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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. 20, January 4, 1918 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Pg. 1, col. 1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Meet me at Fairbairn's. Adv. tf We buy rags-Pioneer Garage. Second hand goods bought and sold, see C. H. Williams, Eatonville. Adv. 13, tf. 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. Get your winter's wood from us, 3 ricks forest wood $5.00. Haynes & Sherman, Eatonville. Phone 40 R 3. Adv. No. 11 tf. FOR SALE-300 cedar posts, C. A. Nettleton, Eatonville. Adv. No. 11 tf. B. Walthall, tailor, has purchased the building and business of V. Viken in Eatonville and is ready to do high-class tailoring work of all kinds. Clothing cleaned and repaired. Adv. No. 10 tf. Felder logger Shoe-Hand Made. 10 inch top, $10.00, 8 inch top $7.75. Guaranteed against defects, Eatonville Quick Repair Shop, P. S. Petersen. Adv. No. 16 4t. FOUND-In the vicinity of Tanwax, a brown horse with 3 white feet. Inquire box 34, R. F. D. Roy, Washington. Adv. No. 18, 2t. CALL FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by School District 309 for transportation of 6 high school students from District 309 to Eatonville high school and return, daily during this school year. Bids will be opened January 12, at 8 p.m. directors reserve right to reject any or all bids. W. D. Stidham, Clerk. Eatonville, R. F. D. Adv. No. 20 2t. Chas. Bowman Hutchins, the "Bird Man," was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Bruen, during his stay in Eatonville. FOR SALE-Gentle bay mare 5 years, 9 months old; about 1450 pounds; fine for breeding, excellent worker, single or double. Louis Donath, Elbe Wash. Adv. No. 20 2t. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jaensch of Ohop were Eatonville visitors, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith of National visited relatives in Eatonville, the past few days. School started Wednesday, having been closed since Christmas. George "Happy" Wilson left Eatonville for Mare Island Navy Yard, Wednesday. George spent 10 days with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bumstead of Everett, Wash., are spending this week with relatives in Eatonville. Mr. Bumstead says the railroads are tied up around Everett on account of recent storms. Mrs. A. U. Fairbairn entertained a number of young people at her home, last Friday evening, in honor of her son, Lawrence, who expects to leave soon for eastern Washington, where he is employed. The evening was pleasantly spent in playing games, singing and dancing, after which refreshments were served. Those present were: The Misses Violet Jensen, Dorothy Ingersoll, Vernitta McCulloch, Alberta Brantner and Mildred Steere. Messrs. Matteus Kjelstad, Ernest Jacobson, Edward Christensen, Clarence Williams and Lawrence Fairbairn. Pg. 1, col. 2 NEWS FROM MINERAL Mr. and Mrs. A. Thompson are spending the holidays in Seattle and Everett. Robert Matthews made a business trip to Seattle, Monday. Mr. Geo. Pankey returned home from Elma, Sunday. Mrs. J. L. Wood had as her dinner guests New Year's Day, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Sallstrom and daughter Arvilla and Mrs. H. Meyers and daughter, Lizzie. A little baby daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. B. Anthony Sunday evening Dec. 16, but the frail body was not long for this world and the little life was taken back to the God who gave it, having lived only about three days; services were held at the Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Pamment and the little form was laid to rest in the Mineral cemetery. The bereaved parents have they sympathy of the entire community. Mr. and Mrs. Bert wishes to thank the many friends for the sympathy and beautiful floral offerings tended them in their recent bereavement. R. C. Wheeler returned home Tuesday from Tacoma where he had been to see his brother at Camp Lewis. Mrs. Pigman returned home Saturday with the remains of her little daughter who died at the Eatonville Hospital. The little one was laid to rest in the mineral cemetery. (Too late for last issue) Mr. and Mrs. M. Harris left Sunday for Puyallup to spend the holidays with the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Matthews and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pankey are spending the holidays with friends and relatives in Elma. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Adamy had as their dinner guests on Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wheeler and son Wells. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wheeler entertained the following Xmas night; Mr. and Mrs. Rex Ross, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wood and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Adamy. Mrs. Rex Ross entertained Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Pankey and her mother of California at 6 o'clock dinner Thursday. Miss Anna Olson is spending the holiday season with her aunt, Mrs. Aug. Ahlstrand. Anna Margaret Meyers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Meyers, was drowned on Sunday while crossing mineral creek on a log. She was 17 years, 6 months, of age. The family is one of the oldest in mineral creed section, having a large circle of friends throughout the community. