Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-04-03
Burton News Notes

has been rented to kYc. and Mrs.
Herbert Post of Tacoraa for the sea-
SCH.
The lie Benu place, northwest of
town has been purchased by Mr.. r.
Pierluca Of Seattle. The family have
moved out and will make chicken
ranch of the place, Saturday night
while driving home along the Morgan
road, the car refused to function right,
resulting In turn over in the ditch,
but luckily with no injury to father
or son, and not much damage to the
car,
The Vashon Island News-Record
editor, Mrs, Agnes Smock and little
son, were callers In Burton short
time Friday afternoon-too short, to
do any visiting-the bus. like the rail-
road train and the ocean tide, must
keep It's schedule, though not quite so
exacting.
Mrs. G. L. jackson, had the follow
ing company from Tacoma Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Gerarden, and Mr..
and Mrs. L. Hawley and daughter.
Misses Gladys Duley and Dorothy
Chase, both of Seattle, visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Dyley the latter part Of the
week.
DR.. Georgia sattler, the well known
Bible lecturer, will speak at the Burton
Community Church each evening at
o'clock, beginning Sunday, April g.,
and closing April 49,
The landscaping Of the grounds of
the Burton church is a much appre-
ciated Improvement. There are few
more grounds needing like attention.
This sort of work makes good i'm
preston on the prospective citizen.
Mrs. Morris Lettamer from Denver,
an old home friend of the Poirsons,
was welcome guest at their home all
last week-one of the kind whose
presence "doeth good like medicine"
If industry, good management, and
continual attention to the work in
hand, count for anything, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Brown, who recently
purchased the Hart greenhouses in
Burton, should reap rich harvest
ere many moons" pass Though
handicapped in starting late, by in
cessant labor they have forged ahead,
and expect to have roses on the
market inside of two weeks. and will
in time raise flowers exclusively.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Kirkpatrick
son Mr.. and Mrs Fred Kirkpatrick
and son, T. Kirkpatrick, we're Sunday
guests at the "Dogwoods."
Mr., Ben Netting left "Wednesday for
Walla Walla where the big wheat
ranches are calling and where he
works every year in the machine
shops. Some time ago Mr.. Netting
bought 20 acres of timber land north
OF his home, of w. G. Parkes, and
Just recently bought the E. j. Gordon
place of 20 acres adjoining, which a
] little later he will have cleared and
put into currants and cherries Here's
hoping this 40 acre tract of timber and
fruit will pile up the wealth SO fast
that if they invested million or two
in the stock market and lost, 1t would
not phase them in their onward
march.
Tacoma high schools are having this
week for spring vacation time. That
is why we notice Miss Campbell and
her "Whippet" on our streets. Miss
Florence Wilson from Bellingham
Normal is visiting in Burton, for the
same reason--vacation, and others are
enjoying outings on the beach.
/! What might have resulted in very
serious accident Sunday night, had not
Dorwin Hofmcister, whose car caught
fire from an explosion caused by gas
running into the heated exhaust pipe,
extinguished the fire in time to save
part of the car and the young ladies
from being seriously burned. The
Misses Cram and Gwendolyn Bcgh,
were taken to Dr. Grandy's office to
have their limbs, which were quite
badly burned, bandaged, and are now
able to be around again. Dorwin S
hand was badly burned.