White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06

Hogs-Good to choice, $8.75.
Lambs-Medium to good, $4@4.75.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. PEBBLES of East
Kennewick celebrated their 5Oth wed.
ding anniversary recently.
More road work is being done in
Pend Orielle county this year than for
many years. Oiling of Rogers pass at
the west end of the county is included
in the program.
Mrs. Barbara Stimson, 40, was crit
fcally injured near Wishram, when she
fell beneath moving freight cars while
attempting to pass between two cars
as the train started.
John E. K. Rood has gladioli grow
ing on his place east of Vancouver
that are nearly six feet high, he re-
ports. The flowers are of the Mrs.
Leon Douglas variety.
The heaviest moth catches have
been made in the Wenatchee orchards.
The catches indicate the close ap-
proach of the peak of the second hatch
as guide for spray dates.
Grays harbor's first oyster crop
from the Japanese variety planted last
April will be in the neighborhood of
$4,000 gallons, according to conserv.
alive estimate of local planters.
A total valuation of 100000 for tax
alton purposes has been placed on the
Longview bridge. The low figure was
allowed because the bridge has not
been showing profit in operation.
Plans for the construction Of a
hangar, so by 100 in size, at the Walla
Walla municipal airport, has been an.
nounced by city officials. The build.
ing will probably be put up this fall.
Requests for complete cancellation
of taxes on $500 acres of tide lands
being used to experiment with oyster
culture on Grays harbor has been made
to the county board Of equalization by
oystermen.
Fire Of undetermined origin has de-
stroyed two wheat warehouses owned
by the Waterville Union Grain com
pany and 2S,SOO bushels of wheat
owned by the federal farm board at
Withrow.
Farmers in the Walla Walla section
are circulating pledge to refrain from
paying taxes for two years unless the
cost Of government is reduced rs per
cent, or the price of wheat is raised
SO per cent.
Walla Walla valley wheat farmers
are using old equipment and direct
ing harvest work personally. They
are getting through the season faster
than in previous years. Yields are r..
ported normal.
With one shot from .22-caliber
rifle Mrs. Martin Kunz. Jr. of the Gill
mer country, about IL miles north OF
White Salmon, neatly severed the
head from large RATHER on the Gil
mer creek road.
In an effort to tap source of rev.
enue heretofore untouched, the Thurs
ton county board of equalization has
adopted resolution declaring all res
eryations against land in the county
taxable property.
Armitage Sherman, a Georgia negro.
has complained to Spokane county Of.
ficials that jealous negroes had beat
en- him white and blue because he
had achieved fame as the Cheney
sweet potato king.
Looking out from her house one day
last week, Mrs. j. D. House Of Monte
sano reports she was amazed to see
a two headed-sparrow sitting on a
wire near by. The freak bird flew
away before an attempt could be made
to capture it.
The first carload Of tomatoes of fine
quality, graded and wrapped, was sent
TO Chicago several days ago by Hen.
derson & Dickey of Bingen and Sid.
ney Thompson of White Salmon,
whose gardens are located along the
Columbia river.