White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-22

The big we'll recently completed by
the Stratford Orchard company at
Stratford delivers 1000 gallons per
minute. The we'll is 1856 feet in depth.
Blewett Pass, scenic road over the
Cascades, Is now getting coat of oil.
State highway department crews have
started oiling operations from Virdens
at the junction of the Seattle and FL
lensburg roads, to Mountain Home.
The Poison Lumber G. Single COM
pany's mill at Hoquiam has resumed
operations after long shutdown. 1t
will operate on a curtailed three-shift
basis for the time being, running three
shifts for three and four days a week.
Preparatory to widening and level.
ing block of Jewett avenue, the main
business thoroughfare of White Sal
mon, buildings have been moved back
or arcaded. Electric light and tele.
phone poles and wires are being in
SIdlleu III tue dlleyS.
The Lewis county commissioners
have closed a deal for the purchase
of tract of 1896 acres situated five
miles southeast of Chehalis on the Pa
cific highway, to be used as a site
for the new old peoples home to be
erected by the county.
With the city facing shortage of
nearly $4,000 in miscellaneous receipts
for this year, Miss Were Meek, city
clerk Of Hoquima, cautioned the city
council to make a careful study Of
next years income before adopting
the 1881 budget next month.
A freak accident at Bremerton re.
suited in the death of Allen P. Mog-
ford, barber. He was cutting down
a tree at his home. The tree in falling
struck a snag, knocking Mogford
down. The ak he was holding fell on
his head, splitting it in two.
A two-day health conference with a
child specialist from the state board
of health as examining physician will
be held at the Grays Harbor county
fair at Elma, August 80 and 81, it was
announced at Montesano, by Miss E.
Grace Rothwell, county nurse.
Columbia river Indians have en-
camped in the Mckee in preparation
for their annual work in the Yakima
valley hop harvest, which occurs early
in September. Meantime, the band,
with their leader, Chief Tommawash,
will go to the American river hills for
huckleberries.
On the question, whether under the
terms of the state constitution the
Bible could be used as a reference
book in the public schools, the attor-
ney general has given the opinion
that it cannot, and that the only way
to get the Bible into the schools is
through a constitutional amendment.
Burns suffered week ago in an
explosion Of gasoline stove at Copa-
lis proved fatal to Mrs. Connie Lind
sey, SO, wife of j. F. Lindsey, assistant
fire chief of Spokane. Mrs. Lindsey,
along with Mrs. Robert Since, who
also was dangerously burned, was
camping at Copalis at the time Of the
fatal explosion. ..-.i ~ ~ it
Fruit growers and the two packing
plants, Oregon Packing company and
the Washington Growers Cooperative
of Vancouver, are marking time await
ing the pear and prune harvest. Pears
probably will be available for canning
late in August, but prunes will not be
ready until about the middle of Sep
TENDER, growers report.
The Walla Walla county commits
sioners expect to include $500 in their
budget this year which will be for the
benefit of deserving but neglected
families. Tired of supporting families
which are headed by lazy husbands"
the commissioners plan to have the
men work on county roads and '$1.5O
a day will be allowed families.
| Fire destroyed five old wooden bust
ness blocks in Port Angeles with
a loss Of more than $4,000,
threatening the entire Front street
section and driving many persons to
the street in their night clothing.
Three lodging houses, two restaur-
ants, five stores and barber shop
were destroyed or badly damaged.
High-power powder busters are be.
ing used in Clark county prune or.
chards in an effort to combat brown
rot, which starts short time before
the fruit ripens. The machines are
equipped with powerful fans which
spread a fine powder over the fruit
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