White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-25
Thirty men and teams have been

with Whitman County Treasurer John
Earring yesterday for 1892 taxes pay
able this year. The check represents
the company's entire real estate tax
for the year and half its personal
tax. Other payments yesterday SWELL
ed the tax receipts to $4,000.
One of the largest log deals made
at Newport in recent years was con-
summated this week when the Pan
handle Lumber company purchased
over 100000 feet of logs from the
Humbird Lumber company in the
booms at the Newport millsite. About
80 per cent of the logs are white
pine.
Ninety-six government mules and
horses, recently brought from their
winter quarters near Wilbur, WASH.
are in pasture south of lone. They
will be shod and then taken by A. e.
Pauley to the ranger station at Sulli-
van lake, ready for use as pack or
Crews will finish grading, gravel
ing and otherwise improving the Riv-
erview and Eight Mile roads this
week, the Franklin county engineer,
Harold Blanton, stated. Six miles Of
new construction on the Copp road.
near Cornell, will be completed the
last of the month.
Employees of the Crown Willamette
speciality paper mill at Camas are
beneficiaries of a group accident and
sickness policy arranged by the COM
pany and in effect now. it was an
nounced. Ninety per cent of the mills
HOO employees are protected under
the policy.
Approximately 5000 chicks is the
output for 1888 of the five hatcheries
operating at Winlock. The season is
practically at an end. The total is
materially lower than the peak pro-
duction year, 1880, when the total
was around a million and quarter.
Construction of recreational
center five miles west of Longview
has been proposed to the Cowlitz
county relief commission. Kalama
port district has asked for $4,000
with which to extend the municipal
dock and to build spur track.
A car owner who permits guest
to drive, then engages the driver in
an argument that abstracts the driv-
er's attention and causes an accident,
cannot be considered grossly negli-
gent, under a ruling of Superior
Judge Parr at Wenatchee.
Suit for $26,31O has been started
in the superior court at Seattle by
the Frederick & Nelson department
store against Walter ]. Hill, son Of
the late Empire Builder. The amount
represents a claim for house furnish
ings.
When a kerosene stove exploded
at the H. o. M. Johnson ranch, north
of Baylor, Mr.. Johnson sustained Sc
we're burns on the arms and legs as
he was attempting to save his home,
which burned to the ground.
Reported threats of farmer boy
colts on towns adopting daylight saw
ing time has resulted in the passage
of a resolution by the Toppenish
Chamber of Commerce opposing any
change in the clocks.
The city council of Davenport has
appointed ]. B. Darling life guard
at the city swimming pool. His salary
will be $50 per month as compared
with $500 paid for a three months
season last year.
Roy Jones lays claim to the
champion catch of the year for one
armed fishermen. He landed 49,
pound Chinook salmon after consid-
cradle struggle, gaffing it himself
after bringing it near shore.
Bids will be asked soon by the
state highway department for the
concrete paving of ~ miles of the
Snoqualmie Pass highway. 1t will be
the first and largest paving contract
LllS year.
The Erickson Construction COM
pany, which had contract on the
Sunset highway mile west of Coulee
has finished the work and today
shipped it's equipment to Seattle.
The Lake Chelan Chamber Of
Commerce and the city council have
decided to develop the city park it
funds become available from the
$1O,OO0,O0O state bond issue.
Thirty more men will be put to
work at the Blue Ribbon single mill
at Kalama very soon. At present this
concern is employing 33 men on an
eight-hour shift.
At special communication Of Spo-
kane lodge No. "a, A. F. & A. NJ,
the third degree was conferred Sat
urday on Governor Clarence d. Mar