White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-26

Hogs-GOOd to choice, $4.o5Wo.
Lambs-Medium to good, $4@5.
The new Hob river cable bridge will
be finished soon, according to Schuy'
Ter Edwards. Jefferson county engi.
neer.
w. J. Rucker, IA, timber baron and
known as "the father Of Everett"
died there following a stroke OF apo
plexy during a business conference.
The town Of Kalama was presented
with SO Norway maple trees, set out
on parkings by the Kalama Woman's
club, at a dedication ceremony held
recently.
Judge George Turner, 81 years old,
one of the four surviving signers OF
the state constitution and former
United States senator, is very i'll at
his home in Spokane.
Actual construction work on the
Western Light & Power company's
new $4,000 hydroelectric project on
Cougar creek in southeastern Clark
county will be started soon.
A $4,000 water tank is to be erect
ed on Sunnyside hill at Pullman in
the spring. 1t will give employment
to local men and will supply Sunny
side and Military hills with pressure.
The port commissioners of Vancou-
yer will ask the aid of congress for
the survey of Vancouver lake with a
view of dredging it and making it a
great terminal harbor and naval base.
With the Toppenish school district
facing shortage in funds 80 of the
AZ teachers employed have volun-
teered to take reductions in salaries.
The new schedule represents saving
Of $2197.
Poultry schools were held at the
Cloverdale community hall, between
Kalama and Woodland, recently, with
w. D. Buchanan, poultry specialist Of
Washington State college as speaker
at both schools.
w. L. Rowe has arrived at Yakima
to take charge of the survey of the
Roza project. The survey, which will
take three months, will put the prof.
ect, estimated at s6,0O0,0OO, first on
the list of emergency projects.
One of the largest stills ever found
in Yakima county has been raided by
county dry officers who entered res
idence in Yakima city and found 100
gallon still and 100 gallons of moon
shine. Three arrests were made.
A three-day expedition in search of
further parts Of a huge prehistoric an
imal that roamed the country near
will be made by a group
of scientists. A thigh bone of the
animal was recently found on the
banks of the Columbia river.
A new set of city officials will be
elected at Omak, December 8. This is
necessitated by the advancement of
the city to the third class. Seven
councilmen will be elected instead OF
five. The clerk and attorney will also
be elected instead of being appointed.
Bogus 10-cent pieces, formed by cut
ting dimes in half and cementing the
half to half penny, are being circu-
lated in the Grays Harbor district.
The coins are tossed on counter,
silver side up, and have been passed
in considerable number. On the re-
verse side the penny shows. The
make innocent profit
On an 11-cent investment.
Everett telephone rates are to be
by the state department
Of public works on or about December
Ia. The supreme court recently held
that patrons were not getting full val
ue through the measured service Of
Merchants Of Aberdeen at special
meeting expressed favor of establish.
ment Of 81 minimum wage scale at
Grays harbor Industrial plants and
said they would cooperate with and
support as far as possible firms that
observed the scale.