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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-09
DOCKToN


Sergt. Lucas Plancich of Fort
Casey Is home on six-day fur
Tough.
Mr.. Geo. pankratz, sr.. of Bur-
ton, was Dockton visitor on
Thursday.
Miss Nellie Kellogg of Mileta
visited IA short time in Dockton
last Friday.
Mrs. p. Manson of Anderson Is
land, spent last Friday at the j. f.
Riehm home.
There are still number of flu
cases here, but all are reported to
be. out Of danger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Papst visited in
Tacoma from Thursday until Sat
urday of last week.
Mr.. John Hay of Mccormick,
WASH, spent NewYcar's day with
his mother, Mrs. Hay.
Miss Stella Huber of Tacoma
was the guest of Mrs. Carl Lund-
quist for few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon of Tacoma
visited on Sunday with Mrs. Ba-
cons aunt and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Steiro.
Miss Helen Riehm and Corporal
Laurence Riehm spent the week
end with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. +. Riehm.
Mr.. Vim. Greer and Mr.. Fred
Harrison, president and secretary
of the local shipwrights union,
spent Saturday night in Tacoma
on business.
Mr.. Shaw, a former employee at
theMartinolich shipyard, was
week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Middlecotf'.
Mrs. James Stanfeld (nee Flor
ence Frederickson) of Seattle,
formerly of Dockton, is in Sc
attic hospital recovering from an
operation for appendicitis. She
has been very sick but at the pres
ent time is reported to be out of
danger.
There was mistake in the date
of the launching as given by a
Tacoma Sunday paper. The date
has not been definitely fixed as
yet. Official announcement will
be made in due time.
Mrs. Markwith and little daugh-
ters, Constance and Evelyn, are
planning to leave for their home
in San Francisco in couple of
weeks. They had planned to go
before Xmas so as to spend the
holidays in Frisco, but ON account
of Mr.. Markwith s accident some
time ago, the trip was postponed.
A number of friends honored
Mrs. Carl Lundquist elena Hol-
land) at an informal reception at
the home of Mrs. Inute Andersen
onTuesday afternoon of last week.
Mrs. Lundquist was the recipient
of several beautiful gifts from
those present, among whom were
Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Lucas Plancich,
Mrs. Riehm, Mrs. Turnbull, Mrs.
Larsen, Mrs. Madsen, Mrs. Algier
Andersen, Mrs. Radian, Mrs. Har-
rison, Mrs. Knute Andersen; Miss
es Anne Larsen and Sadie Miller,
and the guest of honor, Mrs. Lund.
quist. After q pleasant afternoon
delicious refreshments We're serv-
ed by Mrs. Knute Andersen and
Mrs. Madsen.
Under the auspices of the Dock
ton social Club an enjoyable even
ing OF dancing was spent at the
Dockton Hotel on New Years
eve. II was the masquerade that
had been given here for some time
and all who were there spent a
very pleasant evening There was
large crowd that had come from
all parts of the Island, Tacoma
and Olalla, and among these were
costumes representing all walks
of life, from the present back to
early times. Mrs. Papst, repre-
senting Martha Washington days,
took the woman S first prize, and
MIR. Goff, as tramp, won the
mans first prize. Miss Crandall
and Mr. Carr, as Indians, took the
second prizes.
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SO. HEIGHTS

Mrs. Bullard spent Friday with
Mrs. Jenkins.
New Year guests at Casa Dahlia
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-09

Expert saw-filing and tin
smithing. Rendall's shop, Port
age.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-09

Auto service iitney for hire
90 anywhere. C. Middling. Bur
ton. Phone Red 81. 3
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMSN GRANTS HEARING
Friday, January a. at 1000 A. NJ, Residents Of Vashon
and MaurY Islands Will Be Given an Opportunity to
Present Protests Place Announced Later


Editor Vashon Island Record:
The enclosed letter is self-ex-
planatory. As | said in my letter
to You which was published two
weeks ago, | have no i'll feeling
toward either the Telephone Co.
or the Vashon Light s. Power Co.
The raise in price of service is
large and should have serious in
vestlgaton before the Public Serv-
ice Commission passes upon it, and
! trust that justice will be done to
both the producer and the con
sumner. Yours truly,
IL. NJ. WINERY.
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Neolin soles at Kendall s repair
shop, Portage. Black l55.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-09

Keep the date, Saturday even
ing, January 18th. Social dance
at Burton. Good music.
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Olympia, Wash, Jan. 3. 10.
MIR. II. NJ. WINERY.
Nashon, Wash.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter Of the
Both ult., complaining of the ex-
cessivc rates which the telephone
and light and power companies
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FOR SALE

