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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-27
Special Displays.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT.
ANNOUNCEMENT.

| wish to announce through the
News-Record that | am IA candi
late for the position of road super
visor for Vashon-MIaury island. |
have been urged by many friends
10 make this announcement and
should / attain to the position, |
promise in return to give the is
land people an honest and square
deal. | assure those living i'll the
south, or the west, or the north
that their roads will receive as
much of my attention as those liv-
ing in my own neighborhood. In
short, | will conscientiously (if
chosen) fill the position to the best
of my ability. | will never forget
| am overseeing the spending of
the community's money. Economy
and am honest days work will be
required-no more, no less. At
Mr.. Paul's suggestion (when he
becomes county commissioner
this position is to be filed by the
island people instead of handed to
a friend as formerly, for value re-
ceived.
Friends and neighbors, you are
all interested in good roads; so am
/. Give me your support and with
your help | will do my duty with
out fear or favor.
G. II. MERRY.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-27
COMMUNITY FAIR EXHIBIT

Continued from first page)
Crocheted nightgown yoke Mrs
Fall, first; Mrs. Brosseau, second
Mrs. Fault, third.
Crochet brown linen table GOV
er: Mrs. Covington, first.
Crochet trimmed pillow cases
Mrs, Bowling, first; Mrs. X. John.
son, second.
Crocheted table mats: Mrs
Fault, first.
Crocheted yoke: Mrs. Coving-
ion, first; Mrs. C. E. Christman
second and third.
Crochet trimmed centerpiece
Mrs. X. johnson, first; Mrs. A. NJ
Cowan, second.
Poultry.
Il. c, Beall, Jr., Superintendent
r, G. Rhode Island Red cocker
ell, John King, first,
R. |, pullet: John Mantel, first ;
Mrs. Rose Gorsuch, second and
third.
IS. c. White Leghom--
Young pen: l.. C. Beall, Jr., first.
Young pen; L. C. Bear, Jr.,
first, second and third.
Pullet; L. c. Beall Jr,, first;
Frank Matsumoto, second.
White Wyandotte-
Young pen! Garner Kimmell,
first
CocGcrcl; John Mantel, third.
Light Brahmas-
Old pen; A. Shane, first,
Young pen: A. Shane, first
Dark Cornish
Young pens L. L. Wehham, first.
Bronze turkeys
Gobbler and two hens; Mrs, Nc
Carren, first.
Children's Exhibits,
Pullct, White Wyandotte; Joe
Goodman, first.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-27
LISABEULA
Mrs, G. Il. Howard.

! A. IL, Hiersch is a candidate for
road boss.
Mrs. Dyer is recovering from Il
severe attack of lumbago.
Don't forget the shadow social
to be given at the church Hal
lowe EN-.
Mrs. Aldrich of Seattle is visit
ing for a few days at the home of
her father, Mr.. King.
Mr., and Mrs. o. r. Friar of Sc
attle visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Dyer Sunday.
Miss Minnie Hiersch was a week
end visitor at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Hiersch.
Mrs, AlIerdyce of Seattle was a
weekend visitor at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. b.
King.
w. B. King went TO Seattle Sun
day to take treatments for lum-
bago. He was accompanied by
Mrs. King.
Mrs, D, Sullivan and mother
were visitors at the home of G.
Howard and Claude Howard one
Iday last week.
Mrs. j, Sullivan and mother
Mrs. Howe, of Tacoma, visited d
few days of last week at the home
of their sister and daughter, Mrs
G. ii. Howard.
Miss Anderson, the Lisabeula
teacher, spent Sunday at her home
near Kirkland. She is giving ex.
cellent satisfaction. She makes
her home with Mrs. Lawrence.
Mrs. Carpenter, wife of the Lisa.
beula merchant, is visiting sis
ter at Kennewick for week or so
VIM. Heirsch is helping Mr.. Car.
penter during her absence.
Mr., and Mrs. Shattuck and Mr.
and Mrs. Jensen took in the fair
at Vashon Friday, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Maukin and the Howards
attended Saturday. All report a
very fine exhibit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steinforth and Mr.
Graham took in some of the sights
at and about Seattle last week in
the latter's car. There are surely
a lot of sightseeing places on the
Puget Sound.
The Ladies Aid society will
hold Hallowe 'en social at the
church on Saturday evening, Nov
4, the proceeds of which will
be used to furnish swings and par
phrenalia for the new play shed at
the school house. The shed was
badly needed FOR the youngsters
during the rainy weather.
G. Rlvett, who went to Portland
to reside after his house burned,
has returned and is building new
house and is clearing up the re-
mainder of his land. Mr.. Rivett
resided here for some years and
returns with the feeling that the
island is good enough for him in
the future.
The Ladies' Aid met at the home
of Mrs. Gus Hiersch last week. A
good attendance was present and a
lively interest taken in the sale
and bazaar which is to be held
soon. The next meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. Brown, Wednes-
day, Oct, 25, as a farewell to Mrs.
Brown, who is to leave soon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-27

