The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-03-09
Portland
THE MARKETS

Sacaiawea of the flock of seven sent
a number of years ago to help beau
tify the lake. Several died during
the severe winter of 1880. The sixth
bird died last Monday. A great flock
of ducks are at home in the lake,
and except for depredations of dogs
and some stealing this flock is stead
lily increasing in numbers.
Talk Of running schools by econ
omy was declared to be foolishnes
by DR.. August Dvorak, professor of
education at the University of
Washington, in an address at Seat
tie. He asserted that school costs
can be reduced 10 to Is per cent.
throughout the state without inn.
pairing their efficiency.
Manly Patton, 80, of South Bend,
was killed instantly last week when
tree crashed upon his car as he and
Miss Verda Skidmore were return
ing from Aberdeen. The accident
occurred about midway between
Raymond and Aberdeen on the new
highway in severe wind and rain
storm.
Timothy. Evans, an Auburn ranch
er who was fatally shot by his son
last November in quarrel, left an
estate valued at $41, $50, according
to the appraiser IS report, filed in the
probate court. The son, who pleaded
temporary insanity, will be tried in
April on a first degree murder
charge.
The country home Of Mrs. ]. s.
Kloeberd in the Selah valley has
been destroyed by fire. It was built
after the Italian style and was one
of the show places of the valley.
Owing to the muddy condition of
the roads the Yakima fire depart
ment was unable to make the run.
The Frank Turner tie mill in the
Mount Pleasant district, southeast
of Kelso resumed cutting of ties
last week after shutdown because
of snow. The crew worked for three
days to clear the snow from the road
to the mill so that trucking of the
ties could begin.
Rural streets of Walla Walla are
so muddy that tractor had to be
secured to pull a mule team out of
mudhole, one mule suffering a
broken neck in the process, is one
of the notable results of the recent
high water Of the district
With little revenue coming in and
Franklin county facing accumulate
ing debts, the Franklin County Tax
payers league recently recommends
ed drastic reductions in county and
school district expenditures.
One hundred members of the Yak
ina County Taxpayers league have
petitioned the county commissioners
to abolish the offices of county
nurse and the agricultural depart
ment office.
Snow covers the Spirit lake area
to depth of s IL feet at present.
There are ten people at the lake at
present. It is possible to drive only
to within IL miles of the lake.
Declaring that an emergency ex-
lists in the Yakima valley the county
commissioners votedfto issue $92, 600
in warrants to finance charity work
for the remainder of the year.
The lambing season is under way
at the 1S00-acre Island stock ranch
of Jack ". "Papa'0 Davis on
Bachelor Island. His most oats.and-
ing increas e was Is lambs from six
ewes, which included three sets Of
triplets and three sets of twins.
On dems md of a taxpayers COM
mitee, the Whitman county comm s.
sioners have cut the salaries of
courthouse employees, oher than
elective officers, about % per cent.
The total reductions will amount ~
about $4,000 per year.