The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-10-19
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume OF Happenings
of the Week Collected for
Our Readers

Aberdeen Falling 80 feet
down the blower pipe at the Grays
Harbor Chair factory yesterday,
George Scott had the experience
of combining himself to a most un-
usual prison. The blower pipe had
been clogged with sawdust and
Scott was attempting to remove
the dust. In his attempt he slipped
into the pipe and shot down the
tube to the blocked end above the
furnace room. From this predica-
ment he was rescued when work.
ers herd his cries. Aside from a
sawdust bath he was little the
worse for the hair raising expert
ence.
Montesano - Weighing more
than half as much as himself was
the black salmon caught last Sum
day afternoon by Rollie Michael,
IA, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mi
chael. The big fish was caught on
light tackle at the mouth of the
Wynooche river after an hour of
struggle. 1t weighed ASH pounds
and the boy weighs 90. The black
salmon is the largest fish caught
here in several years.
Seattle-An aged Indian wo-
man-Mrs. Annie Petersen, Of
North Bend, Ore.-was believed
today to be the only living person
to speak Miluk, near-extinct tri-
bal language. Melville Jacobs, I'm
iversity of w a hington an
thropologist, said he discovered
Mrs. Petersen speaking the Ian
guage when he talked with 10
Indians who spoke HAMS, another
near-extinct language.
st. John-There is more wheat
In warehouses at this point than
in any year since the advent Of
the Milwaukee and Inland rail-
roads. The warehouses are not
only full, but there is more wheat
piled outside on temporary plat
forms than the warehouses con-
tain. This seasons crop was above
average in quantity, while there
was considerable old wheat on
hand. .
Wenatchee-A 66-mill city levy
appears to be certain at Wen
atchee. This is mills higher than
for 1888 despite the 40-mill limit
alton law. The county commits
sioners got under the 10-mill limit
by eliminating the horticultural
department and cutting $4,000
from the county agents $3365
leaving him with enough to oper-
ate an automobile.
Prosser - After setting aside
$1,000 for a work relief fund rails
ing the salaries of four city en-
ployees $40 a month each, Pros
ser adopted an $11,4S0 budget
which will be a 12-mill levy. An
additional 9-mill levy will be as
sessed for bond interest and re-
demption. The budget is 1857
higher than last year.
Davenport-For the first time
since pioneer days, there will be
no Lincoln county teachers insti-
tute at Davenport this fall. In
stead, teachers of the county will
ATTEND the Washington Education
associations regional meeting at
Spokane, October 10.
Yakima-President Roosevelt
and Relief Administrator Hopkins
have been asked to include North
west G grade aples in the new re-
lief corporation program by the
Growers and Shippers of North
Central Washington, Inc.
WaterviNe- Approximately IS
|per cent Of the producing wheat
land in Douglas county has been
signed up to curtail the produc-
ton of wheat. This will mean
about s185, 1000 in bonus money to
farmers of this county.
Observation-Disclosures gather
ing data on feasibility of the
100000 Mount Stuart-Icicle do
nestle water project are racing
with the weather to complete sur
veying higher reaches before the
Isnow stops them.
Seattle-A new registration rec
ord has been set at University
of Washington. Thus far, the to-
tai registration is over 1000. It
will probably reach 7400. The
previous record, made in 1880,
was 636S.
Kennewick- The city council
has succeeded in even further re-
ducing the 1884 budget, which is
now slightly over 18 mills, in
elusive of bond redemption. Little
progress was made ma beer ord
nance.
Aberdeen - Running into the
street to retrieve stick thrown
Il