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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-31
Subscriber 48 Years

N. B. Andersen stopped at the
Gazette office Wednesday morning
and paid his forty-eighth subscrip-
ton to The Gazette.
Mr.. Anderson started taking the
paper June 26, 1884 and has contin-
ued since. He had only been in town
an hour he said, when Julius Schmahl
sold him the first subscription. Mr..
Schmahl, now state treasurer, was
then the printers devil' at The Ca
zette. The Office at that time was on
the second floor. Of the Mckay and
Race grocery store located where the
Montgomery Ward store now stands.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-31
EXPECT BIG VOTE
AT POLLS TUESDAY
Interest Shown in Selection OF
City Officials; Four Races
on Ticket

Redwood Falls voters are expected
to go to the polls in large numbers
Tuesday to name city officials for
1882.
Although campaigns have been less
spirited than in some previous years,
considerable interest has been shown
in races for aldermen in both wards,
in the mayorality contest and in the
selection of city recorder. Incum-
bents were the only ones to file for
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-31
STORES AND POSTOFFICE
CLOSED NEW YEARS DAY

An grocery and general mer.
ehandise stores In Redwood Falls
win be closed on New Years
Day. Tie postoffee win alse b
closed an day.. There win b 70
rural or city delivery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Stewig of Wau-
kesha, Wisconsin, arrived Thursday
afternoon and were holidays guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stewig and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Wilcox until
Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-31
THE TICKET

For Mayor
H. D. Thorpe
w. T. Wilcox
First Ward Alderman
Mae e. Baikie
John Brueske
Second Ward Alderman
Lee o. Alexander
w. L. Hardy
City Recorder
F. B. Forbes
M. L. Pettis
Municipal Judge
T. F. Reed
City Treasurer =.
A. F. Hassenstab
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
DANCE AT ODD FELLOWS HALL

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will
hold one of their enjoyable dances
next Saturday night, March 7th at the
Center hall. These dances are given
each two weeks.
Unusually fine music is anticipated
for this dance, as the five young
ladies composing the orchestra have
been reported to the committee as be-
ing much above the average. Each
girl doubles, so the orchestra plays a
variety of instruments not heard
ordinarily. The committee has been
trying for some time to secure this
orchestra but it is in such demand
that they have previously been I'M
successful in their attempts, although
they thought all arrangements were
made on several occasions.
A good time, as well as good music
Is the promise Of those in charge of
this affair, who hope that Saturday
night will see the largest number pres
ent at their dance that has been there
for long time. Regardless of age
they promise good time.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
Former Islander Dies
At the Age Of 80

MI. James H. Jay, known to many
people on vashon Island, passed away
February II at his home l723-33rd
Avenue, Seattle, after short illness
due to infirmities of old age. His
death followed only 81 days after that
of Mrs. Jay and was doubtless hasten
ed by his grieving for her. The funerai
which was public, was held at the
Home Undertaking Parlors, the casket
being draped with the American flag
and surrounded by very beautiful
flowers. Cremation followed.
James Hiram Jay, son of John and
Eliza Etherton Jay, was born Novem-
Der 8, 1889 in the Parish of Cranham,
county of Essex, England. He was,
thus, in his 92nd year, having lived
81 years and 101 days.
Mr.. Jay came to the United States
in 1861 and enlisted at once in the
army and served throughout the entire
Civil War, after which he served in
the regular army until 1879. Soon
thereafter, he came to the Pacific
coast where he was connected for a
good many years with the st. Paul
Mill. In 1894, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay were
married in Tacoma and sometime
later, came to Vashon Island, where
Mrs. Jay already owned property, Mr.
Jay adding to their holdings here
where they lived many years. How
ever, seven years ago last November,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay and daughter, Mrs.
M. L. Morgan, purchased home in
the Madrona district where they have
lived since then.
Mr.. Jay was noted for his remark
able memory. He could recall names
and dates as few people could and fire.
quently repeated, word for word, con-
versations that took place many years
ago. Although old in years, he was
young in spirit and with the aid of
the daily papers and the radio, he
kept well posted on current events.
Mr.. Jay is survived by Mrs. M. l..
Morgan and Mrs. o. w. Barlow,
daughter in Elgin, Ore. both of whom
we're with him during his last illness.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
SAYS VIII.
SMsSSSSS&&SS$S$%SS$M SAgY
&ssssSSss&ssSssaSlsa YGSSC

