The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-11
VASHON HEIGHTS

iouu tdlhf lo argument. Just Il sweet,
peaceful, harmonious meeting one of
those class-meeting kind, where every
one is in sweet communion with each
other. Directly the spirit moves some
one to make a motion in a low. almost
lnaudible tone that 50-year franchise
be granted to the Vashon Telephone
Company, and it went through just
well, just as if it had been arranged
beforehand. So easy. Mr.. Hamilton
felt SO bad l. to think he had given away
SO much for nothing. Now that they
have the franchise we, as would-be
patrons, have the comforting and con-
soling thought that when they get the
double-line service we can use glass
stools to keep from being electrocuted
and ear trumpets SO we can hear what
the other fellow says.
"a Booster~ is overlooking, in his
fable, the greatest asset of the island
the cannery. He could have saved the
commission, freight carriage, and cost
of boxes and received twenty dollars
ton for the pears. We hear great
deal of complaint about fruit We
think it is false alarm-a shadow. If
the island is to make any progress it
will be on the line of fruit and chick
ems chickens to help the orchard and
orchard to help the chickens. Again,
we are sure if the shipper had packed
his fruit reasonably good and dealt
with reliable firm he would have done
better. The fault isn't one-sided
The new Commissioners have decided
to abandon the general supervisor sys-
TEN and introduce the district four
districts system. This, we are sure.
will please everybody. We are told
the Commissioners desire to cooperate
with the people and will try and APP
point a road boss agreeable to the dis
trict he is to work in. Mr. K. Field,
who lives near Mace's mill, would he
the right man for the north district.
He is knoYn and respected by all
We ieam from reliable authority the
new telephone line is not going TO be
any lin Crow affair. We are to have
a conduit service that is, all the wires
run through tube made 81 lead and
brass. 1t costs fifty cents a foot, but
We'll have it just the same.
We wish to throw bouquet to the
retiring County Commissioners for Civ
ing the Ellfsport and Portage docks to
the people. 1t relieves the taxpayers
OF the cost Of Keeping them in good
condition AMI gives the people chance
to see what fine white elephants they
have.
The brand new ferry had to lay oil
from her trips on Wednesday to go 10
Seattle for oil. II it had been located
at Vashon Heights she would save at
least five hours time on this oil trip
and not discommode the one or two pas
sengers she carries daily.
The two hundred dollars worth OF
work on the road at the north end has
improved it wonderfully. There is one
strip in front of Mr. Mathiason's house
that needs grading.
Mr.. Fields new barn is about fin
ished.
Albert Corbin has been seriously Ill
with la grippe.
Conrad Tiomsland was in Seattle on
business Thursday.
| q. S Bonnell made business trip
10 Seattle on Tuesday.
/ Mr.. Andrew Nelson, Valdez, Alaska,
has been visiting Mr.. X. Field and
family during the past week.
/ G. S. Bonncll received several fine
cockercls from the experiment station
at Puyallup this week. They are the
best selections Mr.. and Mrs Shoup
could make.
| Mrs. Grigcr has been making garden
this week and says the weather re-
minds her OF springin Minnesota. This
Is her first winter on yashon Island.
Thompson q Williams have given up
the contract to convey the scholars of
the high school to and from the north
end. a. r. Tjomsland, ''old reliable .
is doing the work now.
Chas. Deppman, of Seattle, made a
business trip to vashon Heights last
, Saturday and took dinner with Mr..
t and Mrs. Conrad Tjomsland.
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