said report and petition will be
heard on the 24th day of Noycmb
en-, 1922, at $50 a. m, at the court
room of the probate department of
said court.
Dated this 25th day of October,
1922.
Date of first publication, Octob-
or 81, 1929.
GEORGE A. GRANT,
Clerk of said court.
BY GEO. Il. BERGER,
Deputy,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-27

Pullet, S. c, Rhode Island Red
Floyd Nichols, second.
Puilet, Barred Rock Ellen
Bourgeoise, third.
II. G, Brown Leghorns Hen; NJ.
G. Matthews.
S, G. Brown Leghom cock
Louis Schmidt, first
$, G. Brown Leghorn coclicrcl
Margaret Wcsson, first,
$. c. Brown hcghorn pullet
Sandy Gorsuch, first; Louis
Schmidt, second.
Goose Sandy Gorsuch, first.
Cats
Dale Mills, first; Ralph Mills,
second; Hatsue Taualiu, third,
Dogs
Nadine Everett, first; Doris
Hutchinson, second Thomas Hyde,
third.
Rabbits
Russell Middling, first; Morris
Williams, second; Billie Richard.
son, third.
Goats
Sandy Gorsuch, first.
Special Displays,
Panel of photographs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. G. Ball, Jr.
China plats: Mrs. Fault.
Cove Community hall exhibits.
Baskets: Mrs. Coleman.
Trays: Mrs. S. S. Hoover, Mrs
A. NJ. Cowan and Mrs. 7. Hansen
Indian curios: Mrs. Gordon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-27

On Tuesday and Saturday leaves
Maury and Fernheath at 300 II. m.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-27

Leaves Seattle Mt AGO p, m. daily cx-
ccpt Sunday Boat leaves Sunday at
300 n. m. No morning boat on Mon
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09

driver
1t is up to you, Mr., Automobile
Owner to make this season safe one
on the roads, OF Vermont or you VIII
bring disrepute for safety and law
and do permanent injury to the tour
list travel of this state, If you do not
constitute yourself guardian OF the
law while upon the road.
If you know OF an automobilist in
your neighborhOod who is a careless
driver or one whom you have reason
to believe goes out in his machine
when under the influence of liquor,
notify the police or Secretary of state
Black. II they do not act, natify the
Caledonian- Record. This paper in not
afraid to act as clearing house for
the lie and safety of the people of
Northeastern Vermont.
When you are on the road If you
meet a careless driver get his number
il possible, if not stop at the nearest
place and telephone to the officers
of the next town to watch for the car
and get the mans name. This may
take some time and cause some both
er but 1t may save your own life. for
the careless driver may get you on
the road at any time.
BootlogGers are bad enough, but
that Is not tie only type of dangerous
driver. There are plenty OF others
There are young fellows driving cars
through the streets of Rutland every
night at speeds over forty miles per
hour. There are some mature men
/ who ought TO know better who do so
men who sometimes get into trouble
and whose first impulse is to try and
escape the legal and other conse
quences Of their folly.
| The Caledonan has this to say OF
such people:
And for the man who gets into an
automobile accident let us inform him
now that he can save lot of time
and needless footsteps by not coming
to the Caledonian.Record to have the
matter kept quiet" This newspaper
will report the facts, so far as possible
of every automobile accident that DC
ours IN Northeastern Vermont
Publicity will help some, but it IL
a fact that until every decent motor
list constitutes himself a volunteer In
spector and promptly reports viola
tions of the law very little can b,
done to check reckless and crlmina
driving on the highways of the state
Rutland Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09

A special village meeting viii be
leld at high school hall at s o'clock
this evening to place before the vot-
ers certain proposals for street inn.
provements. Practically all places of
bueness are closed at this hour and
there IL no reason why any citizen
wEo Is at leisure should not be pres.
ent at the meeting A citizen who
does not show his or her interest
by attendance should reasonably be
barred from criticising the action Of
the meeting, The proposals have
been advertised and have been discus
scd and the decision rests with a
majority of the voters. Provided
there is a representative number of
voters In TIE hall tonight whatever
action is taken will he taken to be
the sense Of the community, If the
attendance is small minority ruling
will prevail, something that Is unde
sirable from every point of view
There have been numerous occasions
In Vermont on which important steps
OF vital interest to the particular
communities have been carried for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09
Get His Number.