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends for the beautiful floral offerings and kindness during the death of our daughter and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers and family. The "White Gift Service for the King," at the Presbyterian Church was well attended and the program carried out by the Sunday school to the satisfaction and pleasure of all concerned. The gift of money saved by the children for the suffering Armenians reached the sum of $24.00 so that a valuable lesson was put into practice, more in keeping with the Christmas season which emphasizes giving rather than receiving. This is a new departure from former years, but none of the children will desire to return to the old plan of receiving instead of giving. So eager were some of the little ones they laid their gifts at the foot of the cross before the time for so doing had arrived on the program. Continued to col. 3 The service at the Presbyterian church in Mineral on Sunday morning next will take the form of a memorial service. The frequent cases of death, the continual holding of funeral services, (Mineral being the place of burial for the whole country around us; the Rev. Pamment has preached more funeral sermons during his two and a half years of service in this field than in any other twenty years of his ministerial life in any place.) the dying year, suggests itself as a fit time to consider the great end of life, and the future which follows. It behooves all to become acquainted with this stupendous fact for to such the event, most to be feared, may be robbed of its sting, and life made lighter because under stood in its true meaning. The subject of the discourse will be as follows: The Vessel Marred on the Wheel of Life, or the Bottle Broken in the Valley of Judgment. Pg. 1, col. 3 NEWS FROM ELBE Mrs. Arthur May and daughter Fern are spending several days visiting Mrs. Frank Kennedy at national. Mrs. E. Darr is visiting her daughter Mrs. Flora Kellar. School began Monday Dec. 31. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell entertained Mr. and Mrs. Levi Engel, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Maze, Mrs. Carl Williamson and sister Miss Noble, Christmas Eve. Miss Hagar was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Williamson and Miss Noble Wednesday afternoon. Evelyn Jensen is the new pupil in the third grade. Work of repairing the damage caused by the late high water, has started at the Elbe Mill. A program was given in the I. O. O. F. Hall, New Year's Eve and a social evening followed. Several musical selections were rendered and readings, songs and recitations helped to make a pleasant evening. Light refreshments were served. At midnight the crowd dispersed to get a few hours sleep on New Year's Day in the morning. Mrs. Carl Williamson will entertain Thursday afternoon in honor of her sister, Miss Noble, who has spent the holidays in Elbe. Mr. Grover Love was shaking hands with friends in Elbe the first of the week. Mr. Love has joined the Navy. Mr. Ludene of mineral was a business caller in Elbe, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Shirley spent the holidays with relatives. When men called under the selective service law reach the cantonments they are given, so far as practicable, their choices of Army service. Infantry is most often preferred, Artillery second, engineer divisions are third in popularity, and quartermasters work fourth. Investigations so far made by the committee on classifications of personnel in the Army, which has the matte in charge prove that only 2 per cent of the men attempt to secure non-hazardous positions. Under the terms of a decision by Secretary McAdoo, the business of all insurance companies incorporated under the laws of enemy or ally of enemy countries is to be liquidated, with the exception of life insurance companies, which are allowed to continue existing contracts. Pg. 1, col. 4 TRAIN SERVICE CHANGES SUNDAY Tacoma Eastern passenger train schedule will change Sunday. The morning train will leave Morton and return from Tacoma in the afternoon. The train leaves Morton, 6:30 a.m. arrives in Eatonville 8:52 a.m. Train leaves Tacoma 2:30 p.m. arrives in Eatonville 3:56 p.m. Present passenger service is disrupted by a washout of track near Clay City. This will be repaired this week. One passenger train runs from Tacoma to the washout and another train runs from the washout to Ashford. Mills along the T & E are hampered by the railroad tie-up, some not being able to secure logs and others cannot ship lumber. ROB ROY QUARTET JAN. 29 The Rob Roy Quartet, fourth number of Eatonville's Lyceum course, will appear Jan. 29th. They will present the music and romance of Scotland, in song and story. Katherine Brown will direct the quartet's work. MR. AND MRS. CLEVENGER ARE SURPRISED The T. W. Clevenger family of Clay City had just settled down and the children had retired New Year's Eve, when an auto was heard to stop near the Clevenger home. Mrs. Clevenger with her knitting in hand went to the door to see what was going on, thinking that some of the stages with passengers from the washout on the railroad had come thru this way by auto, when she saw the car and wagon stopping she could not think what the trouble was, but in a few moments the yard was full of people with baskets and a joyous shout of surprise, and sure enough surprise it was. Such a happy evening! One never to be forgotten! Such a supper of good things brought by the ladies! Progressive five hundred was played to round out the old year and bring in the New Year. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Selle, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Holz and family, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Holz, Misses Eva Holz, Zelma Metsker, Elsie Clevenger, Chas. Clevenger, Charley Metsker. The guests left at an early hour New Year's morning wishing each other many more years of happiness. SPECIAL MEETINGS The special meetings at the M. E. Church are gaining in interest and attendance. Rev. J. M. Weaver, Sunday School Man of the Puget Sound Conference of the M. E. Church conducted the services for the first three days and succeeded in organizing the nucleus of a Men's an Women's Bible Class, each of which will hold its first meeting next Sunday at 11 a.m. A cordial invitation is extended to every man and woman in Eatonville to become a member of one of these classes. The Evangelistic services are now in charge of Rev. D. R. Martin, Superintendent of the Tacoma district, who will conduct his last service, Sunday evening at 7:30. There will be a special meeting for men on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. All Christians are urged to lay aside all other engagements and attend these closing services, and a cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend. Eatonville postmaster Chas. O. Jackson reports the month of December, 1917 as the most prosperous month for the Eatonville post office, since Mr. Jackson's connection with that office, $424.20 worth of stamps were sold. Dr. M. C. Hill went to Tacoma, New Year's Day. The doctor took dinner with his folks in Tacoma. UNCLE SAM'S AVIATION SCHOOL "The gyroscope is not used in air-planes," said Harry Steere in answer to a question about the gyroscope. The lecturer, Montraville M. Wood said recently, in Eatonville, that he had made tests for the U. S. government at San Antonio, Texas, seven years ago, making air-plane flights using the gyroscope to balance the air-plane and that the gyroscope is now used in all air-planes. Harry Steere, of the U. S. aviation school at San Diego, Cal. visited his family at Eatonville, last week and was asked many questions about the business of flying for Uncle Sam and about what the boys are doing at the aviation school. Harry said he would give the editor as good a line on their work so far as war discretion allowed. Harry said: "First morning call is at 5 o'clock. Reveille at 5;10, assembly at 5:15 at which time the future aviators must have all their clothes on and be out in line for roll call, which takes about one and one half minutes. The men are divided into squads of eight, with two corporals to a squad. A company is called an aerial squadron and has 150 men. "Breakfast at 5:30. The food is good. The bunks are then made up, barracks cleaned out and all refuse disposed of. "Work starts at 6;15 a.m. Al machines (air-planes) used are then lined up on the field on the "dead line" and prepared for flight, procuring of oil and gas, etc. Flying continues until 11:45. Dinner at 12 noon. Work resumes in machine shop and on flying field at 12:30 and continues until 4:45 p.m. Dinner at 5;30. "Lights must be off in barracks from 5:30 to 7:00. "Men are allowed liberty in San Diego every other night, from time of quitting work at 4:45 until 11:45 p.m. at which time they must be back on the island where the school is located. Most of the men rest in the evenings as the work is strenuous. You will find most of them in the Y. M. C. a. tend, listening to music, or reading, boxing, wrestling. You will find most anything at the Y. M. C. A. that you find on the outside. The Y. M. C. A. is certainly a big help to the men in the service. Most of them spend their evenings at the Y. M. C. A. "The aviator's course of instruction covers building and repair of air machines, building and repair of motors, wireless telegraphy, also aerial dynamics-figuring out different angles and seed machine will make in air under certain conditions. Photography is studied. There is very little drilling, such as soldiers have with arms. "Sunday morning at 9 comes general inspection at which all men must be present. The inspection includes clothing, bedding-everything must be in tip top shape. "The 'Liberty Motor' for airplanes is a success, being a combination of all that is best in air-plane engines, regardless of patents. "Air-planes used are of the tractor type-propeller in front, fastened onto crankshaft. The motor is also in front of car. "Two types of bi-plane machines