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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. 33, March 29, 1918 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Pg. 1, col. 1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL For Sale-1 double oven hotel range and cooking utensils with dishes for lumber camp cook house for 20 men. Mrs. Fred Duke, Alder, Wash. Adv. No. 33-3t. Leslie Kipper dislocated a shoulder, Friday while trying to tame an Indian. The Indian is a motorcycle. Mr. Kipper's injuries were attended to by the Eatonville Hospital. Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. Keeley, Mr. York, Mr. and Mrs. Frank hill, all of Tacoma attended the Tim Finnigan Ball in Eatonville a week ago Saturday night. While here they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Petersen. Frank Hill is a brother of Mrs. Petersen. Bronze Turkey Eggs now on hand-$2.50 a setting. Mrs. George Martin. Adv. No. 33- 1t. Pg. 1, col. 2 SILVER LAKE NEWS (Last Week's News) Miss Agusta Hammer returned to her home Sunday after spending the week end with friends in Seattle. Mrs. George Kregor, Mrs. Bob Kregor and Martha Ellis spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Axel Berg. Mrs. Sam Raddue visited with Mrs. John Jensen Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nelson motored to Tacoma Wednesday. Mrs. Duncan of Eatonville called at the Ellis home Tuesday. All the Silver Lake farmers attended the basket ball game in Eatonville Saturday. Mrs. LeMaster and Martha Ellis attended the Pierce county school directors' meeting in Tacoma Saturday. Mrs. Frank Krones is visiting at Auburn with Mrs. Herbert Hipkins. The Minute Women of the Silver Lake precinct are beginning their Thrift Stamp drive. EDITOR:--My brother George H. Nelson who is now in France wanted us to tell you that when he gets the Dispatch he drops everything and reads it through and enjoys it very much. He says we don't realize how good it is to get a paper from home. I send him the paper every week. He says there is not much news from there, only a lot of work and that he has visited two large cities and he says they are grand. George says he enjoys the dispatch as much as he does a letter from home. NEWS FROM BENSTON (Last Week's News) Mr. Olaf Malcom has purchased himself a new Ford. Mr. M. R. Kimble was in Tacoma, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Barbezat, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Lipke attended the program and luncheon given for the Board of Directors at the Stadium High School Saturday. James Tattler took a horseback ride to Tacoma Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elhart and son Arthur were visitors in Sumner and Seattle three days of last week. Mr. and Mrs. G. Galloway have moved to their home at Puyallup. The dredge has started work again after a week's lay-off. Earl Elhart is engineer of the dredge and Fred Lipke is fireman. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Daniels and son Walter spent the week end in Tacoma. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson who have been living on the Will Neilson place have moved on Mrs. Anna Lindenaus farm at Lakeview. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Renschler, Mrs. Gusta Slade, Mrs. Fred Miller and Mrs. Emily Freiheit all of Tacoma called at Lipke's Sunday. The Club's program will be held at the school house Sat. eve., March 23rd. Every one welcome. LARGE CROWD AT PATRIOTIC RALLY The patriotic Rally at the Redman Hall in Eatonville, the evening of March 19th, was very successful. The hall was filled and standing room at a premium. Capt. Day of the Canadian army was the main speaker. He told of his experience in France. T. H. Martin of Tacoma spoke on Thrift Stamps. The speakers were well received, Dr. Bridge was chairman of the meeting. Norman J. Bruen talked of the coming Liberty loan and J. W. Mann told what the local schools were doing. A male quartet consisting of Messrs. Walker, Hartzler, Erickson, and Merrow gave a selection and the High School Glee Club, led by Miss Dana, sang "Keep the Home Fires Burning." Mr. and Mrs. E. Jacobson and son, Ernest, spent Sunday in Tacoma. Pg. 1, col. 3 ANDREW CHRISTENSEN Andrew Christensen passed away at his home, Grangeville, Saturday morning, March 22, at 1:30. The funeral service was held at the Muck Creek Cemetery, March 26th. Arrangements were under the direction of Storlie's. Mr. Christensen was an old pioneer, having lived on his farm-home forty years. He was born in Denmark in 1845 and had he lived, would have celebrated his 73 birthday, in April. Rev. Hans Svinth preached an impressive funeral service. Rev. Svinth when a boy, was employed by Mr. Christensen. Mrs. Melvin Storlie presided at the organ. "Rock of Ages," was sung by Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Storlie and Mrs. Fred Guske rendered a solo, "Lead Kindly Light." "Nearer My God To Thee" was sung by all at the grave. Acting Paul bearers were: Messrs. Andrew, George and Jesse Jensen, Harry Jensen, William Leber and M. Harris. Honorary were: Messrs. Torger Peterson, Paul Nelson, Herman Anderson, Rev. Haven and Snell. Mr. Christensen is survived by his wife, Etta, four sons, Hans, Andrew Jr., John and Peter; four daughters, Mrs. Sophia Raysbrooke, Mrs. Hannah Oberg, Mrs. Lena Potts, and Mrs. Etta Wallace; eleven grand-children; one sister, Mrs. Nels Hanson and one brother, Peter Christensen. CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank those who kindly assisted us in our sickness and loss of husband and father, and for the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. Ettie Christensen and family. H. O. A. BASKET SOCIAL The Basket Social given by the H. O. A. club in the basement of the church, Friday eve. March 15, was a decided success. The participants report an enjoyable evening and the neat sum of $35.25 was realized from the auction sale of the baskets. Mr. C. A. Howard acted as auctioneer and proved to be a lively one. The following program was rendered: Cornet Solo, Mr. A. H. Green; Dialogue, Fannie leak, Thelma Stevens, Dorothy Matheny, Gladys McDowell, Mildred Swanson, Norine Norwood. {SUPERINTENDENT LYON RESIGNS} Eatonville School Board for District no. 73 met Tuesday, march 25th and organized. A. U. Fairbairn was elected chairman and Chas. C. Biggs was appointed clerk of the board for the ensuing year. Mrs. Emily Bruen is the other member of the board. Prof. B. Lyon, superintendent of Eatonville schools has presented the school board with his resignation, to take effect the close of school in June. Roland Potter of Seattle arrived in Eatonville the first part of the week. He expects to spend about two weeks visiting friends and relatives here. Rolli now has a Buick automobile. He came home for a rest, he says, but had to get in and work as soon as he got here. There is no rest for the wicked says Sid. Milton Smith of National was an Eatonville visitor, Sunday. NEWS FROM OHOP VALLEY Miss Ellen Erickson is visiting Miss Ida Anderson. Mr. T. Peterson made a business trip to Tacoma and Olympia a few days this week. Mrs. S. Jensen spent Tuesday in Eatonville. A large crowd of Ohopers attended "The Man of Many Mysteries," Wednesday evening, March 20th at the Eatonville High School. Pg. 1, col. 4 R. N. A. SURPRISE MRS. VAUGHN A party of Royal Neighbors pleasantly surprised Mrs. E. R. Vaughn and family last Saturday evening at the Vaughn home in Eatonville. The Neighbors brought a regular Hoover supper with them and then some, all of which was devoured at a late hour. Those present were: Mrs. McDowell, Mrs. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. f. Steere, Mildred Steere, Mrs. Ray Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman. FIFTH ANNUAL BAZAAR One of the most important of the Student Body activities, was held in the Gymnasium, on last Friday evening, when they staged their fifth annual bazaar. It was well attended in spite of the equinoctial storms, as is evident by the net proceeds, --$152.00. Owing to some misunderstanding the seniors were unable to carry out their vaudeville performance as planned. There was to be a five reel feature photoplay, but for some unknown reason the pictures failed to appear, so Orting was tried without avail. A car was then sent to Mineral, but no pictures came back with the car. Nevertheless the seniors showed the greatest net proceeds and their names will be duly inscribed on the cup. The juniors Hawaiian booth was very attractive. Dressed as Hawaiians they served pineapple punch and "Heavenly Hash" and strummed upon ukuleles during the odd moments. A swimming match was staged between two of the junior girls. The tank was dry but that couldn't stop the Hawaiian maidens from sailing their matches. A relay race was staged between the seventh and eight grades and the freshmen boys, but the freshies failed to show up and the writer does not know how it came out. The eighth grade also had the bucket game and shoe shining stand. The Thrift Stamps booth auctioned bird houses made by the grade boys. Dr. Bridge acted as auctioneer. The proceeds were invested in Thrift Stamps which were given to the boys who made the bird houses. We can give no itemized statement of the various booths as the instructors who have the financial records in charge, are out of town.-Geo. Smith for Student Body. EASTER CANTATA There will be an Easter Cantata given at the M. E. Church, Sunday evening, at 7:30. Everybody is cordially invited to attend this service. At the meeting of the Pierce Co. Parent Teachers Association held in Puyallup last year, Eatonville was designated as the location for the 1918 meeting. An all-day picnic in the School Park with addresses by prominent members of the Association from here and elsewhere, is planned by the local committee. The local organization will ask our citizens to turn out on Friday, April 5, to work for one day in the park in preparation for the County meeting which exact date not having yet been designated. The Ladies Aid will hold a "Chili-con carne" supper and "Easter Sale" in the church basement, Friday, march 29th. Supper will be served from 5:30 until 9:00 p.m. Adults 35 cents and children under 12 years of age, 20 cents. Cal Slater and Mr. McDonald of the Elbe lumber Co. were Eatonville visitors last Monday evening. They came down in the Studebaker car belonging to Mr. McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. H. Anderson visited at Andrew Christenson's at Leber, Sunday. Pg. 1, col. 5 RED CROSS ISSUES CALL The northwestern division has ordered an