For day old chicks call on D.
s. siegrist, Colvas. Phone Black
zoe. 10
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were Mrs. Lara, Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
THE and their two little girls.
Mr.. jenkins spent Saturday and
Sunday in Seattle.
Blessings OH the inventor of the
gasoline saw Mr.. Tattersell is
running one now, and thus help
ing to solve the fuel problem.
Will Berry has received his dis
charge form Uncle Sam and has
been spending a week at home.
Now the Clam Cove kiddies are
praying for snow because Will
brought his father a nice double
sleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Krogh watched
the old year out with Mr. and Mrs
Stoltenberg. A pleasant evening
was spent at 66. Appetizing re.
fresbments were served after the
whistles had announced the New
Year.
Bruce Y. Hall is al the hospital
in Tacoma where he has had an
operation performed on his knee
to straighten his leg. The tendon
was cut from the patella, the pa
teila cut free and a cushion insert
ed; then the tendon was sewed
back. Several minor cuts were
made in the other tendons and
muscles. Bruce is doing as well as
could be expected, but suffers a
great deal of pain Mahlon w.
Hall is in the base hospital at the
army barracks at Vancouver, Wn.,
with broken leg. He is rapidly
convalescing. Miss Natalie Hall
had two-days touch of tn "fiu, I"
but as it was checked in time she
is able to be about without seri-
Gus illness.
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For a business education inycs.
tlgate Success Shorthand School.
Seattle, Wash.
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Sergt. Lucas Plancich of Fort
Casey Is home on "A six-day fur
Tough.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
COMPANY WORKS
MORE HOME MEN
Sewer Contractors Don't EN-
plOy Many Men But Most
Of Them Live In Bax-
ter Springs

There Is q greater per cent Of hcmi
men employed on the sewer construc'
ton than at any other time since the
work started several months ago m'
der Plummer-Adams. There is NOT
nearly so large a force employed now
because Of the ditching machine being
used. but IS per cent of the force live
in Baxter Springs.
The above was ascertained through
an Investigation Wednesday by the
Chamber Of Commerce, which acted
upon complaints received from several
merchants tOlthe eject that homo men
were being Disseminated against on
the sewer JOB. The books dfyMf.
Beebe, the auditor on the JOB, show
however, that the contrary is true.
Only twenty-three men are now en-
ployed with the ditching machine,
whereas at one time there were 1856
men on the job. OF the twenty-three
II are actual residents Of Baxter, six
teen of them married men and only
one single. Two Of the other six are
boarding here and do not 60 back and
forth from their work to their homes
in other cities. Of the other four two
live in Galena, one in Joplin and one
in Carterville. The latter Is q fore
man, employed because Of his know
edge Of the work.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
Drunk THEN. He !.
SDBERED SOME
Camp Funston Soldier Came to
Baxter to Visit and TO I
On q Little Too Much
''Red Liquor

His name don't matter and who he
was visiting don't matter. He seemed
to be a pretty good fellow anyway,
but he got all ''lit up" because he had
been a police-soldier at Camp Funston
for a long period and it was such n
relief to shake off the restraint he had
been under there. He came down the
latter part of last week and spent the
week end visiting in this town with
friends. 1t was on Monday that he
was apprehended by the police Off
GERS and it was Tuesday morning that
he paid his fine., He did it all-like q
gentleman and the officers took lik-
ing to him.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
BALANCING THE BOOKS
Judge Ella Going Over Records OF
Probate Court

Probate Judge Ellis is going over
his records today, preparatory to GO
ing out of Office and turning things
over TO his successor, L. w. Schreiner,
For over five years there has not
been an audit of Judge Ellis &C
counts. He finds today, unOficially,
that there is an apparent discrepancy
of less than $50 between his cash day
book of receipts and the sum total of
the other records of money handled.
The Judge is having the books
checked over carefully, and hopes yet
TO discover where the error in book
keeping was. In the thousands Of
cases, and tens of thousands Of dol
lars Of money handled through thss
Office, It would not be surprising that
there should be some errOrh
II am only glad there wasn't sew
eral hundred dollars difference" COM
mented Judge Ellis tOdsy-AdvOcate.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
.NID4NlFfH:|Bl's s'H.t'|'..,:... !. :.
'HVA[' f HGNER
MethOdists Announce Series
of High Class Enter.
tainmentS

