White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-04-28

Hogs-Good to choice, S4@425.
Lambs-Good to choice, $4,000.
The Woman's club Of Castle Rock
held tree planting on the school
grounds last week.
"Taps" has been sounded for the
last Civil war veteran of Chewelah, in
the person of w. e. Reinoehl.
Mrs. ]. w. Simons of Blue creek, in
the Chewelah district broke her right
arm above the elbow while attempting
to turn over in bed.
Bids were opened April % by the
United States bureau of public roads
for clearing the right of way on the
Randle- Yakima forest highway.
H. w. Van Slyke, town treasurer of
Chelan, has resigned and Ernie Osten-
burg has been appointed to fill the
place until the next regular election.
Using approximately 100 men the
Schafer Brothers Lumber & Door COM
pany mill at Montesano has resumed
operations. The mill will run indefin-
itely and is using old employees.
The council of Ephrata is having $50
feet of six-inch pipe laid to replace
rotted wooden pipe. The new pipe
will cost about $500 and will connect
with the main from the springs.
County Clerk Walter Eads, 40, Of
Jefferson county, shot himself through
the head at Port Townsend and died
shortly afterward. Poor health was
believed to have caused the act.
Floyd Whipple, 81, was killed and
his wife and three young daughters
we're injured when a west-bound North
ern Pacific passenger train crashed in
to their automobile at grade crossing
in Pasco.
Three Masonic orders of Washing
ton will convene in Aberdeen for six
days, starting May 2, bringing between
400 and 500 delegates for business ses-
sions, banquets, an annual ball and de-
gree work.
Court action to determine whether
the state can be held liable for injur.
les received by men who were i'm
pressed into fighting forest fires has
| in, "
superior court.
Keith Mccoy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Cain and junior in Columbia
union high school at White Salmon,
won first place in division B Of the
extemporaneous speaking contest at
Whitman college.
Laura Allen, seven months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Allen,
who live on the Husum road seven
miles north of White Salmon, was
burned to death in fire which de.
stroyed the family home.
Seven Washington cities have unani.
mously agreed to support an immediate
attempt by the department Of public
works to induce the telephone com.
pany to make state vide reduction of
rates Of at least Is per cent.
The commissioners of Chelan coun-
ty have Endorsed the Wenatchee Cham.
Der of Commerce plan for community
garden where 100 families may raise
their own vegetables for next summer
and winter. The county will furnish
seed, fertilizer and water.
Failure of the board of regents OF
the University of Washington at their
last meeting to dispose of the salary
question affecting members Of the "a
Guilty has caused considerable com.
ment. 1t is understood that the sub.
ject was passed over until the July
! meeting.
The Jenny G Phipps herd of Is pure
bred Holsteins led herds Of Is cows
or more of the Clark County Dairy
Herd Improvement association for
March with an average production OF
1913 pounds Of butterfat. The A. De
Bower herd Of nine purebred Hol
stems topped the list for herds Of Is
cows or less with the average produc
ton of 42.3 pounds. A purebread Hol
stein owned by ]. Nussmaumer led the
10 individual high cows for March with
an average production of 1874 pounds
OF butterfat