White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

11,90S, the greatest in five years for
this date. Pear shipments total 4625
cars, 1877 more than the average for
three preceding years.
The city council at Tenino is aidins
the unemployment situation there by
placing crew Of five men at work In
improving streets. The crew Is
changed weekly in order to distribute
the work at much as possible.
The per capita operating costs OF
Kelso schools amounted to but 1888
for the year that ended June 30. 1880.
according to the report of G. w. Cas-
ton, state examiner, reduction OF
S24.31 per capita compared with the
previous year.
Alterations at the Lynden plant OF
the Whatcom County Dairymen's AS
sociation may be necessary to handle
the increased output of from 30 to 40
per cent in the cheese department, M.
M. Boney, general manager of the as.
ISOLATION, states.
Under an opinion of the attorney
general given to Land Commissioner
Savidge the way has been cleared for
state land tenants to obtain seed
wheat from the government even
though rental on the land has been
extended one year.
With 1875 carloads of fruit still in
storage and 675 already shipped out,
the Yakima County Horticulture plant
at Yieton has completed it's seasons
packing. The apples have been NOV
ing briskly, officers report. The big
pack included 444,472 boxes Of apples
and pears.
Smelt shipments by express from
Kelso are averaging about 500 boxes
per day as the main spring run in the
Cowlitz continues. Most Of the ship
ments are to western Oregon and
Washington points, though some are
being shipped to Montana, Idaho and
California.
One well-known southern Lewis
county poultryman, Andy Coma OF
Vader district, apparently is not dis
couraged by the low egg and poultry
market. Recently he received 5000
baby chicks and at an early date ex-
poets to receive another shipment Of
1000 birds.
Explosion of an ammonia tank in the
recently completed annex to the Bat
tie Ground Dairymen's Cooperative
cheese factory caused damage Of be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000. A leak had
driven workmen from the building
Just before the explosion and no one
was injured.
Discovery of a mastodon tooth on
WILDLY island, near Seattle, was ex-
pected to lead to series Of weekend
relic-hunting expeditions. The tooth,
partly petrified, was found by T. E.
Stradley in slide Of earth on the
south side Of the island, between Mu-
tiny and Useless bays.
Clarkston's fire fighting equipment
has been improved by the installation
of new motor in the fire truck. The
change gives the truck speed of 80
to 60 miles an hour and will be an add
ed advantage to the volunteer depart
ment which has heretofore been ham,
pered by the low gear speed of the
truck.
Washington has been allocated
$166,441 as it's share of receipts from
national forests within the state during
the last fiscal year. Following are the
figures: Chelan forest, $3,034; Colum-
bia, $4,000; Colville, $8,251; Kaniksu,
$16,71O; Mount Baker, $4,34O; Olym.
pia, s41,s06; Umatilla, $2,0S4, and We.
natchee, $6,S43.
The annual report Of County Engi-
neer Deako of Clark county, filed with
the county commissioners, showed
nearly 100000 Of county funds spent
in 1880 on county roads. In addition
to county funds, nearly 100000 in state
money was expended. 1t is planned to
improve several farm o-market roads
this year with funds drawn from the
gasoline tax under the 10-year farm.
to-market program.
The Eickhoff Farm Products corpor.
alton, through H. H. Eickhoff, presi-
dent, has announced it will discon-
tinue its experiments in the Walla
Walla district of growing white beans.
The experiment has been under way
for two years, approximately 10000
acres of summer fallow land being
used in Umatilla, Walla Walla and
Columbia counties. Present market