BEVERLY HILLS.-Well, all know
is Just what read in the papers, and
all the reading I been able to do is in
the air, Topping" from town to town.
But we finally got back home to Cali
fornia. We sure run into some tough
weather on the way out. This Hawkes.
shure did defy the elements. We was
a-flying through the fog and rain
coming from our last stand at Tex
arkana, Tex, all one morning. We
finally worked our way out to the
edge of New Mexico and then we got
cut of the rain and hit real blizzard,
snowstorm Well, sir, that Bro
started circling and messing around
in the air and had no idea what he
was doing, or trying to do. thought
he is only trying to find the ground.
But do you know he come down and
made quick side slip landing. just
thought it was forced landing on
the Prairie, but then I saw it was
little marked off emergency field; he
had found by instruments, not by
sight. 1t was the last one on the way
across the mountains till we reached
Albuquerque, over 100 miles away.
Now get this. Here was an emer-
gency landing in storm where you
couldn't see ten yards, and we hadent
got out of the plane and quit stamp
ing around trying to keep warm, till
committee of the town was there to
ask us to come that night to BAN
quet. We had had three solid weeks
+, Of committees and was flying away
/. to escape 'em, and here was one away
! out on the Prairies in snowstorm.
That's working pretty fast. want to
see some chamber of commerce beat
that. The school teachers of Guada-
loupe county were having a banquet
over at the Harvey House that night,
so Frank Hawkes. and I went over and
did our usual little act.
We had got so by this time we
could do 1t in our sleep. You could
wake either of us up at any hour of
the night and we would raise up,
Frank would say, II have been called
a Speed Demon, am not Speed
Demon, think that aviation has
something to sell that no other line
Of transportation has, and that is
sreed; I mean speed within the con-
fines Of safety, the whole heavens
above is open, and all we have to do
is to use 1t. You can't get any worse
hurt flying at two or three hundred
miles an hour than you can flying at
ninety. SO what we have to do is de-
velop planes that will fly at what we
now call tremendous rate Of speed.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
LOWER RATES ANNOUNCED BY
PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT co.

Three weeks ago." stated A. W.
Leonard, president of the Puget Sound
Power g. Light Company, I'VE filed
our new low residential rates and at
that time announced that our COM
mercial rate schedule would be filed
little later.
Now we have filed these new lower
commercial lighting rates with the
Department of Public Works at Olym-
pia, thus completing the March l, 1881
reductions as announced last summer.
Next year the further reduction
will result in uniform primary light
ing rate throughout the territory.
1.-THE extremely low rates prevailing
throughout the territory we serve, for
every class of service, are the result
of increased use by our customers, the
rapid development of the suburban
and rural territory, skilled engineer
ing and financing, and continuous and
successful management.
"The company expects to continue
to develop new ways in which cleo
tricity can be of benefit to its Gus
toners, to take advantage of every new
development in order to keep our
generating, transmission and distri-
button system abreast of the times and
to maintain for each class of service
the lowest possible rates consistent
with the necessity for maintaining
,unimpaired the credit of the company
1.-THE development of Western WASH
ington is, in my opinion, just getting
a good start, commercially, Industrial
ly and agriculturally and the company
in the future as in the past proposes
to do everything within its power to
aid in this development"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
ROGERS

