White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-05

One of the heaviest rains in Aber
deems history was reported for the
24-hour period ending at a. m. Tues
day. The rainfall, amounting to 305
inches, continued all day Monday and
Monday night.
Roger Griswold and Robert Conover
college students, will work out a S.
fine and costs on the Pullman streets
for failure to appear in the police court
to answer the charge of playing ball
In the streets.
A sunrise prayer service was held
at the summit of CAROLS point Easter
Sunday morning, sponsored by young
peoples societies of score of Kelso,
Longview, Castle Rock, Kalama and
Woodland churches.
Boys and girls of the Zelda district
have formed the Zelda Fourth club
with 81 charter members. Daisy Davis
was elected president. The organiza-
ton has five projects gardens, can
ming, sewing, flowers and rabbits.
The four transcontinental railroads
operating in Washington moved a total
Of 1926 freight cars of all classes
loaded and empty, through their west
crn gateways during February. This
was 251 cars more than for the cor
racror1ino lost
Efforts to obtain federal appropria-
lions for construction Of a scenic
beach highway from Moclips north to
the Queets river, connecting there
with the Olympic highway loop, have
been launched by Grays Harbor resi-
dents and members of the Quinault
Indian tribe.
The Clark County Floral society is
preparing for the annual spring flower
show, which will be held April, 1914
in the Legion building in Vancouver.
Commercial bulb growing is gaining
in Clark county and the annual flower
shows are arousing more interest this
year than usual.
Formal celebration Of the opening
of the Hi-Carbon Coal company mine
at Morton will be observed Sunday,
April Z, when hundreds of business
men and others from Seattle, Tacoma,
Portland and other large northwest
centers, as we'll as the Lewis county
cities, will be present.
Cougars driven out of their noun
tain retreats during the severe winter
weather are lurking about ranches In
the White Salmon valley. E. Weldon
reported that two big cats passed
within 100 yards of the house on his
orchard property. Other ranchers also
have sighted the animals.
Two cars in freight train passing
through the Stampede tunnel at the
summit of the Cascades buckled and
delayed the eastbound passenger train
tive hours. No one was injured. A
pulled drawbar on one car caused the
air line to break, setting brakes on
the rear part of the train.
An ordinance making it illegal for
dogs to run at large in Colfax and
providing for impounding and selling
logs was introduced in the city coun
ill and passed first and second read
Ing. The action of the city council !
followed campaign put on by Colfax
women to relieve the situation.
The first Walla Walla organization
ever to make combined air and
land visitation to neighboring city
left Walla Walla last week. The Walla
Walla Advertising club, using two air
planes and a half dozen automobiles,
went to Pendleton, Or, to present a
program for the Rotary club there.
Cold weather has delayed shearing
in lower Yakima valley camps. First
buyers have begun preliminary dick
ering, but no actual sales have been
reported to date. Growers are antici-
pating offers about 80 to 33 cents. No
outside buyers have been reported but
local representative are sounding out
the situation.
The Cowlitz county commissioners
will receive bids April II for the con-
struction of permanent highway No.
Is, which is part of the main Lewis
River highway. Plans for the high
way were completed recently by Fred
G. Cramer, county engineer. The es-
timated cost Of the project is $4,000.
1t is Az miles in length, extending up
the Lewis river from the end of the
paved Lewis River highway.
Vancouver's historic apple tree, 103
years old, which was grown from
seed brought from London by young
employee of the Hudson's Bay COM
pany, will be given its annual bath
of lime and sulphur spray as soon
as the weather settles, Clement Scott
said. The tree is in good state of
preservation, due largely to the care
given it of late years by experienced
orchardists. 1t bears apples every
year.
Samuel J. Humes, state highway
engineer, has been appointed by Gov.
ernor Hartley director of highways
under the act passed by the last leg.
lslature giving the governor control
Of the state highway department.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed