White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-10-13

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Cattle-Steers, good, $4.50@5.
Hogs-Good to choice, S3.90@4.1O.
Lambs-Medium to good, $3@3.5O.
Voters of Winona have by vote
of 40 to Is adopted an extra 10-min
school tax.
Cowlitz county must pay the state
s$H7,559.94 as it's share Of the 1888
state fund budget.
A. johnson of White Bluffs has
brought into Othello squash that
weighed nearly Is pounds. 1t was
grown under irrigation.
The state board of equalization has
fixed the 1882 state levy at 1929
mills on a valuation of $1,O57, ,465,
the lowest valuatiin since 1918.
The Panhandle Lumber company's
mill at lone, closed since July 81, re-
sumed operations last week. About
$50 men are employed, probably for
all fall.
A bee sting has caused the death
of Andrew Rossi, a farmer at Kent.
He died of blood poisoning. Two years
ago he was stung, with almost fatal
results.
The commissioners Of Clark county
have signed resolution asking for an
emergency appropriation Of $4,000 to
meet the increasing cost of county
charity.
Between so and rs former employees
of the Ostrander Railway & Timber
company we're put to work when the
company started another logging SIDE
recently.
The Washington Good Roads asso-
citation has adopted resolution op-
posing the diversion Of motor vehicle
funds to other than road building and
maintenance.
A power district to include Oroville,
Ellsford and Tonasket has been ap-
proved by citizens of those commune
ties. An effort will be made to vote
on the question in November.
Members of the Seattle Milk Ship
pers' association are protesting against
a movement of big Seattle dairies to
pass on to the shipper a cut of l cent
per quart made in the price of milk.
Oroville schools have closed for one
week to allow students to pick apples
and work in the warehouses. The APP
pie harvest is in full swing, and the
five warehouses are working to capac-
lily.
Harry S. Wilson, liquidator of the
American bank at Spokane, which
closed in April, said that he had asked
the court for authority to pay ten
per cent dividend, amounting to $780,
900.
The Creston town budget totals s2140
as estimated for general expense, to
be raised by 15-mill levy. Water sys.
tenn expenses will be S1775, of which
1886 will be raised from the sale of
water.
The old livery stable at Stevenson.
a landmark for 40 years, went down
before strong east wind recently. 1t
was large building, having been
used as a blacksmithy and horse
stable.
Sprague high school has offered a
season football ticket for sack Of
wheat, in combating "Old Man Depres-
sion" The high school asks that fair
wheat be exchanged for the ticket
and that sacks be in good condition,
delivered to the high school building.
Season tickets have been selling at
$3.50.
Shortages in the accounts of George
s. Weiser, former treasurer of Top
penish, total $4902, according to F..
D. Mckinney, state examiner OF
municipal corporations. The short.
ages were in local improvement dis.
trict funds.
Teachers Of the Prosser school have
taken voluntary cut Of 10 per cent
to assist the school board in meeting
expenses. 1t was the second cut fol
the teachers and enables the board tc
reduce expenses $4,000 below those
Of last year.