White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-01

ordered a closed stock district in the
Willow Grove diked section between
the Columbia river and Coal creek.
This means that cattle must Craze
only in fenced areas or be staked.
At least $4,000 must be Topped
from Yakima county's annual current
expense budget to keep inside the le-
gal limit of taxation, Yakima county
commissioners have found. They de-
clare they will make cut of at least
$4,000 and possibly as much as
! $4,000.
Two tons Of apples were given to
the city of Walla Walla by H. G. Baker
and will be canned for distribution to
needy local people this winter. A.
Eugene Kelley, chairman of the wheat
committee, promised at least a carload
of flour for this work when the cam
paign is ended.
| Maintenance of peace and protec-
ton of property in Yakima will cost
taxpayers $11,960 in two departments
alone in 1882 if preliminary estimates
| of the police and fire departments are
adopted. Twenty-four men would be
employed on the police force and ~
in the fire department.
A possible loss of $4,000 on ship
ments already booked, and of $15O,OOO
for the season, faced apple growers
in the Wenatchee district when infor.
nation was received that the inter-
state commerce commission had sus.
pended six-cent freight reduction on
apples for export via Seattle.
Gle Elum dam workers are to be
housed in one of the most modern
camps constructed in the United
States. Dormitories housing 16 work
ers each, with reading lamp at the
head OF each bunk and spring mat
tresses, are to be included. All equip
ment will be run by electricity.
A second survey of this years apple
crop in the Wenatchee district shows
1880 carloads, reduction ofS2531
from the first estimate Of 22,201 car
loads. This is the commercial crop.
A revised estimate became necessary
through an unforeseen heavy infesta-
ton of codling moth and red spider.
A movement ITO pack several tons
of salmon for distribution to the needy
this winter has been initiated by Roy
L. Sailors, mayor of Longview and
executive head of the Longview well
fare board. Mayor Sailors believes
that fishermen along the Columbia
river near there will cooperate in
supplying fish.
Work has been started on the new
temple to be erected by the A. F. and
A. M. lodge, No. 1853, of White Salmon.
This will be 30x6O, two-story con-
crete building Of modern design. The
lower floor will contain recreation
room, lobby, rest rooms and kitchen.
The lodge room and lobby will be on
the second floor.
An $4,000 emergency appropriation
for the Thurston county INDECENT fund
has been authorized by the county
commissioners. Increasing unemploy-
ment caused exhaustion of the $4,000
budget created last fall. A $4,000
subscription fund must be raised at
Olympia by the Red Cross for charity
during the next year. The campaign
for funds will start Armistice day.
The Clark county commissioners
have decided to close to heavy hauling
about 600 miles Of lateral highways
in Clark county. New roads just COM
pleted will be closed to all trucks, but
operation will be permitted on others
with a load limit. This will mean that
logging, wood and lumber trucks will
be barred. The order will be effective
October unless dry weather con-
tinues.
Harvesting has started at Grayland
of the largest cranberry crops in three
years. The bogs are yielding a crop
estimated at $4,000 in value. Berries
are unusually large and Of excellent
quality and flavor. The crop is ex-
pected to yield $3.50 boxes, each box
weighing better than 33 pounds. Each
box will bring between So and 81 to
the grower to compare favorably with
prices of past years.
Yakima Indians who left Toppenish
last week with saddle horses and full
equipment, will, in the next two weeks
make the first real old-time roundup
that valley has seen for many years
This group, forming the Klickitat Cat
tie association, turned 1000 head OF
cattle loose last spring on 36,000-acre
range along the Klickitat river in the
western part of the Yakima reserva
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