Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-09-30
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the week end in the city as guests
Of their daughter Mrs. Perkins.
Mrs. Il. O. Rindal entertained
Miss Berg Of Ballard for several
days.
Mr.. James Moore butchcred a
fine pOrker Of the Durock-Jersey
breed, weighing 1874 pounds at 7
months old.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Thomson Of
Seattle and little girl, spent the
week end with the old folks on
the ranch.
Mrs. Gilbert Wang Of Charles
town and son mOtOred over to the
island for some Of Nashon s nice
fruit and incidcntly to visit her
niece Mrs. Benson at her sisters
Mrs. Abrahams ranch.
p. II. Waldron got off the boat
at Cove last Wednesday, just back
from Alaska, where he has been
employed the past few months.
He is somewhat tanned up, other
wise hale and hearty.
Mr.. Ramquist says the man who
pitches bundles from the loaded
wagon is called II "piker'-fun-
ny ain t it? We have always heard
the word used as term of re-
proach. Often heard the express
sion "lle is nothing but a piker.'
There are other words that have
become dcmoralized. If we should
say that DR.. Stockley has one Of
the finest villains around Cove you
would think we were a pretty
good subject for Stillacoom. Yet
the word, originally from the Lat
in meant a farm. TO what depth
it has fallen these days.
w. V. Crosicr enjoyed several
days last week with an old friend
from Alaska, Mrs. Sam Marshall.
They had Il great time talking
over good old times when they
were younger. Mr.. Marshall has
spent some eighteen years up
north.
Jake Simmons, an old familiar
Nashon rancher who formerly
owned the Huffman ranch and one
Of the biggest team Of horses ever
seen on our island, has been visit
ing with his brother Will Simmons
He came over from Oregon having
been employed in the lumber
woods. but his home is in Califor-
MIA Glad to see you Jake.
The first meeting Of the Colum-
bia branch of the Parent-Tcach-
ers association was held at Col
umbia school Wednesday after
moon, September 22nd. In spite
Of the rain a number Of mothers
were present. SO the fathers may
have chance to attend, every
other meeting is to be held in the
evening. Prof Stratford pointed
out the need Of the parents visit
ing the schools as a help to the
teacher and pupil.
The following officers We're
elected for the ensuing year: Mrs.
Krockstead president; Mrs. Frank
Siegist, vice president; Miss Ne
MILAN, secretary; Mrs. Walgren,
treasurer.
A committee Of three, repre-
senting the different districts was
named: Mrs. Scgrist, Chairman,
Cove; Mrs. Hoffman, Columbia;
Mrs. Walls, ST.. Colvos; who will
look after the program and re-
freshments.
The next meeting will be held
Friday evening, October 1st.. and
take the form of reception to
the teachers. Let's all turn out
land welcome them.
There was a jolly bunch of the
Sigma Chi Fraternity Of the I'm
iversity of Washington aboard the
Volante stopped last Wednesday
at Cove for provisions. You'd
thought so if you had seen the
clerks in the store side-stepping
and ON the jump waiting on them.
One fellow carried a dozen loavcS
of bread on his arm like sticks of
cord wood. Another bought a
dollar S worth of cakes and cook
les. Another used his sweater as
an apron piled full of candy Of
every description cleaned the store
many long day since the Cove
store was filled with such a happy
crowd Of young men. There were
% in the gang bound for Horse