White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-13
Fire broke out in the Peoples West

mated at $4,000. Bins in the plant
were laden with storage and crews
were to go to work on the seasons
run.
G. Ghosn Of Salkum, who operates
a cannery between Mayfield and Mos
syrock, will begin canning wild ever.
green blackberries this week. He ex.
poets to pack 10 to IL carloads if the
berries can be obtained, which should
be easy to do II fall rains do not in.
terfere with picking.
Fire starting near the roof appar.
emily from sparks swept the Barr
Single company mill at Kalama and
caused a loss estimated by Manager
Strange at 100000 on the mill and dry
kilns and it also destroyed between
100000 and 100000 shingles valued
at about SO per thousand.
Two men were killed on the Taco.
ma-seattle Highway near Tacoma
when their automobiles collided and
they were thrown to the pavement in
the path Of an oncoming stage. The
stage, one Of the International Stage
company's, line bound for Seattle, ran
over and killed the two PROSTATE men.
The fifth anniversary of the organi.
cation of the Kalama fire department
was celebrated recently with ban.
quet at the fire station, where the new
space for the storage Of the towns
new $1,000 fire truck, purchased by
the fire department, was dedicated.
Mayor Lyle Ficklin, fire chief, pre-.
sided.
Sportsmen in Okanogan county have
started movement for a closed sea.
son on deer this year because of the
terrific loss Of life of deer in forest
fires. Chelan county sportsmen are
likely to follow suit. Fire Warden
Schaller estimated that at least 300
deer were burned to death in the
Chelan-Methow fire.
The Washington park wading pool
was dedicated at Walla Walla as a
memorial to the world war dead of
the Walter G. Lee post of the Ameri-
can Legion and to the use of the boys
and girls of Walla Walla. Mayor
McCroskey accepted the gift on be-
half of the city. This was the feature
Of the Labor day celebration in Walla
Walla.
John Cox of Morton is recovering
at a Chehalis hospital from injuries
received at his home which necessi-
tated the amputation Of one leg below
the knee. Cox and his wife engaged
in an argument over possession Of the
family shotgun. During the dispute
the weapon was accidentally dis
charged and the head of the house got
the charge of shot in his leg.
The newly organized Michigan Lum-
Der company, which will operate tho
ex-A. j. West sawmill at Aberdeen,
will have the plant ready for work
about September IL. The mill is now
being remodeled and improved. The
work includes installation of a new
head rig, new green chain, log slip and
flood gate. One shift of about 125
men will be employed at the start.
Oiling of highways approaching Col
fax will start soon, according to ]. A.
Masterson, state highway department
supervisor for that district. The Dies
ell Oil Sales company of Seattle has
been oiling near Newport, but is ex
pected to finish this week. The oiling
program includes the Buck canyon
gravel stretch to the pavement north
of the city and the graveled Colfa1-
Wal1a Walla road as far as Dusty.
A female cougar with two kittens
was encountered in the middle of a
western Klickitat highway recently
by Mrs. Maude LIE Roy, who was driv-
ing an automobile to White Salmon.
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The big mountain cats, driven out of
their usual haunts by deep SHOWS last
winter, apparently have spent the
summer in the lowlands this year.
More cougar tracks have been observ-
ed and animals seen than at any time
since frontier days.
Approximately 100000 bushels of
wheat are being received daily by
the warehouses throughout Whitman
county, it was estimated by grain deal.
ers. Because of the speculative COL.
dition of the market, farmers are hold
ing t. ir wheat in hopes Of higher
prices. The dark hard winter wheat,
better adapted to milled needs, has
been produced around Lacrosse, Endt
colt, Willada, Winona and st. John
districts in greater quantities than be-
fore.
Validity of the per cent excise
tax against the net income of all II
nancial institutions was upheld by
Judge John M. Wilson Of Thurstor
county superior court, in a memoran
dun opinion which was filed in Olym
pia. An injunction obtained by more
than 40 savings and loan associations
in the state against the tax commits
sion to enjoin them from collecting
the tax or certifying the tax rolls was
dismissed and the rulings OF the CON
mission interpreting the act were SUE