White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-23


Wheat crop conditions in the Walla
Walla valley continue about normal.
With normal growing weather this
month an excess of 100000 bushels
may be harvested. Harvest season
will be later than usual.
Considering the number of students
graduated from the Bellingham Nor
NAL school each year, the state legis-
lature hRs been parsimonious in its
appropriations for the school, accord
ing to President Fisher.
Net receipts from the scent gaso-
line tax have averaged $843,OOO
month during the past five months.
The average is considerably less than
the 1881 legislatures estimate, which
was $1,OOO,O00 per month.
Lloyd Ford, who has been in bust
ness at Chelan 20 years, has been
elected president of the Miners and
Merchants bank, to take the place of
]. A. Van Slyke, president for 81 years,
who died suddenly last week.
Digging on the canal that will be
a part of the $3S0,oOO pumping unit No.
2 of the Wapato irrigation project was
started last week. The canal will be
IL miles long and will carry water to
600 acres of sagebrush land.
The Pacific hotel and the old Daugh-
erty & Wilcox saloon and dance hall
in what is known as "old town" New
port are being torn down for the lum-
Der. Both places were notorious in
the early history of Newport.
"Timber!" The familiar call will
ring on July 2 and 4, at Longview,
when the Longview Rolleo woods
events will be held at Lake Sacajawea
park. A greatly enlarged program is
being planned for this years celebra-
ton.
Louis Emerson, II, fell from his
mothers cherry tree in Yakima and
fractured his skull so severely he is
not expected to survive. The limb on
which the lad was standing gave way
and he was thrown to the cement
walk.
The ice cave six miles above Chelan
on the Wenatchee-O roville highway
will be set aside as park if the Che
Ian county commissioners act on
petition presented by the Lake Chelan
Rotary club. The land belongs to the
county.
An per cent dividend and a pay
ment of half cent bushel on grain
purchased from members has been de-
clared by the Pullman Grain Growers,
Inc, at the annual meeting of stock
holders. The dividend applies to stock
of $25,77O subscribed by 246 members.
The Cowlitz County Dairymen's as
ISOLATION, which recently established
it's plant at Kelso, is installing 1000
pound capacity butter churn, and will
make about ton of butter daily.
Cheese-making equipment installed
short time ago is operating to capac-
ity.
The city council of Chewelah has
decided to allow water, light and sew
er users discounts of 10 per cent on
accounts paid before the 18th of the
month and per cent discount on
old bills if paid before June Is. The
action is due to unemployment ccndi-
lions.
Assured cooperation of the city of
Wenatchee, boosters for the Mount
Stuart water project are completing
plans for an exhaustive survey to de-
termine the feasibility of furnishing
domestic water to the valley through
a 32-mile pipe. The cost is estimated
at 100000.
Ritzville's once-famous rodeo may
be revived this fall, If plans are car
ried out. Outsiders have rented the
fairgrounds and will have full charge
Of the roundup. The dates have ten
totively been set for August 10, 20 and
Fl, between the Ellensburg and Pen
dleton shows.
Raymond's new "oyster money" Sc
cured by proofs Of claims on the de-
funct Raymond bank, is legal tender
among South Bend merchants. The
merchants, at their monthly associa-
ton meeting recently, voted to accept
the "oyster money" at par for all pur-
chases or payments on account.
Thieves who stole the bulletin
boards from in front Of the White
Temple Baptist church at Walla Walla
either got religion or were frightened,
or something, as the board returned