White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-04-11

| BleWeLt pass crlppleu lelepuoHe SeIt'
ice between Spokane, Yakima, Wenat.
| chez and Seattle. The damage is
estimated at several thousand dollars.
Reorganization of the college of
fisheries of the University Of Wash
ington as department in the college
of science 80 that fisheries students
may be given more scientific instruc-
ton has been approved by the regents
Of the university.
Contending that Gilbert F. Potter
of the Selah district has violated his
contract by failing to market eggs
through the Washington Cooperative
Egg and Poultry association, the asso-
citation has brought suit for damages
in the superior court.
Five state banks in Yakima, Top
penish, Mabton and Selah served up
on the Yakima county commissioners
demand for refund of 1895, claim
ed to have been overpayment Of 1927
taxes. The commissioners announced
they would fight the claim.
The Yakima county farm bureau
charges that agriculture gets barely
a 1ook-in as the present curriculum is
ordered at Washington State college
and that the institution spends too
much money and effort in aping the
policies of the University of Washing
ton.
| Unless more satisfactory fees can
be agreed upon for pollination be-
tween Yakima valley beekeepers and
orchardists 100 colonies Of bees will
be removed this season to the Wenat-
chez valley, where the charge for this
necessary process is most advan-
tageous according to State Inspector
of Apiaries Higgins.
| A cheese factory probably will be
established on Puget island soon.
Farmers of the island have Endorsed
the move and Paul Border, represent
alive of the Clatskanie creamery, pre-
scented the proposition to the local
grange recently, explaining that ma
chinery is available when suitable
building can be found.
An important link in the Ocean
Beach highway will be completed this
summer, it was made known few
days ago, when Samuel j. Humes,
state director Of highways, called for
bids on highway work. This link will
be the surfacing of more than 13 miles
of the highway with crushed stone be-
tween Stella and Cathlamet.
Walla Walla field cut asparagus will
be on coast markets soon. a few boxes
having been shipped by express last
week. This is three weeks earlier
than last season. During the week
mixed carload shipments started with
spinach. rhubarb and asparagus. The
early season is heartening to the grow
ers, who expect good prices.
Kelso R. F. D. route No. will be
extended soon to serve Davis Ter
races, Mooney Acres and. residents
along the Bate road, near the Cowee.
man. The extension will give the
route a total length of 591a miles. 1t
serves Mount Braynion, Coweeman,
Mount Pleasant and Carrolls Point.
Joseph PLATE is mail carrier.
A stretch of road mile and half
long, that will cost about $4,000 to
construct, is being graded across the
canyon of the east fork of Lewis river,
near the Charter Oak district. The
road will save several miles travel
4 to residents of the district, who are
now compelled to go out of their way
to reach the Battle Ground highway.
The bodies of Gale Ellis, IA, and his
brother Earl, II, were taken from a
millpond in which they had been fish
ing. Searchers continued to drag the
pond for the body of Franklin Ellis,
9. The three sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert E. Ellis went fishing in the Pan.
handle Lumber company millpond
near lone and apparently slipped from
a log raft from which they had been
casting.
The Chinese pheasant is the only
upland bird that may be hunted in
Cowlitz county during the open sea-
son next fall as result of the action
Of the county game commission clos
ing all hunting for this year on Hun
garian cartridges, quail, native pleas
ants and blue grouse. The season for
Chinese pheasants will be from Octo.
Der to Is, inclusive, and the bag
limit will be three daily.
A total of 1884 motor vehicles paid
toll to cross the Longview Columbia
river bridge during the first "a hours
the span was used as toll bridge, it
was reported by Captain ]. H. Peck,
bridge superintendent. Captain Peck 8
report further shows that 5719 cars
crossed from Washington and 560S
crossed from Oregon on the opening
day, when toll was not charged, max.
ing total of 1927 using the crossing
in SO hours.
The 1500-foot diversion tunnel that
!, will carry the water of the Lewis river
!, around the Ariel dam site while the
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