Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-18
BURTON

purchased the Pankratz mill west
of Burton and took possession on
last Saturday. George llofmeister
has bought the timber,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W, Colby left
this week Wednesday for Oyan-
do, Montana. They have been
spending the winter in Burton,
/ Living in the Small cottage, Mr.
and Mrs. Small are back from
Retsil, Washington.
Capt. d. S. Forbes and family
have moved in their home on the
peninsula.
d. w. Fitzpatrick is building
a summer cottage on their five
acre tract north of Burton. Most
of the land will be put into logan
berries.
Baby William Thomas Norton
arrived at the Norton home Tues
day, March 18th, near Tahlequah
The dance given by the order
of the Eastern Star at Bay View
pavilion Saturday night had a
better patronage than anticipat-
ed about eighty couple attend
ed by invitation, and enjoyed
themselves so well that they have
asked for repetition in the near
future. Elderly people renewed
their youth in tipping to old
time dance music and in other
ways passing a pleasant evening.
Harvey Lamoreux who has just
graduated at the state university
left this week for Cathlamet
where he will be principal of the
high school and supervisor Of the
grade school. THIS is fitting
honor to the young man who has
worked his way through Difficult
ties and obtained an education
where many would have failed.
His friends send congratulations.
S. S. Heath has sold his ranch
north of Burton to Ed Tucker
who takes possession this week.
The Miller family will soon move
to Burton and the WILDER family
who are now occupying their cot
tage on the beach will soon locate
probably on a ranch near here.
Miss Gladys Lamoreux will
spend her Easter vacation with
the home folks. She is a junior
at the Bellingham normal.
A. j. Marsh and son Max are
building a poultry house l40 #.
Hong for W. c. Whitfield on his
ranch west Of Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen I. Johns
ton of Ottumwa, Iowa, grand-par-
ents of Mrs. Dukes Tonneson were
week end guests at Casa Iona.
For the past month they have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Dukes
lTonneson at Tacoma, on their re-
turn from California, where they
spent the winter. Mr.. Johnston
is president of manufacturing
company and is an inventor, hav-
ing taken out more than 100 pat
ents, among which was the fam
GUS Johnston ruffier, first sewing
machine ruffler ever put on the
market.
AT the second meeting held
last Monday night to consider
Burton sidewalks the committee
who had been appointed to find
out cost of a new sidewalk, re
ported the following: to construct
1000 feet of sidewalk, it will cost
approximately $500.0O-this IN
cludes lumber, nails and labor. At |
this meeting there were six wo-
men and four men present. No
action could be taken. There will
be one more public meeting held
at the post office store Monday, |
March Dist at $50, at which time
lit is urged that every citizen of
Burton will be present, to devise
means of fixing the sidewalks. No
one doubts that the needs are |
urgent. All cooperating can soon
solve the problem-fve or six
cannot do it alone. Burton prop
erty owners, renters, and al who
want to see a better looking town. |
come out Monday night to the
last meeting that will be held
let us decide what to do-either
repair the old walk, tear it out
and walk in the middle of the
street to save our necls, and /
have the everlasting disgrace Of
an mprogressive town, or build
new walks 1t is up to the resi-