The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-05-25

m0nd Matcn c0mpanyS holdings
in the Calispel basin. The Match
company expects to cut about A.
100000 feet of white pine timber
In that region, 10, miles west Of
Cusick, this summer. 1t will be
trucked to the mill at Cusick.
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 rang
er station at Sullivan lake, ready
for use as pack or saddle animals
of the forest service.
People who haven't paid their
water bills may cancel part Of
them by working for the city wa
ter department at $3.50 a day,
Superintendent Fred Sharkey, of
Wenatchee, has advised. A pro-
gram of improvements for the
city water and sewer systems is
being laid out.
At a cost Of s204S less a year
than the city is paying now for
40 per cent lighting of the city
streets, the Pacific Power & Light
company has offered to give the
city of Yakima 100 per cent street
lighting with lamp at every in
tersection, If granted a 25-year
franchise.
Crews will finish grading, grav-
cling and otherwise improving the
Riverview and Eight Mile roads
this week, the Franklin county
engineer, Harold Blanton, stated.
Six miles Of new construction on
the Copp road, near Connell, will
be completed the last Of the
month. .".-
Employees Of the Crown Will
1amette speciality paper mill at
Camas are beneficiaries Of group
accident and sickness policy ar
ranged by the company and in eff
feet now, 1t was announced. Ninety
per cent Of the mills 100 en-
ployes are protected under the pol
icy.
Approximately 100000 chicks
Is the 1888 output Of the five
hatcheries operating at Winlock.
The season is practically at an end.
The total is materially lower than
the peak production year, 1880,
when the total was around q mill
lion and q quarter.
A court suit challenging the au-
thority Of the department of pub
lie works to enforce an order pro-
hibiting irrigation power cut-offs
In Washington, pending rate in
vestfgation, has been instituted at
Olympia by the Washington Water
Power company.
While hop prices are booming
In the Mckee district, growers re-
main firm in their decision not
to sell at IS cent offers. 1t is
predicted that quotations will go
to Is cents per pound. There are
only 1105 bales remaining In the
Yakima valley.
Construction Of a recreational
center five miles west of Long
view has been proposed to the
Cowlitz county relief commission.
Kalama port district has asked for
$4,000 with which to extend the
dock and to build q
spur track.
Unusual planting Of gardens
this year may cause a water IA
mine at Omak late in the summer.
Mayor Caldwell has warned resi-
dents that unless they cooperate
and conserve the water supply the
city may have to impose rigid re-
Suit for $26,310 has been start
ed in the superior court at Seattle
by the Frederick & Nelson depart
ment store against Walter J. Hill,
son Of the late Empire Builder.
The amount represents claim for
house furnishings.
When kerosene stove exploded
at the Fl. o. M. Johnson ranch,
north Of Baylor, Mr.. Johnson sus-
tanned severe burns on the arms
and legs as he was attempting to
save his home, which burned to
the ground.
The city council OF Davenport
has appointed J. B. Darling life
guard at the city swimming pool.
His salary will be $50 per month
as compared with $500 paid for q
three months season last year.
The Automobile club Of WASH
ington is arranging to erect signs
along the new Wallula cutoff. A
large welcoming sign will be plac-
ed at the Oregon Washington
boundary.
Although there have been NUM-
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