White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-09-19


The barrel and lock of war-of-1S12
type flintlock musket, possibly owned
by the pioneer DR.. Marcus Whitman,
whose mission was nearby, was found
while blowing near the Whitman mon
ument at Walla Walla.
Running into the Great Northern
electric shop at Wenatchee with his
greasy overalls ablaze, John Moore,
engine oiler, was saved from burning
to death by Japanese laborer who
turned a hose on him.
A total of 100000 bushels of federal
farm board wheat is now stored in
the Longview Grain & Elevator com.
pany's elevator on the water front at
Longview. The elevator has a capa-
city of $4,000 bushels.
Lives of Tacoma pedestrians were
seriously endangered when the tire
and rim flung from an automobile
wheel hurtled across busy down
town street intersection and crashed
through a cigar store window.
Employing between 800 and 900 men
and women and packing approximate
ly $500 cases of canned products each
day, the w. H. Pride G Co. cannery
at Bellingham is entering the full
swing of it's seasons activities.
Establishment of state headquar-
tiers at Yakima with branch offices in
nine cities to carry on the program to
seek the passage of the legislative
reapportionment measure will follow
a meeting at Yakima September IL.
When members of the Norwegian
family of Hans John Petersen of Spo-
kane testified in court that they were
Inundated by being called "Swedes"
by school children, the court permitted
the parents to take the name Locket..
The first shipment of asbestos prod
ucts from the Asbestos-Talc Products
company, with mines, warehouse and
office located in Burlington, was COM
pleted last week. The material sent
was more than six hundred pounds of
asbestos filler for packing in walls.
The report of Lucien Crawford, SUI
perintendent Of the Kelso water de-
partment, that there has been an in
crease of 159 in the number of water
connections in service during the last
three months indicates that Kelso's
population has been increasing stead
lily.
Formal dedication ceremonies for
the opening of the Grays Harbor-Wil-
lapa Harbor road, which will supply
a direct route between the two neigh
boring harbors and will eliminate 100
miles Of travel, has been set for Oc-
tober 8. Governor Hartley will be
present.
When it is understood that COWS in
Washington, Idaho and Oregon give
33 per cent more milk per COW than
the nations average, it will be easy
to appreciate the fact that this same
district produces one-twelfth of the
nations condensed milk, and $S6,OO0,-
600 in dairy products.
Industrial payroll conditions in
Washington during the first six
months of the year were far from dis
couraging, according to Claire Bow
man, director of the department of
labor and industries. Workers receiv-
ed $134,339,O74 or 1922 per cent less
than the first six months of 1929.
The state highway department will
call for bids on the new entrance in.
to Aberdeen about October 1, accord
ing to word received from highway
officials. The last legislature appro.
priated 100000 for the construction
of new route into the city. 1t is ex.
pected that work will be started this
fall and that the legislature at the
next session will appropriate funds to
pave the new portal
EARLY last week William Ahola of
Proebstel went to inspect his prune
crop and found large black bear rum.
maging among the trees, enjoying the
prunes. Ahola grabbed a club and at.
tempted to rout the animal, but the
bear continued to amuse himself Es
devouring large quantities of fruit.
breaking branches and running things
in general. Ahola, in the meantime,
secured a rifle, returned and shot the
bear.
Harvesting of the 1880 bean crop in
southeastern Washington is now in
full swing with SO cutters busy. Indi.
cations point to better yield than in
1929 when first experiments were
made on bean growing in this terri.