White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-22

Cattle-Steers, good, $5.25@6.
Hogs-Good to choice, $5@5.25.
Lambs-Medium to good, s4.50@5.50
One grower near Kennewick, from
an eight-acre vineyard, sold 75 tons Of
grapes for $1750.
Total valuation Of all real and per.
sonal property in Lewis county for
1881, is -$28,227,147.
Yakima county records show about
10000 hunting licenses have been is
sued there this year.
A frog farm, the first in the Grays
Harbor district, will be established by
Charles N. Wilson, rancher.
Construction of the new state high
way between Aberdeen and Montesano
will be started within the next few
weeks.
Preparations are being made to open
and prepare oysters for the fall mar
ket in the new oyster opening house
at Naselle.
Schools at Rochester were closed
last week to prevent a spread Of diph-
liberia, which has been prevalent in
the community.
The city budget of Palouse for 1882
has one new item, firemen's insur-
ance premiums, but the tax levy re-
mains at "a mills.
At an open hearing on the Spokane
county budget 500 residents Of the
county demanded reduction of gov.
eminent expense. No action was
taken.
Tax reductions that will save people
In cities and towns three mills, and
in rural areas eight mills, have been
endorsed by Cowlitz county commits
sioners.
Taxes in Colville for 1882 have been
cut Fl mills over this years levy, by
the city council. The budget adopted
calls for 18 mills. Last year it was
2OA mills.
The commissioners OF Okanogan
county have received many protests
from fruitgrowers and shippers over
the proposed cut Of $4,000 in the horti-
cultural department.
A bronze plate marking the spot
where Herndon and Pangborn first
touched American soil in their non
stop flight from Japan will be placed
on the Wenatchee airport.
The Waterville council has voted to
suspend the tax levy for city purposes
in 1882. The town is out of debt and
has a substantial cash balance suf-
ficient to carry it's expenses next year.
"Cull potatoes can be used success
fully for fattening lambs and breed
ing ewes" declares Howard Hacke.
dorm, head of the State college depart
ment of animal industry at Pullman.
The taxes of Walla Walla county
taxpayers will be about 5 per cent less
next year than this. For residents OF
Walla Walla the total taxes will be 55
mills as compared with $50 this year.
Respective civic prides of HOO in.
habitants of Bingen and White Salmon
were submerged last week by order
of the state supreme court, which az
firmed department Of public works
order designating the railroad depot
In Bingen as "Bingen-White Salmon"
Judge Beeler ordered the railroad to
rename it's Bingen depot, and to carry
the hyphenated name on all tickets,
way bills and schedules.
After three previous measures to
raise additional school funds had been
rejected by Sunnyside voters this
year, patrons Of the district at fourth
election have authorized bond issue
OF $S434 and special anil levy to
raise about $4,000.
Longview's business streets were
decorated with corn for the annual
harvest festival held there last week.
Practically all display windows were
decorated with farm products, and
nearly all merchants offered special
prizes for visitors.