White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-10-11

and Aberdeen water systems adequate
to furnish water to either city In case
of fire or other emergencies is being
urged by Hoquiam business men.
Milk dealers in Seattle announced
an increase Of / cent quart in the
price of milk. Seattle has been pay
ing IL cents quart for two years, but
the price will be 10 cents from now on.
With but five taxpayers at the open
ing hearing at Yakima, scant interest
is manifest in the farm-to-market high.
way program which calls for an ex-
penditure in the county Of $1,500,000.
The state can not hold the Okano-
gan irrigation district liable for any
indebtedness of the MethowO kanogan
reclamation district, according to an
opinion from the attorney generals of.
flee.
Deeming the tax amendment to be
voted on next fall the best method of
getting the state out of it's present tax
difficulties, the prosecuting attorneys
Of the state have Endorsed the amend
ment
David Lynde Huntington, president
of the Washington Water Power COM
pany, is dead at Spokane after long
illness. He was internationally known
as a leader in hydroelectric develop
ment.
Gladding, Mclean & Co. of San Fran.
cisco, extensive manufacturers Of clay
products, have purchased the plants
and other property Of the American
Fire Brick company Of Spokane for
$275,0OO.
E. Neil, farmer living southwest OF
Pullman narrowly escaped death re-
Gently when work train backed into
his coupe on the approach to Kam-
taken street bridge over the South
Palouse river.
Potato growers and shippers OF the
Grandview district unanimously favor
utilization with the Pacific North
| west division of the National Potato
| institute, formed for the sterilization
of the industry.
With but a light vote cast at a
special school election at Olympia the
proposition to levy special tax Of 8
mills in addition to the 10 mills which
the county commissioners may impose
carried by vote of 1874 to IL.
A reduction in taxes amounting to
81 mills has been provided for the
city of Kelso by the budget for 1880
adopted recently, which provides a
total levy Of 26 mills compared with
29.1 mill levy for this year.
Mountain streams in the Longyiew
vicinity are being surveyed and tested,
looking toward their use as a source
Of water supply for Longview. The
Washington Gas & Electric company
(. will begin construction of new and
larger system about the first Of the
year.
Beans grown in the Walla Walla
valley this summer returned to Walla
Walla in cans to stock shelves in gro
| Gerry stores. The raw product left
there August IS and carload of can
ned pork and beans from the field
product was started west September
IL. The beans we're canned in Indian.
apolis.
| At special election Centralia ap
proved bond issue Of $650,000 fol
construction of a hydro-electric plant
on the Nisqually river. The vote was
for the bonds 1900, against 232. Al
previous election in February, which
was later thrown out by the state su
preme court, the bond issue carried
1850 to 1913.
The Camas Lumber company mil
was damaged by fire believed tt
have been started by spontaneous
combustion in sawdust pile. The
loss was estimated at $4,000. By
running hose line from the Washou
gal river to the mill the city fire de
partment was able to save the boiler
room, the dry kiln and planning mill
The city council at Pc Ell has adopt
ed it's budget for 1880, showing esti
mated expenses Of $5482.55. Estimat
ed receipts are 1920, leaving $4252.5I
to be raised by taxation, or an 18-mil
levy. In addition, there will be s
mill levy for retirement Of bonds. Els
timated expenses Of the Pc Ell con
solidated school district for the com
ing year are $5O,545.14.
A proclamation issued by William
N. Cole, division chief Of the Washing
ton state highway patrol, designatet
October z to October 81 as motor
vehicle inspection period. He urges
all owners and operators of motor We
hicles to have their cars inspected
and he asks all peace officers to co
operate with the highway patrol II
the effort to have all motor vehicles
made mechanically perfect.
| With Walla Walla county and much
of Columbia county closed to the hunt
ing of upland birds this season a large
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