see the day coming in the not far
distant when you will leave New York
at noon, fly across the country at the
rate of thousand miles an hour, and
reach Los Angeles at noon. That
sounds crazy, but it's not, the sun
travels at the rate of one thousand
miles an hour; we'll, if the plane
travels that fast you are keeping up
with the sun, so you leave at noon,
and as there is three hours difference
in time, it takes you three hours to
make it, SO you can leave at noon and
arrive at noon. OF course when we
fly two thousand miles an hour you
will leave New York at noon and will
fly out and arrive back at noon; in
other words, you haven't been gone at
all, and that reminds me of the time
took up negro boy. Will always
wants me to tell some Jokes too, he
has advised me not to get too tech
nical. So I will tell you about the
negro boy"
So we had this stuff down so pat
that we could do it anywhere, or any
time. Frank has dandy appearance
on the stage, and they like to hear
him tell of his trips. Well, in case l
am called at any hour of the night, I
simply roll over on my pillow and
start in as follows: We'll, folks, sure
glad to be here with you, glad you
are starving, otherwise would never
have met you. You have got nothing
on the rest of the country We are
all starving We haven't had a reg
ular meal since the Democrats were
in, and if we wait for 'em to get in
again we may never get another one.
The Republicans promised us pros
perity and we like half wit believed
EN-. But the joke is on them, they
amt eating SO regular themselves.
Starving amt SO bad, it's getting used
to it that is tough. The first three
years of a Republican administration
is the hardest. BY the end Of that
time you are used to living on pre-
dictions. 1t seems good to get back
in the old South again, for this Is
about the only old South we got.
Prohibition split us in two politically,
and the drouth cut the two halves up
into quarters, and the quarters are
divided over the tariff, SO that only
leaves one eighth Of the party intact,
and the Wickersham Report killed off
those who could read, and the Hoover
Democrats have committed suicide. So
the South is in favor Of anything that
amt in effect now. This hunger Is
not local, It's universal.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
Oleomargarine Bill Passes
Both Houses Of Legislature

Senate Bill 70 known as the Oleo-
margarine Bill, passed the House of
Representatives. at Olympia. February
25th by a majority of 76 to 20. The
passage of this act by the House puts
it up to the governor for final APP
proval, since it had already passed the
Senate.
The bill briefly places a tax of 15c
per pound on all butter substitutes
sold in the state of Washington and
was introduced in the senate by
group of senators, twenty-five in num-
Der, lead by Senator Knutzen of Skagit
county. In the House its most active
proponents were Representa- tives
Peterson, Aspinwall and McCracken.
Designed primarily to aid the dairy
industry of the state, the bill also has
decidedly important revenue feature
and is hoped to prove effective in in
creasing state revenues. 1t carries with
it so-called emergency clause
which by declaring that the act is past
in response to an emergency precludes
referendum to the people.
Opposition to the bill was limited to
few legislators from the larger
cities.
1t is confidently expected that the
governor will sign the bill promptly
and that its operation will materially
improve dairy conditions.
In addition to support from tho
legislators themselves much credit for
active promotion of this legislation is
given to the work. done in its behalf
by DR.. Robert Prior of the State De-,
partment of Agriculture and by vari-
Gus organizations friendly to agricul-
tural promotion, among which was the
Feed Dealers Association of Washing
ton.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO GIVE DANCE MARCH Ia

Wonderful music, plenty to eat, in
fact the best time in your life" This
is the promise made by the students
at the Vashon high school to all who
attend their mid-spring dance in the
school auditorium Saturday night,
March 18th from $3.50 p. m. until mid
night. This will be the first dance that
has been held in the school auditorium
for some time and promises to be one
of the gayest events of the season.
The Girls Club of the school will serve
the refreshments.
Since the school will be unable to
finance the baseball team this spring
the students have taken 1t upon them
selves to raise sufficient funds to al
low the boys to compete with the
other schools in the King county
league. A great deal of preparation
is being made to make this gale affair
grand success. The orchestra will
play few old time numbers for those
who want to dance the Virginia reel
or perhaps square dance. Popular
prices will prevail.
The public is cordially invited to
make this family affair, enjoy eve
ming of good fun, and at the same
time help the high school baseball team
to become a reality. With the ex-
cellent record the other teams have
made during the past season it would
be too bad to deprive the boys of the
chance to show what they can do on
the diamond simply for the lack of
few dollars. They are anxious to up
hold the honor of their school, but
they need the support of the patrons.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
FERRY RUNS INTO DOCK.