The apparent reign of terror on
the roads in northeastern Vermont
leads the st. Jofinsbury Caledonian
to publish a double-column editorial
proclamation on its first page, which
practically declares war against the
lawless motorist, such as the sneak.
ing homicide who ran down and killed
a citizen of West Burke the other day,
never even stopping to see what had
happened
Some extracts from the contempor'
arv's declaration follow:
You can check an automobile on the
main street by the presence Of blue.
coated officers but he viii step on the
gas at the first turn in the road and
bring peril to every other automobile
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09
EN- RAISING

One Of the governors Of an Austral-
fan state rung up the minister Of agri-
culture. but the wires must have been
crossed. After trying for some time
TO get q coherent answer he lost his
temper.
Look here" he shouted. rs that
the minister Of agrlculturer
The person on the other end OF the
wire recognized the voice and replied !;
mo; It's the-bishop."-London Tit
Bits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09
FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1929.
"FoLKs is FOLKS"

Characteristically people do not
differ much the world over. They
are affected to a greater or smaller
degree by environment to be sure,
but in the long run the average Of
intelligence Is not changed. Resi-
dents of rural sections are no more
easily fooled than the denizens of the
brick and concrete walled canyons
that so to make up big city.
This point is sharply defined by a
writer who makes the following per-
sonal observations in a recent issue
Of Farm and Fireside:
An Ohio farmer named Barney
Knapke was down at Orlando, Flor.
ida, early this year, and there met a
bunch of race.horse men who had
great idea for them and Barney to
furnish the capital and went back to
Ohio to get the cash, or said that was
what he was going for. As matter
OF fact, he went to the Burns Detec-
tive Agency and set them on the
race.horse men, Result: the arrest
OF one OF the slickest gangs OF wire.
tapping crooks in existence. who had
fleeced wealthy city people of more
than S200O,000 during the last winter
season along the Southern seaboard.
Please note that 1t was farmer, not
city man, who nailed them.
On the other hand, very fine
smooth gentleman named Alfred Il.
Lindsay couple of years ago opened
a magnificent stock brokerage Office
in the Wall Street district OF New
York City, His specially was blk
ing rich city men and women on bum
stock investments. He got away
hwith many hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars. Mrs. Lillian n. Duke, for in
stance, the divorced wife of James b.
Duke, the tobacco king, has entered
suit against Lindsay for 1875 ,000 she
says he swindled her out Of
Now the point OF these two little
stories is this. II has always made
me extremely III to hear the blather-
sixties and the blowhards bawl Their
heads off about what sucker 40
farmer is when the swindler comes
his way. You and | have alwags
known That he was no worse In this
Respect than his city cousin and
'haye waited long and patiently for
the facts and figures to crop up TO
prove ii. They have cropped, and il
tickles me pale pink to present them.
Not that ! have anything against city
people Nos 1t is merely that de-
light in puncturing the silly assump-
ttion that city people and country
Ipeople are essentially different from
lone another. They're not.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09
Every keen business man

who profits by history. must admit
that depreciation liability is often
violent through change in market
values. Business life insurance pre-
vents violent liquidation in event OF
death and serves In many other ways.
Consult us. National Life lns. Co.,
of Vt. (MuWal) Earle s. Kinsley
General Agent Mead Building, Rut
land, Vt,-Adyertisement,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09
chooainn His Enemies.

"A man who succeeds in politics"
remarked the confidential friend, lis
sure to make enemies"
"Of course replied Senator Sor-
ghum. Sometimes the enemies are
assets. A fool friend can do incalcul-
able damage, but a fool enemy is like
her than not. to produce valuable pub
LEFTY"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09
Generous SoIIcItude.

