White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-10
The 18th birthday Of Providence

cars, involved vast outlay for labor.
At 20 cents box the cost of labor for
the harvesting, hauling and packing
of $4,000 boxes was $1,663,000, for
1000 workers.
Conservation of the watersheds of
the state is to be pressed before the
legislature by the Washington Irriga-
ton institute. All sections of the
state are being organized by reclama-
ton leaders who attended the recent
convention at Wenatchee.
M. H. Watson and F. B. Clark left
Walla Walla recently with another
apple train and will try to market the
II carloads in the middle west. They
recently returned from 30-day trip
during which they sold II carloads in
the middle west and south.
D. A. Doyle, former employe of the
state department of public works, has
announced that he will file an initia.
tive petition to repeal the state bone
dry law. If the necessary signatures
are obtained the measure will go on
the November, 1882, ballot.
Four-year-old Marvin Weber, whose
step-father, Harry Glover, 26, of La
cey, is accused Of kicking him so Sc
verely an emergency operation was
necessary to save the boys life, is in
serious condition in Olympia. Glover
is held in the county Jail.
Frank Erickson, Northern Pacific
Bridge tender at Hoquiam, found sew
eral gold nuggets in the gizzard OF a
wild duck shot near Hoquiam. The
nuggets were of fair size, one being
about as large as pea. The duck,
Erickson believes, came from some
northern district.
A contract for the installation of
pumps and two miles of 2S-inch steel
pipe to irrigate 1900 acres in Douglas
county with water from the Columbia
river has been let to Wenatchee con.
tractors. The work is to be finished
by April 1, 1882, hand labor being
used for the most part.
LOSS of $4S1,OO0 a year to Yakima
county, Washington, because Indian
lands there are non-taxable, was re-
ported to the senate Indian sub-com-
mittee by Jack Underwood of the Sc.
attic chamber of commerce. The sub.
committee is considering the advis-
ability of legislation extending federal
aid to states with non-taxable Indian
lands.
While her husband worked frantic.
ally in an effort to save her, Mrs. G.
e. Longerbeam, IS, was burned to
death at Wenatchee when their home
was destroyed by fire. Longerbeam
was working near by when he looked
up to see the house afire. He attempt
ed to enter through window to save
his wife, who had apparently been
overcome by smoke, but the flames
drove him back.
Cracks extending 800 feet along the
sides Of the concrete siphon under
the Yakima river at the head Of the
north branch canal in the Kittitas
high line system, were revealed by
engineers inspection as cause of the
leakage that wrenched 500-ton con-
crete valve house from it's foundation
last summer The report declared re-
pairs can be made before opening of
the 1892 irrigation season.
BY rail and water, Washington ever
greens are leaving Tacoma daily in
larger quantities than ever. Advance
orders indicate more than $50 carloads
Of Christmas trees will leave by rail
this year TO almost every state, an in
crease Of almost 10 per cent over last
year. Shelton is the largest point of
loading for evergreens In that section,
while Chehalis, Yelm, Napavine and
Puyallup are also shipping.
The Longview Growers association
will continue to market local products
through the organization instead Of
disbanding in favor Of the state wide
association, it has been announced by
Paul Forsback, president. Mr.. Fors-
back has called an early meeting for
pea growers and plans will be made
to sign up 100 acres of peas to be
marketed through the organization.
This would assure carload Of peas
day.
Enraged over tax notice received
several days ago, Otto Hogonson, 10,
Tolt farmer, dropped dead in the Of
flee Of the county assessor in Seattle
recently. Hogonson, who had been
warned by his doctor against violent
emotions, declared he would go to the
assessors office and settle the mat
ter, his widow, Mrs. Carrie Hogonson,
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