On Tuesday the ferry "vashon"
seeming the orders of the sea up on
Railroad Avenue failed to make the
accustomed stop at the dock. How
ever, it did not continue far until it
realized it was tampering with Port
of Seattle property, and came to an
abrupt stop During the time the slip
was being repaired the Vashon made
the regular landings at the Colman
dock.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
BROTHERHOOD
ENTERTAIN JAPANESE

On Monday evening the Brother
hood of the Vashon Methodist Church
entertained members of the Seattle
Japanese Methodist Church, as well
as local japanese. Among the guests
was Mr.. Sasaki manager of the Jap
anese department of Frederick g.
Nelson, and leader of a large choir of
Japanese singers. He will be remem-
bered as having sung at the program
recently given by the Japanese at the
vashon school. An excellent program,
and delicious refreshments contributed
to an enjoyable evening.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
FoUND-AN oPT1M1sT.

1t is encouraging in these days OF
wailing over conditions in the poultry
business to know that someone is
optimistic enough to go in to the busi-
ness, not out of it. Ole Thorsen has
decided after ventures elsewhere that
vashon Island is pretty good place
after all, and is building chicken
house, 20x60 on his property on the
West Side. He is purchasing the lum-
Der through the Bacchus Lumber Com
pany.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
vAsHoN GIRL ON FRosH SQUAD.

Washington State College, Pullman
Lois Clark of Vashon, freshman in
the Department of Physical Education
at Washington State College, has been
chosen on the freshman women's
basketball squad Glass games are
now being played off. On March 81
two honor teams chosen from those
participating in the regular class
games will play, ending the basketball
season.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
p. t. A. MEETING.

The vashon Grammar School P. T.
A. will hold the regular meeting Tues
day, March 7th, in the P. T. A. room Of
the school. All members are urged to
be present. Roll call will consist OF
helpful suggestions in getting school
children to perform home tasks. Mrs.
c. G. Kimmel and Mrs. Hubert Spald-
ing will be the hostesses for the after
noon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES.

This week committee of members
Of the club conferred with Capt. An
derson in regard to the new ferry
schedule. The suggestion was made
that beginning the 18th of April
hourly ferry service would be MAIN
tanned between Harper. Vashon Island
and Fauntleroy, with a steamer max
ing the regular three trips into Marion
street.
If this schedule seems to fill the
needs it will be continued through the
winter months practically unchanged
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
yASHON ISLAND YOUNG
PEOPLES UNION TO MEET

The Vashon Island Young Peoples
Union will meet at the Cove Com
munity Hall Thursday evening. March
IL, at 7:45. Rev. Victor N. Witter,
director of the Department of Re-
ligious Education of the Western
Washington Baptist Convention, will
speak. The fact that Cove will en-
terrain leaves no room for doubt as
to this part Of the program.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
WEST SIDE TRACT SOLD.

The Ole Statelen ranch on the West
Side, consisting of about 160 acres has
been sold to party of Seattle men.
one of them F. j. zorn, president and
general manager of the North Coast
Soap Company, one of our regular
summer residents. There is about a
mile of water front belonging to the
property, which will be divided into
acre tracts.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
TO VOTERS OF DISTRICT
UNION u.

