White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-18

seriously as the result of building
being demolished collapsing at Ia.
coma and hurting down on a parked
automobile.
Bachelor degrees were conferred on
53S students at Washington State col
lege at the annual commencement ex-
ercises. Several thousand townspeo-
pie and out-of-town visitors witnessed
the ceremony.
Over 100 farmers of southern Stew
ems county have organized for tax re-
lief and taken steps to protest against
excessive land assessments. Some
quarter sections are taxed as much as
$3.50 per acre.
The w. B. Mosley road near Guer-
rier, connecting with the Chehalis.
Onalaska road, was ordered establish
ed by the Lewis county commission
ers. 1t is 1904 feet in length and will
be 40 feet in width.
The J.. S. Robb family Toasted on a
wild blackberry pie recently, made of
berries picked near Kelso by Mr.. Robb.
He declares the berries are ripening
earlier than in any previous year dur
ing his 40 years there.
Tentative plans for the building of
a statue Of George Washington, over
looking Elliott bay, at cost Of $780,
600, are announced by Elias A. Wright,
state president of the Sons of the
American Revolution.
Rowland Bros, Aberdeen, have re-
ceived contract for the construction
of a three-mile road from the mouth
of the Hob river to site in the Olym-
pic peninsula, where California firm
this summer will drill for oil.
The decline in the price Of wheat is
believed of little effect in Walla Walla
and Columbia counties, where only
small amount remains in farmers
hands. Garfield county has about $780,
900 bushels subject to the drop.
Recent survey by the Washington
Automobile club shows that autoists
should keep their mileage under 125
miles a week if they want to save
money under the new joint scent tax
and SO license fee effective next year.
The date Of the Olympic highway
opening day celebration to be held in
Aberdeen may be set back to Septem-
Der because o. r. Dinsmore, district
engineer, has voiced an opinion that
the road may not be finished by Aug
ust o., the original date decided upon.
Freddie, aged Is, and Harold, 16,
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jackson,
were drowned in the Palouse river ct
the old Chase mill dam, II miles east
Of Colfax, recently. MIR. and Mrs.
| Jackson were attending the funeral
| Of neighbor at Elberton near the
| ranch home and their five sons went
| swimming.
Half-year automobile licenses will
| be on sale July 1 and motorists will
| be compelled to pay more than double
the sum for a halfyear license than
| will be paid for a yearly license for
1882, as the new SO flat rate will be
effective December 1. The 2-cent adj
vance in the gasoline tax has been ef-
fcctive for some time and Washing.
ton motorists are complaining Of the
delay in the reduction Of the auto Ii.
cense fee.
In crop four times the size Of last
year, cranberries picked at Grayland
this season will bring the growers
about $65,O00, according to estimate
Of Leslie Sorenson, Grays Harbor
county agricultural agent. The crop
was worth only $4,000 last year be.
cause a frost wiped out most Of the
blossoms in April. Frost this year
has not touched the Grayland boys,
although it did damage crops at Long
Beach, in Pacific county.
Water, the life stream Of the farm
lands, began flowing in bitches on
5000 acres of the $11,0000C0 Kittitas
reclamation project last week, witch
few weeks ago were good only for
sagebrush and what little crops could
be raised with the aid Of creek water
Last year water was available for 22,-
900 acres. BY the middle Of the week
it will be available for more than 3d.
600 acres and year from now for the
entire $4,000 acres of the kittitas
project.
Washingtons gasoline price war left
a 100000 scar on the state lateral
highway fund collections for May, ac-
cording to announcement by State Au.
ditor c. w. Clauson. Only S162,212 |
was distributed this month among the
counties, compared to $269,110 appor.