"What do you think OF your pros
poets In the next electlon?'
I'm perfectly unselfsh in the mat
ter" replied Senator Sorghum.
"Then you do not fear the defeat
that Is being predicted for your"
Eyes, do. I'm very much afraid
my beloved constituents are going to
lose the services of u mighty good
man."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09

ward by mere Aandfuls of voters,
Such actions are to be regretted for
two reasons, they are not representa-
tive and they manifest an undesir-
able lack Of interest in public az.
fairs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09


A small portion Of the wool sold
by Bennington county farmers this
week through pool organized by the
county farm agent brought price as
high as forty.two cents. This was
the best figure, TO be sure, bat the
poorest feeces sold at thirty.four
cents pound. Sheep raisers were
among the hardest hit by the slump
that followed the big demand created
by the war. The price reached a
point lower than the figures quoted
during the years preceding 1914. a
condition that was difficult to ex.
plain. There are people living in
Vermont at the present time who
we'll remember the high prices for
wool paid during the civil war and
during the few years that followed
the suspension Of hostilitles. They
also we'll remember how the prices
fell and how some farmers stored
their wool, clip after clip, and wait.
ed for the better market that failed
to arrive. II the present recovery in
wool raising is a stable thing 1t will
do much to revive an industry that
has suffered more in proportion than
almost any other business. If the
come back is permanent the sheep.
men will be more fortunate than
their. predecessors in the early 70s
because the second depression period
will have turned out to have been OF
shorter duration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09
Oreslaht.

Mrs. Wisely Ito maid) Hurry, LIZ.
zle Hurry Take the parrot into
another room, Mr. Wisely has just
lost his collar button.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09
81. B. HUTCHINS

Real Estate ana insurance Agency.
/lllRYa Property. Farms and Small
Places on outside Specially.
Rents Collected and Properly cared for.
Fire insurance
coz MaIn street prnninKtOn. Vt
Telephone pS-W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-09
Privilege OF the powntroddsn.

Privilege Of the Downtroddsn.
"Are you on friendly terms with
your landlord?"
"Well," said Mr. Gadspur, I'VE still
speak"
81 see."
but wild horses couldn't drag You
are welcome out OF me when he
thanks me for the rsnt.'r
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-16
PROMINENT FREEDOM
RESIDENT DIES HERE

George Thompson as, prominent
resident of Freedom township, passed
away at S:45 o'clock this morning at
the Illinois Valley hospital. Mr..
thompson was confined TO the local
hospital for the past -four months.
iic was born in Serena township
oct 10, 1876. and has resided in that
vicinity his entire life.
Surviving he leaves two brothers.
Theodore and Samuel Thompson Of
Harding, and the following sisters.
Mrs. Charles Conklin, of DAYTON.
MRS, Chris kohler of Harding; Mrs
H. Anderson, Of Belyidere. and Miss
Julia Thompson of Harding.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the
Lutheran church at Baker, III, Burial
VIII be made at the cemetery there
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-16
MRS. PREFER, ID, is
CLAIMED BY DEATH

Mrs. Pauline Prefer, a. died at til,
|ome of her daughter, Mrs. S. Kot
Ipnls, 22l w. Jefferson street this
Forming about s o'clock. Death fol
wed prolonged illness of com
ication of diseases together with
firmities OF old age.
Mrs. Prefer was born in Allsted.
fne, Germany, January 10, 1S48.
+nrty-seven Years ago she came to
nerica, first settling at Chicago.
Pc has been resident of this city
T the past nine years.
Surviving she leaves the following
ildren. Mrs. $. Kotsonis, Ottawa;
Rs, Gustav Boyres, Charles Prefer
d Emil Prefer of Chicago.
The remains will be shipped to Chi.
go tomorrow morning, where they
II be buried at the Mount Hope
metery.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-16
MISS K|EFEL AND
VICTOR SONNTAe
WE'D THIS MORNING.
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE MAR.
RlenSRY DEAN MADDEN IN SER.
VICE soLEMNlzEo AT ST
COLUMBIA REcToRY.

