when caught in 6
cable and thrown 20 feet in the air
landing on his head unconscious.
An investigation Is being conducted
by state officials Of conditions in the
Northern state hospital for the insane
at Sedro Wolley. The investigation
includes all hospitals in the state.
A new pressure cocker and othe,
machinery, costing in excess OF S25,
900. is being installed at the Aller
Packing company cannery located or
the Port OF Kelso dock in Longvlew.
Thirty carloads of onions, making
total of approximately 81 carloads
80 fa- this season, were shipped from
WallA Walla last week. Many grow
ers ar. holding until prices are higher
Construction of 50-ton paper mil
In Hoqu.am which will manufacture
the highes, grades of bond and writ
log Paper will be started at once b.
the Ilan,mcrlnill Paper company
Pans for the mill, which will cos
several millions of dollars, were an
neuntel after an agreement had beer
} reached between officials of the com
pany and the Grays Harbor Pulp com
pany.
The state highway commission wa
given permission by Judge Sharpsteil
to fill in any part Of the irrigation
ditch formerly used by Alfalfa dis
trict No. for the purposes of widen
ing the highway between Wallul'
and Alfalfa.
Mas katherine Kershaw of Lowe
Naches district Yakimas first womal
aviator, made her first solo flight OF
Monday July 16, at the Yakima air
port. where she has been one of TIN
J most devoted and promising student
4 the flying art.
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