The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-03-30

Wheat-Big Bend b1uestem, hard
wheat, Sic; soft white and
western white, 46kc; hard
winter, northern spring and
western red, 44c.
Hay Buying prices, f. o. b. Port
land; Alfalfa, Yakima, $3.50.
Butterfat-14 % 15c.
Eggs Ranch, Is @ tic.
Cattle - Stores, good, $4.75 %
5.25.
Hogs4Good to choice, 1878 q
4.60.
Lam Good to choice. s5.25 o
5.65.
Spokane
Cattle - Steers. good. $4.25 q
500.
Hogs - Good to choice, $4.25. @.
4.35.
Lambs - Medium to good, $4.75
q $5.25.
A number of men are being Civ
en- employment by the reopening
of several small mills in different
centers of eastern Lewis county.
Most of the output is ties, which
are cut for the Milwaukee and
are trucked to Morton for ship
ment over the Tacoma & Eastern.
Last week Tiller Bros plant near
Rife and the Betchart & Brisband
mill near Bremen were added to
the list of those oprating.
Announcement was made that
the Churchill glove factory at
Centralia will be running fHH
time the next four or five months
filling an order from the United
States navy for 10000 pairs Of
gloves. The plant recently COM
pleted smaller naval order. In
addition to running full time, the
new order means a slight increase
IN the working force.
The Crescent Single company
mill at Kelso resumed cutting
shingles last Monday. A crew OF
about so men will be employed.
The mill will operate full capacity
on the day shift and two of the
seven machines will operate at
night. How long the plant will
operate is dependent upon market
ing conditions.
Albert Ledford, A, Of Yakima,
sought by large posses since he
was reported lost in the woods OF
the Ahtanum creek district was
found shortly after dawn. scant-
lily clad, curled UP asleep between
two pet dogs. He was not more
than 500 yards from a bonfire
built last night by searchers.
By burning wood that students
cut during vacation and installing
an individual lighting system at a
saving of $500 monthly. and other
rigid economy, Walla Walla coli
lege, Seventh Day Adventist
school,, is cutting $4,000 off its
annual budget.
Farmers near Othelo are seed
ing wheat ana the hillsides are
showing green with cheat grass.
The band of sheep Of George Hem
bricks has gone to the range from
the winter quarters near Corfu.
His lamb crop is well over 100 per
cent.
Mrs. Oscar Dudansky, 81. and
q daughter, Dorothy, 5, died at
the Longview Memorial hospital
of burns suffered when a kero-
sene burner exploded in a brooder
on their farm at Lexington, near
Kelso.
There is a possibility that the
.Conconully reservoir, upon which
the Okanogan irrigation district
depends for all its gravity water.
will be filled this year for the
second time in it's history.
Hoquiam : manufactured paper
will be used by the Black Ball
Ferry company to print 113 900
maps of the Olympic peninsula
and to print 100000 time cards
for the ferry lines.
Suggesting April 4 as cleanup
day, the Prosser commercial club
has asked the city council to APP
point 1'big chief and proclaim
that date civic holiday.
DR.. John Busby. widely known
physician and surgeon, is dead at
Spokane. He was prominent in
Northern Idaho, where he resided
before, coming to Spokane, Is
years ago. Death was caused by
apoplexy.
Anticipating deficit Mayor
Mooney Of Wenatchee has called
for a drastic reduction by all de-
partments for the remainder OF
the year. The anticipated deficit is
$1,000 even IL only So per cent OF
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