White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-12-08
Opening Of the Miller Logging com.


cepted at least temporary work with
the Sultan concern.
Contract for the clearing of miles
of the new Bay Shore drive relocation
Of the Ocean Beach highway between
South Bend and the Palix was let at
Olympia recently by the state highway
department to George Kettenton Of
Ellensburgh for $14,S35.00.
Many people have thought of AL
fred Peters, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Peters, "shut-in," this Thanksgiving
season. Seventeen members of the
Young Peoples club Of lone brought
basket of fruit and remained for an
evening of singing and cheer.
Income from municipal bonds will
be subject to taxation under the in
come law adopted by the voters at the
recent election, according to the at
torney general, who also holds that
salary income Of state, county and
municipal employees is not exempt.
r. H. Barr, who is logging yellow
fir at Beaver Rock, is elated over the
success he is having with his product.
The logs are RATED down the Column
bia. There are always bidders for each
raft. The price is above the average
market. Ninety men are employed.
James Bourland, of Camas, S-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bourland,
suffered a bad cut on his right cheek
when knife with which his brother
was whiting slipped and cut him. He
was sitting at his brother Earls feet
when the freak accident occurred.
John Marty Of Kettle Falls left re-
Gently with three carloads of Christ
mas trees for Wisconsin. He has had
20 people employed cutting $4,000
trees, varying from three to 18 feet.
He also shipped quantity of laurel,
Oregon grape, princes pine and cedar
boughs.
The county game commission at
Stevenson sold two pieces of their
property to individuals. F. A. Wachter
bought 100 acres known as the game
farm on Upper Wind river, a slightly
piece of land with running water. Leon
Montchalin bought smaller piece on
Rock creek.
John Davidson, Hoquiam, was unem-
ployed but a good carpenter. So he
devised a portable and demountable ply
wood dollhouse which can be built and
taken apart by any child. In the first
month he sold 100 of these on Grays
harbor, and now orders are coming in
from outside.
According to Alvin H. Collin, chair
man of the Spokane county board of
commissioners, taxpayers of Washing
ton could be saved IS to rs per cent of
the costs of county government
through consolidation of counties,
commission form of government and
civil service for county employees.
The commercial fishing season at
Aberdeen closed November 30th and
there will be little fishing activity
during the steelhead season. Gillnet-
tiers this fall made excellent catches,
particularly of silversides, but the
price was so low that they voted the
season one of the most unsatisfactory
in years.
A 63-pound Boston marrow table
squash, grown by William Staysa, a
rancher in the vicinity of Haggards
Corner, six miles southeast of Ridge
field, is on display at the Ridgefield
feed store, operated by G. w. Nealeigh.
The gourd monstrosity has circum-
ference of So inches, length of 26
inches and diameter of 20 inches.
The limitations imposed by the 40
mill property tax limit adopted at the
recent election will require pro rata
reduction of all levies now assessed
against property, according to an opin-
ion by the attorney general. Although
the measure becomes law December
8 it will not apply to levies made this
year but will govern 1evies made next
October.
George Peterson, Pacific county
dairyman living at Ocean Park, had
a thrilling experience while milking
his cows one day last week. A bolt
OF lightning struck his barn, knocking
the milking machine connections from
the udders of the cows, putting out the
lights and stunning Mr.. Peterson.
Luckily he was not seriously injured,
nor were the cattle hurt.
Centralia's largest industrial plant,
the planning mill of the Eastern Rail-
way & Lumber Co., was destroyed by
fire recently with loss estimated at
$225,OOO, in addition to the loss OF ~
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