The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-11-06

fishing" he made n fine catch.
We wish you, Frank, much JOY
and happiness AZ she travels down
1.-The Long, Long Trail" with
you.
w. V. Crozier IN making his
neighbors hearts glad with
sample gifts OF that hog just
butchercd. coyeites are raising
some pretty pink pork - doing
their "bit" TO bust the meat
trust.
While the plant whore he IL EN-.
ploycd is being moved to Tacoma.
ID. II. Rnmstad is enjoying the
comforts of home life for few
days. Restaurant living gets 10 be
pretty monotoneus when you are
compelled TO patronizc them for
some time.
Mr.. IIotchkins has his poultry
houses all lighted up these nights.
II IL getting TO be quite a fad
claim the hens lay more eggs. We
think we hear one wise pullct say,
Here we toll and scratch for our
daily feed from before sun-up I'll
dark, laying most every day n big,
white egg. Now, these mortals are
not satisfied, they nrc trying to
put one over us. Lets strike for
A ten-homr day. 4" Up went a
great cacklc. Look out, Mr.. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Renouf had
a real pleasure entertaining
nephew of theirs, n Mr.. W. II.
Bret and his two boys of Van.
conver, B. G. A handsomer or
more mannerly pair Of boys yoa
seldom come across. They had the
time Of their lives helping Uncle
Charles pick those big red apples
during the day, and evcntime
playing games and looking at the
many halloween pictures in the
newspapers,
Mrs. Baker. down on the old
Maquilkcn ranch, has them all
guessing over on the Pike Street
Market. When up to the market
one day, in stopping to chat a mo-
ment with her, we noticed sign,
Salt Water Huckleberries, on II
box Of hucklcbcrries. My own
curiosity was aroused, and / step
ped inside the booth to watch The
game. You should have seen how
many people stopped to read that
sign, look at Mrs. B. and pass on.
One lady, more courageous tnan
most Of the people, asked. Where
do You grow those kind of ber-
riesY" Vashon Island, madam. "
That don't make them any bet.
ter she came back with. ooh,
yes, il does: they get so much of
the gentle salt water breeze Oh
the Island that they are much
sweeter. The la,ly hurricdly
passed on. Mrs. 3. deserves
chrome if ever anyone did for be-
ing such a booster fo.' Vashon Is
land--and she SOIL those berries
like hot cakes.
w. G. Doyle has been shipgling,
putting building paper under
them, the sides aud ends of his
bungalow. That cold snap week
ago found the cracks and c1incks
all right.
In riding down to the wharf one
day with Mr.. Christianson, he re-
marked about the hard time he
had getting his house painted.
Tried it twice; rained both times.
Now his house is camoufaged, Just
like the war ships. Well, he has
this satifaction, no other house
around Cove will be painted like
his.
A. H.. Johnson has been putting
ont more Strawberries the past
weck-between showers. Planted
a nice piece of ground to them
this last spring also. He don
want the other fellow to get the
best of him, guess.
Tobe Bison is busy packing APP
pies for Miss Sara Thorsen.
Albert Abrams motored to the
Hub" (vashon) one day last
week. "On business, he said.
But we don t know. There are lots
of very pretty girls over around
Vashon, Albert.
We forgot one good friend, last
week, S. J. Harmeling, ST. We
called at the house to see him on
some business. Raped and rap
ped at the front door. No answer.
Finally went around to the back
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