White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-02-25

Phil Bedard, rancher on the Col
VILE reservation near Bridgeport, had
dairy herd of 10 COWS last week. He
now has only one. While visiting a
neighbor blizzard came up and nine
COWS were frozen to death.
The Michigan Lumber company re-
sumed operation at Aberdeen last
week, employing 125 men. There was
no disturbance from picketers. A few
other mills in the district expect to
start shortly after March LIST.
The new Masonic temple, concrete
building erected at cost of $4,000,
has been occupied by the White Sal
mon lodge. The temple is two-story,
30 by 80, edifice, with exterior of
pleasing and modern design.
A SO per cent gain in turkey sales,
coupled with efforts to reduce ex-
penses, brought Yakima members of
the Washington Cooperative Egg and
Poultry association last year a profit
Of $4,000, against less than $4,000 in
1880, reports at the annual meeting
revealed.
liver Youngquist Of Bow, Skagit
county, has been reelected president
Of the Washington State Dairymen's
association. The association COM
mended the Yakima county commits
sioners for refusing to buy county sup
plies from dealers who handle butter
substitutes.
The North Bank truck line applied
to the department of public works re-
Gently for authority to institute a
motor vehicle freight service between
Portland, Or, and White Salmon,
Wash, via the North Bank highway.
The company proposes interstate
service only.
Wenatchee shippers have under con-
sideration plans to ship boatload Of
apples to the New York market from
Seattle. The apples could be taken to
Seattle by truck and train and then
shipped to New York by boat by way
of the Panama canal at less cost than
overland by rail.
Word has been received in Yakima
that Sweden has doubled its import
duty on apples. The increase is from
tn 1S
weight of fruit. This amounts to about
81 a box. Denmark has imposed re-
strictions amounting to actual suspen-
sion OF imports.
Banks or other purchasers of county
warrants can not legally buy the war
rants at a discount that together with
the rate of interest on the warrants
would cause the county to be paying
more than per cent on its obliga-
tons, according to an opinion by AS.
sistant Attorney General Anderson.
A long sought record was set at
kennewick last week when temporary
Jobs were found for all listed unem-
ployed local family heads, Police Chief
H. H. DeHaven, city charity represent
alive, announced. Individuals, bust.
ness concerns and city officials co.
operated. Only local labor was aided.
A double Staying or Staying and
suicide was discovered in Auburn last
week. The bodies of John Case, SO,
bus driver, and his househeeper,
Mrs. Woods, both shot, were found in
Cases residence by Roy Dinwiddie,
manager of the bus company, who in.
vestigated when Case failed to arrive
for work.
Egg and poultry production Of the
Grays Harbor district increased sharp.
ly in 1881, according to the annual re.
port of Clarence Glenn, manager of the
Aberdeen station for the Washington
Cooperative Egg association. Eggs
received from members increased S0J3
cases to 26,597 cases in all. Poultry
receipts totaled 1861 pounds. In.
coma from the 1891 turnover was $l65,'
600.
Soon the village Of Packwood, ex'
IRENE eastern Lewis county settle.
ment, is to have electric lights and
a water system for use Of the public.
Sherman Combs, postmaster, hotel
owner, handler of the biggest string
of pack horses in southwest Washing.
ton and head booster for the place,
has applied to the state hydraulics de.
partment for water permit to use
Snyder creek for the purposes named.
The lower Columbia Dairy associa
tons creamery at Grays River is pro.
ducing an average of 10000 pounds OF
butter monthly and its new cheese
plant is turning out 10000 pounds
month. About 10000 pounds OF butter.
fat are shipped to other creameries
monthly. Last week dairymen re.