White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-14

were too high. The district has $10,-
600 to spend for the structure, but all
bids submitted were in excess Of this
amount.
Wahkiakum county voters approved
another progressive measure at the
polls last week when they voted in
favor Of 100000 bond issue to cover
part cost of construction Of proposed
$25O,OOO bridge between Puget island
and the mainland of Washington at
Cathlamet.
Cracksmen invaded the Kittitas
county court house last week, opened
four vaults and escaped with an I'M
determined amount of cash, bonds and
valuable documents. Members Of the
sheriff's force on duty in the office
across the street, were unaware of the
robbery until morning.
For the first time in the history Of
the Clark county prune industry, ship
ments are being made to Italy, L..
M. Jones, manager of the Washington
Growers Packing company, said. The
foreign market has improved recently
and the demand in Europe is more
brisk than the domestic demand.
Purchase Of the Long Bell Lumber
company power plant, located between
it's east and west fir mills, by the
Washington Gas & Electric company
which supplies Longview with electric
service, has been announced. Nego-
tiations for the transfer of the power
plant have been under way for some
time.
w. R. Gibson of Castle Rock planted
one-tenth of an acre to Marathon ever
bearing strawberries May of this
year, and has already harvested ~
crates Of berries for market, as well
as providing two families with the
berries they have used on their tables.
The berries commenced bearing Aug
ust 20 and are still bearing.
Members Of the Cloverdale Lewis
River Cooperative Berrygrowers' as
ISOLATION have received bonus checks
for cent pound on all the berries
that they sold this year to the Puget
Packing company. They were paid z
cents pound on delivery, and the
contract provided for the bonus if the
sale price for the berries reached a
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a bridge to carry the Evergreen
highway over stretch at Cage Horn
where the roadbed Vas vas DESTROYED b
g gigantic blast. in the spring Of 1927,
ls nearly completed and will be opened
December l, w. A. schwarz, state dis
trict engineer, said. The concrete
bridge has been completed but it was
decided to build shed, rooted with
heavy timber, over the bridge to pro.
tect motorists from falling rocks.
An old gray castle, originally built
as prospective governors mansion,
which has stood majestically in FL
lensburg for half century, is to be
remodeled into a modern apartment
house, it was announced a few days
ago. The structure was constructed
in 1887 by Briton e. Craig, a pioneer
who died few years ago, to house
the governor when the town hoped tc
realize it's objective Of securing the
state capitol site there.
]. H. Bowen has opened hotel fol
the accommodation of the jobless and
needy in West Kelso. 1t has "a rooms
and will provide men with sleeping
accommodations and with meals at 6
charge Of 20 cents each. Tickets will
be sold to business houses and organ
izations at cost of zoe each, good
for either bed or meal at the hotel
and the business houses and organiza
tions will distribute the tickets tt
those who come to them seeking as
sistance.
A building 16 by "a feet on the
grounds of Providence academy Al
Vancouver, said to be the first school
house built in the Pacific northwest
is being RACED to make room for mod
ern improvements. The house was
built Of hewn boards of different
widths, fastened together with heavy
square nails. Rev. A. M. Blan Chef
supervised construction, in which tn,
whites and Indians had part. Schoo
was opened in December, 1856, Will
seven pupils attending.
The sale Of the Cowlitz county fai
grounds at Woodland, was referred t,
the voters at the election last week
The county commissioners refused t