White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-26
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings Of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
THE MARKETS
Portland

THE MARKETS
Portland
Wheat - Big Bend bluestem, csc;
soft white, western white. 66c; hard
winter, northern spring, western red,
63c.
Hay-Buying price. t. o. b. Portland:
Alfalfa, s14.5O@15.5O; valley timothy,
$3.50; eastern Oregon timothy. 500
$40; clover, $12; oat hay, $13; oats
and vetch, s1s@1s.5o.
Butterfat- 23@26c.
Eggs-Ranch, 13@16c.
Cattle Steers, good, s8@s.25.
Hogs-Good to choice, $7.50@850.
Lambs-Good to choice. s7@7.75.
| Seattle
/ Wheat-Soft white, western white,
bluestem, 66c; western red, northern
spring, 64c.
Eggs-Ranch, 14@20c.
Butterfat-51c.
Cattle Choice steers, $750@8.25.
Hogs-Good to choice, $8.15@8.25.
Lambs Choice, $6.5O@7.25.
Spokane
Cattle Steers. good, $5.50@6.
Hogs-Good to choice, $S.25@8.35.
Lambs-Medium to good, $7@7.50.
Two-year-old Richard Scott OF Seat
tie was drowned in eight inches Of
water when he fell from a houseboat
walk into Lake Union. He struck his
head when he fell.
The state supreme court has ruled
that money in four Washington State
college funds must be appropriated by
the legislature before drawn upon by
the board Of regents.
Twenty-Five residents Of Ferry coun-
ty, including Ernest Clemens, former
sheriff, have been indicted on the
charge of conspiring to violate the ma,
tional prohibition law.
Under the will Of the late Hugh
Mcmillan of Spokane, who died Feb
ruary 9, the greater part Of his estate,
valued at $125,O0O, is left to Whit
worth college for it's endowment fund.
Contractors engaged in construction
work on the Kittitas division Of the
Yakima project have been notified by
the reclamation service that opera
lions will be discontinued for lack OF
funds.
In an effort to guard against loss
] Of crops through water shortage Yaki-
ma valley irrigation districts will hold
a joint conference with reclamation
officials next month to plan economy
measures.
The senate has passed a joint reso-
luton by vote of 80 to 8 submitting
to voters constitutional amendment
authorizing the legislature to abolish
the office of state superintendent Of
public instruction.
Farmers from all parts Of the Yak.
ina valley have requested the United
States reclamation service and the
Kittitas irrigation district not to put
10000 acres Of the Kittitas project I'M
der water this year.
Approximately 6,400 chicks have
been Matched by the Lynden station
OF the Washington Cooperative Chick
Association in the first week OF the
Matching season In that district, Man
ager n. G.. Park said.
Gold footballs were presented to
| members Of the Pacific Coast cham
pionship Cougar football team by the
Associated Students Of Washington
State college, in recognition Of the
honor won by the gridmen.
Juvenile craftsmanship cost the
city Of Seattle $4,000 last year, &C.
cording to the report Of the city light
superintendent. Air rifles, slingshots
and plain rocks broke 5085 street
| lamps, worth about 81 each.
| Apple growers of Omak and Okano-
gan loaded refrigerator car with
| 756 boxes of apples and pears and a
| ton OF potatoes for drought sufferers
| In Missouri and Arkansas. The Red
Cross provided transportation.
Charles Baker was elected president
Of the Walla Walla Dairymen's asso-
! citation with G. H. Burnett, vice-presi-
dent; G. M. RAIDER. secretary-treasurer,
and Howard Ransom, manager Of the
associations cooperative creamery.
Taxpayers of King county are pre-
pairing to bring suit to restrain the
collection Of state and county taxes
on the ground that they are discrim-
inatory under the constitutional
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