White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-02-01
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings OF
the Week CoIIectedfor
Our Readers.

George Sheets of East Selah, news
paper carrier, has used skis in cover.
ing his route during the past week.
Effective March /, Bellingham union
painter wages will be SO day, an adj
vance Of 81, and they will in the future
observe five-day week.
Property in Grays Harbor county,
according to the 1923 tax report just
made, is worth $1S,112,203. The 1927
figures were $17,1SO,2O1.
James Paterson De Mattos, for
seven times mayor of Bellingham,
justice of the peace in the early days,
died at his home in that city.
Pete Eli, So, section laborer for the
Union Pacific at La Crosse, was killed
instantly when the motor car on which
he was riding was struck by work
train.
The Brotherhood State bank of Hill.
yard, Spokane suburb, was pur.
chased recently by the First National
bank of Hillyard and the Hillyard
State bank.
At conference held in Seattle re-
Gently 1t was decided that the Wash.
ington annual irrigation institute will
meet in Yakima this year on Novem-
Der and 8.
Edward Hubbard, pioneer Seattle
mail filler and vice president of the
Boeing Airplane company, who died
recently, left his widow an estate ex-
ceeding $1,OO0,0Oo.
Apple shipments from Chelan coun-
ty for the season to January 10 have
been 16,428 cars, Of which 400 moved
out this month. This compares with
1873 shipped last year.
Ben Hawkins, Ga, died in a Seattle
hospital from injuries suffered Janu-
airy 4 when he stumbled and fell
through glass door, cutting his head
and neck on the broken glass.
Chan Ingham, Civil war veteran, for
mer fire chief, police chief and truant
officer, and one of the best known
men in that part Of Washington, died
at Sedro Woolley, aged 80 years.
Charged with beating his wife and
fleeing across the boundary into Ore
gon with his 2-year-old daughter, Roy
Hall was arrested at Arlington and
returned to the county Jail at Yakima.
A huge electrically equipped still %
miles from Tokeland was demolished
by federal agents, who arrested Bert
Miller, caretaker Of the Hubert hunt.
7 ing lodge, where the still was found.
A total of s125,OOO will be spent dur.
ing the next six months in improving
the toll bridge which spans the Co.
lumbia river between Pasco and Ken
newick on the Inland Empire highway.
Vivian Cook, Is, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Cook, died in Shelton
hospital Of burns received when she
attempted to put a kettle of water on
heater and her nightdress caught
fire.
Thin ice claimed three lives in
Seattle lakes when three boys who
had ventured too far out from shore
on the thin covering of Green lake
broke through and plunged to their
deaths.
The snow has brought greater de-
mand for hay in the Walla Walla val
ley. Producers are now receiving Sis
ton, about SIS more than year ago
with prospects of the price goine
higher.
The Rev. Robert ]. Allen, pastor Of
the Congregational church at Cathla
met and assessor Of Wahkiakum coun
ty, has accepted call at Weaverville
CAL, and will leave for that place in 6
few days.
w. Scott Pickerell, for 20 years 10
connective inspector for the Great
Northern railroad, died in a Spokane
hospital of meningitis, developed from
an ear infection that started few
weeks ago.
A Chicago firm is planning to pur
chase 1000 acres of logged-off lane
near Arlington for 100000 The lanC
will be cleared and planted to vege
tables, the entire product to be ship
ped to Chicago.
Seth Johnson, supposed to be pen
niless, had S170 in his pockets wher
he hanged himself in the Spokane jai
a few nights ago, and on his person
was found handbook showing that he
had $4,000 on deposit.
A 27-inch blue racer snake slid soft
ly into the sheriff's office at Yakima
recently and headed for the vault
where the moonshine is kept, but was
caught and placed in jar. 1t is sup
posed to have been brought in loat
of wood
Deciding that something must be
done to meet the space emergency a
the courthouse, Spokane county com
missioners are taking steps towart
the erection of an addition to the
building to be known as hall O.
'acorda.
About the only thing left in thi