White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-04-04

| streams has been made to the super
intendent of the Taholah Indian
agency by the Quinault tribes bust
ness committee.
II bill introduced in congress by
| Congressman Leavitt Of Montana be-
comes law virtually all lands in the
south half OF the Colville Indian
reservation not now included in home
stead entry or Indian allotments will
be restored as tribal lands.
The state supreme court has af-
firmed the condemnation of Ho-
quiam's waterworks and an award Of
$4,000 to the Oregon-Wa
Water Power company. The order
granting the city immediate posses
sion was reversed and further hearing
ordered.
A Apiece band has been organized
in the Elma public schools, which in
cludes both girls and boys and mum.
bers among it's members students of
all grades in grade, junior high and
high school classes. The band is be-
ing tutored by Harry Grove, Centralia,
well-known band leader.
Glen B. viles, 35, world war veter-
an, was suffocated by a pile of saw
dust which fell on him at the plant Of
the MUMMY Lumber 6 Single COM
| pany at Malone, four miles east Of
Elma. Viles had gone into the fuel
bin to rake down the sawdust, used
as fuel, when the slide occurred.
W. J.. Patrick, 40, Klickitat county
road employee, was killed instantly
when his automobile went over an
embankment 200 feet high on the Gil.
mer creek highway, IL miles north
of White Salmon. j. w. Kruse Of the
Mount Adams Orchard company, rid.
ing with him, escaped by jumping.
| Farm work, blowing, seeding, gar
dening, planting early potatoes, prun-
ing and spraying orchards is in full
swing all over Clark county. Tulips
are beginning to bloom, early cherries
and peach trees are in bloom and
prune buds are swelling, indicating
that blossom time will be early this
year, farmers say.
The March apportionment for Clark
county schools, $28,36O.31, has been
received by County Superintendent
Krohn. The state apportionment, $751;
| 477.22, will be distributed on basis
Of days attendance and the county
portion, $9SS3.O9, will be distributed
on days attendance and the number
Of teachers employed.
The new rotary oil we'll drilling
equipment was put into action in the
Union Oil company's test well at
McGowen on the lower Columbia re-
Gently, but when the drill had reached
a depth of 1850 feet, more trouble de-
veloped. At that depth the we'll caved
in, pinching the drill pipe SO firmly
that it was impossible to proceed.
|
4 Will w. Harvey again has posses
sion of gold watch presented him by
his father, G. H. Harvey, so years ago.
1t was stolen from him 80 years ago.
Evidently the thief dropped the watch
in crossing field. 1t has just been
| plowed up on the George Dague ranch
and returned to Harvey at Walla Wal
la. His name was engraved in the case.
| Special earnings totaling s7,755.17
will be received soon by the Clark
county members of the Washington
Cooperative Egg and Poultry associa-
tion, according to G. w. Wheeler, man.
ager of the branch at Vancouver. The
amount represents deferred payments
for period OF IL months, or approx
mately $1,000 month in special earn
ings.
Aberdeen high school, with total
of 101 points, won the sweepstakes at
the southwest Washington high school
music tournament that was held in
Chehalis recently. Olympia placed
second with IS, Centralia third with
55, Chehalis fourth with SO, Vancouver
fifth with 80, Longview sixth with %,
Raymond seventh with 16 and Kelso
eighth with 9 points.
Almost 81 cents of every dollar paid
in taxes in Walla Walla county goes
for school purposes, according to q
compilation made by A. G.. Moore,
deputy county auditor. Roads are the
next most expensive item, taking lit
cents of each dollar; cities and towns
take 1873 cents; current expense takes
fraction over 9 cents and the state,
excepting schools, takes 6 cents.
Eighteen stations throughout the
Walla Walla valley were opened re-
Gently by Harold A. Rathbone, United
States weather bureau service, in
charge of frost data work in the val
ley. Tested thermom eters have been
placed at all of these stations and
study of frost conditions started there
five years ago will be continued.
Warnings will be issued daily at pm.
Damage to more than $4,000 acres
of wheat in the Waterville region in
the recent wind and dust storm is
reported by the Douglas county farm