White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-18
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THE MARKETS
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Wheat - Big Bend bluestem, hard
wheat, zoe; soft white and west
ern white, COO; hard winter,
northern spring and western red.
68Ac.
Hay-Buying prices, (. o. b. Port
land: Alfalfa, Yakima, $500.
Butterfat-22 q 23c.
Eggs-Ranch, Is q 16c.
Cattle-Steers, good, $3.50 q 6.15.
Hogs-Good to choice, $3.50 q 4.5O.
Lambs - Good to choice, $4.25 o.
l.75.
Spokane
Cattle-Steers, good, $5.25 @ $50.
Hogs-Good to choice, $500 q 400.
Lambs-Medium to good, $3.50 @
6.85.
Adams county commissioners de-
clared an emergency in the expendi-
ture of funds and the upkeep and
maintenance of the Adams county
branch Of the Washington State col
lege experiment station located near
Lind. Due to ack of funds, the state
board of regents decided to abandon
the branch station and commissioners
authorized the issuance Of emergency
warrants in the amount of $666-to
carry on the work for the next two
years.
Hugh McShane, Keller, chairman
OF the annual Salmon day celebration
scheduled for June 3 and a, states
that the usual fine rodeo program
is being lined up, with notable strings
OF horses and riders. There will be
the usual dances held in connection
with the celebration, including the
"campers" dance the night preced-
ing the rodeo dates.
The Great Northern railroad head
quarters at Seattle report an increase
of per cent in east-bound carload
ings for the first week of May from
the Pacific northwest, as compared
to the same period of 1892. West
bound movement was rs per cent
greater by the same comparison, the
railroad officials said.
Among others, Lincoln County Po-
mona grange has passed resolutions
proposing that So pounds Of wheat
be recognized as grade No. J., instead
of go pounds, and that congress be
asked to pass the Wheeler silver re-
monetization bill and the Rankin
Thomas bills to provide legal tender
Liberty notes.
One hundred and fifty members Of
the Franklin County Taxpayers
league, meeting at Pasco, have adopt
ed resolutions to fight for reductions
In the courthouse staffs and for sal
airy cuts for county and state en-
ployes and teachers, along the lines
that industrial salaries have been
cut.
Ono hundred and ninety-five well
fare relief men are working on i'm
provement projects at Walla Walla,
the greatest number yet used. Com
missioner Robert Carey, in charge Of
the work says the men are as eff
cient as any he had had working for
the city.
Two navy men from the U. S. 8.
New York walked off with the honors
in the rapid-fire championship in the
Northwest rifle matches Thursday at
Fort George Wright. They were H.
r. Stuckey, who scored SO out of
possible 100, and R. r. West, scor-
ing 81.
Shipments Of flour from Spokane
mills, together with feedstuffs to
outside points increased at least so
per cent last month over March and
gained about IS per cent over April,
1882, it was estimated in rail CAREER
circles.
Leanvenworth was deprived of do
mestic water when a beaver was
swirled into the mains at the intake
and became wedged into the four
inch main at Front street.
S. P. Jensen of Wilbur, pioneer,
narrowly escaped serious injury, but
wrecked his car, when he lost-control
of 1t while trying to light his pipe, on
the Sunset highway.
The three city high schools of
Spokane and the two Junior highs
will graduate approximately 1898
boys and girls at exercises next
month.
Gwendolyn Walton, the high
school candidate, won the election for
the May queen and will rule over
Cheney's 23rd annual May Day cele-
bration, May 20. Glenna Lowry, the
normal school candidate, will be maid
of honor.
Reduction of S22276 in Anri1