Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-08-22
RECORD EDITOR
AWAY In IDAHO
ON VACATION
Travelling Through the Gem State to
Her Former Home at Payette to Be
Present on Her Mothers Seth Anni-
versary, Agnes L. smock, Editor of
This Newspaper. Outlines Glorious
Trip. and Reports Field of Prosperity

Agnes L. Smock, who left last Thurs
day for Payette, Idaho. for a ten-day
vacation, and especially to attend the
S0th anniversary of her mother, Mrs.
Agnes Lias, on August Oath, will ex-
tend her stay there for several days
and will probably Eeturr' next Thurs
day.
Payette is Mrs. Smocks home town,
where for several years she was a
school teacher. and no doubt on her re-
turn there she had the pleasure OF
meeting many old school pupils and
former associates.
A communication from Mrs. Smock
tells of conditions throughout the coun-
try and OF her wonderful trip.
The letter follows:
Payette, Idaho. Aug. 18,
Dear News-Record Force:
/ am sure you will ge greatly graft
fled to hear that arrived in Payette,
all safe and sound. and ahead OF sched-
ule. 1 have thought of you lot. and
wondered how everything was percolat-
ing about the shop, but according to
my agreement l am not doing any
worrying about anything on Vashon
Island
had a rather hectic trip over here,
so much So in fact that when reached
Payette said, Never again the stage, y
but since am rested and over my
sea sickness I have decided 1t wasn't
so bad after all. The trip from Sc
attic was ideal, nice and cool. and no
dust. thought it was terrifically hot
in the city Thursday but 1t was fine
after we got started 1 had rather an
empty feeling as I caught glimpses
of the Island going from Seattle to
Tacoma, but after we left Tacoma and
knew could no longer see the Island
began to get reconciled. Then when
/ called from Portland, and found that
everyone was alive, and the shop still
standing l felt reconciled to going on.
We left Portland about l0:30. There
was a party of three young bloods that
had evidently not heard of the 18th
amendment. at least they were not TAX
ing 1t very seriously. One Of them.
who had partaken more heavily than
the others attempted to throw an
empty bottle through a closed window,
with rather disastrous results That
made a great hit with every one con-
cerned. but it had the happy result Of
quieting him down so that we heard no
more from him the rest OF the night.
The night was lovely, and as stage
Is not exactly the sort OF cradle that
lulls one to rest. we had plenty OF op-
portunity to view the landscape o'er. "
j think the Columbia River Gorge Is
lovelier even By moonlight than by
sunlight The beacons for the mail
planes certainly add charm to the land
scape. Practically all OF them are Of
the type We see across on the main
land. but near Hood River the Rich
field beacons are Of unearthly beauty
They are two tall masls. with the word
"Richfield running parallel and at the
bottom the word Service" at right
angles. For some distance beyond
Hood River the forest fires made the
landscape loom up as the sunlight
never could
The trip was not marked by any
unusual incident No one. except the
bibulous one did very much sleeping
but even so IL was interesting.
We reached Arlington. about Z Fri
day morning. and had great surprise
Here is a stopping point for the stage
thai has not as vet discovered that cof-
fee is usually sold for 10 cents. Il
seemed strange to get a cup Of really
good coffee for the twentieth part Of
a dollar
Pendleton is developing into a real
little city. I was surprised by the way
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