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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************ THE EATONVILLE DISPATCH A Weekly Paper For Tacoma Eastern People Second Year, No. 48, July 20, 1917 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Pg. 1, col. 1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL KODAK FINISHING-Leave films at Eatonville Drug Store. Prompt service. Mrs. Harriet M. Smith, telephone 34R4. Adv. No. 46 tf. BENEFIT DANCE - Old fashioned barn dance and basket social will be given by the Silver Lake Sewing Club at Tanwax hall, Sturday night July 21st. Admission 50 cents. Good music. Mrs. T. C. VanEaton entertained the Embroidery club Wednesday in honor of her guests, Mrs. Clyde Williams of Everett, Mrs. Smith of Wenatchee and Mrs. Adolph Quiriconi of Aberdeen. A pleasant afternoon was spent after which refreshments were served. Those present were: Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Nettleton, Mrs. Calloway, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Merrow, Mrs. Ed Williams, Mrs. Sadie Williams, Mrs. Matheny and Miss Smith, the guests and hostess and Miss Bessie VanEaton. The Ohop baseball club will meet the Loveland nine next Sunday at the Lakewood Store Ball grounds on the mountain road. Game will be called at 2:00 P. M. Little Miss Joy Williams was hostess at a taffy pull Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McIntyre and Mrs. Frank Harmon, all of Waldo, Wis. Spent two days of this week with the G. B. Ingersoll family in Eatonville. Harry Brebner, superintendent of the Trout Lake Lbr. Co. is spending his vacation near Hoquiam. Miss Eva Johnson and Miss Aileen Guptil spent the week end with Mrs. Roy Beckwith. Carpenters and workmen at the LaGrande Nitrates plant have been awarded an 8 hour day with an increase of pay. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Mann of Tacoma are spending a two weeks vacation with their son Frank who is stenographer with the Eatonville Lumber Co. Prof. And Mrs. J. Trimble of Kirkland are spending the week with the W. Wingard family. They all motored to the mountain, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fredericksen are spending the week at hoods Canal. Mrs. Clyde Williams and children of Everett are visiting relatives here. Pg. 1, col. 2 DRAFT ARMY IS CALLED Those selected for the draft army of the U. S. were announced today. The Tacoma Eastern district is in Pierce county district No. 2. This district will furnish 132 men. The following men were drawn by lot, and barring physical defects or exemption on account of dependents, will be a part of the first draft U. S. army. ALDER Elmer Suderberg, Claude Bellamy, Chas. Boettcher, Clarence Danielson, Mike Cohen. ASHFORD Hiram R. Reese, Robt. G. Pierce, ?uzaburo Ito, Chas. E. Young. EATONVILLE Troy A. Trimble, Andrew Jensen, I. N. Greene, Oscar Neilson, Willis G. Minneker, Glenn W. Sherwood, Harry Reid, Ed Kendle. ELBE Anthony Sparjol, Antonie J. Ropowski. GRAHAM Edward Thrift. KAPOWSIN Rufus huff, Oscar Danielson, Wm. C. Hodgeson, John Dalton, Albert Smith. NATIONAL Albert Erickson, Alexander Gib?ardt The forgoing list takes all the names drown up to 137. There is to be drawn, 127 more names for the first draft. These will probably be announced in a day or two. NEWS FROM ELBE Mrs. Maude Montague was a caller in Eatonville, Wednesday. Mrs. Kate Borden and daughter Mrs. Maude Montague returned home Sunday after attending the funeral of an aunt, Mrs. Balfour near Ethel, Wash. Mrs. Whitney took her son Willard Whitney to the Eatonville Hospital Monday night and Tuesday afternoon he was operated on following a relapse from pneumonia. He is doing nicely. The Misses Martha Olson, Grace Hook and Nell Doolittle and their gentlemen friends attended the show at mineral Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sachs and a lady friend and son Dan, also Sam Cowles enjoyed lunch in the Elbe Park, Sunday. NEWS FROM SILVER LAKE Those who spent Saturday evening were: Miss Mary Jacobson, Mr. Willie Jacobson of Ohop, Miss Augusta Hammer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis and Fern Fenton. Mrs. Ellis Hillberg and Mrs. Chas. Wing attended the Ohop Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Chas. Jaensch at Ohop. The ball game played Sunday by Benston and Ohop was 10 to 12 in favor of Ohop. But the game broke up in a row at the last half of the ninth inning. Mr. B. C. Ohneck spent Monday in Tacoma. Mr. and Mrs. Wood and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Hillberg. George