White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16


Hogs-Good to choice, $3.50.
Lambs-Medium to good, s4.50@5.25
Orchardists are thinning their ap
pies in the Charleston section. There
will be normal crop this year. About
60 carloads will be shipped.
Horticultural inspectors estimate
the 1881 apple crop of north central
Washington at 22,221 cars, or 1000
cars less than last years crop.
Construction of new apple evap.
Grating plant at a cost of $4,000 Is
planned at Wenatchee. 1t will have
a daily capacity of 60 tons Of green
fruit.
Bids were received by the state
highway department, July z, for oiling
the Ocean Beach highway between
Longview and Cathlamet, a distance
of % miles.
G. Williams Of the Wenatchee rec
lamation district has revealed plans
to dam the Wenatchee river and store
10000 acre feet Of water for irrigation
emergencies.
The population of Pullman is grow
ing, according to the school census.
1t shows 1O14 boys and girls between
the ages of and 81 years and as
against 999 last year.
Only per cent Of the population of
Oregon and Washington 10 years old
and over are illiterate, the census
bureau announced. Iowa is the only
state with a better percentage.
The 1881 state convention of the
Washington State Federation Of La
Dor was held in Kelso July 10, IA, Is
and 16, with about 300 delegates from
all parts of the state attending.
Residents of the twin cities of Pasco
and Kennewick joined in double eel.
ebration July 4th of the recent open.
ing Of the Pasco-Kennewick Columbia
river toll bridge to free travel.
Building totals in Yakima for the
first six months of 1881 have passed
the million-dollar mark. Official rec
ords show total $1,151,265 against
$71S,365 for the first half of 1880.
More rain fell at Vancouver in June
this year than any other June since
1858, according to A. A. Gutenberg,
government weather observer. The
total was 354 inches compared with
3.49 in 1918 and 3.78 in 1868.
Real and personal property assessed
valuations in Yakima county this year
show a decrease of $456,950 from those
of last year. Personal property alone
shows a decrease of S76S,710 and real
estate shows a gain of $311,760.
The first shipment of apricots in
commercial quantities is en- route
from Wenatchee to Minneapolis. The
apricot crop is the largest in the his.
tory Of the district, many young or.
chards having come into bearing.
Fire is reaping it's toll in standing
grain in Walla Walla county Heavy
losers the last few days are R. l..
Brock of the Eureka Flat section,
where 1000 acres burned, and E. H.
and Roy Richmond, who lost 60 acres
of fine grain.
Assurance that the state will install
new flume for the Manson irrigation
district has been made to the district.
The new f1ume will begin at Poison
creek and connect with the Mitchell
creek siphon, then extend to Antillon
creek, 61z miles.
Assessed valuation Of personal
property in Whitman county is $3,701,.
lao, compared with S5,607,256 in 1880.
The decrease, nearly 33 per cent, is
due to lower values and smaller guam.
titles. Loss of about S1,00o,0OO is
shown in wheat.
During an electrical and rain storm
at Coulee lightning demolished three
telephone poles and blew the tele.
phone at the Northern Pacific depot
to pieces. The local section boss was
Knocked down while working on the
track but suffered no injury.