White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-02-09

Governor Martin has been asked to
investigate conditions on the Colville
Indian reservation. The governor has
also been asked to use his influence
in obtaining funds from the Recon-
struction Finance corporation to re-
lieve poverty among the Spokane In
dams.
Stuart Cole had an argument with
his chemistry teacher, Mrs. Sybil
Keller, at Yakima high school. Sud-
denly he pulled a pistol from his
pocket. The gun went off and the
bullet buried itself in a nearby desk.
With the first order for Japanese
squares in more than a year the
Mackie mill at Markham, near Aber-
deem has resumed work. The Mackie
& Barnes logging camp also will
start soon, employing 80 men.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hightower, res
idents Of Fords Prairie, near Gen.
tralia, have just celebrated their CID
wedding anniversary. They were
married at Montague, Mich, and
came to Washington in 1890.
An understanding between an au-
tomobile owner and guests to share
the expenses of a trip does not cons
titute grounds for damages in case
re iyoer To 1anicino IF
the state supreme court.
Joseph DAWN, pioneer sheepraiser
and farmer of the Walla Walla VAL
ley, is dead after two weeks ILL
ness. He had resided in the valley 50
years. He was a native son Of France.
rs years Of age.
Promotion Of DR.. W. L. Lockman,
physician of the Yakima Indian ag-
ava, Or, is announced. He will take
over his new duties in Oregon on
February 1.
The members of the Toppenish
Commercial club have voted to issue
$500 worth Of scrip, to be known as
Toppenish wampum. 1t will be used to
pay for 500 days of work by unem-
ployed men.
The city council Of Spokane has
passed an ordinance submitting to the
voters, March IA, a proposition for
modifying the charter provision relat-
ing to removal of civil service EN-
ployes.
Clyde G. Bashor, former Kelso
banker, was fined $1,000 and sentence
ed to four years on each of five counts
of misrepresentation and misapplica-
ton of funds of the Kelso National
bank.
Officials Of the Yakima-Benton
County Good Roads association are
making plans to fight the movement
&c divert part of the state gasoline
tax money to counties and cities.
At a meeting of the Colville Valley
Dairymen's association at Chewelah
recently temporary officials were vot-
ed in as permanent officers and three
members appointed managers.
Members of the Yakima Chamber
of Commerce have voted to support
actively the move for a diversion of
Y Of cent per gallon Of state gas
oline tax money to cities.
Delbert Mathers, "a, Chelan, was
instantly killed last Monday, when his
clothes were caught by a whirling
power saw, with which he was cut
ting wood, at his home.
The Potlach yards, Inc, and the
Standard Lumber company yards at
Tekoa have been consolidated and
the business will be conducted at the
present Potlatch yards.
Joe Drolet, former Yakima county
game warden, has been appointed by
s. F.. Rathbun, state game director
As game protector for south central
Washington district.
While playing in the snow last week
Lee Edward Doskey fell and broke
an arm in three places. The boy is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Doskey
of Centralia.
The Columbia River Milling com.
pany at Wilbur opened its mill las
week after shutdown OF severa,
weeks. It has a nine-man payroll ant
will operate 12-hour shift.
Thousands Of fruit trees in South.
eastern Washington have been con.
verted into firewood this winter. Own.
ers have grown tired waiting for bet.
ter prices to return.
Longview postal receipts for 1913;
decreased over the 1881 receipts, bu
the postal savings increased, it wa!