Miss Bertha Kiefel. a popular Otta
wR girl became the bride of Victor j
Sdnntag,S yard clerk at the Rock Is
land railroad and son of Mr. and Mrs
William Sonntag, 1871 N Columbus
sareet this morning. at 9:30 o'clock. at
n very pretty wedding which occurred
at the rectory of St COLUMBIA church.
Dean Thomas r. Madden ofilciated
Miss Alice 0'Donnell, n cousin of
the Groom acted as maid of honor and
Stoy fldken offChicago, another cous.
10. was best man. The service was
marked by impressive simplicity.
The bride wore a blue cloth suit
With hat 10 match and corsage
bealquet OF sweet peas, Her maid of
honor also wore blue suit with hat
OF the same shade, and o corsage sim.
liar 70 the one worn by the bride.
They young couple left Ottawa on
tho 1910 Rock Island train for Chica.
go A large number OF their friends
went 10 the station to give them the
proper kind Of send of.
kMiss 0Donnell and Mr.. Ridgen ac.
cunpanied Mr.. and Mrs Sonntag to
ChieaFo. A reception win be given
IN thetr&honor at o'clock this after.
noon by Mrs. John O'Donnell and Mrs.
William Keller, former Ottawa resi-.
dents at the formers home 494S Wash
ington Park Court to which large
number OF intimate friends and rela,
uves of the young couple have been
invited wedding dinner will he
served at the O'Donnell home follow.
ing the wedding.
Mr,Mand Mrs. Sonntag will leave
Chicago tonight for a three weeks
honeymoon which they will spend in
Jacksonville, Florida. and other points
OF. Interest I'm the south. Upon their |
return to Ottawa they will make their |
home temporarily with the groom's |
parents on North Columbus street.
Mr.. and Mrs Sonntas are among
the best known young people in the
city.e5The bride came to Ottawa from
Ottawa from Peru five years ago and
has since made her home with Mr..
and Mrs Zwanzig on West Main st.
Hhe attended the La Salle-Perl Town.
hip High school and is very popular
among the young people in both Otta-
va and the twin cities. For some
Efme past she has been employed as
clerk in the Piggy Wiggly store in
ottawa.
I The groom has made his home in
ottawa all his life and is one of the
lfst Known Young men in this city.
De attended the Ottawa Township
{igh school and since finishing school
as been employed in the Rock Island
flces here
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-16

When it takes nearly three bushel.
OF corn to pay for an hours work
there Is something wrong"
Generally the farmer IS his own car
penter and mason and plumber. Whrr
he does employ a tradesman II /.
usually the neghborhood mechan,,
who is all Of these in one. This bird
Is not bound by trade rules or wage
scales. The Lands award went clea
over him.
With one or two exceptions. build
ing mechanics in Ottawa receive S7;b
cents per hour. In Ottawa today
tFeb. lJ) No. 3 corn is quoted at AZ
cents per bushel Less than two
bushels of corn pay for one hour $
work. SO something is wrong now.
1t was not so long ago that it took
two hours work, at higher wages than
now prevail, to pay for one bushel of
corn. Nothing was wrong then. II
was further
Resolved. That during the war
ridicuiously high wages were demand
ed and paid. These condi.
lions engendered a wave of prohigatc
eXtrava0ance never known before
OF course there was nothing ridicu.
lous about the farmers demands wher
he held his corn for 81 a bushel. and
filled the air with his repinings be-
cause he had to sell for 50 cents a
bushel
Prohigate extravaganza among
wage earners? Why, some working
people actually bought automobiles!
True, they were generally Of well
Known light type that melted to de
'islon the Substituted farmer bow as
le sped by in his high powered car,
While regarding the lighter machine
With proper contempt. Prohgate CX.
ravaganoe? Who was more guilty of
'rofigate extravaganza than the
armer himself, who often had two
nd sometimes even three cars in his
Ousehold?
The farmer is entitled to much
arrest consideration in this period
I readiustment, but he has altogether
90 many windows to indulge in
tone throwing. The court Of public l
pinion is court Of equity. And, i
kc every other court of equity, ole
the fundamental rules is that he
no seeks to secure a favorable yer. |
let must come with clean hands.
JOHN L. WEIHMAN.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-16
Who Can Throw Stones?

Editor tree-Tradcr journal:
At the final session of the Farmers
Institute held in Ottawa last weel,
resolutions were adopted touching
every conceivable activity, from viola.
lions of the eighteenth amendment TO
the building Of new aqueduct across
the Fox river.
In years gone by, after the farmer
lived through a poor year (there have
been poor years for farmers before)
he simply took another hitch in his
trousers, moietened his palms in The
usual way and bucked in again. deter
mined to raise more corn than ever
Corn in the crib was never regarded
as a liability. Now he goes to the
Farmers Institute. after such Farm
ers' Institute has first received a gen.
erOuS sum of tax money from the
county board of supervisors. ami
Passes resolutions to reduce the prG.
duCtion Of corn Il per cent in orde"
to raise the price. BY the same token
the coal mine operators close down
their mines and the leather trust
stops buying hides, until prices are
satisfactory. This all helps to bring
us back to normalcy quickly,
Among the many resolutions
adopted by the farmers was the fol
owing:
Resolved That the wages still de-
handed by carpenters, masOns, plumb
ers, etc, are out Of reason when COM
pared with the products of the farm.