H. Nelson left for Tacoma Monday after spending a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nelson. Miss Marie Lutkins of Elbe spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis. Mrs. Axel Berg, Mrs. Lucy Kregor, Mrs. Barney Reeve and Miss Augusta hammer spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCutcheon. The two Miss Lowes are now employed at the Lakewood store. Pg. 1, col. 3 NEWS FROM MINERAL Mr. L. H. Bemis and Mr. P. Brown left Sunday for Mr. Bemis' ranch in Thurston county. Mr. and Mrs. R. Matthews accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Pamment and daughter Blanche, motored to Tacoma, Thursday. Mrs. R. A. Kruse and daughter of Alder are the guests of Mrs. Kruse's brother Mr. G. Moore and wife. Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Walrath, Mr. and Mrs. W. Toles, Mr. and Mrs. W. Dean and Mr. and Mrs. Ormsbee picnicked near Lindberg, Sunday. The M. L. C. met with Mrs. R. Matthews, Wednesday afternoon. After a very interesting musical program was rendered, very delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. E. Johnson left Thursday afternoon for Seattle. The Mineral Lake Lumber Co. employees went on a strike Wednesday morning. Mrs. E. Mitchell and daughter are spending the week in Tacoma. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Sallstrom and daughter Arvilla left, Friday in their auto for Corvallis, Ore., where they will visit Mrs. Sallstrom's brother, Mr. S. H. Wood and family. They will also visit friends at Portland and Hillsboro, Ore. Mr. E. Ness left for his home in Seattle, Sunday. Mr. F. Westerlind left, Sunday, for his homestead in Montana. Mrs. W. Wood of Carson camp and Mrs. G. Kennedy of Mineral spent Monday with the formers sister, Mrs. C. Lockhart of Elbe. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Sallstrom and daughter Arvilla, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wood and son Raymond and Mr. and Mrs. C. Erickson and children and Miss Madeline Bemis spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. Thompson of Pleasant Valley. Mrs. H. Ladd is on the sick list. Mrs. E. Trim was a Morton visitor, Wednesday. Mrs. W. Dean entertained several of her friends at a quilting bee Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wheeler and son Wells and Mrs. B. Anthony motored to Steilacoom, Sunday. Mr. Wheeler returned home, Monday. Mrs. Wheeler and son and Mrs. Anthony will remain at the beach two or three weeks. Mrs. J. S. Wood of Seattle is visiting relatives in mineral and Carlson's. Mr. and Mrs. M. Brown and Mrs. M. Naslund and children left, Monday in their auto for Oregon where they will visit relatives. NEWS FROM CLAY CITY (Too Late for Last Issue) Mrs. Walter Danley and children after a delightful month's visit with her parents and other relatives in Port. And have returned home. Mr. Taylor and family of Puyallup were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. McFerrin, Sunday. Hans Olden who has been employed by the Far West Clay Co. for some months has accepted a position at LaGrande. Mr. F. E. Donnelly has purchased a new five passenger Overland car. Newell and Jack Danley returned from Bremerton Friday where they have been visiting for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey went to Kapowsin Tuesday evening. Jasper Indelicato made a business trip to Eatonville, Wednesday. Messrs. Dumbleton and Wheeler motored out from Tacoma Wednesday to spend the day. Pg. 1, col. 4 RICHARD KRUSE DROWNS IN POND (By Alder Correspondent) Richard A. Kruse, age thirty-one, was accidentally drowned in the Nisqually river at Headworks about eleven o'clock Tuesday morning. {July 17, 1917}. He was employed by the Annex Logging Company as boom man, his job being to round up the logs in the river and hook them to a cable to be pulled up on the landing. Fred C. Duke, one of the proprietors of the company, usually worked with him on the river, but this morning he did not go to work as he didn't think the railway company had sent in any cars. Carl Kruse who had charge of the loading, learned however that the railway company had put in some cars late in the evening before and of course, they went down the next morning to load them out. They were all working away as usual when all of a sudden John Blace, Harold Parks, Cy Perkins and Chris and Carl Kruse, (his brother) who were all up on the landing, heard a splash in the water and looking around they observed Richard struggling in the water. They were however, too far away to