Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-08-22
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Brief Resume Of Happenings
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ton has refused to accept the resig-
nation of Mayor William Rennewanz,
who has been mayor for seven years.
His resignation was laid on the table
for an indefinite time.
Yakima - The grape crop of the
lower Yakima valley will be SO per
cent larger than last years, accord
ing to the prediction of the manager
of the Yakima Valley Grape Growers
association. The crop last year was
in excess of 1900 tons.
Coulee- Several cattlemen of Cou-
lee who have lost cattle on account
of forage poisoning have followed
the recommendation of the county
agent to change pasture, provide
plenty of fresh water and feed iodized
salt, with the result that there has
been no loss since.
Seattle - Mrs. L. L. Finn, who
has been resident of Los Angeles
the last seven years, has reported to
the Seattle police that on her return
to Seattle she found that a house and
barn that she owned had vanished.
The police promised to investigate
the disappearance.
Clarkston-Asotin county will re-
ceive $1,000 as it's share Of the 49,
100000 to improve roads and put
men to work. One of the projects
suggested is the construction of a
road from the mouth of Rattlesnake
creek to Menatchee creek to provide
an all-year thoroughfare.
Pasco-Little Miss Bragg, weight
three pounds four ounces, was one
month old Wednesday,. The time
since her birth has been spent in an
incubator at Our Lady of Lourdes
hospital. Her weight at birth was
exactly what it is now. She is be-
ginning to gain weight after having
lost several ounces.
Bellingham-Le have been OBJ
tanned from 40 landowners on APP
proximately $500 acres in the Gashen
district northeast of Bellingham by a
group of Montana men headed by j.
B. Bishop of Butte, Mont, who plan
to drill for gas. A test well is to
be drilled within 60 days, Jones
said. 1t will be drilled at least 1000
feet deep if necessary.
Goldendale = A large snail lives
In rock garden pool at the e, N.
Haupert place near town, and oc-
casionally small snakes are attracted
to the place.. Last week snake
about ID inches long had ideas about
taking Mr.. Snail for ride, but he
soon found he made a serious mis-
take. The snail secured a strangle
hold, crushing the life out of the
snake. The snail is of the horned
variety.
Everett-Gwilyn Williams, %, will
attempt to paddle and sail the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi rivers, dis
lance of approximately 1900 miles,
starting Thursday, August Is. Will
liams, accompanied by James Patrick
of Snohomish, padded the dangerous
Columbia river last year. The canoe
will be equipped with paddles, a sail
and camping equipment. He will
start his journey at Three Forks,
Montana, and will attempt to end it
at New Orleans.
North Bonneville-On knoll 40
feet high only ESQ feet from the
point where the spillway dam Of the
big project will tie into the Washing
ton shora here the federal govern
ment has started building an obser-
walton point From here all the
works of the dam, the concrete mix
ing plant and work on Bradford is
land will be revealed to visitors. 1t
is intended to have a man on hand
at all times to explain the work to
those who visit the tower.
Dayton-The Blue Mountain Can
neries, Inc, ended two-month run
here Wednesday,. Nearly 100000
cases of peas were canned, 20 car
loads of which have been shipped.
The shipping department will remain
open during the winter for the label
ing and shipping Of the product.
During the run the cannery employed
nearly 900 persons in the plant and
fields, and the payroll was several
thousand dollars weekly The COM
pany has a building program that
includes provisions for additional
storage, increases office room and
new processing lines. The grounds
will be Handicapped this month.