White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-07-25
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.

UuF ncduCIS.
The Cowlitz County Sportsmen's as
sociation held another crow shoot last
Sunday.
Companionship in their old age
moved William T. Lyon, 70, of Yakima
and Mrs. Pruella Smell of Vancouver
to he united in marriage at Vancouver.
Prosecutor Gilbert of Skagit county
said Guy Benston, %, Burlington, had
adm,.:ed killing George Tinney, Bur-
lington poolroom operator, while rob-
bling him.
The test oil we'll at Vesta has struck
fair flow of gas at depth of 1925
feet, and 1000 additional feet of steel
cabl. has ben ordered so drilling
ma, continue.
A survey of grape prospects in Yaki-
ma ALLEY indicates that 210 carloads,
or dive cars less than were shipped
f,on the valley last year, will be
available this fall.
Red and blue wooden axes, the Of
fetal souvenir of the Longview Rolleo,
to be Leld August and 8, are making
Nheir appearance. Some 1900 will be
available before Rolleo days.
h to an
the Waitsburg district and will reach
its peak about August /. There seems
to ne surplus of harvest hands and
wages are from 20 to rs per cent
lower than last year.
flat rancher, died at Walla Walla from
injuries sustained in the harvest field.
A truck got out of control on the hills
and came .own, catching Hector be-
tween it AID the combine.
Ths Un4ted States forest service
has brought a $45,0OO damage suit
against Hobi Timber company Of Aber-
deem as the result of disastrous fire
which ragged in and near government
timber at Lake Quinault in 1925
The Oregon Packing company plant
at Yakima will pack 5000 tons of
pears, commencing with the harvest
August l, P. ]. Burke, superintendent,
said The plant put up 500 tons Royal
Anne cherries in run just closed.
Walla Walla will send out approx
mately 100 cars of tomatoes during
the current season, according to esti-
mates of shippers there. Some blight
md unfavorable growing conditions
have caused slight decrease in the
crop. i'll .a., I ''F'
Fire Of unknown oriain that de-
stroyed frepg warehouse on the S.
w. Grubb ranch, one mile east of
Mckee, caused loss estimated at $751;
900. Materia, FOR 100000 fruit boxes
was consumes The property was in.
sufeu' il=s u Il Il u sEE as aIis!.a
Seventeen 'rattlesnakes were killed
east of Asoti4 when grass fire drove
hundreds of tho snakes out of an in
tested area. Fire-fighters rallied to
save a grain field near the flames,
and took time to club II of the big
snakes to d-ath
Five demonstrations OF weed exter-
mination with .odium chlorate was
held in Clark county by County Agent
lett. Special attention was given
wild morning g,ory, wild blackberry,
Canada thistles and the worst of all
pests, couch grass.
j. M. Couch expects to harvest
about five tons of clover seed from
his farm In the Chehalis vallev. near
Cedarville- Callow in eastern Grays
Harbor county This is said to be
the first crop of the seed ever har-
vested in that locality.
Unarmed, but determined to fight
for 100 sheep whi.:h bea, had cut out
of his band and was driving into the
forest, herde, in the VIVID country
around the hsodwatens of the Big
Klickitat river, snatched Or his heavy
sombrero as he headed off the bear
and boldly acYacked the animal whip.
ping it on tn. nose and eyes.
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