White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10
THE MARKETS
Portland


Lambs-Good to choice, $5@5.5O.
Seattle
Wheat-Soft white, western whlte'
hard winter, northern spring. 44c;
western red, 43c; bluestem, 55c.
Butterfat-26c.
Eggs-Ranch, 17@28c.
Cattle-Choice steers, $6.25@7.25.
Hogs-Good to choice, $6@6.35.
Choice. $5@5.75.
Spokane
Cattle-steers, good, $7@7.5O.
Hogs-Good to choice, $6.25.
anlbs-Medium to good, $4.75@5.
The new $4,000 Yakima-O ldtown
highway, recently completed by the
state, was thrown open to travel last
week.
The prune movement practically
came to close at Walla Walla, the
total to date being 700 cars. A few
more cars will move this week.
Reduction of salaries Of teachers
and other employees has enabled the
Grandyiew school board to make the
budget for next year 1924 less than
1t was last year.
Formation of an association OF In
dian cattlemen is being directed by
the United States Indian service
through its farm agents connected
with the Toppenish agency.
The highway from Holman road to
11waco and all but two miles from H.
waco to the Point Ellice ferry is be-
ing oiled. The highway along Black
lake has been widened on the west
side.
Combining Raymond's two banking
institutions, the First Willapa Harbor
National bank opened recently, merg-
ing the former Willapa Harbor State
bank and the First National bank OF
Raymond.
Charges that foreign workers are
being given preference by Winston
Brothers, contractors on the Gle Elum
dam, are made at Wenatchee by Ia
borers who have been unable to OBJ
tain work.
One of the is exhausted fire fight
ers returning to Toppenish recently
by truck from the Status pass fire
tossed a burning cigarette aside. 1t
caused new fire seven miles out OF
White Swan.
Rex E. Willard, professor of farm
management at the State college OF
North Dakota, has been elected head
OF the department Of farm manage
ment and economics at Washington
State college.
Ranchers east and north Of Ellens-
burg face s25O,OOO loss. following
the unexpected break in the Yakima
river tunnel, which cut off the water
from their 10000 acres Of potatoes.
hay and pasturage.
A reduction of 10 to Is per cent in
the early estimate Of the apple crop
of the Wenatchee district is predicted
by many growers and shippers because
of heavy inroads of pests. The latest
estimate is 10000 cars.
The Beacon Rock Logging company.
of which R. H. Barr, Kelso, is head.
soon will start it's large logging opera
lions in Skamania county, near Bea-
con rock, where it has about 20O,OOO,-
900 feet of timber to log.
Living up to their name, two ear.
wigs crawled into the ears Of Dennis
Robinson, small son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Robinson Of Camas. It was nee
essary to call a physician before the
insects could be removed.
For a boy to fall out of an apple
tree and break an arm is usual oc.
currence, but Leroy Dubuque of Ma
lone didn't fall to the ground. He
struck a cow which was grazing under
the tree with such force that he frac.
tured an arm in two places on her
backbone.
The Spokane county budget, as It
now stands, will require 6-mill In.
crease in the levy because Of reduc'
ton in valuation. Farmers, who de-
clare they are facing ruin, will ask
the county commissioners to cut sal
aries.
Operations at the Weyerhaeuser
Timber company's logging camp at
Hemlock pass will be resumed In Sep
TENDER with the employment Of $50
men. It was announced by A. L.
Raught, manager of the Longview dt
vision.