come to his immediate rescue and before they got there he threw up his hands and went down for the last time. The boys worked heroically with their pike poles in an endeavor to locate him in the muddy water, but it took twenty minutes before his brother, Christian, located him with his pole. After taking him to shore they started working on him, but without avail. He had been in the ice cold water too long. Although a fairly good swimmer and having into the river a number of times, this time proved to be fatal. Besides a widow and baby, he is survived by four brothers, Carl, Herman, Christian, and John; his aged mother Eliza, and two sisters, Mrs. Godfrey Anderson and Mrs. Chas. O'Connell, all of Alder. He was buried Wednesday at 1:30 P. M. along side his father in the family plot on their ranch. Nearly everybody in the community as well as many from other towns were present to pay their last respects. Richard Kruse was born March 20, 1886, in Germany. When he was but two years old his parents left Germany for this country going direct to North Dakota where they resided for a few years. Then they moved to a place which is now called Alder where he as resided ever since. Young, ambitious, and hones, one cannot comprehend why he should be cut down in his prime. His passing is all the more pathetic because of his only child scarcely a year old. In his life in his relations as son and brother, as husband of a devoted and congenial wife, as father of a child, as a neighbor and friend to those who knew him best and longest, and a s member of the community in which he has lived practically during his entire life, Richard Kruse always rang true and stood for all that makes for clean living, lofty ideals, good companionship, for personal and civic virtue. Those who have known him best can temper their regret at his early taking off with gratitude to the Giver of every perfect gift that he lived among us even for so brief a space, and our farewell to him can be the fervent wish that the soul of this good citizen may forever be at peace. NEWS FROM ALDER Misses Florence Toney and Margaret Hotes started early Saturday morning on a fishing trip to the Dechutes River. They left with the expectations of camping out a week and took ample provisions along with them to do them for this time. The following day (Sunday) however, they returned with a long story of their experience camping out in the woods. Says Florence, "We arrived at our destination at the old Ranke place Saturday afternoon very much fatigues from our long hike. We at once preceded to pitch our camp for the night as we did not desire to go any further that day. We had made up our minds t retire early and get a good night's rest so that we would be prepared Continued to col. 5 to resume our trip early in the morning. We built up a big camp fire, and after we had relished a good camp meal, we retired for the night with our minds on the trip the following day. We were both resting in peaceful slumbers when about the middle of the night I awoke to hear a crash, followed by a growl in the nearby brush. I remained perfectly quiet as I did not want to wake Margaret for fear she should become frightened. The camp fire had gone out, and the rumbling noise of the animal seemed to be getting closer and closer to us. My heart continued to beat faster and faster and I did not know what to do. Finally Margaret, who had also heard the noise, remarked, "Florence did you hear the noise?" I did not want to answer at first as I was so frightened that I could hardly speak. Finally I said, ah, Its nothing, go to sleep. I didn't want her to become frightened but she thought of the same thing. She did not want to disturb me for fear I would become frightened. After a few minutes, Margreth says, "I am with this growling noise around us and the fire going out. As luck would have it says Florence, we camped in an open field and had used up all of the wood for our fire in the evening, but Margreth happened to think of an old apple tree which was standing nearby. She climbed up into this tree and cut down a few of the twigs and within a few minutes we had a big fire started. The story of Margreth climbing the apple tree and cutting down the limbs to build up a fire, sounds rather doubtful. It is believed that they both climbed the tree and there remained until daylight when they both beat it for home over the shortest route. The Parks and Boettcher Logging Co. resumed operations the first of the week. They have purchased a tract of timber from the northern