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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 Third Year, No. 5, September 21, 1917 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Pg. 1, col. 1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MEETING Christian Scientists hold their regular meetings at the old residence of Bert Thomas. Sunday school at 10:00 A.M.-Bible class at 11:00 A.M. All are welcome. WANTED-Woman to wash and clean, one day each week. Write or call, Mrs. H. T. Abbott, LaGrande. Adv. no. 5-1t WANTED-Good home for boy, age 13 years, where he can work for his board and attend school. Mrs. Mary Evans, Eatonville. Adv. No. 5-1t Attention is called to the advertisement of Christensen's Department Store, on the following page. Woolen Blankets from $1.50 to $3.50 should read $4 to $9.50 The mistake is the fault of the Dispatch and was not noticed until after same was printed. PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION The first meeting of the Parent Teachers Association will be held at the High School, Tuesday, September 25th, at 2:30 P.M. The new picture a very fine one of Abraham Lincoln is at the School waiting to be awarded to the room having the greatest number of parents at this meeting. Which room will have the first honor of the year? Auction Bridge met with Mrs. N. C. Christensen, Wednesday evening. Mrs. Brantner won prize. Those attending were: Mrs. Hearn, Mrs. Ingersoll, Mrs. Brantner, Miss Canton, Mrs. Mann, Mrs. LaBreche, Bruen, Mrs. Pravitz, Mrs. Stinnett, Mrs. Fairbairn, Mrs. Geiger and Mrs. Wright. Mrs. E. Y. Brown of Eagle Bend Minn., is visiting her daughter, Miss Gladys Brown, a teacher in the Eatonville schools. They are staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Pravitz. Mrs. Brown may spend the winter here. Ward Nettleton of the Coast Artillery spent the early part of the week with his folks in Eatonville. Ward is working in the plotting room learning how to figure range. He says he saw the famous scrap between "Tex", 10th Co.'s Airedale and a Bulldog which belonged to one of the other companies. Tex was winner. The Washington Good Roads Association will hold its 18th annual convention at Bellingham, Wash., September 27th and 28th. Mrs. S. Fitch of the Canyada, at LaGrande was an Eatonville visitor Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Julian, who have been visiting the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. McNamara, returned to their home at Firdale, last week. Grace Parks and brother Earl of Alder were in Eatonville, Tuesday. Harry Steere sent word to his folks this week that he had received promotion. Harry has been working in the engine room of the aviation corps. 20 men were selected, recently, to start their real lessons in flying with the aeroplane. These 20 were selected out of some 570 applicants at the aviation school and Harry was one of those chosen. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steere were highly pleased when they heard of their boy's promotion and are glad he is doing well. Pg. 1, col. 2 NEWS FRO MINERAL The P. T. A. held their first meeting of this school year in the Gym, Wednesday evening, Sept. 19th. An excellent program was rendered and the interest shown among the parents and teachers promises many interesting meetings. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. J. M. Pamment; First Vice Pres., Mrs. Robert Matthews; Second Vice Pres., Mrs. C. F. Gilbert; Secretary, Miss Clara Evereton; Treas., Miss Mae Mullen. R. Matthews made a business trip to Kapowsin, Thursday. Mrs. E. A. Hard was a Tacoma guest this week. Mrs. A. Nichols and children who have been visiting relatives in McCormick for the past month returned home, Wednesday. Mrs. R. Ross is guest of relatives in Seattle this week. Carl Soderquist made a business trip to Tacoma, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Royal of Elma moved to Mineral this week. Emil Alhstrand, Mrs. Del Reynolds and Mrs. N. Naslund are visiting Mrs. Roy Archer in Tacoma this week. Ira DuGay of Tacoma was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DuGay, this week. Miss Hawkins of Elbe is keeping house for Mrs. James Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Walrath, Mrs. Rittenhouse, Mrs. J. D. Adamy, Mrs. B. Anthony and Miss Mae Mullen were callers on Mrs. A. B. Haried in Morton, Sunday. Fred Naslund of Lake Washington was the guest of his parents here Sunday. C. Little, who is employed at American Lake, visited his family here Sunday. Emmett DuGay and Miss Martha Olson of Elbe were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DuGay, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. Anthony entertained at the informal dinner Saturday Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wheeler and son and Mrs. J. D. Adamy and children. Mr. Nels Naslund returned home Tuesday from Tacoma where he has been visiting. Miss Nora Scalf had as her guests her parents of Glenoma. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Rowe had as their week end guest, Guy Elder of Marysville. Blaine Boyd of Randle was in Mineral Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. LaChapelle and Bob Patton motored to Eatonville Sunday. Arthur Preist of Morton was in Mineral, Friday on business. L. W. Tebow employed as barber in Tacoma was the guest of his family Sunday. Mrs. Tebow and children moved to Tacoma, Wednesday. Walter Pigman and family arrived here from Kentucky Monday. Mr. Pigman is employed at Miller-Wilson Camp. Mr. and Mrs. J. Cayo spent the week end in Tacoma. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Alean motored to Eatonville, Sunday. U. G. Davis of National was a Mineral guest Sunday. J. G. Hager of Tacoma made a business trip to Mineral. Mrs. E. K. LaChapelle spent Tuesday and Wednesday with her parents in Morton. Bob Patton and E. K. LaChapelle spent Monday in Seattle. Pg. 1, col. 3 NEWS FROM SILVER LAKE Miss Hammer and Martha Ellis spent Thursday with Mrs. Bud Scoggins. Mr. John Griffith of Tacoma called at the Krones home Wednesday. Those who called at the Berg home last week were: Mr. McLeod and Mrs. Edwin Anderson and family of Ohop, Mrs. Fitzer and family, Mrs. Wm. McCutcheon and Mrs. John Jensen. Miss Fern Fenton spent the week end with her grandmother, Mrs. Duncan at Eatonville. Miss May Krones left for Tacoma Saturday, where she will be employed as bookkeeper for Mr. M. A. Hammer. Mr. Howe of Tacoma spent Sunday with his daughter, Miss Martha Hoye at the Lakewood store. Mrs. Sandberg of Tacoma spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Hillberg. Rev. R. D. Everett of Centralia, will hold services at the Silver Lake school house, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ed Hillberg is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCutcheon and Mrs. John Jensen motored to Steilacoom Thursday last. Rev. Svinth of Roy is digging a well for Mr. Hillberg this week. Mrs. George Martin of Lynch Creek and Mrs. Leslie Kipper of Eatonville, spent Monday with Mrs. Axel Berg. NEWS FROM ELBE About thirty guests assisted Mr. Henry Lutkins in celebrating his 85th birthday, Sunday Sept. 16th. Friends from Alder, Pleasant Valley, Tacoma and Elbe were present. Mrs. Arthur May and daughter Fern were Tacoma visitors Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Mrs. Darr is working for Mrs. Parnell of Alder. Dan Sachs spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Sachs. John Mogg had the good luck to find a bee-tree the past week and found a good supply of honey. Miss Gladys Waste spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Chas. Waste of Morton. Mr. Stinson took a party of friends to the mountain Sunday. They were Mr. and Mrs. Dennis, Mrs. Pearl Engel and Catherine Campbell. Mr. Geo Olson is working in Pleasant Valley. Alfred Hoems will hold an auction sale Saturday September 22nd at his farm home in Pleasant Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Borden and family of Pleasant Valley spent several days of last week visiting friends in Ashford and National. Mr. Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. Whitney and family and Mrs. Maude Montague and two children visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Borden at Ashford, Sunday. Mrs. Flora Kellar and two children were callers to the dentist's office at Mineral, Friday. Mr. A. R. Campbell was a business caller in Eatonville, Saturday. Mr. Dan Auvil is able to work again. He is employed at Mineral. John Lannigan left Wednesday for Tacoma. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holt and family have been moving on to their new ranch this week. Mr. Weaver the "stocking man" is in town this week. Mrs. E. L. Pravitz and Miss Jessie Wingard spent Tuesday in Tacoma. Pg. 1, col. 4 H.O.A. CLUB The H. O. A. Club or the young girls sewing club will hold their first annual sale, Saturday evening, September 22nd, at the church. The following program will be given, starting at 8:00 P.M.: Song - Audience Scripture - Reading & Prayer Chorus - H. O. A. Club Welcome - Nettie Coombs Reading - Norine Norwood Duet - Jennie Miller & Liela Peterson Recitation - Flora Coombs Duet - (Cornet and organ) Mr. Green & Mrs. Howard Reading - Mildred Swanson Duet - Noweita & Ruth Howard Boy's Soliloquy - John VanEaton Duet & Chorus - Margaret Norwood & Alice Green After the program an auction sale of the articles made by the girls during the year will be sold followed by refreshments. A well filled fish pond will be in readiness and all present can fish without a license. Be sure to visit the flower and candy booths. Admission