White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-04-25
WASHINGTON news
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings Of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.

| WI bVouVbos
| Fire originating In one of the pro
iectors caused loss Of more than
s2500 to the Wigwam theater at Ste
venson.
The contract for the erection of the
new federal building at Pullman has
been let to a Minneapolis firm for
$4,000.
Infection from small boil on the
forehead Of Gertrude Reice, IL, OF
Yakima, resulted in her death at q
hospital after an illness Of four days
Vandals, believed to have been boys,
removed mail from a number OF boxes
at the Kalama postoffice recently, and
strewed letters and papers on the post
office floor.
Members of Pomona grange of Clark
county have voted to again urge pas
sage of an income tax and reclassifica-
ton Of property and to oppose gen
eral sales tax.
The Kelso Manufacturing company
has an addition under construction at
it's mill on the Cowlitz river In North
Kelso. A dry kiln will be installed
The company cuts alder.
A carload OF Delicious apples bought
at Wenatchee brought what is thought
to be the highest price of the season
to a grower. The price was 1925 pei
box on the car at Dryden.
The Washington State College band
In its statewide tour will visit ID
towns. The party, which includes Al
persons, will be under the direction
of Professor Harold P. Wheeler.
The town of Doty, in western Lewis
county, has population of 46O, com.
pared with 622 in 1920, according to
announcement by C. L. Babcock, cen
sus supervisor for that district.
The Columbia river drifts near
Cathlamet are being cleared of their
snags and winter debris by the gill net
fishermen, preparatory to the opening
of the commercial season on May /.
Despite the fact that 1853 cases OF
contagious diseases were reported In
Vancouver during March there were
no serious results, according to the
monthly report of the health officer
Seattle has determined to check ur.
every automobile with a California
license plate that enters the city. 1t
is estimated that over 1000 Seattle
residents are Illegally using California
plates.
Confirming the movement of popula
ton from farms to cities, census re-
turns from % precincts in southwest.
ern Washington show that the popu
lation has declined from 1867 to 2601
since 1920.
Improved conditions among farmers
are held responsible for the increase
in bank deposits shown for March by
banks Of the valley outside of Yakima
A gain of 100000 over March last
year is reported.
The w. F. Ingram shingle mill ut
Kalama, which has capacity of 10O,.
| 600 shingles daily shut down recently
because of poor market conditions for
shingles. The mill is on a float on
the Columbia river.
Rev. Lew Wallace Gade of Milwau-
kee, Wis, has been called to the pulpit
of the First Presbyterian church at
| Vancouver to fill vacancy caused by
the drowning last summer of Rev.
Charles Il. Baskerville.
The Olympic Chalet company is con.
sidering creation of lake high up in
the Olympic mountains as a hydro.
plane base for summer recreationists.
The site is in Martins park, 80 miles
| north of Lake Quinault.
The sale of approximately 100000
| pounds of wool in Klickitat valley at
a price slightly below 20 cents was
| reported recently. The sale comprised
total Of $4,000 fleeces and included
the spring clip of various flocks in
| that district.