On your ballot at the annual school
election Saturday, March 18th, you will
find two propositions. Proposition I,
to vote t2) two mills for general school
purposes, this levy for operation is one
mill less than last year and two mills
less than two years ago, the operation
of one plant costing less than the old
method Of operating two buildings.
Proposition II, to levy 90 three mills
for deficit in, Building Fund"
The Board asks for this to reimburse
the operating fund for the present
year, from which they were obliged
to borrow approximately ($3,0OO0O
three thousand dollars to complete
very necessary portions of our new
building which were not included in
the contracts, inasmuch as the esti-
mates made before the bids were call
ed for, showed the Board that the
building fund was not large enough
to complete the building. There being
no legal manner of enlarging the
building fund the Board used the only
method possible of completing the
plant, and the efficiency of next years
school depends upon the replacement
of these funds by carrying PROPOSE
ton II.
That the above facts may be more
clearly understood the following
figures are submitted:
Total building fund. .$57 650.44
Total contracts ......................... 5703892
The extras for which the board paid
include:
Gymnasium floor ...........,.......... 1,O750o
Garage 1,2l400
Inspector ,................................ $4,000
Plastering unfinished rooms
and part of ceiling in
gym, ETC., for general con-
tract ................. 1890
Extra electrical connections
to home economies and
manual training dept, etc.. 32700
Heating and plumbing extras 1900
Making total of .................... 3,4170O
with but s6l1.oO to apply.
We also wish to point out that the
total levy asked for the high school
at this election is mills less than the
present year.
Board of Directors of District
Union q.
BY Elmer E. Stone, Clerk.
D. S. Siegrist.
Ella c. Covey.
G. H. Merry.
r. S. Hearst.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
4-H Club Members
Are Working Hard

A group of All Club workers visited
the Island last Saturday and COM
pleted the organization work begun
several weeks ago Clarence Svinth,
assistant county agent visited each of
the three groups organized, while the
Misses vinup and Peterson, club lead
ers of Cedar Falls, met with the girls
groups led by Mrs. Ida Copestick and
Mrs. A, H. johnson. These groups
met in the homes of their leaders,
while the boys, under the direction of
Carl Wick held their meeting in the
Scout Cabin.
The boys adopted the name of the
Vashon Island Agricultural Club.
Their projects are to be gardening,
poultry, pigeon, calf and pig raising.
While there were only seven boys pres
ent on Saturday considerable num-
Der of cards have been signed and
turned in, and it is anticipated that
there will be enough members to
form two groups. Mr.. Svinth out
lined to the boys the aims of the All
Club, and gave an interesting account
of what is being accomplished else
where, after which the boys elected
their officers, and completed their
local organization. They will meet
again at the Cabin, March 14th.
A group of teen age girls under the
direction of Mrs A. H. Johnson met
at her home Saturday afternoon and
organized to begin work this week.
This group will probably meet twice
month, taking up problems in cooking
and canning. Miss vinup, one of the
Cedar Falls club leaders met with the
girls and told them of the work being
done among her group of girls. The
girls elected officers and decided upon
their goal for the year. during which
they expect to learn to make four
salads, four cereals and two cakes.
The girls themselves stage the demon
STATIONS given at each meeting. They
keep record books of work done in
cooking and canning at home. as well
as in their meetings. and at the end
of the year are awarded pins for
covering the work outlined.
The following report was submitted
by the reporter of the first All Club
to organize on the Island the sham
rock Club. under the direction of Mrs.
Ida Copestick. assisted by Mrs. Elem
ner.
The All Sewing Club of yasbon Or
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
TWO CANDIDATES AT CENTER.

Inadvertently an omission was made
from the candidates for school direc-
tor published last week. Instead of
only one candidate at Center Otto
Therkelsen's name appears on the
ballot as well as Frances Sherman.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
cAMULos CLUB.

The Camulos club will meet at the
Island Club House Friday March 10.
A dessert luncheon will be served at
l clock. Miss Nancy Fair Of the Car
nation Ice Cream Company will lecture
on ace cream, its wholesome goodness
and the many artistic forms in which
1t may be served"
Cuma Pettelle, Sec'y.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
PORT COMMISSION
ELECTION TUESDAY

On Tuesday, March 10th the regular
port commission election will be held.
1t is not anticipated that a heavy vote
will be polled in the rural districts.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
GARDEN CLUB MEETING.

The Burton Garden Club will meet
at o'clock Thursday evening, March
18th, at the home Of the president,
Mrs. j. B. Corbett.