White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-02-22
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings Of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.

Portland, Or, last week.
During January permits were issued
at Wenatchee for new buildings val
ued at $47,350, more than $4,000 over
the same month a year ago.
Two large apple warehouses at
Pateros owned by the H. Cross COM
pany of Chicago burned recently, caus'
ing a loss estimated at $4,000.
A man supposed to be Charles Ram
sey of Spokane, thinly clad and with
out cent in his pockets, was found
frozen stiff in a haystack near Grand
view.
The state Of Washington stands
fourth in wheat production and fifth
in quantity of potatoes raised, accord
ing to figures Of the department OF
agriculture.
The United States employment Of
flee, maintained at Wenatchee since
last June, was closed few days ago
because of lack of funds to carry
it over the dull period.
A herd Of elk, driven in from the
mountains by the severe weather, was
discovered in an orchard three miles
south of Walla Walla. They were
weak from the want. Of food.
AS his estaranged wife was packing
her belongings preparatory to leaving
their home at Sequim, jeff e. Shep'
herd shot and killed her and then
took his own life with the same gun.
Twelve machines are now being
used at the Union Bag company IN
Vancouver and four more will be IN
operation soon. Fifty workmen are
turning out 100000 paper bags daily.
Timely valentines arrived at Che
halls on Valentines day, when twin
daughters were born to Rev. and Mrs.
]. H. Messenger. Rev. M. Messenger
is pastor of the Chehalis Lutheran
church.
According to a recent report OF the
state board of equalization, there are
25,166,SO3 acres in the state of Wash
ington, exclusive of town lots, OF
which about 100000 acres are i'm
proved lands.
Nearly suffocated by smoke from a
fire that burned the interior of her
home at Walla Walla, Mrs. Philip
Schwartz crawled from a sick bed
through three rooms to escape being
burned to death.
The Port Of Tacoma recently award
ed a contract for the draft OF plans
and specifications for the grain eleva
tor for which Pierce county voters
authorized 100000 bond issue at the
November election.
According to John S. Dennee, fed
eral statistician at Seattle, stock on
Washington farms increased 5000 head
during the past year and are now
worth $64,73eOOO. an increase of IS,
SIG, 900 over last year.
With an attendance estimated al
1000 from all parts of the Yakima val
ley, the annual rally and "home prod
ucts" dinner of the Yakima chambe'
of commerce was held in the nationa
guard armory last week.
With the thick blanket Of snow GOV
ering winter pasturage, Kiickita
county ranchers are experiencing al
acute shortage in cattle feed. A low
ering in milk flow has been reported
from all sections of the county.
A call for bids for the construction
of a new plant for the Farmers co
operative Creamery association
Camas was issued last week b,
directors of the organization. TIL
bids will be opened February IL.
The net enrolment of students II
Vancouver schools at the close OF tn
first semester totaled 1856, an II
crease of 104 over the enrolment Il
1928, according to the report of Cit
Superintendent Of Schools ShumWa1
Three children were burned to deaf
at the Fender sawmill camp, nea
Winthrop, when the home of MT. an
Mrs. Lawrence Reeves was destroyed
The fire, it was believed, was starte
by one of the children playing wit
matches.
An aerial signboard, 81 feet lont
with letters IL feet high, now marx
Raymond, and serves as a directio
mark for aviators who fly over tina
city. The sign was completed recen
, ly on the roof of the Raymond Aut
g company's building by the city eng
' neer.
Two men were drowned when the
attempted to drive an automoDll
across the ice on Lawrence lake, eigf
miles southwest of Yelm. A third o.
cupant of the car crawled to cak
of ice and remained there until he wa
rescued by skaters.
A spectacular fire almost destroye
the Scarpelli macaroni factory IN Sp
r kane with damage estimated at $2S
: 900, which was partly covered by II
surance. Water from the fire hose
played over the streets and froze, Gu
0 ing elf street car traffic.
!. NetrOpolitan pangsters initiate Il