The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-13
Elk Runs Wild
In Puyallup
Eludes Police and
Search Is Started

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Search Is Started
puYALLUP-A isrge elk which
has strayed into civilization recent
" IS an object Of widespread
search by game protectors.
Puyallup police found the animal
bedded down for the night in
Graylsnd park here in the city Fri
day night. They went TO get equip
ment for an intended capture, but
when they returned TO the park
the elk had fled
Il was about a wNek ago that
the elk was first seen sssooisting
with a bunch Of dairy cows In a
pasture near Kent.
It's first appearance in this VI.
entity was Thursday. Thomas
Yoshio ran into a store at North
Puysllup and reported "a big deer
with whiskers' Was in the corn
field Of his farm at Firwood.
Assumption is that the elk came
out Of woods between North Puy-
allup and Milton and strayed into
Puyallup via the Milwaukee rail-
road right Of way.
Night School Opens
Puyallup's night school will open
Monday evening at the high school
building at 7:30. continuing to
$50. Mrs. Margaret Gould will
conduct the opening salesmanship |
class. sponsored by the state vo- .
ostional board under the George
Deem act. which will give students
practical work in selling and bust
ness behavior.
Economies. public speaking and
wood shop will be sponsored by |
the high school and commercial
courses such as shorthand, typing 1
and bookkeeping will also be
offered as well as a class in home
economics. Ii is also stated by 4
Ray Warren, placement officer.
that other classes will be opened
when the demand warrants. Chss-
rs will be held each Monday and
Wednesday with an enrolment fee
Of $3.50 a semester.
Howell Funeral Monday
Funeral services for Charles Ed
munds Howell. IS, who died Friday
evening at the family home. Route
], Box 37s, will be held Monday
at l p. m. at Hills funeral home.
Burial will be in Woodbine.
Howell had been a resident of
Puyallup and the state for II
years. coming from Aberdeen, S.
D. He was retired farmer and a
member of the Congregational
church. Surviving are his wife.
Gertrude: three daughters, Mrs.
Ina Smith of Tacoma Mrs Alice
Kerr. independence. Mo-. and Mrs.
Adelaide Fox, Topeka, kss.; three
sons, Theodore in the u. S. navy;
Ivan P. of Dupont, and Warren
at home: one sister, Mrs. Grace
Shower, and a brother, Frank
Howell, both of Locke, N. Y; 13
grandchildren, and one great
grandchild.
Last rites for sias w. Bslsley
will be held Monday afternoon at
] o'clock at the Wrigley and Glenn
ents chapel with Rev. Walter Wat
kin officiating Burial will be in
Woodbine.
Auxiliaries Confer
An area conference OF the auxili-
aries OF Veterans of Foreign Wars
will be held at Auburn Sunday at
which the groups from districts 2,
3 and IL will participate. Head
ing the Puyallup delegation will be
Mrs. Mable Christianson and Mrs.
Emma Snow, president and secre-
tary, respectively, of district No. 3.
A council of administration
meeting will be held at 10 a. m;
school of instruction at II. and the
regular session will be called TO
order at p. m. with Mrs. serle
Osier Of Spokane, department
president in attendance.
Newly elected officers OF the
Junior American Legion auxiliary I
will be installed at a session to be
held at Odd Fellows hall Monday /
night at O'Clock. The new presi-
dent is Marjorie Yazzolino; Jean
Thomas is vice president. Marian |
Goelzer. secretary: Jean Harstsd,
treasurer, and Dorothy Fewins,
sergeant.
In q setting OF pink and white 4
decorations the kindergarten al
Grayland park celebrated Friday |
afternoon the fifth birthday Of
Irma Marie Doyle. While no pres |
ents were exchanged Miss Eleanor
Arneson. the teacher. used the oc-