White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-10-06
WASHINGTON NEWS
items OF INTEREST
Grief Resume of Happenings Of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
THE MARKETS
Portland


Wheat Big Bend bluestem. hard
wheat, Soc; soft white and western
white, 51kc; hard winter, northern
spring and western red, 51hc.
Hay-Buying prices, t. o. b. Port
land: Alfalfa. Yakima. $3.50.
Butterfat-16@1Sc. rHc
Eggs-Ranch, 2O@21c.
Cattle-Steers, good, S425@5.50.
Hogs-Good to choice, s3.25@4.50.
Lambs to choice, $4.25@4.50
Seattle
Wheat - Soft white and western
white, SIC; hard winter, western red
and northern spring, 521ac; bluestem,
56kc.
Butterfat-19c.
Eggs-Ranch, CSC.
Hogs-Good to choice, $4.75@5.25.
Cattle-Choice steers, $4.50@5.50.
Sheep-spring lambs, $4.25@4.50.
Spokane
Cattle-Steers, good, s450@5.
Hogs-Good to choice, $4.25@4.35.
Lambs-Medium to good, $3.5O@3.75.
The Longview welfare board has
worked out plans to raise $1,000 q
month for operating expenses for the
winter.
One youth was drowned and five
were saved two miles south OF Ed
monds near Everett, when can OF
gasoline exploded. destroying their
fishing boat.
]. H. Hess, so, Leavenworth farmer,
was instantly killed when crushed be-
tween two logs, which loosened from
pile he and fellow worker were cut
ting into short lengths.
Claims Of depositors of the Peoples
State bank Of Walla Walla now may
be filed, blanks having been prepared.
There are about $500 depositors.
Claims must be filed before December
"a.
The applications of 1876 Tieton farm.
ers for moratoriums on construction
charges have been approved by the
secretary of the interior. Payment
has been deferred until December J.,
1898.
Ralph Cossett Jr., Is, Tonasket, was
killed when sand cave in which he
was playing with five other children
caved in. He was removed within Is
minutes but efforts to revive him were
futile.
According to officials of the Kanik-
su national forest, work is progressing
rapidly on the new Pend Oreille-Priest
lake cutoff road and with good
weather the road will be completed
in 80 days.
The executive committee of the
State Normal school at Cheney has
awarded the G. d. Martin scholarship
for this year to Howard McNew Of
Spokane, graduate of North Central
high school.
The Seattle Clearing House associa-
ton has declined to reconsider it's de.
cision of several weeks ago to cash
no more city warrants until the city
government sets up satisfactory fl
nancial showing.
George Kjolseth, Blue Creek, near
Chewelah, has harvested II sacks Of
potatoes from patch 34x36 feet. He
used as seed the amount he could
7 ace in two ordinary water pals,
about half sack.
The town council of Odessa is COM
pleting arrangements to widen and
partly change the course Of Crab
creek through the town to avoid flood
ing the business section. The esti-
mated cost is $4,000.
o. 3. Anderson was crowned thu
farmers sack-sewing champion of the
Inland Empire, when he defeated II
other farmers in a contest that was
one Of the main events of Pullmans
Golden Harvest day.
The Triangle Grange of Fairfield has
put in an oil tank and is building a
warehouse and office to handle gaso
line and oil for sale to members Of
the Oranges. The first car OF gasoline
was received last week.
A cow, wandering on the Weyer-
haeuser right of way, derailed three
cars of train OF empties being taken
from the Weyerhaeuser mills to the
woods. The engineer applied the
brakes suddenly when he saw the COW
and the three cars near the center Of
the train buckled. Npne of the train
crew was injured.
Fire of undetermined origin almost
totally destroyed the Thomas sawmill,
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