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taking a years course in special
 lines Katie Mills and Sam Kelly
 are specializing in leather work.
 and have on exhibit preparatory de
 sign and two beautiful leather table mats in cut work. Franella Hill
 and Agnes Clark have exhibited
 their work in basketry: Ricardo Rod
 riguez. clay modelling; Howard Jones
 interior decoration.
 Mr. Walek. of the high school, has arranged on the tables in the same room an archaeological display of specimens either found by the history class near Clifton or owned
 hr citizens It attracted much at lention and proved most interesting ito he visitors.
 Each teacher displayed the regu-
 lar art work that her pupils had done, in particularly simple, ar , tiStic. way The beginner rooms worked out on sand tables, Indian villages: the first grades displayed large posters-a composite picture of individual work-in this case. showing q forest. with the Indians. their wigwams. lakes. canoes. etc.,
 as in real life. The second grade
 took '"rhe Pilgrims" as their sub ject, working out posters in the same way.
 The exhibits on the whole showed |earnest work and cooperation .ef pu. | pills. and teachers.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-30
MEX. BOY WRITES LOCAL BOARD
 GOOD LETTER

The Local Exemption Board is in receipt of a letter from Private Juan G. Medina. now stationed at Camp Local Board for County of Greenlee,
 State of Arizona, Clifton, Arizona.
 Dear Sir:-I received your letter and was glad to hear the strike was settled, and hope full force will be in action by this time. as it will be great deal better for my home town, and not only that but to our country.
 As to our military life it's fine, Pm well pelased with my job and proud Of my uniform.
 Most of the Mexican boys were un- der the impression that they would be treated with indifference. but they have realized how wrong they were, since they have found that we are treated as well as the Ameri- eges. l know there are several Mexican boys that are officers, and la sooC many non-commissioned off cers. I am personally acquainted with three Sergeants that are Mexi- cans and they are respected as to i their rank, by all soldiers. Some of the companies have schools ! for their Mexican boys, and I under stand we are to have one soon in our company. It's a good thing think, and I'm going to take advan- ! taee of the opportunity, and so are the rest of the boys.
 We have several Y. NJ. c. A. i buildings in camp, and they supply us with reading. books and writing materials. They also give us pie ture shows and different, kinds of entertainments which we enjoy, free of charge.
 We get fish on Fridays for our din- ner and We also get a bean banquet ! once week. I call it a banquet for we all enjoy this meal. the Americans as well as the Mexicans
 I've been laying off my drill school for several days, on account of my old injured hip, it has caused some ! rheumatism on my leg, but I hope I'll be in the game soon for l. hate to be left behind by my comrades.
 San Diego is 12 miles from here and you would be surprised to sec the soldiers go down there and en joy themselves Saturdays and Sun
 days, and Wednesdays, as these art
 the days we get off. As soon as
 feel little better I'm going to talk, "a trip myself, and enjoy the nois,
 of automobiles and a few rides ol
 tue street cars of the big city
 We'll as I think I don't know any thing else that would interest you will close with best regards, I re main, "a Prvt. Juan G. Medina, Co. G, 18th Inf, Camp Kearney, Calf
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-30

Of wide interest throughout the state will be the announcement of the formation of law partnership of Judge A. c. Baker and Earl F. Drake: The new firm of Baker and Drake will succeed to -the business of Baker and Baker and will occupy the same offices in the Fleming build ing, Phoenix. Mr. Drake has been associated with Judge Baker for the past month since the son and form CT partner of the Judge, Alexander Baker, was called to the colors.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-30
J. 5. BROWN KILLED
 IN AUTO ACCIDENT