Several years ago someone interested
in the mental growth of Baxter
Springs proposed a plan to bring to
the city a week of high class enter
tainment in the way of lectures, mu-
sical numbers and readings, this was
to take the place of Lyceum Course
and was to be carried out along the
lines of d chautauqua. It was the de-
sire to balance this kind of q program
with enough music and lighter num-
bers to get away from any literary
dryness and at the same time make Il
something worth while for serious
minded, thinking folk to enjoy. The
men of Ais church look up this sug-
gestion and carried out what they
called a Harvest Home Festival
bringing in the biggest lectures and
talented entertainers they could get
and the results were that it proved a
great success and every year since the
plan has been carried out and added
to until the idea has grown into an in
stitution that the city looks forward
to, every fall.
This fall, owing to the building Of
the new church, it was found neces-
safy to postpone the event until the
new church could be used. It is now
planned to hold this Festival between
the dates of January 9Th to January
18th. A strong prog n to be an
nounced shortly is beins 'rked out,
DR.. Thos. Chandler Of Indep 1ndence,
Kas., will lecture on "A Pilgrimage
from the Blarney Stone to the Stone of
Scone"-Dr. Chandler comes highly
recommended and promises q real
treat, heewrites that all he wants is a
"crOwd that can laugh" SO if you are
of that kind, don't miss this night
. President Mather Of OswegO' Col
,lege, will also lecture one night on
''The Superman." This is a lecture
that will appeal especially to young
men and women. DR.. Mather is not
new to Baxter Springs audiences and
will be welcome for a return lecture.
Mrs. R. II. Trueblood, Of Yates Gen.
ter, Kan, who is q Reader Of wide acs
quaintance, having spent several
years in Lyceum work, returns at the
invitation of her friends for a night
Of real literary feast.
Other numbers just as strong as
these, including a full night Of music
by the Parsons, Kas., Orchestra, will
be given.
If you enjoy such things keep this
in mind and watch for this event.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
JUDGE PAROLED
BOY sH0PE|FTER
Leslie Smith and Willie H0ndley
Escaped Trip to Hutchinson
By the Influenza
Quarantine :. ;. u

Some two weeks ago concluded the
program of shoplifting for Leslie
Smith, of Baxter Springs, and Willie
Hundley, Of Tar River, aged respect
fully 1S and ID years.
Leslie used to live down at Tar
River where he was boon companion
of Willie. Since the boys have been
separated by moving, there has been
no estrangement in the friendship of
the lads. They have been in a habit
of visiting each other. About two
weeks or q little more ago Willie came
up here to visit Leslie. While here. the
boys did little shoplifting just for
pastime. Vowel's second hand store
was loser good revolver. The Glas-
gov hardware store lost some nice
pocket knives and o. r. Tinsley's
hardware store lost some guns and
some watches. And the boys got
away with their plumber, but they ran
away from home which was their un-
doing. They went over to Pierce City.
The mother of one Of the boys re-
ported the matter to Henry Horton
and Henry, going on some clues,
phoned over to Pierce City, located
the boys and had Gene Turner 60
over and get them. When arrested
the boys had one of the missing guns
in their possession and another was
located and the other confessions fol-
lowed.
Judge Ellis paroled the boys in
juvenile court Tuesday after giving
them a good talking to and some ad-
vice. The boys might have had to 60
to Hutchinson forthwith if it had not
been for the influenza quarantine re-
gulations. The Smith boy is brother
of a young man who was killed .at;
Tar River some months ago. Young
Smith came into a room where some
of his chums were stopping. The
boys had been in a hold up and
thought Smith was an officer coming
in to arrest them. He was shot and
died almost instantly.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
PRESENT AUTO PRICES
NOT TO CHANGE SOON

An interview with ]. H. Hannah, Of
A. Hood & Sons, local Buick distrib-
utor, makes certain that the purchaser
of a Buick car between now and the
end of 1919 season is not running any
chance that the price will be subject
to further change during that period.
II have just received letter from
the Home Office" said Mr.. Hannah,
containing the revised price schedule
effective January first, 1919, covering
the various Buick models during the
remainder of the season. Four models
have been reduced in price and the
other two remain untouched.
There has been considerable spec
ulation as to what the Buick Motor
Company was going. to do about the
prices Of their cars, as the close of
the war'Isft. things in such an uncer-
FtaiH condition regarding the price and
quantities aE'raw material available
thdt good many people felt il would
be impossible for the. really big manu-
facturers to find their bearings for
some time to come.
"This prompt action on the part Of
the Company shows that they have
been able to clear the situation up
sooner than anybody expected, and ]
for one am delighted with the an
nouncement so early in the season.
"Their war orders which have been
demanding the major part Of their
energies have been completed and the
announcement Of the present prices is
evidence that the Buick Motor Com
pany now has q measure Of the situa-
ton and sufficient material is in sight
that will permit laying out Of q de-
finite building schedule which again
proves the buyer of a Buick autOmo-
bile is at all times protected against
unwarranted price changes.
"0rders for Buick cars are piling
up on us very fast and / feel reason
ably sure that we shall be able 10 take
care of the greater part Of them with
in a reasonable time. We shall con-
tinue to follow our old policy Of fill
ing orders, and viii make every ef-
fort to see that no favOritiSm is
shown our waiting list which plan has
worked out so admirably IN the past.
"Bulck enthusiasts appreciate the
importanee Of this announcement, be-
cause all uncertainty has now been
removed, both as to the possibility Of
getting Buick cars this year and the
possibility Of the prices being raised
or lowered"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
WANTS IORs FOR SOLDIERS


