White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-03-10

per cent. The increase includes many
sets Of twins and II sets of triplets.
Mrs. Martha Wulf, who observed
her seth birthday anniversary recent
ly in Hoquiam, received rare hymn
book as a gift from an aunt in Wis
consin. The book was published in
Berlin February IA, 1922, and is bound
in wood covers incased in leather. The
21O-year-old book contains hymn
written by Martin Luther.
"Back to the land" is no chamber of
commerce dream at Grayland, Grays
harbor cranberry center, where the
population has doubled from 1000 in
the last two years. A remarkable de-
velopment boom is under way there,
with SO new dwellings under construc-
ton now and more projected. Every
house is being built by the settler him
self.
Warehouse owners Of Yakima coun-
ty are due for a surprise when they
learn that tax valuations on such prop
erty have been drastically revised up
ward. A produce row warehouse val.
ued last year at 1880 was raised to
$4,000; another scared from $4,000
to $42,500. A fruit concern that paid
on 1881 valuation $4,000, is now as.
sessed on $4,000. Others we're SINH
larly raised.
The second disastrous fire in Lewis
county within three days for which the
public must pay occurred last week
when the county's machinery ware
house on the Chehalis-O nalaksa high
way was. burned, entailing loss of
$4,000 on equipment and $1,000 on the
building. The first fire was the Ocean
Beach Highway bridge at Adna, owned
by the state, requiring an entire new
structure, which is estimated to cost
around $65,00O or more.
Faithfulness Of a dog to his master
was being portrayed at Kennewick.
Zip, a bird dog, always greeted his
owner, Ray Copeland, with an eager
bark of welcome. Copeland was one
of the four victims of a train-automo
bile crash there recently. Zip waits
anxiously on the porch for Copeland's
arrival, Indifferent to all else. AS
machines turn up the street he jumps
out, wagging his tail. Cars go by and
the dog, with lowered head, returns
to the porch.
The assessment of Cowlitz county
property for 1892 commenced March
l when a crew of % special deputy as
SCISSORS began their work. Assessor
Howard Lum has announced that the
assessment will be reduced from 20
to Is per cent from the 1881 valuation
of almost S26,000,000. Increased as
| sessments will be placed on the North
western Electric company power plant
at Ariel, assessed last year as en- I'M
completed project, on which the Cow
l.tz county assessment was 100000.
Old Man Depression was burned at
the stake while young Mr.. Prosperity
scattered money" to the four winds
on the main intersection OF the bust
ness district in Longview, as the cul-
mination of parade opening the mer-
chants annual spring fashion exposi-
ton. During the parade an effigy of
Old Man Depression was suspended
from a gallowJ atop a large truck.
Young Mr.. Prosperity was dressed in
evening clothes and frequently WELD
ed a heavy club on the body Of De-
preston as the parade went through
the thicl1ly lined streets.
Buses will replace the street rail-
way system on Grays barber under q
plan just announced by the Grays Her.
Dor Railway &, Light company, whose
street cars serve Hoquiam, Aberdeen
and Cosmopolis. The Twin City Tran.
sit company, unit Of the power firm
which operates buses between Aber.
deem and Hoquiam, has applied to the
state department Of public works for
permit to extend bus service to Cos
mopolis. ]. R. Snider, manager of the
railway and light company, said it is
obvious that people prefer the buses
and that the street railway has been
operating at heavy loss.
Tenino's wooden money scared
above par recently, doubling in value
When the only hank in Tenino failed
several weeks ago the chamber of com
MERGE obtained assignments from de
positors Of Is per cent Of their in
terest in liquidating dividends and i'm
mediately issued wooden money print
ed on thin wood, such as used fol
strawberry boxes, in denominations O
rs and SO cents and 81. The woode1
money was accepted in Teniro at par
But last week Tenino residents were
asking 81 in good U. S. silver or cur