are used in training. "Five different kinds of wood are used in constructing air-planes. Spruce is used in wing construction, as braces or 'struts'. Oak, maple, ash and walnut woods are used. Spruce is required because of its lightness. All wing sections are made of spruce. "The war has made it difficult to procure sufficient Irish linen for making air-plane wings. Suitable substitutes have been found. We have to learn to cut the linen, sew it and we finish it with a preparation called 'dope', which is a paint-like mixture that dries and causes the linen to stretch tight. (Continued to col. 6) "Every precaution is taken against accidents. After every flight, engines are removed from the machines and overhauled. I mean over-hauled and not just looked at. All gasoline is as near perfect as possible when placed in the machine for use. The San Diego school is probably the most thorough training school in the country. Our accident rate is lower than any. "Just a word about the Red Cross. The California Red Cross Auxiliaries have list of all California men at the various training camps. Every town sees that the boys from that town have all the articles which they need and after they get through with their own men they send the rest to the Red Cross centers. "California certainly looks after her men. "We have boys at the school who never receive a line or anything from anyone. You can imagine how they feel. Some of these men are from the state of Washington. "The boys from Washington show up well at the school. They are full of Pep." Pg. 1, col. 6 BIRD MAN DRAWS BIRDS "Only four out of four-hundred Washington birds do more harm than good," said Charles Bowman Hutchins, known as the "Bird Man at the Eatonville high school auditorium, Wednesday evening. The entertainment was given under the auspices of the Parent Teachers Association. Mr. Hutchins delighted his audience with whistling which imitated a number of the songs of well known song birds, also imitations of the voices of birds that do not sing but call to one another. The Bird Man, Mr. Hutchins, has his home in Seattle. He has made a life study of birds. His message is a pleading for protection of birds. While he holds an audience with his remarkable imitations of bird songs and bird chalk pictures-which he draws-his theme is the usefulness of all birds. Mr. Hutchins told of how birds destroy many insects which are dangerous and annoying to people. Some of the pests destroyed by the birds are: bugs, caterpillars, moths, mosquitoes, flies and insects which spoil fruit. Some birds that eat fruit are considered as harmful to orchard owners. Mr. Hutchins said that some birds in California, that eat fruit are worth $500 yearly to the orchards which they protect by eating insects which would eat the fruit if the bird did not get them. Mr. Hutchins said many birds are valuable because they eat weed seeds, this preventing many weeds from growing. He spoke of the efforts of the U. S. government to protect birds; that the government is trying to educate the people as to the value of birds. They prevent disease by eating disease carrying insects. They preserve the crops by eating insects and weed seeds. They provide song and some color to our surroundings. Mr. Hutchins pointed out that their sons are free. Mr. Hutchins drew with chalk. On paper, colored pictures of a number of birds. He whistled a number of songs. Miss Dorothy Ingersoll accompanied him at the piano. The Bird Man told of a number of humorous incidents which happened during some of his entertainments. The auditorium was well filled with both children and grown ups who enjoyed the program very much. A feature of Mr. Hutchins' entertainments is his whistling of four distinct notes at one time, making a complete chord of music. This he did when giving the meadowlark's song. Pg. 2, col. 1 TOWN CLERK'S ANNUAL REPORT The town of Eatonville publishes in this issue of the Dispatch, its annual report, prepared by town clerk, H. N. Green. The municipal water plant started the year 1917 with an indebtedness of $5800. $1600 was paid on this debt during the year 1917, leaving a debt of $4200. The municipal light plant paid off $800 debt leaving a debt of $5400. This debt on water and light plants is in the form of warrants drawing 6 per cent interest. At the same rate of paying Eatonville will have the water system paid for in the year 1920, and the light system paid for in the year 1923. In addition to payment of warrants on original debt of water and light systems, over $400 was expended for permanent light system improvements and over $150 was spent in permanent water system improvements. $100 was paid on the cemetery indebtedness, leaving a debt of $300. $397.50 was paid off, in 1917 by Eatonville property owners on Local Improvement District warrants. This left $823 still owing in this department. Eatonville's total indebtedness, which includes the light, water, local improvements and cemetery, amounts to $10,723. Eatonville has, cash on hand $802.56. Strictly speaking, Eatonville is in debt $9,920.44. The tax levy is 10 mills. The water and light systems are in very good