Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-22

schools at Chehalis.
Mrs. l.. A. Goodman has been
the obliging postmistress for sew
eral days this week owing to the
enforced absence of Mr.. Goodman
who is confined to the house from
an attack of pleurisy.
DR.. StOckley Of Cove was in
Vashon this week and between
getting some smithy work done,
cheering up the sanctum sanctor-
UNI of the newspaper office, and
grasping old friends by the hand,
his time was well occupied. He
is spending lot Of time in be-
half of the school district at Cove.
DR.. Stockley was for many years
at the head of a II asylum in
in Evanston, ILL.,, and We know
from his line of talk be was an
authority on nerve and brain dis
orders.
The paving work has now been
completed from Center to a point
near the Vashon wharf road and
looks mighty fine. Engineer Bee
man was here Wednesday in
Specting the work.
Mr.. Smock will speak at the
Starr room, Ellisport, next Sun
day afternoon at four o'clock,
by invitation of the Ellisport
citizens. Good music and all wei
come.
EAT ICE CREAM-It is a
food and it is healthy. We serve
the celebrated Stokes line of ice
cream over our tables and we can
also supply your needs at home.
Buy a pail-either the brick or
bulk.-Vashon Hotel. 81
For Sale-Hardman Piano ma
hogany case, very fine tone. First
class condition. Cash or terms
Address f. G. Shanahan or Myra
Jacobs, Vashon, Wash. 26-4t
GARvIN OFFERINGS
One acre with good little house
all cleared with lots of fruit, half
mile from Vashon, $1250.00.
Six room house, good barn and
garage, five large lots, some fruit,
in Vashon, $2500.00. Half cash.
Ten acre ranch on the west side
of Vashon, good house and barn,
two good wells, two acres straw
berries, all cleared but a small
wood lot that has wood enough
for five years. This would make
fine place to start the chicken
business or general farming.
Horse and wagon and one COW
90 with the place-$6000.00.
w. D. Garvin.
A certain amount Of pride at
taches to the fact that consider
able improvements in and about
the small farms of our wonderful
island are quite noticeable this
spring, much more so than form
erly, but yet there is a vast op-
portunity for Improvements.
Nature has endowed Vashon
with lavish hand too many to
cnumerate here and it only rests
with man and his skill to put
the touch of productiveness and
prosperity in order. The ques-
ton arises-how can we make
the most off our acre tracts and
comfortable home at the same
time.
In the writer's opinion there is
only few ways this can be ac-
complished, and some of our
neighbors have already grasped
one or the other successful plans
and are well on their way to in
dependency and happiness. Shall
We enumerate some plan here or
has enough been expressed to
give the reader a germ of thought
and get them busy. For the pres
cnt we will refrain from offering
any suggestions as to methods
and arrangements Of the small
farm and trust this will be the
means of creating some degree
Of interest, and opinions will be
freely given that will result in
a sharp contest In fact We be.
lievc that here is the place and
now is the time for just such
contest and we believe that the
News-Record could be of no
greater service to the community
than to encourage and arrange
just such contest and once
year a committee be selected to
view the different farms and pass
on its various aspects, noting all
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