White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-02-16
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sandth of an inch the proper length
for the raker teeth.
Captain Lindley Davis of Seattle is
looking for a knotty piece of timber.
at least u feet through and eight
feet long. He says his partner in a
towboat firm, George r. Cary. is too
much of whittier. In their 20 years
at one office, Davis declares, Cary has
Whitfield through three thick planks
on the office rail.
The Walla Walla county commits
sioners have cut the health officers
salary from $3.50 to $3.50 per month
and the court reporter from $3.50 to
$l33. Comon labor will be paid $2.55
day. All other appointive officers
were cut Is per cent. The total saw
ing will be $7743 per year.
Efforts of Yakima business men
to obtain federal aid in maintaining
an employment office here neared
realization as they were Informed that
deficiency appropriation for contin-
uing farm labor service has been
granted and that the Yakima valley
will be given assistance.
Growing out of the policy Of the
city of Yakima in pruning and cut
ting down residential shade trees.
Richard Strobach has filed a claim
with the city commissioners for $500
damages for the destruction of a
40-year-old elm tree at the corner
of his property.
With the first car of asparagus box
shocks scheduled to arrive at the
Washington Early Crops this month
and several more cars to follow soon
afterwards it is indicated that Kenne-
wick growers will have their aspar-
agus on the market at an early date.
Plans for the erection of $4,000
box and shook plant at Cathlamet.
WASH, by H. E. Leash of Clear Lake.
Calf, president of the international
Wood Products corporation, were an
nounced by ]. l.. Kraft, cheese man'
ufacturer Of Chicago, and Leash.
The Commercial club of Ritzville
has passed a resolution protesting
against the enactment Of sales tax
law, for the reason that it would PEN
alize Washington industries and mer-
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Ing states.
State Treasurer Case announces
that he has received an appraisers
report showing rs per cent or more
Of the reclamation district bonds held
by the state are virtually worthless.
The state has invested $1,600,000 in
the bonds.
In addressing the lower house Of
the legislature Adam Beeler of Seat
tie, former justice of the state SUI
preme court, asserted that it would
be constitutional for the legislature
The first bill to pass the ,egisla-
ture in aid of home owners was the
Mehner- Marshall m sur e, which
gives owners whose homes are about
to be sold for delinquent asse,ssm eEts
two-year redemption period.
Great was the disappointment of
| II. Beebe, trapper, who mushed out
10 miles from his mountain cabin to
Yakima to collect the county bounty
on three lynx. He found the preda.
tory animal fund exhausted.
| Spokane county farmers have or.
gainezd to fight to the limit the pro-
posed state cancellation of rebates on
gasoline used in tractors, stationery
engines and farm equipment not used
on highways.
Four Palouse wheat farms totaling
1924 acres have changed hands for
reported consideration of $4,000
The farms are among the best in the
Palouse country. The average PEI
acre is nearly SAC.
Whitman county school directors
have adopted a resolution calling fol
maximum salary of $3.50 for grade
teachers, $1,000 for principals and
high school teachers and $500 fol
superintendents.
A scrip currency system has beer
launched at Pomeroy by business
men. Farmers will be permitted tt
change a limited amount of whea
for scrip at the rate OF 50 cents q
bushel.
Indian agent employees at Nespelen
who went to the Little Nespelem val
ley to scatter feed for birds repor
that Chinese pheasants are feeding
through the winter very well.
Yakima valley shippers are mobil
izing their forces to defeat the pro
posed state Legislative measure t