I.ordsburg was greatly shocked on Thursday morning of last week when news was received of the death of one of the towns pioneer business men, John s. Brown, the friend of hundreds of people throughout this section of Grant county and who for 9 years has been active in every movement to promote the welfare ot this community. Mir. Brown was killed early Wednesday evening when an. automobile in which he and several men were returning from Mo- gollon turned over while going over a three foot embankment in the Mangas valley between Cliff and Silver City.
 Mir. Brown was pinned beneath the car sustaining internal injuries from which he died within a few minutes. His body was brought to Silver City and was sent to Lords burg Thursday night.
 Mr. Brown and son, Frank, Wm. McSwain and Walter Chesser left Lordsburg on the Sth of the month for hunting trip in the Mogollons. MT Browns car broke down and he told the other members of the party ito go on into Lordsburg and he would come in g service car or as soon as he could get his machine repaired. His ear was then at Glenwood and he went back to Mogollon for repair parts. His young son and MesseTs. :. McSwain and Chesser arrived home Wednesday evening but no word of the accident was received until early Thursday morning.
 The version of the accident ob- tained is to the effect that MT. : Brown was riding into Silver City with a man named Barber. who was looking over some ranch property near Mogollon. MT. Barber was driving the car While in the Man gas draw the lights on the car went out, evidently by short circuit. In the darkness the machine ran in to a three foot embankment and turned over bearing ar the occu pants beneath it. Trucks to Mogol Ion passing by discovered the car and turned it over rescuing the two men MT. Brown was dead when they reached him. Messrs. Barber and Alamerez sustained serious in juries which. it is believed will moi prove fatal The two men and the body of Mr. Brown were taken tt
 Silver City late Wednesday night. J. s. Brown was aged about 4 years. He has conducted the Cliff ton bar in Lordsburg for 24 years
 He was former Ford agent in Lords
 burg and with Blaine Phillips was {
 conducted a fire insurance agency
 He was the owner of much residence
 and mining property in Lordsburl
 and built the Brown Block owned b, iC W. Marsalis He was one 0
 Lordsburg's most progressive citizen
 contributing literally to every caus
 for the advancement of the communl ;ty He was a big-hearted man ii every way and his friends are nun bered by the thousands.
 He is survived bT a wife and si [ children the oldest being about L years. His wifes mother. Mrs. Jern gan, of Hachita. came here immedia death was received and Mr. Jern : gan arrived Thursday morning SC ling direct to Silver City 10 talk charge of the body
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-30
ADD TO RED CROSS GIFT

Methodist Sunday schools of the United States have added s1S,50o 10 their original gift of s10o.oO0 to the American Red Cross. Illinois stands first in number of contributors to the Methodist Sunday school gift. while Pennsylvania has the honor of the largest State donation, it's total of contributions being $4,52S. Tho lsrs- est single contribution was S5oe.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-30
Woman's Club Dance


 The dance held Thanksgiving night by the Clifton Womau's club for the benefit Of the Red Cross was a decided financial as well as social success. Not for some time have there been as mauy beautiful gowns in evidence at the dances as there were at this delightful affair Fully one hundred couples were in attendance The Princess. which was the scene of the affair was ap- propriately decorated in Red Cross emblems and with the National colors. Adams Orchestra furnished the music and was at it's best add ing much to the enjoyment of those dancing. A dance is never so charm ing as when the ladies come beauti- fully gowned and the music entic- ing. The men caught the spirit of the occasion and exerted themselves to make the evening the success that it was The Red Cross will realize & nice sum of money thru the worthy efforts of the Clifton ladies'
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-30
Back from Extensive Trip

Mrs. Laura Mccoy and son. Geor- ee. of Morenci returned from a months trip touring the states Of the west and middle west. The trip was made iu their Ford and they covered ten states in their travels. Mrs. Mccoy spent a weel, in Clifton visiting Mrs. W, P. Mitchell and Mrs. W. c. Bleistei1 of Shannon Hill before returning to her home in Morenci The trip was an especially interesting and pleas ant one.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
A Close Call

Mr.. Robert Carvill's property,
half mile east of Center, was
threatened with destruction by
fire Wednesday afternoon. For
tunately Mr.. Carvill saw the
smoke as it arose from the west
side of the woods, and securing
assistance, was on the ground in
time to check the flames from
spreading in the more densely
wooded section and to his resi-
dence. Had the wind been from
the southwest, it is doubtful if
the fire could have been checked.
AT a late hour Wednesday even.
ing it was reported to be under
control.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
Flames Lick Up Everything
Except Brooder
ORIGIN OF FIRE A MYSTERY. Sup.
POSITION THAT IT STARTED
FROM COOK STOVE

