The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-10-12

Chehalis-That the welfare re-
lief situation has improved great
ly in Lewis county within recent
weeks is shown by a report by
James E. Sareault, Chehalis at
torney, who is a member of the
county board. There has been a
substantial drop since June. At
that time the total included 1871
families and single persons receiv-
ing federal help through the Lew
Is county welfare board. At pres
emit there are only $50 families
and single persons on the list.
Fruitland-In an effort to re-
finance the Fruitland Irrigation
district q special election is to be
held October IA for the purpose
of voting an $4,000 bond issue.
OF the proposed issue $4,000 is
for the purpose Of retiring all out
standing bonds. It is understood
the present bondholders are will
ing to take $4,000 for their
bonds of a face value of $266,000
and accumulated interest.
A1mira-Howard Mann, county
agricultural agent, warns local
farmers, In a statement, that oc-
tober Is is the deadline for re-
ceiving wheat adjustment applica-
lions in Lincoln county. Mann de-
clared that no APPLICATIONS would
be acceptable after that date, and
farmers failing to sign up will not
be able to come in on the allot-
ment plan during 1894 and 1885.
Chehalis The Chehalis plant
Of the National Canning company
Is running full blast on a further
pack of Kentucky Wonder beans,
Golden Bantam corn and barreled
wild evergreen blackberries. Con-
tinued rains are seriously inter-
fering with the berry tonnage,
but in spite of this fact many are
being regularly delivered between
storms.
Yakima - Yakima has been
chosen as headquarters for rodent
and predatory animal work in
Central Washington, which will
be in charge of J. F. Finley. The
state has been divided into three
districts, with Leo X. Couch in
Western Washington, John Con-
|ner in Eastern Washington and
Finley assigned to the Central dis
srict.
Davenport There will be no
Lincoln county teachers institute
here this year for the first time
since pioneer days. Instead, teach
srs of the county will attend the
Washington Education association
regional meeting in Spokane Oc-
:ober 10 and 20, and will spend
one day at the Inland Empire
meeting next spring.
Almira - Plotting prospective
townsites appeared today as the
most active development in con-
junction with the work at the
|$63,000,000 Grand Coulee dam
site. Although only one townsite,
Grand Coulee, has been plotted
and recorded in Grant county,
many others were planned, reports
Indicated. -. ..
Longvfew - J. M. McClelland,
publisher Of the Longview Daily
News, suffered a jaw fracture
when an automobile in whisS he
was a passenger driven by w. II.
Sharp of Longview, was in a coll
lision with a car driven by +. g.
Doss of Longview, near Ostrander.
Mrs. Doss was also injured, not
seriously.
Pu1lman-A male chorus of 80
or more members, marching in
uniform with the college band and
singing in uison, will be the new
treat offered to the football crowd
at Pullman for the California
Washington State game on Octo-
Der FL. This is the first attempt
to organize a male chorus on that
campus. 49,
Kelso-C. A. Taylor & Sons,
who have been logging near Lake
Merwin on the Lewis river the
past few months, purchased $50
acres of land above Yale from
Cowlitz county at tax sale for
$500. There is considerable tim
Der on the tract, which will be
logged next year.
Seattle-Suits have been start
ed in King county to GUST Paul w.
Houser, John N. Wilson and Har-
ry G. Austin, all legislators, as
members of the repeal convention,
on the ground that they could not
serve in positions created by the
legislature of which they were
members.
Davenport - The, Davenport
Commercial club will not sponsor
a community chest fund this wear,