White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-01-24
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings Of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.

Our Readers.
Storage holdings Of apples in Yaki
ma valley January were 405 carl
less than a year ago.
B. A. Ragan killed 4 cougar measur
ing IN feet from tip to tip, the larges,
caught near Stevenson for some time
Frozen fire hydrants were the cause
OF a $4,000 fire at Pasco. demolishina
four business houses before 1t could
be controlled.
Carl G. lett assumed his duties "a
Clark county farm agent. He Is the
first farm agent to serve Clark county
in several years.
A group of Is senior engineering
students from the University OF Wash
ington inspected the Longview Column
bia river bridge at Longview.
Eight hundred members OF four
Grays harbor Scandinavian orders and
lodges attended the seventh annual
midwinter All-Scandinavian festival at
the Vasa temple in Hoquiam.
The offer Of the city OF Montesano
Of approximately, $4,000 for the city
water system now owned by the Puget
Sound Power & Light company was
formally accepted by that concern.
Farmers of the Davenport district
have subscribed 141,000 bushels Of
wheat In the organization of cooper
alive unit. 1t is thought there will be
no difficulty in securing 100000 bush
els.
During 1929 total Of S19,167.15 was
taken in by the Yakima police depart
ment. Fines and forfeitures on liquor
law violations made up one Of the
largest single items. $4,000 being re-
ceived.
Attempts OF Otto Might OF Spokane
to bob the hair of his wife while she
slept brought him into court, where
he was ordered to pay his wife $50 q
month while her suit for divorce is
pending.
Firemen fought fire in the plant Of
the Modern Lumber G. Millwork COM
pany at Tacoma for seven hours. The
plant was destroyed, with loss Of
$4,000. Several firemen were slight
~ injured.
The commercial steelhead season
opened on Grays harbor January Is.
but as far as could be learned no eff.
fort was made to catch any of the
fish. Extreme cold kept the fisher.
men at home.
The annual mining institute was
held on the University Of Washington
| campus during the week beginning
January 20. All persons interested in
mining. metallurgy and ceramics were
invited to attend.
The Mid Columbia Logging company
has commenced building a new mill
on the site of the one which burned
last September, near Stevenson. Ma
chinery has been purchased and will
be hauled Immediately.
Jack ELLA, 43. an employee of the
Ozette Railroad company, met almost
instant death when he lost his footing
and plunged from the new railroad
trestle spanning the Quinault river
near Poison camp No. z.
The growth Of outbound tonnage
from the Wenatchee valley In recent
years and the immediate construction
of the Rock Island dam have revived
interest in the projected railroad from
Wenatchee to Kennewick.
Longview schools led Cowlitz coun
ty in enrolment by nearly 500 stu
dents, according to the county super
intendent's figures just released. The
active enrolment here now Is 2515
Kelso Is second with 2O42.
George B. Miller began his 18th year
as superintendent Of the Aberdeen
schools. He was signed by the new
board Of education to three-year con
tract. Mr.. Miller has been with the
Aberdeen schools % years.