Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-11-14

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of such disreputablc looking characters
struck the village Of Veshon. that some
course OF drastic action seemed neces-
sary. All bore familiar look. and
some OF tie older citizens were In
clined to think that Rip Van Wrinkle
history was being repeated. One of
! the visitors ins.sted that he was
John Metzenherg. but when little
Barbara refused TO claim him MS her
handsome young father, much doubt
was expressed. Another said that his
name was Zimmerman. He was cs-
corted TO the Zimmerman home south
OF the village, ard feeling ran high
when the Zimmerman dog. an I'M
usually intelligent animal, ran howl
ing away to hide. The other two
members OF the party claiming they
bore the name OF Tjomsland had
slipped away during the confusion, so
1t rs not known what their reception
was, Surprising as II may seem, after
visit to the barber shop. II develop
ed that these men really were who
they said they were. The hairsute
adornment behind which they had
taken refuge was only the growth ac-
CURED while pursuing the three deer
they had bagged during the past two
weeks, over on the east side Of the
mountains.
We received the report this week
that certain people have become SO
air-minded that when the telephone
rings they consider 1t the sign for a
general broadcast, mistaking their
phone for q radio. We had supposed
that listening to other peoples tele-
phone conversations had gone out
about the same time that parents
stopped giving babies coffee.
Mrs. Worley Zimmerman Is slowly
recovering from ali illness that has
kept her confined to her bed for the
past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Park left
Monday morning for Oakland, Cali
fornia, where they will visit their
children until about March LIST.
w. II. Clark spent Monday in
Olympia attending state meeting Of
the pioneers Of the state Monday, in
addition to being Armistice Day, and
marking the birthday Of the states
admission to the union, was also the
40th anniversary Of the day the Clark
family entered the state of Washing
ton, SO taking 1t all in ALL Vashon Is
land has still another reason to cele-
brate November 18th.
Mrs. st. John returned to her home
in Chehalis Sunday afternoon, after
q short visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Howard Hansen. Mrs st. John came
of course, primarily, to make the &C.
quaintance of the new grandson,
Arthur Howard, who is now bona
fide resident Of the community.
Mrs. E. G. Randall is slowly recover
ing from a serious attack of q chroiiic
trouble. 1t is hoped she will soon be
able to be about once more, for already
her activities in thd work of the
Church have made her
. very necessary person.
g. r. Price and Oscar Sorlie arrived |
home from Kittitas county, minus a
deer, but rich in experience The first
night they spent in the mountains the
potatoes and apples in their supplies
froze, and by the time they were reauy
TO return the potatoes had turned |
black, but the men had such appetites |
that they were not finical. AS place
20 recover lost appetite they I'M
reservedly recommend the mountains, |
,ut not as a place to find deer to be
1ad for the asking. They report only |
one shot, and that failed to take !
Effect.
1t seems mighty good to have our
'ellow worker, George Mccormick.
back in our midst once more. He says
hat 1t is only ten days since he left,
With his brother and uncles in pur-
suit of the wild deer, but it seems
much longer than that. Like all tired
business men George is making caustic
about vacations in general, but
hat may be because the supply of meat
he hunters returned with was limited,
Is they bagged only one deer.
All are cordially invited to attend
ea given by the towel committee of
he Presbyterian Church on Tuesday
afternoon, Nov. 49, Please come and
BRING towel.
Mrs Hugh Armstrong spent Tues
Law visiting friends on the Island