pacific Railway in Thurston County. It will take about six months to complete the logging of this tract. The Annex Logging Company closed down Monday owing to shortage in men. They expect to have a full crew by the first of the week when they will again resume operation. A fire of unknown origin destroyed the sand house of the Reliance Lumber Company one day last eek. The Poole Logging Company are running full blast. The recent strike called by the timber workers apparently is not effecting their operation. Jules Hagon of Morton was a visitor her Monday as the guest of M. J. Brown. Mrs. A. M. Bellamy left the first of the week for a few days visit with friends in Seattle and Tacoma. Chas. Jensen returned from Tacoma the first of the week. All road work in this part of the country has been stopped according to advice received from Henry Holz, road superintendent. The Nisqually Shingle Company which has been closed for the past month will resume operations again within the next few weeks. Shortage in cars and timber was the reason for their shut down. Harry Davidson went to Tacoma the first of the week where he will work at the army post. Pg. 1, col. 5 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Ed Christensen, now with the U. S. A. quartermaster's department at American Lake camp was up from Tacoma, Sunday, on his motorcycle. Ward Nettleton of the Coast Artillery spent Sunday in Eatonville. Mrs. E. R. Bartlett is visiting her daughter Mrs. Wm. Rose at Coulee City, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Hobein, of Marshall, Minn., are on their honeymoon trip and are spending a few weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Oehler at Trout Lake, Mrs. Hobein and Mrs. Oehler are sisters. Mr. Harvey Wheeler of Steilacoom visited the Brantners on Sunday. Pg. 1, col. 6 STRIKE SITUATION ON TACOMA-EASTERN A part of the timber and mill industry of the T & E district is effected by the strike of workmen which extends to most of the different branches of the lumber business. Reports show the situation about as follows: The Eatonville Lumber Co. logging camp and lumber mill, also shingle mill are operating. There has been no strike in Eatonville. Wages have been increased from time to time, recently. The 10 hour day is the working day basis. Royce Lbr. Co. Mill, Eatonville is operating on 10 hour basis. The shingle mill at Kapowsin is closed by strike. The lumber mill at Kapowsin is operating the planer since July 4th. The Tidewater logging camp is operating 10 hours, no strike there. The Trout Lake Lbr. Co. mill is operating 10 hours and no strike on. The O'Neal-Gowen shingle mill is closed on account of strike. This mill is located at Trout Lake. The Powell-Poole Logging Co. at Alder is operating 10 hours, and no strike. The Wheeler-Reese logging Co. at Alder is operating 10 hours and no strike, also the Annex Logging Co. at Alder. The M. R. Smith Shingle Co., Mineral Lake Lbr. Co. Mill and the Miller-Wilson Logging Co., at Mineral are all closed by strike. The Elbe Lbr. Co. mill and camp were still running, Wednesday. Reports are current that the logging camp was closed Thursday. The horn Bros. Shingle mill at Elbe have met union demands and are operating 8 hours with increase of pay, now 18 cents per thousand for cutting and 11 cents for packers. The Magnuson Thompson Shingle mill Pleasant Valley conceded the 8 hour day, and increased pay. This mill pays on a basis of cutting shingle bolts. The Shingle mill at National has not attempted operations since July 4th. The logging camp and lumber mill at National are running on a 10 hour basis. The situation may be summed up, that practically all the large shingle mills are tied up by strike, while practically all the lumber mills and camps are still running. There has been no violence of any kind and no damage to property. Wages are higher than they have been for years, with men in great demand and hard to get, before the strike, common laborers have been getting $3.00 and $3.50 per day. JOLLY ENTERTAINERS The Jolly Entertainers are coming to the Tacoma-Eastern district next week. They are children from the orphans home at Des Moines, Wash., who will put on a pleasing musical show and entertainment. They will show as follows: Kapowsin, July 23rd; Eatonville, July 24th; Elbe, July 25th; Ashford, July 25th; Mineral, July 27th. The "Entertainers" usually play to crowded houses, and no doubt they will meet a good reception in this community. EATONVILLE WINS FAST GAME' Eatonville won a clean snappy game of baseball