The home of Sam Stevenson
on the Cedarhurst road was COM
pletely wiped out by fire Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Stevenson, who
is unmarried, left home about
noon and went to the beach. A
neighbor, Mr.. Field, saw smoke
in the direction of Stevenson s
place about one o'clock and in
company with others hurried to
the scene. But the fire had
made such Roadway that with
but meager appliances at hand
to fight it and everything being
of light construction and dry as
finder, it could not be checked.
All the out buildings with the ex-
ception of a brooder house, were
also destroyed. About $50 chick
ems, it is reported, were burned
with the poultry houses.
In addition to the above, a
piano valued at S175, music to
the value of $50, and 500 in
money, were burned. The total
loss is placed at 81 800.
The loss falls heavily on Mr..
Stevenson, as he was just get
ting nicely started in the poultry
business. He carried some in
surance. 1t is not known how
the fire started, but as there was
fire in the cook stove when
Mr., Stevenson left home, it is
barely possible a spark from the
stove may have started the con-
Migration.
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Center News

Mrs. w. T. Mills will be hos.
tess to the Camulos Club this
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Bertha Thompson of
Seattle, is visiting her son, T. N.
Thompson, this week.
Miss Leola Miner came over
from Seattle for the week end
with the home folks.
Mrs. p. Butcher and daughter
of Seattle, are making visit to
Sunshine Poultry Ranch"
Mr.. Jesse Dennis will be host
to the Center Whist Club at Odd
Fellows hall, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Jones of
Ellisport, were callers this week
at the home Of Judge and Mrs.
B. S. Wise.
About sixty people from the
neighborhood of Center, partici-
pated in the annual picnic at Ell
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lisport last Friday, and all re-
port an enjoyable, old fashionsd,
neighborly gathering.
r. N. Thompson was a shop
per at the county seat of King
on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney j. Butts
of Seattle were week. end visi
tors at the w. S. Banner home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Williams
and Mrs. Sullivan of Tacoma,
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Hendricksen
are clearing ground for a build
ing site. They expect to begin
work on their new home soon.
Earl Odion of Eagle Harbor, is
spending part of his vacation
here with his aunts, Mrs. G. G.
Williams and Mrs. r. B. Allison.
Mrs. Lizzie Hauck of Seattle,
was the guest of Mrs. w. S.
banner over the week end. Her
son Floyd preceded her. and en-
joyed weeks outing at Laurel
Hill Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. B. Peasley
and son, and Mrs. Dixon, of
Seattle, visited Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. G. G. Williams.
Mrs. Harry Davis was pleas
antly surprised Wednesday even
ing by a company of relatives
and friends who just dropped
in" to remind her that the date
was her birthday anniversary.
Masters Earl and Warren Odion,
nephews of Mrs. Williams, who
are here on a visit, were the
moving spirits in getting up the
surprise party.
Mrs. Mcdonald of Kansas, and
her daughter, Mrs. Miller of Los
Angeles, who are visiting friends
and relatives in Seattle and 9th
er points, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Danner the first
of the week.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
Harvests a Good Crop

Elmer Harmeling has finished
threshing his rutabaga crop. 1t
was slow work and expensive
when compared with threshing
by machinery. But there is sat
isfaction in contemplating the
price, which amply repays one
for the hard work.
The yield totaled 1900 pounds
and the cost to produce was
about $40 = this includes seed,
transplanting of five acres and
threshing. The seed was sold
for IL cents per pound, f. o. b.
Vashon Heights dock, and totals
S473.00-a net profit of $4,000.
sacks were furnished free.
The Aabling- Boyce Company
of Seattle will furnish a thresh-
ing machine free if sufficient
acreage is planted to justify the
transportation. Prospects are
good at this time for several
hundred acres of rutabagas next
year.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
Monday night; old schoolhouse
Hotel Ellisport

Hotel Ellisport is having a
large patronage this season.
Guests are continually coming;
many are here from east of the
mountains and from Spokane.
Under the able management of
Mrs. Pyle this homelike resort
is gaining new friends every
season and is receiving deserved
publicity from satisfied guests
who return year after year and
also induce their friends to come.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02

very good talk on the conditions
and needs of Bolivia, South
America, from a missionary's
standpoint.
Mrs. w. g. Whitfield's Sunday
school class, who have organ
lied a club called the Kings
Daughters" met at her home on
Wednesday afternoon. Amuse-
ments and fancy work, prepare
tory to having a booth at the
Penny Carnival" was the or
der of the afternoon.
Little Florence Fletcher had
the misfortune to fall from a log
Sunday evening, and tear her
leg just below the knee, on a
rusty nail. It, required several
stitches to close the wound. She
is getting along nicely.
w. S. Bentley came up from
Tumwater Saturday, to spend
Sunday with the home folks, re-
turning TO his work Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Whitfield
left Thursday of last week for
their vacation, and are motoring
in the southern part of this state
and in Oregon.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
For Sale