condition, giving satisfactory service at rates lower than many larger cities. Streets are kept in good condition, also sidewalks. It is quite possible that more sidewalks are necessary. Town clerk Green has some ideas that will bear fruit when Eatonville receives the auto-truck which is now being prepared for delivery. Mr. Green will attempt to build our streets and walks up to a high standard. The auto-truck will assist in this work. 1918 opens brightly for Eatonville as a municipality. OUR BOYS TOBACCO FUND "Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund," is the name of an American organization for collecting tobacco money for American soldiers in France, Eatonville is going to do its bit. The usual methods for collecting tobacco money is to place boxes with slits in covers -in lodge halls, pool halls, hotels and other public places, where those who have the change and inclination may drop the money. Some one or a committee in every community should be delegated to collect and receive these moneys. They will be forwarded to headquarters at 25 West 44th St., New York City. The activities of the fund are approved by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of navy. The books are audited by the Audit Company of New York and the Irving National Bank of New York acts as banker. Every cent contributed to "Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund," is used to buy tobacco. No money is taken out for administration. All stamps, labor, stationery, etc., are contributed. The tobacco is made up into packages, each with a retail value of forty five cents. Each package costs the tobacco fund twenty-five cents, including the packing and shipping to France. According to the plan, every person who contributes twenty-five cents to the fund will receive a message from an American fighting man. In each package is packed a post card bearing the name and address of the person who contributed the twenty-five cents to pay for the tobacco. To show his gratitude, the soldier receiving the tobacco agrees to write a message on the card and send it to the unknown friend who furnished smokes for a week. Pg. 2, col. 2 Abstracts Tacoma Title Co. 952 Commerce St., Fidelity Bldg, Tacoma. Presents give one of value, which will last. Our prices are surprisingly low. Look at them-that is all we ask. SYMAN Square Deal Jeweler, 1132 Broadway, Tacoma, Wash. Meet and Eat at CARLYLE'S CAFETERIA, 917 Pac. Ave., Tacoma. HEALY'S HEALTH MEAL, Aids Indigestion-Relieves constipation, Sold by E. R. Raddue, Lakewood; Christensen's Department Store, Eatonville. MEN AND WOMEN, LEARN THE BARBER TRADE, Wages paid while learning. Write or call: Moler Barber School, Co. 1319 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; 223 Occidental Avenue, Seattle. CONGRESSMEN HAVE INCOME TAX The Hon. Claude Kitchin has learned that if you take $120 from the salary of a congressman he will only have $7,380 to draw from the government; also that Hon. Claude Kitchin, leader of the "Soak the Newspaper" element in the house, has learned that he must personally pay such a tax despite his effort to slip through a joker taxing salaries in excess of $6,000, but exempting his own salary and those of other congressmen. The joker was slipped in to the revenue bill in conference. Several congressmen regard the move as a plain violation of all rules of legislation. When the joker was planted it put the members of congress in a very questionable position. So far as the record stood every man was in favor of taxing his constituents, but exempting himself. A number of the broad minded men in the house objected to being placed in such a light, particularly under the leadership of the gentleman from North Carolina. The newspapers pretty generally discussed the subject editorially and this aroused a good deal of feeling in Congress. Mr. Kitchin's attitude to the press is notorious. He is on record as supporting every kind of legislation detrimental to the newspapers. During the last session he was openly defiant, taking the greatest active interest in all legislation of an anti-newspaper character. Consequently there has been no love lost between Kitchin and the newspapers, and the comment on the Kitchin joker was rather severe. Many of the congressmen felt it keenly and thought them just but severe. As a unit however the Kitchin support of the self exempt cause was not calculated to increase its popularity. Frequently they had been warned that they would find themselves in an awkward position if they continued to jump thru the hoop every time the Kitchin whip was cracked. Now they began to see the truth of this. The result is Mr. Kitchin's power of leadership is likely soon to be on the wane. The exemption was killed through an amendment offered by Representative Dillon of South Dakota. Kitchin fought to the last to have his salary kept intact. (Continued to col. 3) While the vote was taken in the Committee of the Whole, with many Democrats supporting the amendment and others showing a disposition to rise in support, Representative Kitchin rushed up and down the Democratic side shouting to his colleagues to sit down. But only a few of them were found to have collapsible spines. They stood up. Pg. 2, col. 3 NEWS FROM SILVER LAKE Mr. and Mrs. Barney Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kreger, Alfred Nelson and John Ellis attended the dance at Eatonville, Monday evening. Miss Dazel Reiter of Mud Lake spent a few days with her grandmother, Mrs. George Kreger. Mrs. John Jensen and Miss Bessie Flander motored to Tacoma, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Axel Berg spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis. Chas. Haberland of Tacoma spent the week end at home. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Aspelund were shopping in Eatonville, Monday. Mrs. Ellis Hillberg, Mrs. Paul Nelson and Martha Ellis attended the Ladies Aid at Ohop, Wednesday. Miss Fern Fenton spent the holidays with her grandmother, Mrs. Duncan at Eatonville. CLEAR LAKE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Fredericksen had for their guests at dinner, New Year's Day, Mrs. Inez Fredericksen and son Adrian, Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Mrs. L. Smith and son Graydon. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Conrad and family were dinner guests at John Hoganson's, Tuesday. The Misses Cora, Florence and Ileta Golden attended "The Bird Man" lecture at Eatonville, Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clevenger of Ohop Valley were callers at Stidham's, Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Fred Fredericksen of Everett, Wash., and Mrs. Inez Fredericksen of Bellroy, Wash. were week end guest at Cedar Grove Farm last week. The high school students of Clear Lake resumed school, on Wednesday. Mrs. Andrew Jensen is expecting her mother, Mrs. John Aitken of Bellingham on a visit commencing Sunday. The Misses Cora, Florence and Ileta Golden and Mr. H. Aiken were callers at Cedar Grove Farm, Tuesday evening. Miss Minnie Conrad, Mrs. H. Nachtengale and family and M. Jake Nachtengale of Bremerton, Wash. were callers at Lone Maple Farm, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Guske and family of Mud Lake were Clear Lake callers, Sunday. The church at Clear lake, will be discontinued until after Easter on account of the bad weather. More than 50 night classes have been established to train radio and buzzer operators for the United States Army, with an enrollment of about 3,000 men. Pg. 2, col. 4, 5 & 6 CHRISTENSEN'S DEPARTMENT STORE Settlement must be made monthly of all accounts. This is our 1918 Policy. NO EXCEPTIONS. Eatonville, Wash. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK OF EATONVILLE Condensed report of the financial transactions of the Town of Eatonville for the year 1917. WARRANT ACCOUNT Fund Outstanding Issued Redeemed Outstanding Jan. 1, 1917. Jan. 1, 1918. Current Expense 6.88 1,887.87 1,894.75 Cemetery 400.00 100.00 300.00 Redemption 5,800.00 1,600.00 4,200.00 Maintenance 558.57 558.57 Tap 45.60 45.60 Light 6,200.00 800.00 5,400.00 Operation 1,626.26 1,626.26 L.I.D. Account 1,220.50 397.50 823.00 13,627.38 4,118.50 7,022.68 10,723.00 CASH ACCOUNT Fund Balance Received Disbursed Balance Jan. 1, 1917 Jan. 1, 1918 Current Expense 173.86 1,925.65 2,099.51 78.32 Cemetery 16.90 168.88 132.50 53.28 Redemption 91.56 1,540.66 1,600.00 32.22 Maintenance 143.12 829.59 868.84 103.87 Tap 50.00 45.60 4.40 Light 97.68 1,198.17 1,176.36 119.49 Operation 45.71 1,800.00 1,826.26 19.45 L.I.D. Funds 299.96 588.39 496.82 391.53 868.79 8,101.34 8,167.57 802.56 pg. 3. col. 1 INSTALL A PHONE AND SAVE TIME & MONEY Business phones- Private Lines, per month $3.00 Party Lines, per month $2.50 Residence phones- Party Lines, per month $1.00 Installation: Charge for material Fro Pole to House. THE MASHELL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE Long Distance Connection with Pacific Long distance Telephone Company. N. P. Christensen, Owner, Eatonville, Washington. American Plan $2.00 per day SERVICE - Our Motto HOTEL SNOW Special Rates by the week. R. W. Coombs, Prop., Eatonville, Wash. JOHNSON & THOMPSON Blacksmithing, Horseshoeing. We do wagon and general repairing and guarantee our work. Mashell Ave. Eatonville, Wash. THE WALDORF HOTEL An ideal stopping place for out of town visitors to Seattle. Absolutely fireproof, 7th Avenue and Pike Street. Free Bus. C. R. Douglas, Manager, Seattle. Newly Furnished Rooms DEPOT HOTEL R. Martin, Proprietor, Eatonville, Wash. Reasonable Rates, Special rates by week or month. Dr. M. C. HILL, Graduate Licensed, Dentist. Permanently Located at Eatonville, Wash. In Mineral every Friday from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. LODGE NOTICES F. & A. M. Mountain View Lodge, No. 194, Kapowsin, Wash. Stated communications on the second Wednesday of every month. Sojourning brethren invited. C. A. Kent, Secy. H. O. Barber, W. M. A & A. M. Mt. Tahoma Lodge, No. 190, Ashford, Wash. Stated communications on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. T. H. Long, Sec., E. C. McKay, W.M. The New Year's Dance at Redman Hall drew a record crowd. The evening was enjoyed. Music was fine, also the supper, served by the Pocohontas.