inventory of all Red Cross supplies so that the local chapter requests all having mufflers, sweaters and sox to please have them turned in by April 6th. This does not apply to those knitting sox for the local boys. No work will be done from April 6th, until April 15th, and as all binnys on hand must be completed by April 6th, we would like to have as many as possible out at next two meetings, Saturday and Tuesday. An all day meeting will be held on Tuesday. We have the use of the sewing room until 2 p.m. so that much work could be completed in the morning, after 2 o'clock we have to adjourn to smaller room. About 12 ladies were out Tuesday. Mrs. C. O. Jackson came up and ask them all to her home for cake and chocolate which everyone enjoyed. There is plenty of yarn on hand for sox for the local boys. We are very anxious to get as many completed as possible, so that the boxes may be mailed. It really isn't such a task to make a pair of sox, the chairman has worried all winter for fear she couldn't turn a heel or furnish a toe, but she found it a snap after she learned to handle her needles. Don't forget that April 6th, is only a few days off. -Eatonville Red Cross Chapter. H. O. A. MEETING APRIL 6 The H. O. A. Club will meet at the home of Mrs. F. S. Steere Saturday April 6th. On invitation of the local Tribe of Red Men, delegates from twelve different Eatonville organizations met at the Town Hall, last Tuesday evening for the purpose of organizing a central body to coordinate the work of all local organizations along the lines of community effort. A temporary organization was effected with Chas. C. Biggs of the Red Men as chairman and N. C. Christensen of the I. O. O. F. as secretary. The first work of the organization will be to assist the P. T. A. in their work of improving the School Park on Friday, April 5th. SILVER LAKE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. LeMaster motored to Tacoma, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Axel Berg and family spent Sunday with relatives at Swan Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis entertained at dinner, Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen, Mrs. Kropf and Alfred Nelson. Mrs. Anna Hammer visited in Tacoma, last week. Chas. Haberland, Harold Johnson, Bill Henrick of Tacoma spent Thursday evening at the Ellis home. Mrs. Ellis Hillberg had as her dinner guests, Thursday, Mrs. Fred Guske and Mrs. Ed Reiter of Mud Lake. Mrs. Paul Nelson entertained the Silver lake Sewing Club, Thursday. Twenty ladies were present and a very dainty luncheon was served by the hostess. Frank Krones and sons, and Alfred Nelson attended the Bazaar at Eatonville, Friday evening. C. A. Nettleton spent Sunday with his family in Eatonville. Mr. Nettleton has a meat market in Tacoma at 34th and Pacific Avenue and is getting along fine. Those who purchased cars recently are James Carlson, Jens Olden, and John Falk. Carlson and Olden have a Country Club Overland and Mr. Falk has a Universal car. Pg. 1, col. 6 COMMUNITY DAY The Central Council of local organizations and the P. T. A. ask that all of our local people, who can possibly spare the time, appear at the School Park on Friday, April 5th, prepared to devote the day in improving the park. This work will be of a permanent nature and will prepare the grounds for the Pierce Co. convention of the P. T. A. as well as for the celebration of Independence Day. MUD LAKE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reiter and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kregor at Swan lake, on Sunday. Mrs. Esman called on Mrs. Aus, Wednesday. Mrs. H. Nightengale has visiting her, her niece Miss Pearl Ethridge and her daughter, Mrs. McGregor of Fort Worden. Mr. McGregor is under quarantine at the fort. The Goldens moved to Eatonville last week. Mr. Wm. McCutcheon has rented the McTee place. Mrs. Andrew Jensen and little ones are visiting relatives at Bellingham this week. School was closed last week, owing to the illness of Miss Mary Jacobson who underwent a successful operation at the Tacoma General hospital, on last Saturday. Mrs. Josie E. Jackson will finish the term for her. Mrs. Jackson has taught the various schools in this community in years past. She is now teaching a second generation. Some of her old pupils were: Mr. Fred Guske Sr. who went to her school, five terms. Mrs. Diana Golden a nurse in Tacoma, Mrs. Mary Little, now a teacher at Walla Walla college, Rev. H. Svinth, pastor for as many as four country churches, Geo. H. Nelson, now a sergeant in the American army in France and many others too numerous to mention were pupils. Those who attended the funeral of Andrew Christensen, were: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Conrad, Mrs. Josie E. Jackson, Antone Jensen, Mrs. Oris Russel and Mrs. Fred Guske. THE SOLDIER AND THE BOND BUYER "It is a sacred duty of every citizen and it should be regarded as a glorious privilege by every patriot to uphold the Government's credit with the same kind of self-sacrifice and nobility of soul that their gallant sons exhibit when they die for us on the battle fields of Europe." Secretary McAdoo has issued no stronger call upon the American people to support the Liberty Loan. The third loan will soon be opened. Behind every American soldier