The United S(ptas government has
sent the fOlle~iag nnnsssof soldiers
who are being diniharged 70 ths
Chamber OF c0mmssee here. ssqungt-
ing that positions b dl.tainnd 1en
these men, if possible: :
Eden H. Best, Of Columbus, Kpn.'
experienced in gas ledger work, pay
rolls and clerical work, bOOkkeeper.
Eugene J. Hammer, of Galena, q
travelling salesman, will also work as
an auto driver or repair man.
Carson s. Brenner, Of Scammon'
experienced farm hand.
Floyd E. Burch, of Weir, exper-
fenced steam engineer and will work
as q teamster.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03

Miss Gladys Ehrhardt Of Kansas
City, was the guest of honor at q
charming party Saturday night given
by Miss Grace opperman at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Opperman.. The decorations through
out the rooms INDICATED the holiday
season. g 'Beg0nias adorned the dining
aable.h Brilliant :pOipsettias and ferns
:plaead;s ION IlAanties, book cases and
iM';the other rooms, together
'%ish pStted plants. Invitations were
extended to Misses Phoebe Louise
Wright, Helen Humphrey, Lorraine
Greenstreet, Alane Brubaker, Lucille
Watkins, Ruth GarretsOn, of Baxter
Springs; Jean Wise, Betty Belle Wise
and Marion Prater, Of Joplin, Mo. and
Messrs. Pascal POpplewell, Arley
Shields, Paul Barcus, Roy Sullivan
William Garretson, Herbert McAboy.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
DEATH N FIRE
At QQAPAM, OK.
Hotel Burns During Night and
One Of The Guests Is
Killed

The Crescent hotel, at QuapGw, To-
gether with all the contents and The
cafe adjoining, was burned 10 the
ground Wed. night. The origin Of the
fire is unknown. II spread 80 rapidly
that the occupants had TO escape IN
their night clothes. One man. Jack
Mills, who it Is thought became BE-
wildered in the hall way, periShea and
his eharred body was found IN tie
ruins. He was only recently dis
charged from the army and was
spending his first night ct Tie AotSl.
The hotel was a frame building. Tks
village is wholly without 6fO prOtse-
ton.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
TO INVESTIGATE
HIGH VALUATION
Matter Of Baxter Tax Assess
ments Referred to the
Chamber Of
Commerce

The matter of the assessed valuation
Of Baxter Springs property, as mad
last spring and which will be in forc'
for four years, is one Of the question:
that has been referred to the new
: Chamber of Commerce directorate fOl
investigation for the purpose Of Sc
curing q remedy If, after an investi
cation, one is desired. Members oi
the city administration and also some
business men have asked this investi'
cation.
n This tax matter was presented al
fhe last meeting of the Chamber Of
:; Commerce directors and was discuss
- 1t leagfh. Present were President
Harvey, Treasurer Cardin and Direct
zuEs Wyatt, Richardson, Hannah, Ray
Lowry, Fairfax Barnes and Rosen-
AIsStein. And so far as this first dis
Scnssion was concerned, the following
wis ascertained:
\ The total levy for Baxter Springs
for 49is was $3305 per thousand, in
Guiding 81 for state and county taxes,
$3.50. for city and $l3.55 for the
Baxter school district. OF the total
tax, amounting to $S3.O5, only ap-
'prximstely 6ne-seventh goes to the
County and state. The remaining. ap-
pDximately six-seventh, is utilized
'Mthin the city of Baxter.
The coneensus Of opinion, brought
OF by the discussions among the
Gambler of Commerce directors, was
tkt it is better to levy high valua-
tin and q low levy than to have a
loer valuation and 4 high levy,
wlch always acts as q bugbear. The
reedy presented by Mr.. Rosenstein
WI get a greater population and
Il taxes win be far less per capita."
~ he city tax in Baxter Springs
abunts to $3.50 per- Thousand dol'
.0Ssrs, in Columbus it amounts to
in Galena to $1Q75; in Miner
al to $f2.75; in Scsmmon to $3.50; in
= Weir to $1,000, and in Treece to
$500. ~;
Another item that swened the total
levy, the past year, was that it was
necessary to makera' double levy to
nay off the sewer bonds interest,
whereas, in the future there will be
but one-tenth levy instead Of the two
enths, levied at this time. Future
investigation of this subject by the
Chamber of Commerce will be in the
hands of the Municipal Affairs depart
ment, of which WV. Wyatt and b.
U-I,owry are the members.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
PUBLICATION NOTICE