Free to All. LIBRARY NOTES Miss Wingard who has been indefatigable in her labors for the library during the past year will sever her connection with the work this week. Mrs. Luther Wright as the P. T. A. representative will take charge of the work and next week she will tell you of the future plans as well as the acquisitions already made. The State Library has been prepared for exchange but there is one book still out-"Miss Tootsie's Mission." Can this not be returned very promptly as it will have to be paid for if not found and the library as everyone knows has no source of funds. A correction: The book "Pollyanna." Was given by Mrs. Prettyman to the library and not by Signe Green as was stated last week. BETTER BABIES CONTEST We are to have a Better Babies Contest at the Tacoma Eastern Fair, October 15, a bigger and better one than last year even. Mrs. Fred Matheny is again chairman of the committee and Dr. Bridge has promised to take it in charge. The Woman's Home Companion offers Bronze medal for the baby having the highest score and every baby examined will have a certificate. The official score card, beside very useful hints given by the examining physicians, will be of great benefit to the mothers. Notice will be given later concerning the making of appointments. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION - REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF The Eatonville State Bank located at Eatonville, State of Washington at the close of business on the 11th day of September, 1917. Resources Loans and discounts $57,027.79 Overdrafts 64.21 Bonds, warrants and other securities 19,446.49 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 7,954.56 Due from banks 9,969.01 Checks on other banks and other cash items 77.39 Cash on hand 2,880.34 Expenses 2,412.12 Total $99,831.91 Liabilities Capital stock paid in $10,000.00 Surplus fund 500.00 Undivided profits 4,002.17 Deposits 85,329.74 Total $99,831.91 STATE OF WASHINGTON, County of Pierce ss. I, Norman J. Bruen, Cashier of the above named bank, or trust company, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Norman J. Bruen, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of September, 1917. Jas. P. Weter. Notary public, in and for the State of Washington, residing at Seattle. Correct. Attest: F. M. Roberts, F. W. Roberts, Directors. Ole Larson, brakeman for the Eatonville Lumber Co. left the first of the week for his home at Lake Bay. Pg. 1, col. 5 NEWS FROM ALDER The basket social and card party given by the ladies of Nisqually Rebekah Lodge No. 233, I. O. O. F. last Saturday night was a big success both financially and socially. About sixty dollars were taken in which will be placed in a fund to be used toward painting the Odd Fellows hall. The card party held in connection was also very interesting. Henry Hedborg and Leota Blankenship were awarded the first prizes and Hans Christensen and Frank Criswell were the lucky couple who drew the booby prize. The Powell-Poole Logging Company have finished the logging of a tract of timber purchased by them from the government. They will sell their logging equipment and abandon logging operations. L. Houghton of the Reliance Lumber Co. went to Seattle Monday on business. M. K. Gill went to Tacoma Saturday on business. Mae E. Freese played a dance job at Ashford Saturday with the Mineral orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Dougherty arrived the first of the week to visit the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Rotter. U. S. Lodge of Tacoma was a visitor here Wednesday. Bert Barnes of Parkland was a visitor here Wednesday. J. M. Toney went to the mountain Wednesday in company with Bert Barnes. A large number of the members of Nisqually Rebekah Lodge are planning to go to Elbe the 29th of this month to celebrate the anniversary of the order. The Annex Logging Company have temporary closed their camp owing to low water. They will resume operations as soon as the rainy season starts in. M. J. McMillin left last week for a two weeks motor trip in Oregon. Frank Criswell, road foreman, has a crew of men working on the Hedborg extension road. Mr. Youngberg of Seattle was a visitor here Saturday. A. Johnson left Saturday for Everett where he will attend an important meeting of the Odd Fellows. KAPOWSIN FAIR Kapowsin will hold a community and School Fair, Friday and Saturday Sept. 28 and 29th. The opportunity to exhibit at the Fair is open to any one who lives within a radius of 10 miles from Kapowsin. BENSTON NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Roy and Marguerite, made the trip to the mountain, Sunday. W. James and family were callers at Lipke's one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Malcolm motored to north Yakima, Saturday, returning the middle of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Schmidt entertained at their home Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Denny and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Lipke and family and Mr. Nick Okfon. Hugo Schmidt, W. James and A. Barbezat were in Tacoma on business, Saturday. Mrs. Victor Johnson of Muck Creek attended the Ladies Aid at Mrs. James, Thursday. Fred Lipke has a crew of men helping him put in the grain on the Earl Wilbur place this week. Those helping are Mr. Krause, Roy Anderson, Art and Howard Crate and Mr. Okfon. Pg. 2, col. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS-No. 11275. In the Superior Court of the State of Washington for Pierce County. In probate. In the matter of the estate of John Potter and Ellen Potter, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as executor and administrator of the above entitled estate; that all persons having claims against said decedents or either of them, or against their estate, or against the community composed of the decedents, are hereby required to serve the same, duly verified, on said executor and administrator or to his attorneys of record at the address below stated, and file the same with the clerk of said court together with proof of such service within six months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the same will be forever barred. Date of first publication, September 21st, 1917. Rowland Potter, Executor and Administrator of above Estate. 1012-1017 Lowman Building, Seattle, Washington Weter and Roberts Attorneys for Executor and Administrator, 1012-1017 Lowman Building, Seattle, Washington. NOTICE TO CREDITORS-No. 11290. In the Superior Court of the State of Washington for Pierce County. In probate. In the matter of the estate of John Falk, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as executor and administrator of the above entitled estate; that all persons having claims against said decedents or either of them, or against their estate, or against the community composed of the decedents, are hereby required to serve the same, duly verified, on said executor and administrator or to his attorneys of record at the address below stated, and file the same with the clerk of said court together with proof of such service within six months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the same will be forever barred. Date of first publication, September 21st, 1917. N. J. Bruen, Executor of said Estate, Eatonville, Washington. Weter and Roberts, Attorneys for Executor, 1012-1017 Lowman Building, Seattle, Washington. Pg. 3, col. 4 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Lucile Evans left Tuesday for Tacoma where she will spend the winter. Otto Anderson, Harry James and Happy Wilson spent Sunday at the mountain. Wm. A. Nielsen of Eatonville was married to Mary R. Smith of Tacoma, Wednesday. Earl Pravitz of the U. S. A. quartermaster dep't. stationed at Camp Lewis was visiting his parents here Sunday. Harold Pravitz also spent Sunday at home. Harold is employed by the Hurley Mason Co., army post contractors. Mrs. N. F. Glineberg of National, spent Thursday in Eatonville. B. Walthall, tailor to men, is now employed at the Viken tailor establishment. Mr. Walthall is an experienced man in his line. He spent the past two years in Enumclaw. The tailoring business is very good in Eatonville, in spite of the strike, say the tailors. Leslie Kipper and J. W. Stinnett made a business trip to Tacoma, on Thursday. Pg. 4, col. 4 CLEAR LAKE NEWS Mrs. Stidham and son Dahl attended the funeral of Chas. P. Anderson held at the Muck Creek Cemetery Sept. 6th. Miss Mary Jacobson who is teaching the Clear Lake school spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents of Ohop Valley. Mr. Clyde Stidham has left for Tidewater Logging Company to accept a position. Mr. and Mrs. H. Nachtengale called at Fredericksen's Sunday evening. The Misses Mary and Minnie Conrad called at Esman's and Jensen's of Mud Lake, last Sunday. Mrs. G. V. Golden made a week end trip to Tacoma. Mrs. A. Harmon made a trip to Eatonville Wednesday. Mrs. Andrew Jensen is expecting her daughter Priscilla and her mother of Bellingham for a visit. Mr. Fred Hanson who has just returned from Alaska was a Clear Lake visitor Wednesday. TIDEWATER NEWS Mrs. D. J. Mink had as her guests last week Mrs. Gus Brinkman of Seattle and Mrs. John Kellogg of Ballard. Miss Gretchen Smith of Tacoma is the guest of Esther Gustafson. Minnie Johnson is spending the week end with Mrs. Al Barr at Alder. The war council has appropriated $300,000 for relief work in the near east. This is the second appropriation to the Armenian Relief Committee. It is estimated there are more than 2,000,000 people in Western Asia whose death can be prevented by help from America.