One Monarch, 6 hole range,
S35; six iron bedsteads with
springs, from SOC toS7; l dresser
with fine mirror, So; horse, har-
ness and wagon, S35; one she'll
grinder for poultry, SO. Must
be sold at once. Jas. Masters,
on Browns old place, west of
Bank.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
Vashon Heights

'Busy, beautiful Vashon Heights"
Mrs. Lund had ten or twelve people
from the city to visit her last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Bonnell
were in the city on Thursday of last
week.
Miss Rhea Cowan is visiting with
Mrs. Silas Hewitt, at Bremerton, this
week.
Misses Anna Trolitz and Elizabeth
Campbell were visitors in the city on
Tuesday.
Misses Gail Murphine and June Cow
an, of Seattle, are guests of Miss Dor
othy Cowan.
George Coryell, jr., and family, of
Seattle, were guests at 'Bon Oke"
three days Of last week.
Mrs. Saunders had as her guests
during the week, her mother, Mrs.
Judge Mcdonald of Seattle. Also her
brothers.
Mr.. o. A. Byers and family, OF Seat
tie, are in their summer home for a
few days. Mrs. Byers' health hasn't
been good, but she thinks it is improv-
ing.
Phillip Harmeling is now at work
at American Lake. He says there is a
great demand for help at the 'new
CITY," Carpenters are getting seven
dollars day il
Mr. Alec Bierhus is visiting with
Chas. Pinkham's family at the Heights.
He expects to leave next week for
France. He is member of the engin-
GERS corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. F. b. West and
daughters, Ruth and Mildred, were
weekend visitors at F. w. Vests
home near Cowley's landing
Miss Ruth Coryell returned from
Bellingham last Friday. She and Miss
Kate Harmeling of Vashon, have been
attending normal course in teaching,
during the last eight weeks.
The Rose Club held an all-day meet
ing at Mrs. Albert Robinson's resi-
dence on Wednesday, sewing for the
Red Cross. The club is certainly do
ing great work and all-everybody-
should be up and doing on the same
line.
Master John Corbin, the writer's
genial friend, visited in the city on
Monday. He was surprised to learn
that city of Seattle's size could do
business without street cars. He
thinks it would be better if they would
do away with them altogether
The cannery has done 25 per cent
more business this season, so far, than
last year.
The canneries of Yakima, it is re-
ported, have used 600 tons of cherries.
And the demand for this fruit has kept
the price about cents per pound
above that usually paid.
We haven't heard, positively, that
anything is doing on the south road or
the Cove hill. We hope the commits
sioners will not put this off too long.
1t is excellent weather to build roads
now, besides we are approaching Sep
TENDER l. We will need a new boat
service at the Heights at that time.
Next Thursday the commissioners will
make decision concerning all these
improvements. But the Cove road and
the south end road should be acted up
on first.
BUSY, beautiful vashon Heights
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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
Fifty Dollars Reward

| will pay reward of fifty
dollars to the person who will
furnish information and proof
that will convict the person who
set fire to my woods on August
1, 1917. Robert ID. Carvill.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02

Captain Billy Phillips, who
with Mrs. Phillips, has been in
California, on a vacation for sew
eral weeks, has returned and
taken command of the Verona"
on the Seattle Everett route.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
Capt.. Brotherton of Tacoma,
we'll known mariner, died Tuesday


The Get Together Club of Ell
lisport is deserving of much
praise for their efforts in awak-
ening people to the extent of
making needed repairs to the
dock at that point. Wednesday
a week ago the men folks got
busy with hammers and saws
and transformed the appearance
of the old wharf so that it looks
almost as good as new. The
Club very generously served a
fine lunch to the workers.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
Burton Locals