from the C & B Ideals of Tacoma, on the local diamond, Sunday, score 3 to 1. Ward Nettleton pitched the entire game for Eatonville and was accorded excellent support. Dr. Hill played a great game at first base, one of his star performances being the catching of a high foul off the first base bleachers. Lewis jack caught for Eatonville. Lewis broke all previous records, by securing 4 hits. The game was won in the 6th inning, when with men on 2nd and 3rd bases Frank VanEaton singled, scoring the two base-runners. Frank scored when Victor followed with a single. The visiting team scored one run, the result of an over-throw over 2nd base. The game was the best played this season and was a great treat to the fans. Eatonville is developing a very good team of players. Pg.2, col. 1 PROTECTING CHILDREN A committee reported to the annual session of the American Medical association that because of the vast destruction of human life in the war, the conservation of child life has become of increased importance and that extra efforts should be made to protect the health of women and children. Eatonville Dispatch, Gentlemen: A picnic for the Pierce County farmers will be held at the Western Experiment Station at Puyallup, Washington, Saturday, August 4th, 1917. All farmers and their families and all persons interested in farming are invited to bring their lunch and spend the day. The farmers will have a opportunity to visit the Experimental plats and have the different crops explained by the station staff. Every farmer should make it a point to visit the Experimental Station on this date. The crops will be in the very best condition and they will get many valuable points on hay mixtures, dairying poultry production and crop rotation, also garden crops. Respectfully yours, Chas. A. Cole, County Agricultural Agent. Pg. 2, col. 2 JUST FOR FUN Frank VanEaton announced last week a raise in price in admission to his picture show. A boycott was started. It was started by the boys at the swimming hole. The boys were the first to arrive at the show on Saturday evening and cheerfully gained admission by paying the extra nickel. We desire to announce that the dead cat which was under the sidewalk in front of the Dispatch office has bee removed. What is rarer than a dead feline on a hot day in July? Wm. Brown of Tacoma, associated with Mr. Barton of the A. & B. Smoke House spent a few days in Eatonville this week, while on his annual vacation. The first night Wm. Spent in Eatonville was Wednesday. Wednesday night a large chicken coop was robbed. It is possible that Wm. Will try to prove an alibi to Barton in regard to the nice bouquet he took back to Tacoma with him. Seriously, Wm. Whiled away a number of very pleasant hours with the editor and his co- worker, Mr. Kuhl. Wm. Likes the town and its chickens and may buy a little hoe here any time. Capt. Wm. Olson and Mr. Hagemeyer of Tacoma are spending the week end at the Snow Hotel in Eatonville. They have challenged all comers to play a game of pinochle, Lew Kreger of LaGrande preferred. Pg. 2, col. 3 NAVAL TRAINING STATION COMPLETED The naval training station at the university of Washington will be ready for occupancy July 25th. Five divisions of the naval militia from Oregon will be assembled there by August 1st, for a period of several months intensive training prior to being taken aboard Uncle Sam's Warships. Recruits for these divisions will be received up to the time of going into damp. Members of the Naval Militia are not subject to draft. After completing the period of training they will enter the regular Navy service, fill the same positions and perform the same duties as officers and men of the regular navy. At the end of the war they will be returned home and allowed to resume their civilian occupations. Naval officers consider the site at the University of Washington ideal for training purposes. The location is on Lake Washington which is now accessible from the sea for vessels of all kinds. The lake gives opportunity for all kinds of boat drill, swimming exercises, hydroplane instruction, etc. The location is sightly, well-drained, provided with pure water, rail, street car and water transportation, complete electric system, etc. The recruiting points for the naval militia of Washington are Seattle, Tacoma, Raymond, South Bend, and Bellingham, at any of which points applicants for this branch of the service will be received. Inquiries by mail or personally will be answered by commander miller Freeman, naval militia Headquarters, Smith Building, Seattle, or the officer in charge at the nearest division point. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our appreciation and thanks to our friends and neighbors, who kindly assisted us in many way in our loss of our beloved, Richard Kruse. Mrs. Gertrude Kruse, Mrs. Eliza Kruse, Carl Kruse, Herman Kruse, Christian Kruse, John Kruse, Mrs. Godfrey Kruse, Mrs. Chas. O'Connell, Mrs. Godfrey Anderson. Pg. 3, col. 4 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Dr. Bridge spent last week in Seattle, He attended medical clinics and lectures given by Eastern specialists under the auspices f the State University. Harold and Glen Sweeny returned Saturday of last week after spending two weeks in Tacoma with relatives. F. Sweeny is employed at LaGrande at the nitrates plant. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marsh of Tacoma called upon Mr. Leslie Kipper last week. The children's play, "Bonney-Bell" given at the Redmens hall Monday night was well attended. The children did well in their acts and great credit is due Mrs. Luther Wright who had charge of the rehearsals and evening's entertainment. A farewell party was given Wm. Canty at the home of his parents, near Eatonville, Saturday night. Wm. has enlisted in the U. S. Marines and left Eatonville Sunday afternoon for service. He will probably be stationed at Mare Island Navy Yard. Wm. Canty is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Canty, old time residents of this section. O. Russell of Tidewater was a business visitor in Eatonville Thursday. Mrs. Ada Hearn is spending the weekend in Seattle visiting with friends and relatives. Don't forget the Benefit Dance to be given at Tanwax hall Saturday night by the Silver Lake Sewing Club for the benefit of Oscar Lowell who was injured at the July 4th races and picnic which the Silver lake Sewing Club held. Admission, 50 cents. Thelma Ohneck and John Mensik will ride their horses in a race at Raddue's place Sunday, at 1 P. M. Mr. T. C. VanEaton had as his guest this week his aunt, Mrs. Hampton, of Wenatchee. She is eighty three years old. Mrs. Hazel Quiriconi of Aberdeen is visiting her mother, Mrs. Sadie Williams. Mrs. V. Hunter and children and Mr. and Mrs. H. Antonie and children motored to Tacoma, Sunday where they spent the day at Point Defiance Park. Miss Grace Murdock of Tacoma, spent the week end with the Brantner family. N. I. Williams took his relatives who are visiting here up above LaGrande for a picnic, Monday evening. Rev. and Mrs. Henry Bruen and children of Taiku, Korea, are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Bruen, in Eatonville. Rev. Bruen is a brother of Mr. Bruen, the Eatonville Banker. He and his family have spent the last year visiting friends and relatives in Eastern states. Rev. Bruen is a missionary doing work in Korea. He receives a vacation every eight years. W. F. Halfpenny, bailiff of Judge Clifford's court at Tacoma has been spending a few days of his annual vacation, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Byron Royce at Eatonville. Mrs. Royce is Mr. Halfpenny's daughter. Mr. Halfpenny left for Tacoma, Wednesday to resume his work at the court house. BACK TO NATURE For years medicine has been used to aid indigestion and relieve constipation. Mr. Healy of Tacoma has blended grains in such proportion that medicine is no longer required. He has placed it for sale in E. R. Raddue's Lakewood Store and in Mr. Stephens Store in Eatonville. It tastes good, it is a natural food and should be tried. THE FORMATIVE YEARS Fathers must realize, as well as mothers, that the first five years of the child's live are the most important in the child's development. It is then that he is most formative, most impressionable; it is then that he needs most serious and careful thought from both parents. And if the child is properly handled through this period, half the battles of the future man in the child are won. TURN OVER A man isn't necessarily a crank because he is always starting something. Pg. 3, col. 5 MUD LAKE NEWS Friends of Mrs. Antone Jensen called in a body, Saturday afternoon and congratulated her on her fifty-fifth birthday. A basket luncheon was served in the orchard, by the guests. Mrs. A. Pullford and son Orville and two nephews called on Mrs. Guske, Monday. Mrs. Esman drove to Eatonville, Friday. Mrs. H. Nachtengale has as her guests for the week, her brother, Z. Pullford and family of California. Mrs. Ed Reiter and Mrs. Fred Guske strolled over to Silver Lake and attended the Silver Lake