White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-05
Fire destroyed the Benton County


owners at $4,000.
Plans for the completion of the In
dian Canyon golf course at Spokane,
together with modern clubhouse, at
a cost of approximately 100000, have
been approved by the park board pre-
liminary to an application to the Re-
construction Finance corporation for
loan.
Finishing touches have been put
upon a bill that would put all state
and county employees under civil serv-
ice and that will be submitted to the
legislature by the Washington Civil
Service league. Max Garretson of Ia
coma has become president of the
league.
The taxpaying ability of the people
of Walla Walla county is shown in the
report of Treasurer Ben Thompson.
More than S3 per cent Of the taxes
levied in the last six years has been
collected. The percentage would have
been higher had the Northern Pacific
paid in full.
The Bakers Bay Fish company of
Washington, subsidiary Of the Co.
lumbia River Packers association, has
been awarded five-year lease on the
Peacock spit seining sands at the
mouth Of the Columbia at an annual
rental of $4,000. The company paid
$500 last year.
The population of the 13 state-main-
tanned eleemosynary and penal institu-
lions averaged 94OO during the IL
month period ending September 80,
according to the report of Olaf T.
Olson, director of business control.
The average per capita cost daily ap-
proximated "a cents.
The Peshastin Lumber and Box
company has resumed operations after
months shutdown. The mill will
operate seven hours day. The COM
pany also is remodeling many houses
moved from the Rock Island dam, that
their employees may have better liv-
ing accommodations.
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 property tax limit law do
not apply to bonds and interest. Coun-
ties and cities can levy additional
taxes for debt service. T.. ~.nt,
F. 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, was knocked down,
against barn, in the attack. His
nearness to the barn kept him from
being trampled to death.
A shipment of 500 tons Of wheat Is
being made from the Longview grain
elevator to California. The grain Is
being shipped on the Charles l..
Wheeler. S. A. Mclean, manager OF
the elevator, is anticipating this is
this first of several water shipments
Of wheat in the next few weeks.
The streetcar operators Of Seattle,
whose pay warrants are not cashable
at the banks, have been advanced $lO,-
900 by the Street Car Mems Interna-
tional union. The union had previous
ly advanced $135,O00. Banks refuse to
cash the warrants because of uncer-
tainty as to when they will be re-
deemed. 4ss >-t'' ~.
The least amount of snow in modern
recollections for this time Of year Is
reported from the mountains by rang
ers, according to J. f. Erwin, super
visor Of the forest reserve. At Toll
gate, where the heaviest deposits u.s.
ually fall, there is but 80 inches. Last
year the measurement at this time
showed seven feet.
William Barnhart, Indian, whose an
cestors used to scalp a few whites as
an afternoons diversion, was scalped
himself recently when the door handle
Of a speeding car hit him in the head
as ne WAS WdlhlUS uOWH q AOppCAAoAi
!; road. Nearly all the skin on the top
of his head was torn loose SO that it
fell over his eyes. He is expected to
recover.
The department of public works at
Olympia has issued an order author
izing ]. w. Bennett to extend his
Ocean Beach highway stage line from
Skamokawa to the north beaches, in
Guiding Long Beach and llwaco. The
present line serves the Ocean Beach
highway from Longview and kelso to
, Skamokawa The new service prob
, ably will be put into effect soon.
, The Clemens Logging company, Mel
, bourne, recently brought in what is
said to be the largest spruce tree ever