White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-21

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the oldest pioneer in point of contin-
uous residence in the Inland Empire.
He located at Goldendale IS years ago,
about Is years before the first whites
settled at Spokane Falls.
An audit of the finances of Pend
Orielle county by the state examiner
shows that the county has cash bal
ance Of almost $4,000 in its current
expense fund. Offices of the county
were operated last year for $4,000
less than the estimated budget.
When ]. A. Davidson, Colockum
dairyman, went out to milk his is
cows a few mornings ago, he found
that the roof Of his new barn had
collapsed under weight Of snow,
pinning his cows to the floor. None
escaped bruises or broken bones.
Old-fashioned red flannel under.
wear, the kind that scratched, would
be hard to find in Walla Walla. An
inquisitive reporter found one red
flannel undershirt, and that was all,
in the old establishment which used
to cater to those who would laugh at
silk.
Clyde Jackson, member Of the
Montesano fire department, has been
elected head the Southwest Washing
ton Fire association, including all the
fire departments of southwest Wash
ington. The association was organ
lied at meeting at Raymond year
ago.
Twenty-Five needy married men
equipped with shovels have begun dig
ging trench two miles long prepare
tory to laying a 28-inch pipe for irri-
eating an additional 1900 acres of
Douglas county under the United
Water company's project at East We.
natchee.
The city of Yakima water depart
ment will install a new 24-inch main
from the Naches Heights storage
reservoir to the city at cost Of $780,
900. Work will start early in the
spring. The old wooden main, which
has been in use 20 years. will be re-
placed with metal pipe.
Two postal savings clerks, Frank
Dixon and M. G. Johnson, were shot
and wounded critically at Seattle when
a shotgun being displayed to Henry A.
Wise, assistant postmaster, was acct
dentally discharged. The shooting &C.
Cured on the main floor of the post.
office while the lobby was crowded.
Mossyrock was host to a large num-
Der of visitors recently at the dedica-
ton of it's new high school and COM
munity building. The new school,
costing $27,7s8, was erected by Bruer
& Brown, Centralia contractors. 1t is
one story in height and of brick con-
struction, with an auditorium and a
gymnasium, 66 by u feet.
Lummi Indians have been Informed
by Joseph Schlageter, Indian agent,
that they can no longer shoot ducks
and geese out of season. In the past
the Indians have hunted on. the res
ervation whenever they pleased. I'm
der the migratory bird treaty with
Canada no one may shoot out Of sea-
son, according to schlagster.
At least $4,000 will be spent by
the state on the K and M mountain
route between Skamokawa and Grays
River on the Ocean Beach highway
route in 1882, 1t was announced by
Samuel J.. Humes, director of high
ways. The work entails two separate
construction jobs, on one Of which
some federal help is expected.
One of Ellensburg's pioneer mer-
chants and most picturesque citizen,
major" T. T. Hardisty, 65, died there
after a short illness. Always dressed
in typical garb of the "old SOUTH"
whence he came, Hardisty was & "a.
burg.
AS a means of relieving part of the
unemployment burden on Grays har-
Dor, the state will start work imme-
diately on big highway project there,
doing the clearing and grubbing by
day labor at 81 day. The project
is for some eight miles of new road
between Arctic and Cosmopolis on the
Willapa-Grays Harbor road. From 100
to 120 men will be employed.
The Olympic peninsula town OF
Forks might lay claim to being the
wettest spot in that part of the coun-
try, even exceeding Aberdeen in that
respect. Forks in 1881 had rainfall
of 139.43 inches, as compared to Aber-
deems 1929. In one month, January,
Forks had 1855 inches Of precipita.
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