Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-29

A letter TO friends from Mr.. and |
Mrs. ID. Dunn says they reached
Albany, Ore. safely. They were a
day and half motoring on the
journey, The trip was very pleas
ant. They have leased apart
ments in the city of Albany for
a while,
Mrs. Frank Siegrist had a very |
pleasant visit from her brother-in-
law and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Smith of Seattle. The two
boys are to remain at aunties Tor
a time. You can bet those boys
will have fine time on the ranch,
Mr.. P. Patten spent the week
end among friends around Cove.
He spent Sunday on the Hunt
ranch. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomson
entertained him Saturday evening
at cards. Glad to see his genial
face once more. Come again.
Mrs. A. l.. Hotchkins has her
father with her at present. lie Is
spending his convalescence (being
recently out Of the hospital) en-
joying the berries and cherries
and cool breezes here on the Is
land, getting strong and hearty.
Mr.. Frank Eden and wife are
spending a few days on the home
ranch. Frank came down from
Tacoma to help his father with
the haying. Mr.. Eden, Sr. is some
what crippled up. Bert Fieldal
is also on the job. His back is
getting stronger. Mighty pleasant
10 be able to do something else
besides berry picking.
You see prizes offered in con
TESTS for the best and most eco
Inomical receipts for all kinds of
cakes, meat cooking and other
edibles in the city papers. Now
we offer one quart of the best ice
cream to any married lady or a
fine box of bon bons to any young
lady for the best recipe for cook
ing an old hen inside of four
hours so it will be tender. We have
had our experience. This is no
Josh.
Mrs. W. G. Doyle was over from
che city to see if the ranch was
still there. Her sister-in-law, Miss
Doyle came with her. They had
brought some lunch and had a
great time cooking at the old
home. 1--WE reported that Mrs.
Doyle accompanied her husband
to California; She's been in the
city looking after her father while
her mother was away visiting. We
are glad to see your sunny face,
If only for a day.
We called at our new neighbors,
Mr.. W. w. Prigg found him just
hauling in the last load of hay, a
nice crop of oats. He is justly
proud of his hens. From 700 of
them he is getting over 400 eggs
a day. That is a pretty stiff gate
for this time of year. He IS to be
commended for the nice way he
has cut and cleaned up that UNI
slightly mess of weeds and ferns
that have stood from time i'm
memorable along the roadway.
THE whole ranch is in apple pie
order.
Mrs. Stockley enjoyed a very
pleasant visit with her niece, Miss
Bess Cowley of Washington, d. G.
She timed her visit alright for our
berry and cherry season. 1t is so
good when you can pick the ripe
fruit yourself from vine and tree.
The Doctor is all right, all over
| his troubles and busy working. lie
is branching out now in a new
line, there is some sharpness to it
too, not the kind you call sharp
ness when trading horses and
the other fellow gets the best of
you in the deal-there is more or
less sting also if you don't watch
out, VIII elucidate in next
chapter.
If you can't take your friends
joy riding by auto there is no
more pleasant way than taking
them on a trip over the waters of
our Sound ON beautiful Sunday
afternoon. Alex Edwards had a
gay party of Cove young folks,
some half dozen or more couples
out for a pleasure ride in his new
fishing boat the President" (the
name has been changed from
White Star No. 2'') Too many
names TO mention but their smil-