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

Spokane
Steers, good, $5.5O@625.
Hogs-Good to choice, $6.25@6.50.
Lambs-Medium to good, $4.25@5.
One thousand bulbs of rare Japanese
lilies are to be planted in Montesano
next month as the nucleus Of a new
flower farm there.
An epidemic of mumps was reported
in the schools at Wallula, with many
pupils compelled to remain home be-
cause Of the disease.
The Centralia chamber of commerce
has sent caravan to Rochester to
participate in q celebration marking
the opening of new paving on the
Olympic highway.
Slipping from log in the Olson
Logging company's boom on the Little
Hoquiam river at Hoquiam, John Col
linsky, AZ, drowned while his wife
watched on the bank.
The trustees of the state normal
school at Ellensburg have announced
the election Of Robert e. Mcconnell
of the Cheney normal school as presi-
dent Of the Ellensburg normal.
Extensive cuts in county wages and
salaries have been made by Columbi
county commissioners. The new scale
of wages, effective October 1, includes
common labor at 1920 per day.
Mrs. j. G. Chamberlin of Ceres has
a valuable keepsake in the way Of a
solid gold wedding ring that is ISL
years old. 1t belonged to Mrs. Cham
berlin's Observation-Disclosures.
A department of public works order
ousting the telechronometers, mechan-
ical devices in use at Everett for meas
uring telephone service, has been up
held by the state supreme court.
Seven trucks with As Boy Scouts
and few adult helpers secured the
Walla Walla valley recently for food
stuffs, gathering large quantities, to
be used to feed unemployed this win
ter.
The irrigation tunnel under the Yak
lima river, flooded last month by an
explosion from an unknown cause, will
be emptied soon by reclamation Off
Gals, who are awaiting the arrival Of
q pump.
Spokane county's exhibit at the
Washington state fair was awarded
the sweepstakes by judges in the agri-
cultural and horticultural divisions.
Its score was 948 out of a possible 1000
points.
Warm showers have probably added
size and color, and fastened the stage
of maturity at which apples and pears
are harvested in the upper White Sal
mon valley. Picking has begun at
| lower attitudes.
The city council of Pullman has de-
cided to call special election to vote
| whether the city shall acquire by pur-
| chase or condemnation the local power
facilities of the Washington Water
Power company.
The first experiment in feeding sun.
flowers for silage in Asotin county is
being made by Pearl Hirzel at his
ranch near Asotin. A crew of men is
gathering the sunflowers, some OF
which are 16 feet high.
Under terms of an ordinance given
two readings recently, the former Wal
la Walla city park is to become Pho
neer park, while Dreamland will be
changed to Jefferson because of its
proximity to Jefferson school.
Present indications are that taxes
in Pend Oreille county for 1882 will
show no reduction despite vigorou.
work done by the county tax league
Each department is for reduction
but wants 1t to come from the othe
departments.
A smooth-s,.inned peach that ha
been tested for five years by the
& O. Nursery company of Okanogal
has been adopted as standard vari
ETY. by the nursery company. In add
ton to being without fuzz the peacl
has an attractive color.