The Klos Tilicums motored to
La Grande on Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Crawford left on
Tuesday for Seattle, for a visit
of a few weeks.
Arvin Bentley spent last week
in Tacoma, the guest Of his
brother Marion and family.
Mrs. B. P. Nelson entertained
the Klos Tilicum Club at her
home on Wednesday afternoon
of last week.
Mr.. Arthur Irle, nephew of
Mrs. Hunt, will give an illustra-
ted lecture on South America,
within a few weeks.
Mrs. Cation and little daugh.
ter Muriel, are enjoying camp
life this week, at the r. Fl. Whit.
field camp on the beach.
Miss Ethel Deppman of Seat
tie, spent the week end with
Miss Cleo Cheney and accom-
panied her to La Grande on Sun
day.
Lloyd Marsh, who had his ton
sils and adenoids removed last
week, returned home on Friday,
and is now able to take up his
paper route again.
Arrangements are being com
pleted for the holding of a Pen
ny Carnival" by the ladies of the
M. e. church, the latter part of
August, date to be announced
later.
Mrs. w. G. Whitfield enter
tanned over the week end the
Misses Erma Fraser and Jernie
Valentine, and Messrs. Ross
Sutherland and Earl Short of
Tacoma.
Next Sunday will be Ladies
Day" at the M. E. church. Miss
Klein of Seattle, will give an adj
dress. All ladies are welcome,
and it is hoped each will bring a
gentleman.
The Epworth League met
Tuesday evening on the beach.
Miss Hazel Hayward gave very
interesting report of the lectures
she heard at the Epworth Lea
que Institute at Redondo.
The promised new boat, Wash
on III, for the Quar- termaster
harbor run, materialized on Sun
day, but was taken back to Ia
coma for some needed changes,
and the old boat was back on
the run for a few days.
JAS. Robinson paid his moth
err, Mrs. S. F. Robinson, short
visit the latter part of last week.
Miss Stella Hofmeister spent
Thursday and Friday of last
week visiting relatives and
friends in Tacoma.
Mrs. W. E. Farr, a former res
ident of Burton, came over from
Elk City, Idaho, Saturday, where
the family have resided for the
past s months. They expect to
move to Tacoma soon, where
they will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. McNair
entertained their nephew, Earl
Butler, and wife, of Waitsburg,
and Miss E. Miller, of Walla
Walla, Saturday and Sunday;
also Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Butler
and Mrs. Russell and daugeter,
of Seattle, Saturday.
Prof. Robbins, athletic coach
and teacher at the College of
Puget Sound. filled Rev. Geb.
ert's place at Burton and Dock
to,, Loot Sunday ua oo,,o n
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02

F. T. Merritt and family of
Seattle, who have been sojourn-
ing in Ellisport, have gone to
Nome. Mr.. Merritt, who is an
attorney, preceded his family to
the north in order to get through
with his work before the family
arrived. They win all enjoy an
outing together and expect to
return in a few weeks.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02

CHM & Co. announce that they
have in press for issuance this
fall an edition of Cooper's
Spy" edited by Beatrice A.
Griffin of the Tacoma schools,
who is student in the journal
ism department of the summer
school at the state university.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02

The Vashon M. e. sunday
school picnic will be held at Ell
lisport, Wednesday August 8.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02

AT the meeting held in the old
school building, Monday even
ing, to discuss the prospects of
having fair, it was decided to
continue the committee on man
ager and secretary another week.
Report will be made at a meet
ing in the same place, next Mon
day evening, August 6. Every
body come. Talk fair" to ev-
cry one you meet.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02

The cool weather of the past
week, it is reported, has been
beneficial to the wheat crop of
Eastern Washington.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-12
SHIP HOUSES
 MANY DIPLOMATS

SALONIKI, March 12-Of the coast Of Piraeus. Greece is the ship Abbas- sieh, which since December l.. has housed all the entente legations ac. credited to King Constantine, except ing the Italian mission Once a pri- yate yacht. and quite a small boat, she is far from comfortable for so many diplomats and their families.
 The various cabins have signs on them indicating that one or the ther is the British legation, the French le- gation. the Serbian, Belgian, Russian CT Rumanian legation The rain ga. loon at meal times is a common dining room as international in character as that Of any Swiss htel in the tourist season. By dint Of long, enforced res idence al close quarters, some the little niceties of life have gone by the board. French, the common diplomat. ic tongue. is here solely the language of the French Each group sticks to- gether and converses in it's native speech. save at the formal conferen- ces.