White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26

The county commissioners at DAY.
export recently fixed the scale of
wages for county road workers as
follows: Trucks, Is cents an hour,
owner to furnish gasoline and oil;
caterpillar and grader men, SO cents
an hour; horses, rs cents a day; truck
drivers, 35 cents an hour; bridge
crew foremen, so cents an hour;
bridge crew laborers, 35 cents an
men, 80 cents an hour.
G. E. Stone of Kalama has pur-
chased a raft containing $4,000 feet
of timber from q. r. Miller, d. But
Ter and L. Marks Of Oak Point. The
men have worked several months to
take the logs out of the Slide Creek
district with a portable gas engine, a
truck and a trailer. The raft will be
lowed to Kalama for use In mill OPP
erations there.
superintendent Warren c. Hodge
revealed the Kennewick school sys-
the most economical transportation
system for students in the northwest.
The school transports $50 students
more than any other system of the
state. Eight buses are used and the
cost per pupil per year was SIT.
The Spokane Sash and Door COM
pany has been awarded a contract by
johnson Brothers of Seattle for sup
plying all the moulding, windows,
frames, doors, cabinet and stairway
work in connection with the construc-
ton of four duplex noncommissioned
officers quarters at Fort George
Wright.
Poor old Dobbin is q victim Of a
fit-and-run driver. Some on noticed
an unnatural hump in the left should
or of a tramp horse recently at Ia
coma. An operation revealed 1t was
caused by the door handle Of an au-
tombile, imbedded t h r g, presum-
ably in a collision with motor car.
Through the courtesy Of Superin-
tendent H. H. Helwig Of the Lehigh
Portland Cement company, the rod
and gun club of Metaline Falls has
been accorded the use of the old COM
pany barn, which has been unused
for several years, as an indoor rifle
range.
Among many old coins collected by
H. E. Liebenau Of Asotin Is one he
swallowed in 1894. He was holding
the coin in his mouth and accident
ally swallowed 1t. Although for many
years it caused him pain. Libenau
states that he "hasn't noticed 1t" for
q decade.
The Spokane county Democratic
executive committee has Endorsed
Francis A. Garrecht for United States
attorney for Eastern Washington. w.
w. Simpson for postmaster at Spo-
kane, and Thomas A. E. Lally for
place on the state game commission.
Several dogs recently ran yearl-
ing doe into Kettle Falls and ham
strung 1t behind one Of the buildings
on the main street. The deer was
badly cut up by the dogs. 1t Is be-
lieved she ran into town for protec-
ton.
Alleging she has sinus infection be-
cause of injuries received when a
folding closet bed closed up, while
she was sleeping on 1t. Amalie Wolff
has brought suit for $15,27S damages
against G.. II. Gustafson Of Aberdeen.
Through arrangement with the
county game commission, two tons OF
hay were purchased locally and de-
livered to Sullivan lake as feed for
the elk recently released there.
ment company state that the concern
had received a 5000-barrel order for
cement to be used In the construc-
ton of the new bridge at Boomers
Ferry, Idaho.
At well-attended meeting Of milk
and cream shippers at Chewelah re-
Gently It was declared that the only
solution to their problem lay in perm
anent organization. Steps were TAX
en- to effect such an organization.