Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-30
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BURTON
(Mrs. A. Hunt)
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A truck load of Burton folks
took in the supper and entertain
mcnt at Maury hail Wednesday
tight and pronounced both well
worth patronizing.
w. II. Wilson, real estate agent,
from Auburn, was in Burton Wcd,
acsday and reported the Bruce
place sold to Senator Lund, and
was given over to him for resell.
my.
Mr.. Axelscn who two months
lgo bought the George Taylor
home ON the beach and later bot
he lot adjoining on the cast, left
asst Saturday for Humboldt, Iowa,
10 spend the winter with relatives,
Mrs. Chas. Stcinmetz was over
rom Seattle Tuesday attending TO
some business here. The family
will move to Portland, Monday,
where in time they expect to locate
permanently.
Miss Vera Root came over from
Walla Walla Sunday for a two
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Leigh Stone.
Does it pay to advertise? Well.
say! A party here, who dare not
rive his name for fear of being de-
uged again, received over fifty
answers to an ad put in a Seattle
paper a few Sundays ago. This
shows how anxious some of the
,ity folks are to get out where
hey can till the soil, and have
abundance of fruit and vegetables
md like the cold Settler" be
surrounded by acres OF clams!'
Burton Hotel is leased to Mrs.
D. l.. Evans who for the past two
,easons has successfully managed
Seaview Lodge" at Ellisport
Mrs. Evans is capable business
woman, an excellent cook, and will
soon demonstrate what an up-to-
late hotel means to our town. She
takcs possession Nov. /,
Since noting last week Of the
enting of the Prichard and Gar
lin homes, several more places
lave been rented and others spok-
N for. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hof-
neister have moved into the Meth
dist parsonage, Mr.. Stanley Har,
nan and Ernest Olson are in the
Jackson home, Newport, while en-
..)loyed at Williams mill.
Mrs. West, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. G. Brammer, and husband,
move into Mrs. B. II. Davis home
hortly. The McClmtocks have
'ented their homestead at Ellis
,ort to Mr.. and Mrs. Y. E. Trotter
ormerly of Bend, Oregon, lately
If Seattle. Mrs. Evans has rent
ID her home to the Hill boys, Ma
lrona lodge will be rented for the
winter to Mr.. and Mrs. Vettcr
ately from Kansas, and to top out
Ill these good things the "Jubilee
Singers" are coming over from
Tacoma and will be at the Burton
,hurch Thursday night, Nov. 5th,
% give us some of their old South
,rn melodies and help to drive
,way all care and worry,
A pleasant all day gathering
,f the MISUNDERSTANDING the
Ladies Aid and mission societies
was held at the Burton church
Thursday of last week. About
thirty were present. A picnic
unch was served after which a
program was given and plans were
discussed for a bazaar to be held
lere Nov. 10.
Improvements are gong ON at
he Ben Netting place next to the
B. p. Nelson home. In the two
months that Netting has been
back from east of the mountains
he has constructed 100 foot
poultry house, the garage, which
was built over year ago, was
'ound too small so has been moved
md built into fruit house. A new
louble garage and workshop with
concrete foundation is partly fin
shed. Work has begun on the
lew bungalow. $50 sour cherry
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