in France, back of every American sailor on the seas, there should be a worker and a bond buyer at home. There is the braver part, but we who remain at home can be no less useful if we exhibit that self-sacrifice that they demonstrate in risking their lives. If the American people possess and put into effective force the same faith in Americanism that the Germans show for their Kultur, the struggle between German Kultur and American civilization will be a short one and America's victory overwhelming. We may be a little slow, may have much inertia to overcome, but America might, like the mills of the gods, may grind slowly but will grind exceeding small. Miss Mary Jacobson who underwent an operation for appendicitis is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Fitzer and family, Mrs. Ida Dunigan and children spent Wednesday of last week in Tacoma. Pg. 2, col. 1 DISPATCH CHANGES E. R. Vaughn leaves the Eatonville Dispatch with this issue of the paper. Charles C. Biggs and H. N. Greene have acquired the ownership of the Dispatch and will continue its publication. The dispatch is almost three years old and is still growing. It is the wish of editor Vaughn that the friends of the paper continue their patronage. Rough sailing was encountered in the early voyages of your paper and a policy of independence has been the attitude which has made it possible for the paper to exist. This policy has, of course, made it somewhat uncomfortable for the editor but I believe that I have demonstrated the possibilities of a paper in Eatonville. Appeals of many kinds will be made to you by our government in the course of the coming months. It is a vital necessity that you have a local paper so that your community can hear these calls and that your organizations can carry on the work with the powerful aid of publicity. Mr. Biggs and Mr. Greene enjoy your confidence. Do not predict disaster for them for you will be guessing wrong. When you have a news item, why phone it in or send it in. If you are a subscriber don't overlook renewing at the proper time. If you borrow the paper to read, don't loosen up with the price if it causes you keen pain or remorse. We have given you something. A little cash and the Golden Rule will keep it. I thank you. MOLES AND THRIFT STAMPS In connection with other seasonable matters that are very pressing for consideration just now, it may be noted that there is no better time than the present for getting rid of the mole pest in gardens and fields. These little animals are very active in spring and early summer and are easily trapped then. The market for American mole skins, developed within the past year thru the efforts of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, has recorded a recent rise. Prime skins of the common Townsend Mole of Western Washington are now quoted at 60 cents to 40 cents each. With many farm boys and others have opportunity to do a little trapping, this market will help to solve the problem of filling the Thrift Stamp Book and getting rid of the pest at the same time. Thus the mole skins bear interest and the benefits of our food conservation plans will not be offset by the injury to root crops and seed grains in the ground, for which the mole is responsible. Make the mole do his bit. The Minute Women have received new home cards and pamphlets from the State Food Administrator. Every house wife will have one of each in the near future. Only 60 percent of the women of the State signed the food pledge card in the fall campaign. Eatonville must be 100 per cent in all good things, so all women who have not already signed will have the opportunity now. With all those who have taken the cards during the last few days return them to Mrs. Bruen or any of the Minute Women that they may be sent to the County Food Administrator instead of directly to the State Administrator. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Cambridge and Mr. Bruce Cambridge of Centralia attended the r. N. A. dance, Saturday evening and spent, Sunday visiting friends in Eatonville. W. E. Snyder was transacting business in Tacoma, Tuesday. Pg. 2, col. 5 & 6 The Fortnightly Club meet with Mrs. Luther Wright, Wednesday afternoon. After a discussion of Timely Topics, presented by the State Federation, Mrs. Bruen took up the theme of the day, "Birds". She described fifteen different varieties of birds observed on a walk from Groe St. to the Lynch Creek bridge. The members all join in urging everyone to protect the useful birds by exterminating the English sparrows and stray cats, also to attract the birds by planting trees and shrubbery, erecting bird houses and placing drinking and bathing basins for them. A pair of blue birds occupied one of the houses twenty four hours after it was put in place. The blue birds, purple green swallows and wrens are all her looking for homes. Brahman Walthall, tailor of Eatonville, spent the early part of the week in Enumclaw, his former home. Most of pages 3 and 4 are taken up with "A War Story" Pg. 4, col. 4 Miss Helen Engle of Tacoma spent Sunday a week ago at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. Peterson in Eatonville. Mr. H. Kjelstad who has been at the Eatonville Hospital for some time is greatly improved. Miss Olga Olden was on the sick list this week.