sewing club of which they are members. Mr. Aus and Mr. Esman were fishing at Horse Shoe Lake, Saturday night and reporting a good catch of cat-fish. Jake Nachtengale and Pearl Ethridge were fishing at Clear Lake, Sunday. Henry Hendricksen of Tidewater was a Sunday visitor at Mud Lake. Pg. 3, col. 6 CLEAR LAKE NEWS Among the ladies who gave a surprise party to Mrs. Anton Jensen Saturday afternoon were: Mrs. A. B. Conrad and the Misses Mary and Nettie Conrad. Mr. Dewey Fredericksen made a business trip to Eatonville, Saturday. A party of young folks of Clear Lake attended the ball game at Silver Lake, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. Ward and family motored to Eatonville, Sunday. Among the callers at Conrad's Sunday were Grandma Hoganson, Miss Florence Hoganson and Mr. Carl Hoganson. Messrs. Clyde and Dahl Stidham made a business trip to Eatonville, Tuesday. Mrs. H. Nachtengale and Mrs. Z. Pullford were Clear Lake visitors Saturday. Master Wm. Smith of Eatonville is spending the week with his grandparents of Cedar Grove Farm. Mr. Dewey Fredericksen and Mr. Wm. Smith enjoyed a nice cool swim in Clear Lake, Wednesday. Miss Minnie Jensen called at Conrad's, Tuesday. Pg. 4, col. 5 BOY SCOUTS MAKE BIG HIKE Before six o'clock on Saturday night the Scouts came "marching home again" on schedule time, having left Spanaway at 7:15 A. M. and hiking the 23 miles long ascending miles in the July sun, rejecting proffered assistance form friendly motorists and completing the trip like veteran walkers. It was no foot sore, woe-be-gone bunch either-that troop of Scouts. Browned with the sun, happy with the recollections of a glorious week on the Sound, every man of them is an enthusiast on camping and already counting on "next year." The boys left Eatonville on Monday morning at 7:10, reaching Spanaway before 5 o'clock. The trip into Tacoma was made by electric car, and supper was eaten at the Y. M. C. A. The big gym and the swimming pool occupied the attention f the bunch until bed time, at which time blankets were spread on the gym mats and the place turned into a Scout dormitory. At 9 A.M. on Tuesday the troop boarded the "Vashon" for Burton on Vashon Island. Three golden days were spent at that popular beach. Rowing, swimming, studying sea life and attempts to cook and eat the edible species, camp duties, Bible study, and camp base ball filled the hours to repletion and the day for returning came all to quickly. The return trip was made without mishap. First aid equipment provided for the troop was almost a total loss as the emergency package was hardly opened. The eight Scouts who were able to go to camp were as follows: Donovan Matheny, Clarence Halverson, D. Christensen, Revere Thompson, John Colvin, Edward Wingard, Arthur Calloway, Morris McDowell. The remainder of the 19 were at work or absent from town. Rev. C. H. Wood the Troop Scout master accompanied the boys. Pg. 4, col. 6 NEWS FROM ASHFORD Miss Norton of Tacoma was a two week visitor of Mrs. C. H. Mueller. Mrs. B. Curry was down fro Longmire recently also Mrs. E. Hershey. Harry Greer has sold his poolroom to Gus Long-Harry is not yet located in any business. Mrs. V. Osborn, motored to Eatonville in company with O. Guske. Mr. Osborn had an accident and damaged his machine considerably, but as far as we learn non of the occupants were injured. The dance in Ashford's Maple hall was well attended. E. Nettleton and friends from Eatonville, and others from Mineral and Elbe were present. Mrs. I. Q. Freeze of Alder is the pianist and with Roy Longmire, violinist, Dan Sachs drummer the music was excellent. Mrs. Nell Hershey is attending Summer Normal in Puyallup. Mr. Frank Woolsey and Miss Woolsey are home from California. Miss Maggie McCullough has returned from Tacoma. Miss Lola Reese also Katherine and Jack Reese are visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Bert Kingsley is in Morton attending the Farmers Loan and Credit Association. Mrs. Ridell of Tacoma is a guest at the Mesler Hotel. Miss Jessie Loose is visiting with Miss Woolsey. Since the last correspondence sent to the Eatonville Dispatch there have been two births, viz: A baby girl at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Long. Mrs. Long and Miss are doing nicely. - Congratulations. A baby boy came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Fossett, but the infant only lived a few hours and our sympathy is with the parents. Mrs. Ruth Frank and family of Lewis are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kernahan.