'oS's vsei E:e::s sA;A::s
The National Bond1An61 1eebeatu5ssa
Co, Frank E. WeakleYl m mhaElesr n =
Weagley, Frank @ MaEsh, Qscar, y
M. Gay, George S. Screen, 'Jn0: E'',
Messen, and the unElSSRf heFae;Sx+a
ec1tors, administE1b6Esri devases.sI
Slaccessors, trusteeAsRnd assigns, II ~,
they or any Of them be dead.
p THE STATE OF KANSAS
HE National Bond and DebenturS
Co. Frank E. Weakley, Charles H
WeaRley, Frank C. March, Oscar M
GAY, George S. Green, JnO. E. Messen
and the unknown heirs, executors, ad,
ministratOrs, devisees, trustees ano
assigns, If they or any OF them Ok
dead, sac
You and each of you are hereby no
tified that you have been sued in the
district Court of Cherokee County
Kansas, sitting at Columbus, by ths
plaintiff, whose petition is now on filt
in the Office of the clerk Of said Court
In Columbus, Kansas, and that yot
must answer the said petition on Of
b1Tore the 18th day.of February, 1919
oftsaid petition will be taken as con
f&tsed and Judgment rendered in favol
o. the plaintiff and against you, thu
e1ld defendants, of the following ma
t1re. tO-wit: Plaintiff will be decreeC
a. be the legal and equitable, in te'
Z gdnDle, owner of the real estate de
Iscribed in said petition, to-wit:
Lots numbered Thirteen, Fourteen
md Sixteen, in Block numbered
three, in SolOmon's Addition to tn
City of Baxter Springs, Cherokee
County, Kansas, :,
md the title to said real estate vii
be uuieted in said plaintiff and you
md each of you, will be wholly ex
luded and forever barred from set
ing ND or claiming any right, title
a interest in or to said real estate o.
nv nart thereof, and plaintiff will D
Sve1 aueh other relief as she may d
49, 70 IN law or equity, including
he cnnts Of this action. 49,,
3DGtna at Columbus, Kansas, TIM
Josie Williams,
nel Nv @. w. EaFnshaw, Her Attorney
oflksst; Fred SimlEin,
CIsrk Of the District Court
(seall -
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03

Corb McNeill, of the country near
the county seat, brother Of E. "
McNeill, attorney Of Baxter Springs
has just returned from Cassville, Mo-,
where he purchased eleven head of
the famous Missouri pure bred Jersey
COWS and one bull. They are said to
be the highest class Of pure bred Jer-
seys in the west. The bull has taken
all the prizes in the Cassville neigh
borhood. The McNeills handle also
the Holstein breed and are building
up q fine stock farm. Mr.. Mcneil
is still in the law business, but a great
part of his time Is spent on the farm
which he recently purchased frum
Sam Harmon.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03

A party complimentary to Miss
Gladys Ehrhardt Of Kansas City, was
given Friday. The following girls
from Baxter Springs went to Joplin:
Misses Gladys Erhardt, Grace 0pper-
man, Helen Humphrey, Lorraine
Greenstreet and Alaine Brubaker. In
Joplin they met Miss Phoebe Louise
Wright, Marion Playter and Miss
Jean Wise. Following dinner at the
Connor they attended the show.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
Patriek savage, 81 Treecsi Who hal

Patrick Savage, Of Treece; who has
been serving q little bone dry sen
tense in the county jail since Nov. II
was liberated the first Of the week
He paid the costs and did his time,
which ought to make his credit good
as many Of the fellows who have been
ssg 10 the county jan for having 9
bq As Of whiIksy in their possession
nstsr pay ths eosts.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03

Miss Julia Allen delightfully."- enter
tanned a number of her friends at a
watch party December 81. The time
was spent in dancing and playing
games. A delicious luncheon was
served to Misses Dorothy Cook, Dor
othy Smith, Louise COvey, Clover
Gaba, Thelma Wells, Audrey Cooper,
Georgia and Julia Allen.