White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-06
Ridgefield was visited by num-

hoods and flowing white robes, and
burned a fiery red cross about SIX
feet in height near the junction OF
the Sara road with the Ridgefield
highway.
Two Mckee district ranchers re-
Gently announced sale Of ISL bales
of hops at 80 cents pound, the
highest price since 1925. Since pas
sage of the beer bill by congress ac-
tivity in the market has increased,
and recently dealers have been sign
ing long-term contracts at 20. cents
a pound. Several were made for tive
years.
Three persons-Mrs. Dora Holden,
age so; Mrs. Pearl Martin, 20, and
Glen Ayres, 81, all OF Kimberly, IDA
no, were killed on the Inland EN-
pire highway IL miles east OF Dayton
when the truck in which they were
riding plunged over 200-foot en-
bankment into stream.
Construction has started on the
super-service station with which
Standard Stations, Inc, will replace
their present station at Main and
Stevens streets, at Colfax. The I'M
provement is to cost approximately
$4,000 and will require month for
completion.
Endorsement of Max L. Nook, resi-
dent of Yakima for several years, as
candidate for district highway en-
gineer has been made by the Yakima
county Democratic central commit
tee. Nook formerly held the position
during the administration of Gov
ernor Ulster.
The contract for building the Slate
creek bridge, eight miles north of
Metaline Falls, will be let shortly.
The bridge, on the Metaline Falls
Nelson highway, is in the Kaniksu
national forest and will be built I'M
der direction of the bureau of public
roads.
Owing to lack of funds to employ
men to repair the streets Of Daven-
port, Councilmen Frank Pankey and
G. w. Richards operated the city
truck and grader and went over most
of the streets. The only cost to the
city was the price of gasoline con-
sumed.
1t means something when the Ma
selle school bus stops each morning
before the Frank o. Pentilla home,
for IL of the IA children OF the
household get into the bus. There are
Pentilla children in all but two
grades in the Naselle school.
Yakima Indians who spent the
winter trapping in the mountains
near Mount Adams are coming into
the agency at Toppenish with their
seasons catch of furs. Thus far the
, Indians have received between $4,000
and $4,000 for their pelts.
Automobile accidents caused rs
deaths in Washington during Janu-
airy, according to reports to the state
department of health. This is a de-
crease of six deaths over the same
period in 1882. Seattle led the list
with 10 deaths.
: Governor Martin announces that
: he will not call a special session OF
the legislature to enact beer legisla-
ton, until after the United States
: supreme court has passed upon the
constitutionality Of the act of con-
: gress.
First estimates of more than SO
/, per cent. damage to the strawberry
. crop of Clark county are more than
confirmed by a late survey. Rasp-
berries and blackberries also show
signs of more than SO per cent
kill.
e The sum of s365,O0O will be need
4 ed to complete the Gle Elum recla-
s nation dam, reclamation officials adj
g wise. If an appropriation is made by
congress this spring, the dam can be
completed by fall, they said.
i Stockholders of the Yakima Fruit
q Growers association have asked Gov
!. ernor Martin to institute proceedings
d to bring about lower rates for public
: utility services, including telephone
= telegraph and power rates.
Although food is fed him through
9 medicine dropper, the six-day-olc
: son of Mr.. and Mrs. William A
: Jones of Wapato, is "getting along
b splendidly." The baby weighed two
n pounds at birth.
Jack Cooper, Is, employe on the
: ranch of Dr.. ]. S. Courtney, five
d miles northeast of White Salman
r was badly battered Sunday by al
: angry Guernsey bull belonging tt
DR.. Courtney.
/ The city attorney of Wenatche'
g questions the right of cities to IL
d cense the sale of beer should thu
t United States supreme court decide
that it is not intoxicating.