Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-26
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings
of the Week Collected for
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Franklin county's wheat crop has
been sold. Prices ranged from 81
cents to more than 81 for milling
wheat. The export varieties brought
about IS cents.
Wenatchee - The mysterious for
age disease that killed many cattle
in Douglas and Grant counties re-
Gently has made it's appearance in
Okanogan county. Stockmen are
advised to change pasture, Or put
their stock on green feed if possible.
Zillah - The town of Zillah,
which will have it's surrounding farm
acreage increased by construction of
the Roza project, held community
celebration to express it's pleasure ov-
er the 100000 appropriation for
the project by the federal govern
ment.
Wilbur = Renewal of operation of
the Shamrock silver-lead mine near
Keller was celebrated this week by
$50 persons. A camp fire breakfast
was the first event. In the morn
ing mine officials and others spoke.
A bus came from the coast bearing
nearly a score of persons.
Kennewick - Farmers having al
falfa hay to sell are storing it, re-
fusing to sell for the price offered,
SIS ton in the stack. The surplus of
several years was sold last season,
shipped out by buyers from the mid
west drought regions. Growers ex-
pect better prices later in the season.
Pasco - When a gunny sack gets
up on it's legs and starts out across
the country, that's news. So thought
Levi Pyles, Pasco business man. He
visited his ranch and saw gunny
sack running away from his pig pen.
He investigated, and found it con-
tanned one of his pigs. Whoever at
tempted to steal the animal escaped.
Seattle - William j. Muirhead is
growing a mustache because his eyes
bothered him. Following the loss of
an election bet, Muirhead cut his
mustache. He soon discovered his
sight was becoming slightly blurred.
An eye specialist informed him that
nerves of the upper lip affected the
eyes, so he discontinued shaving the
upper lip.
.Walla Walla - The city will re-
duce it's bonded Indebtedness $780,
600 in the near future, announces
John w. McGhee, city treasurer, call
ing for all outstanding water refund
ing bonds of S per cent, issued in
1919. The original issue of $4,000
was made to refund an earlier issue.
Payment of $4,000 was made last APP
ril. This retirement will leave the
bonded debt at $721,000.
Olympia = A third liquor profits
distribution of $500, 1000, bringing the
total divided among the state, coun-
ties and cities to s1,200,00O under
the state stores system, will be made,
Admiral Luther q. Gregory, liquor
board chairman, announced. The
board will divide the 100000 up SO
per cent to counties and cities on a
population basis, 80 per cent to the
state general fund and 20 per cent
for old-age pensions.
Colfax - Crested wheat grass, an
importation from Siberia, may prove
a boon to wheat ranchers of the Pa
louise district in prevention of erosion
by water and wind. An experiment
with the wheat grass has been con-
Quoted by Ernest G. Huntley, st.
John, county commissioner. Returns
from eight acres show a yield of
$3.50 pounds. The price of the seed
this year is 60 cents pound. In
1884 it was worth 35 cents.