The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-03-02

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Butterfat-15 a Ice.
Eggs-Ranch, Is @16c.
Cattel - Steers, good, $4.25 q
4.5O.
Hogs Good to choice, $3.50 a
$50.
Lambs-Good to choice, $500 @
5.25.
The canning company at Walla
Walla has contracted with SO gar
deners to supply produce and will
try to sign so more. Gardeners
agree to each take a share of stock
and one-fourth payments for pro-
duce will be credited to paying for
stock. Work will resume on the
cannery as soon as weather opens.
since cannery funds are not in the
two banks now on 60-day holi.
day.
The fame of Hoquiam's spruce
veneer clothing is becoming ma
Geographic magazine has given the
unique dresses and material a
"play." Letters are being received
daily at Hoquiam about the wood
en- dresses" many of them being
from women curious to know how
clothes can be made from wood
and how the stuff will wear.
v. L. Underwood of Walla Wal
la is the fellow who "let the cat
out of the bag" Attracted by many
dogs growing around sack that
had been buried in deep snow in
the path of onrushing cars. I'm
derwood stopped, opened the sack,
and let out a. cat which led the
CANNES in a hopeless chase up an
adjacent tree.
Sweeping in from the ocean on
their annual migration to the Cow
Ilitz river with the smelt run, hum
dreds Of seaguls are patroling the
Cowlitz searching for choice sme!t
which they gobble up eagerly. 1t
is believed as many smelt are eat
en- by the gulls as are caught by
fishermen.
Success was reported by Yaki-
ma valley shippers in their effort
to preserve for growers the bene-
fit of the recent freight reduction.
Nearly all shipments are going at
prices of 10 cents to Is cents a
box higher and the demand is in
creasing.
One hundred farmers and tax
payers organized "the United Far
mers' league Of Washington" at
Charleston, recently and appointed
committee to ask the superior
court to refuse to take action on
mortgage foreclosures for period
of 90 days.
One hundred carloads Of apples
were shipped out Of Wenatchee
last Saturday, the day the 12k
cents a box reduction in freight
rates went into effect. Since Feb
ruary / shipments have averaged
rs cars daily.
Representative Joseph Koehler
of Snohomish county has introduce
ed bill in the legislature taxing
daily newspapers for the purpose
OF raising a fund totaling $1,000.
900 to, pay the Eagles old age
pension.
The news that the Washington
Wooden Mills worsted material has
been specified to supply new uni
forms for Seattle's 600 policemen
and 400 firemen was received by
the mill at Washougal.
About five cars OF apples are be-
ing shipped from Oroville daily,
There are rs in the warehouses,
and many will be shipped before
March 1 to escape taxes.
/ 1HCidIlS Ol the hellST TeSlOI IldNS
begun their traditional tribal CHI
nook dances, but those in the Nes-
/ pelem valley are awaiting more
chinooklike weather.
The Community State bank OF
Mabton, which is on a 90-day ho.-
iday, can be reopened if depositors
| agree not to maxi heavy with
drawals Immediately, group Of
depositors were told by bank of.
ficials and representative of the
state banking department..
1t is estimated that between rs
and 80 per cent. OF the soft fruit
crop in the Charleston district has
been killed by the recent cold
weather. Apricots and peaches
have suffered the most.