The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-01-05

winters wood is being offered III.
employed men at Omak, through
the cooperation of the county COM
missioners and IL men are now al
work near Disautel, cutting and
cording wood, which will be
brought in by county trucks.
The population of the IL state
maintained eleemosynary and penal
institutions averaged 9400 during
the IL month period ending Septem-
Der 80, according to the report of
Olaf T. Olson, director of business
control. The average per capita
cost daily Appropriated "a cents.
The Bakers Bay Fish company of
Washington, a subsidiary of the
Columbia River Packers associa-
ton, has been awarded five-year
lease on the Peacock spit SEEMING
sands at the mouth of the Column
bia at an annual rental of $4,000.
The company paid $500 last year.
The taxpaying ability of the peo-
pie of Walla Walla county is shown
in the report of Treasurer Ben
Thompson. More than SO per cent
of the taxes levied in the last six
years has been collected. The per-
centage would have been higher
had the Northern Pacific paid in
full.
The Peshastin Lumber and Box
company has resumed operations
after a months shutdown. The mill
will operate seven hours day.
The company also is remodeling
many houses moved from the Rock
Island dam, that their employees
may have better living accommo-
dations.
#. Marion Kelso, IS, narrowly es-
capped death recently when attacked
by an Infatuated bull In corral at
his place, west of Kennewick.
Kelso, with no weapon. He was
knocked down, against a barn, in
the attack. His nearness to the
barn kept him from being trampled
to death.
Ruling on the first test case
brought before it in connection
with 1882 initiative measure, the
state supreme court has held that
the provisions of the 40-mill prop
erty tax limit law do not apply to
bonds and interest. Counties and
cities can levy additional taxes for
debt service.
A shipment OF 500 tons of wheat
was made last week from the Long
view grain elevator to California.
The grain was shipped on the
Charles L. Wheeler. S. A. Mclean,
manager OF the elevator, is antici-
pating this is this first of several
water shipments of wheat in the
1ext few weeks.
The streetcar operators of Sc
lttle.. whose pay warrants are not
at the banks, have been
advanced $4,000 by the Street Car
Mems International union. The
lnion had previously advanced
$4,000. Banks refuse to cash the
warrants because of uncertainty as
@ when they will be redeemed.
The least amount of snow in
recollections for this. time
II year is reported from the noun
aims by rangers, according to ]. F.
Erwin, supervisor of the forest re-
serve. At Tollgate, where the
heaviest deposits usually fall, there
S but 80 inches. Last year the
Measurement at this time showed
seven feet. ~~,.>. a~,.e
William Barnhart, Indian, whose
ancestors used to scalp a few
whites as an afternoons diversion,
vas scalped himself recently when
he door handle of speeding car
lit him in the head as he was walk
ng down Toppenish road. Nearly
III the skin on the top of his head
vas torn loose so that it fell over
lis eyes. He is expected to recover.
The department of public works
It Olympia has issued an order
authorizing j. w. Bennett to ex-
end his Ocean Beach highway
stage line from Skamokawa to the
forth beaches. including Long
3each and Ilwaco. The present line
serves the Ocean Beach highway
rom Longview and Kelso to Ska
nokawa. The new service prob
IDLY will be put into effect soon.
The Clemens Logging company,
Melbourne, recently brought in
What is said to be the largest
pruce tree ever cut in the forests
# Grays Harbor county. The tree,
which was more than $50 years
I'D, contained $4,000 feet, board
Measure. and would have provised