Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-08-29
vAsHoN AND VICINITY

Helene Olson Is enjoying well de-
served vacation this week from her
regular duties in the vashon Barber
Shop. She is visiting various friends
and relatives in Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs, F. A. Weiss are spend
ing their vacation in visiting various
points OF interest in British Columbia,
Ward Prigg. Marion Curtis. and her
mother. Mrs. Curtis. spent Sunday with
the K. K Prigg family.
On September 9th Mr.. and Mrs. w.
W. Prigg will celebrate their golden
wedding anniversary Mrs. P. R.
Baldwin and children OF Selma.
California, arrived last week for the
event. The two sons, L, c. and K. K,
with their families will contribute their
share of the full enjoyment OF the
occasion.
This is one time that one may with
impunity speak of our plural Island
in the singular number to Fred Kings
bury and get away with it, He is using
high powered craftsmanship in selling
fire extinguishers and feels that
protest against the non-use of 'Mauryr
might possibly create situation cali
ing for the use OF his wares.
Mr.. and Mrs. crosier, feeling that
vacation is too swiftly drawing to a
close, decided to have just one more
celebration, so spent Wednesday in
Seattle visiting old friends.
Martin Tjomsland is building mod
ern four room cottage for his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Mae Naugle. on the property
she recently purchased near the Wash
on school building
T j. Steffensen is wiring the nine
room house being built by c. F. Van
Olinda at Portage When completed
this will be one OF the loveliest homes
on the Island.
Another modern home being built at
Portage will be occupied by Miss Ger
trude Watts. Miss Watts recently
purchased lot at the north end of the
Jas. Mattson tract, just south of the
village.
Agnes L. Smock returned Tuesday
evening after q most enjoyable vaca-
ton spent in southern Idaho and cas-
tern oregon.
Roland Thompson, Harris Ward and
Clarence Weiss are home again after q
summer spent in Alaska.
Fielder Beall is now on his way home
after an interesting summer spent in
Japan. at present the boys of the par
ty are seeing the sights OF the Hawaiian
islands from not only land and sea, but
from the air, as we'll.
While running after q Ford that was
moving downhill Of its own accord Fred
Sundberg turned his ankle resulting
in fracture Of both bones OF one leg
Just above the ankle joint The bones
have already been set twice, with q
possibility that third setting will be
necessary. With the fracture so near
the joint it has been unusually hard to
reduce.
Donald Morgan is preparing to leave
in few weeks for the east, where he
viii enter Cornell
Mrs. B. p. Kirkland arrived home TO-
day after a vacation trip with her
family to practically all points of in
terest in the Olympic peninsula. She
is more than ever convinced that ours
is the most wonderful state in the en-
tire United States.
Mrs Myrtle Mcgowan arrived last
week to make her home on the Island
AT present she is with her sister, Mrs
w. j. Mcgowan, but expects to soon To-
cate in her own nome, Many will re-
member Mrs. Mcgowan as Myrtle Cole
man.
When Lloyd McElvain returns to re-
sumo his labors in our high school he
will bring with him Mrs. Lloyd NIGEL
] vain The marriage of this young
? couple took place in Seattle on August
: 18th.
Arthur Shane has purchased and
will soon occupy the Pfand property
south of Vashon. This family will in
deed be welcome addition to our vii
lage
Thomas Bean is still i'll at a Seattle
hospital where he was taken week
ago with an illness that has been dif-
ficult to diagnose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Bibbina left on
Wednesday morning for a belated hon
eymoon trip. They will be gone fol
about a month, visiting Yellowstone
Salt Lake City, and other points Of in
terest. They will probably return by
way OF California.
Word was received this morning Of
the death Of Herbert Bjorkland, wins
passed away at the Marine hospital in
Port Townsend after an operation for
4 appendicitis
On Wednesday afternoon about