White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-01
WASHINGTON news
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings OF
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.

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A recent fire at Frances caused a
loss estimated at $4,000.
T. ]. Wagner, Elma contractor, was
awarded the Bunker creek trestle job
by Lewis county commissioners. His
offer was $4378.
The State Federation of Labor at
it's closing session at Spokane unani-
mously adopted a resolution indorsing
the Washington grange power bill.
Final census figures for Yakima
county show the population to be u.s.
313. This is considerably more than
the preliminary count two months ago
of 74,934.
The 1881 state convention Of the
Washington State Federation of La.
Dor will be held in Kelso the second
week of July, the local labor council
has been advised.
The Clark county treasurer will Of
fer for sale some time in September
over 200 parcels of Clark county real
estate for collection, under foreclos.
ure, of the 1924 taxes.
Edward Horrigan, who Is running
a large band Of sheep north of Ste
venson in the burned-over land, re
ports 40 killed by bears. Hugh Smith
also lost about 20 from the same
cause.
An organization to fight attempts
to leave Tumwater off the Pacific
highway was formed there few days
ago. A. G. West, Frank Phillips and
Tom Stinson were named to head the
group.
Night parking of automobiles on the
streets of Seattle, including the resi-
Dental areas, has been prohibited,
the council passing an anti-parking
ordinance on the demand of garage
owners.
One of Chehalis' historic landmarks.
a dwelling built by Caleb Berry, mem.
Der of an old local family, burned re.
Gently. The building was owned by
e. r. Fuller, realty man, and was uD
occupied
While helping his father, Charles
Scheltzer, Vader district farmer, make
hay, William Scheltzer, 80, suffered an
unusual accident. A singletree broke.
a piece striking the son in the face
and breaking his jaw.
Major Evan w. Estep, superntend.
ent of the Yakima Indian reservation,
who recently received notice that he
would be retired on pension, July
81, has expressed 9 Willingness to
continue as superintendent.
y Some i6 log rollers of the Pacific
northwest will compete for the north
west championship at the second an.
nual rolleo to be held in Longview
August and 9, according to the com.
mittee in charge of entries.
A motor vehicle transportation sys.
tenn linking eastern and western
Washington cities by way Of Snoqual-
ME pass and Blewett pass has been
formally instituted with the approval
of the state board of public works.
When an automobile driven by
Glenn Howard of Wenatchee collided
with that Of E. L. Story, Howard and
his companion, Dexter Bailey, were
catapulted 100 feet into a laundry
building. Neither was seriously hurt.
Sight of people playing golf close
to churches and the noise of players
and spectators on the half-pint courses
in the city distract the attention of
worshippers, and the city Of Walla
Walla was asked to do something
about it.
Harvesting the pea crop of the Fair
field district is in full force. The first
peas to be threshed averaged more
than 80 bushels to the acre. Farmers
are using combines in the pea fields.
This saves loss from wind, which has
heretofore been great.
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