White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
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Clerc creek. They are working with
boys that come from Fort Wright in
Spokane. At the Sullivan lake camp
the main mess hall. 20 by 140, has
been completed and four bunk hous-
es with capacity of SO men each
are about ready for occupancy.
the vicinity of Toledo was bagged
near Drew's prairie by Francis
Thorne, when the animal disputed
highway rights. Since the 'possum is
supposed to inhabit the southern
states principally, much interest is
expressed as to how this one man
aged to land in Lewis county.
Unknown to most, a new industry,
tie production of cheese, has sprung
up in Walla Walla. A 1000-gallon
cheese vat, claimed to be the largest
east Of the mountains, turns out 900
pound allotments in two-hour per-
iods. This provides big market for
whole milk. Most of it is shipped out,
much going to Spokane.
Mrs. A. e. F. Oetken, 2S, Oak
Grove, was drowned in the Little
White Salmon river last Friday
while fishing a short distance away
from her husband. She had called
that she was returning to their car
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to see her arm protruding from the
swollen stream.
Wenatchee may go into the power
business, Mayor John Mooney has
let 1t be known. He said he is study
1ls feasibility Of the city acquir-
lng the Puget Sound Power and
Light company's distributing system,
buying energy i WHOLESALE lots and
selling it to consumers the same as
1t does water.
Andrew Sackman, who farms the
Christ Hemmerling place near Odes-
ga, found rattlesnake in his bed.
The snake had crawled through q
break in the floor and was discov-
cred by Mr.. Sackman when he threw
back to covers to go to bed. He
killed the snake, which had eight
rattles.
The city council Of Pasco has plac-
ed on the table proposal to estab-
lish daylight saving time. City Off
Gals held that change Of time in
transportation center. where hun
dreds of persons must work on stand
ard time, would be improper. Farm
ers are also opposed to the change.
Fernandez Brothers shipped 10
cars of sheep from Othello to Mis-
soula, Mont, for summer grazing.
Oscar Danielson, a stockman of Cor
flu, sheared 100 sheep and obtained
900 pounds of wool. He sold his
wool last year at Z cents and this
year at IL cents.
Declaring that he represented 400
members of the Okanogan Power Us
ers Association, Fred Schaaf, secre-
tary of the association, testified at
the department of public works hear
ing that power cost is the last straw
that is breaking the camels back.
Mrs. G.. X. Wiseman of Wilbur
has celebrated her seth birthday. AL
though she was pronounced hope
less cripple when she came to Wash
ington from Chicago in 1888, she
walks today with the ease of wo-
man of 40 years.
State officials have indicated that
they will probably order state
quarantine on dogs in Pierce county
in an effort to stamp out hydropho-
bia. Eight or 10 cases of rabies have
been reported in the county outside
of Tacoma.
The legalized beer trade has again
made itself felt in the Yakima valley
in the filing of several five-year con-
tracts calling for 100000 pounds Of
hops and boosting the prospective
crop returns in the valley more than
$125,O0O.
Business men Of Cotton have de-
cided to put on real old-fashioned
Fourth Of July celebration this year.
Plans call for parade, speaking and
program of all kinds of races, con-
Guiding with fireworks and an old
time dance.
Whitman county commissioners
have made formal demand for $685.
2S4 and interest from the bonding
company that had the county treas
urer's bond at the time four Whit
man county banks closed:
Samuel Cation, Woodland pioneer
will celebrate his Tooth birthday
next Friday. He has invited his
friends to call on him at the home OF
his daughter, Martha Willard, Wood.
land.
This week the planning mill of the