White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-05


lature asking SO flat license fee for
private cars and increase of gasoline
tax to make up the difference in high
way revenue.
Bids on tires for state automobiles
and trucks for 1881 were called recent
ly by HI. D. Van Eaton, supervisor OF
purchasing. The bids will be opened
December 5. Van Eaton expected the
states tire bill for next year to be
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Jack Christians, proprietor of the
famous Mountain View apiary near
Proebstel, is having bear troubles.
Last week group of bears attacked
his bee hives, devouring honey, all
bread, wax, screens used to divide the
sections and bees of two hives.
The pelt of a monster timber wolf,
killed as he "cut" 25G-pound calf
from herd near Chewelah was on
display recently. The animal, shot by
Marley jaeger, 16, measured seven feet
from nose to tail and was nearly four
feet high. His tusks were 21z inches
long.
The Spokane interstate fair an an.
nual event there for 81 years, was
ordered discontinued by vote of the
stockholders. 'The fair, great draw
ing card few years ago, no longer
appeals to the public fancy" R. In
singer, director, said after the dis
solution meeting.
Gasoline fumes ignited by the flame
of a lantern severely burned Sam v.
Hadley, Yakima reservation farmer,
and his 9-year-old son. The fire de.
stroyed three automobiles, quantity
of grain and some farm implements on
! the. George Siegel place three miles
from Toppenish.
Keith P. Jones, 1S-year-old member
of the Grandview, Yakima county, All
club, was proclaimed king Of Junior
animal husbandmen by the national
committee on boys and girls club
work. Keith's livestock club record
was the best Of 80 state champions
competing in the contest.
A new highway code, proposals for
Installing fixed fee for automobile
licenses, and general matters pertain
ing to development Of the highway
system in the state Of Washington
were discussed before the Washing
ton Good Roads association, at it's 31st
annual convention held in Wenatchee
recently.
R. G. Smiths grade Guernseys Of
Skamokawa leads the Wahkiakum
county dairy herd improvement for
the third consecutive month with an
average TO 31.3 pounds of butter fat
and 564 pounds of milk for % cows.
There were 292 COWS tested, with an
average production of 25.4 pounds Of
butterfat and 400 pounds Of milk.
The planting of alder fire-breaks
along 81 miles of abandoned logging
road in its Ryderwood holdings has
been started by the Long-Bell Lumber
company under the direction of ]. B.
Woods, chief forester. This is in pur-
suance Of the company's policy to
divide reforested areas into compart-
ments to facilitate protection from
fire.
Fish confiscated by the state can
be disposed Of only on court order, e.
w. Anderson, assistant attorney gen.
eral, declared in letter to Charles R.
Pollock, supervisor of fisheries. Pol
lock said fish taken in closed season
without license had been seized, and
sold in order to prevent wastage. He
asked what should be done with the
money.
Following conference between the
county commissioners, G. H. Palmer,
secretary of the Grays Harbor county
fair, and other fair officials at Monte
| sano, it was decided there will be no
county fair in 1881, for the first time
In 81 years. It was announced that
under present conditions the authori-
ties do not feel justified in putting on
the fair next year.
Work was completed a few days
ago on the 100000 reservoir for the
/ Washington Gas & Electric company,
public utilities company Of Longview.
The reservoir, which will double the
company's local water-storage facili-
ties, is 100 by 100 feet in exterior
dimensions, with capacity Of 1,OO0,-
900 gallons, insuring better service
and more efficient fire protection.
Students of wild life are puzzled
over the fact that colony of silver gray