White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-12-29

Eogs-Good to choice, S3.1O@925.
Lambs-Medium to good, $494.5O.
Ninety thousand dollars worth Of
warrants Of Cowlitz county districts
were called for payment last week by
Treasurer H. d. Renner.
Loot valued at about $4,000 was
stolen from the Kulzer store at Valley
by burglars who broke in through the
rear door and carried off their plumber
by truck.
One hundred fifty loggers returned
to work at Ostrander Railway G Tim
Der company after having been laid
off for the past ten days on account
Of cold weather.
Yakima county called in $4,000
worth Of warrants, putting the valley
on cash basis up to August Is, 1882.
The current expense fund indebted.
ness was reduced to $4,000.
Votes cost Sc apiece in Naches the
other day when supervisors for the
Yakima county drainage district were
elected. Two votes were cast and the
cost Of the election was $12.
Fruit growers Of the Kettle Falls
locality report that a good crop was
harvested and about 80 carloads Of
apples were shipped to the east, Eu-
rope and other parts of the world.
The Yakima County Grange council
has voted to ask the state legislature
to return cent gallon additional
of gasoline tax funds to the counties
for road purposes, making 2 cents in
all.
A dividend Of 100000 was paid de-.
positors Of the Cashmere and Dryden
State banks last week, according to
2. w. Ostenberg, special deputy super
visor of banking, liquidating both
banks.
County Auditor Sarilda McKeown
has announced that the direct cost Of
the general election was $3636 in Ste
vens county. There were It'll votes
cast, making the cost for each about
80 cents.
South Bends recent city election
slipped by practically unnoticed. Prob.
ably not to exceed 100 votes were
cast. There were no contests. The
election cost the taxpayers approx
mately $3.50 to SITS.
Fred Peterson, a farmer near Albion
heard commotion among his chick
ems. 1t was caused by large arctic
owl, which he killed. The bird had
wing spread of 81 inches and measured
81 inches from "bill'' to tail.
A prisoner being taken to the Che
Ian county Jail for mental examina-
ton escaped and six people were hurt
when car loaded with deputy sheriffs
seeking him collided with another car
on the highway near Monitor.
From 10 to 20 four-hourse outfits
will be given employment on the Co.
lumbia Drive road in Douglas county,
The contract stipulates that horses
ma chinery wherever possible.
Increase in Seattle's taxicab fares
has been recommended by the city
council safety committee. The pro.
posed rise, on a sliding scale depend.
ing on the length of the ride, amounts
to dime on five-mile trip.
Walter Kimmerly, county auditor at
Walla Walla, received word from the
state attorney generals office that the
county game commissioners are to re.
main in office and in charge until the
new state game commission is ap.
pointed and organized.
The settlement offer of the North.
ern Pacific in the railroad tax litiga
ton has been accepted by all of the
20 counties involved in suits with that
read. The terms of settlement will be
submitted to the federal court for ap
prevail.
A cordwood pile Of regulation height
and width, four feet each way and
10.43 miles long, is estimated as the
amount Of timber cut from the Walls
Walla district Of the Umatilla national
forest under permit during the sum
mer OF 1892.