THE EATONVILLE DISPATCH, Eatonville, Washington, July 26, 1918 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by E. Ruth Brewer brewerer@att.net 06/04/04 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ THE EATONVILLE DISPATCH A Weekly Paper For Tacoma Eastern People Third Year, No. 50, July 26, 1918 {error in printing paper actually shows: No. 49, July 19, 1918} Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Pg. 1, col. 1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Pigs for sale. G. H. Vail, Eatonville, Phone Main 152. For sale-A pair of mules, coming 3 year old. George Dean, Phone M 3931. Adv. No. 50, 3t For Sale-2young pigs. E. R. Bartlett-Phone M 24. Adv. No. 50, 2t. Wm. Rose former resident of Eatonville, was meeting old time friends the for part of the week. For the past two years he has been farming near Coulee City, Wash. He has disposed of his stock and reports that he will do no more "Dry farming until the State goes 'wet'." Wm. Rose and wife spent Sunday with their old friends, Neil Walen and wife. R. B. Beckwith spent Sunday with his father, near Everett. Peace reigns once more in Eatonville. "Sid" Potter and Lee Smith are both "working". A. J. Kuhl visited the Trout Lake Shingle Mill and the Trout Lake Saw Mill, Monday in the interests of the Local Aid Board of the State Industrial Insurance Department. Boys and girls of the ages between 10 and 15 years who are interested in War Garden work will leave Eatonville, on Friday July 26th for a grand meeting to be held at Puyallup. They will be chaperoned by Captain A. U. Fairbairn. Clarence Williams left on Tuesday morning for Tacoma to be examined for physical condition for service in the U. S. Army. Mrs. Fred Johnson is seriously ill at the local Hospital. Her sister Mrs. Anna Angle of Tacoma is caring for the children at present. Richard Canty and Chas. C. Biggs returned home from Seattle last Wednesday where they had attended the two-day session of the Great Council of Red Men of the State, as representatives of the local tribe. Both report an enjoyable time. LOCAL RED CROSS The following attended the local Red Cross meeting of last Friday the 19th inst. {present month}: Mesdames, Walker, E. A. Williams, Hearn, Vail, Wilcox, Calloway, R. W. Coombs, Nettleton, Wingard, Clark, Bartlett, Rose Longale, and Misses Wilcox and Greene. The local is yet working on convalescent gowns but is badly in need of more workers. Pg. 1, col. 2 Mr. and Mrs. Rose of Coulee City are visiting with Mrs. Rose's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bartlett. Mrs. Robt. Else of Auburn and Mr. Pennington of Seattle, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bartlett. Mrs. Nensen and children, Harry and Hennie spent Tuesday in Tacoma. Miss Fannie Leake who spent a couple of weeks in Sumner picking berries returned home last Friday. She was the guest of friends, formerly of Eatonville, Misses Frances Colvin and Rose Scharf who in turn will visit Eatonville and finish their vacation as guests of Miss Leake and other friends and relatives. Mrs. N. C. Christensen, wife of the proprietor of Eatonville's leading department store left for Kent, last Tuesday, where she will visit her mother for a while. Nels will play "PINOCHLE". Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Bruen left Eatonville for a 10 days sojourn on the Sound. Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Bruen were entertained at dinner last Sunday by Herman Anderson of Ohop Valley. Miss Lillian Larson of Tacoma, and a cousin of N. H. Larson the jeweler is now employed by the Christensen's Department Store as stenographer and accountant. Dr. Wiseman made a business trip to Tacoma, via STAGE on Monday and returned with an ELGIN. (Not a watch.) Some thing that makes better time. Mrs. Harriet Smith visited in Seattle last week. Mrs. B. L. Lyman and two children of Toppenish, Wash. are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Elmlund. Wm. Elmlund left Wednesday to report to his local board in Seattle for military duty. Mrs. Geo. Primley of Sumner spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Elmlund. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Dickey of Tacoma visited Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. O. Jackson. "No lapse of time, no defeat of hopes, seems sufficient to reconcile the Czechs of Bohemia to incorporation with Austria". Woodrow Wilson When Greek meets Greek-they start a restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Bruen are on their annual ten-day vacation. The president of the Eatonville State Bank, Mr. F. M. Roberts of Seattle, is acting as cashier in their absence. Mrs. Clyde Williams, who has been seriously ill in the local hospital, has sufficiently recovered to return to her home where she is passing the convalescent period. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harmon of Seattle are visiting with Mrs. M. A. and Harry Victor. Edward Kittleman Jr. of the U. S. Navy is visiting for a few days with his parents and Eatonville friends. Mr. O. J. Haugen and family spent Saturday in Tacoma. Pg. 1, col. 3 NEWS FROM ALDER Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boettcher have returned from union Mills where Mr. Boettcher has been employed for some time. Harold Parks is the happy owner of a Mitchell six. Harold says he never knew a car could live and have so many bolts and parts in her. Stanley Scurlock is employed at Shield's camp above Elbe. Logging operations on the Boettcher place have come to a temporary standstill owing to the difficulty of procuring a donkey. Callers at the Fyfe Ranch on Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. McGilviary, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boettcher and daughter Elsie, Mr. and Mrs. Scurlock and boys Stanley, Angus and Gene. Mrs. Criswell and grandson Floyd have returned to Tacoma. Harry Davidson and bride made a flying trip to Alder on Sunday from Puyallup on a motorcycle. Mrs. Bessie Rathbone has been enjoying a visit of a brother and bride from Walla Walla. Miss Lillie Wachtman who is stopping with Mrs. Andrew Fyfe visited friends and relatives in Elbe over Sunday. A number of Alder people visited the experimental station at Puyallup last Friday, among them were: H. Hedborg, N. C. Jensen, Antone Marek, Curtis Hedborg and Stanley Scurlock. LAKEHEAD & VICINITY Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Willison of Tacoma spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Selle. Mrs. William Snavely called on Mrs. J. A. Peterson, Sunday. Mrs. George Harmon of Tacoma is the guest of her parents this week. Mrs. C. A. Kent, Miss Mary Kent, Mrs. Smith Graham and Mrs. Otto Selle spent one day last week with Mrs. A. C. Holz. Mr. and Mrs. S. Jacobson of Matlock are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Jacobson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peterson. H. O. Holz made a trip to Tacoma, Tuesday. Mrs. Perry Walbridge is still confined to her home with illness. The Kapowsin P. O. has been moved to the Mill Co.'s store formerly owned by J. W. Edwards. Mrs. Otto Selle shopped in Tacoma, Friday. Farmers in the valley have finished haying. A fairly good crop is reported. Dance at Red Men's Hall Saturday night. Pg. 1, col. 4 NEWS FROM OHOP VALLEY Mrs. Angel and Mr. Duncan of Vancouver, B. C. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Josselyn of the Ohop Bob last week. Jim Carlson and Andrew, Anderson left for Soap Lake, Tuesday. Mrs. P. J. Johnson, Mrs. Fred Hall, Miss Rhoda Johnson, Miss Hulda Erickson and little Elhet Grace Hall spent Thursday at Jacobson's. Mrs. Johnson remained and spent the week berry picking. Misses Anna and Ellen Simenson of Portland were the guests of Miss Ida Anderson for a week. Mr. and Mrs. H. Anderson and family entertained at dinner Sunday Misses Anna and Ellen Simenson, Mr. Alfred Simenson of Tacoma, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Bruen of Eatonville, and Miss Mary Jacobson. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Josselyn, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Angel and Mrs. S. Jensen motored to paradise Valley, Friday. Lawrence Fairbairn of Yakima spent a few days of this week with Ernest Jacobson. Misses Anna and Ellen Simenson and Ida Anderson visited friends in the valley on Tuesday. Mr. Kjelstad is not very well at this writing and is not able to be up. Violet Jensen and Mrs. Robertson of Tacoma spent Sunday at the Ohop Bob. The Peterson family picnicked at Mineral, Sunday. Ed Anderson Jr. is busy building his silo. Mr. and Mrs. L. Olden and family spent Saturday evening at Mr. O. Olden's. Mrs. E. Jacobson received a card from her son, Will that he has arrived safely overseas. Mrs. Ed Hedberg reports that her nephew Einar Carlson is now enjoying trench life. Mrs. H. Anderson, Mrs. E. Jacobson, Mrs. Kjelstad and Mrs. Paul Nelson attended the funeral of Mrs. C. L. Johnson, Friday in Tacoma. Mrs. Johnson formerly lived in the Swan Lake District. REDMEN'S HALL TONIGHT Play "Aunt Jerusha's Quilting Party" Jerusha Dow, (hostess). . .Mrs. Clark Hepzibah Spooner, (deaf). . .Miss Wilcox Hannah Pike, (old maid). . .Mrs. Dunnigan Johanna Hines, (widow). . .Mrs. Canty Rachel Gry (Quakeress). . .Mrs. Nettleton Patience Peabody, (Old Maid). . .Mrs. Leon Williams Mrs. Simeon Stubbs, (gossip). . .Mrs. VanEaton Druscilla Thomkins, (suffragette). . .Mrs. Steere Charity Cooper (Old Maid). . .Mrs. Harriet Smith Mrs. Deacon Simkins. . .Mrs. Ed. Williams Mrs. Squire Pride. . . Mrs. Simmons Phoebe Miranda Pride. . .Mrs. Larry Smith Deacon Simkins. . .Clarence Williams Squire Pride. . .George Smith Preacher Lovejoy. . .C. E. Gordon Preceding the play there will be a musical programme in which the following will participate: Miss Lucy Gordon and George Smith. Pg. 1, col. 5 RED MEN'S RESOLUTION Resolution adopted by unanimous standing vote by the 21st Great Sun Council of the Great Council of Washington, Improved Order of Red Men in session in Seattle last Monday. Whereas our nation is passing through a crisis in the defense of its principles and liberties, and Whereas, the Improved Order of Red Men is a patriotic, fraternal organization whose laws and traditions symbolize those principles which constitute our Government and Whereas, our Government has been assailed by an autocratic foe whose ambition is to destroy those principles, we hereby affirm our steadfast resolution to give all aid that is in our power as an order and as individuals in the assistance of the Government in the prosecution of the present war and the extermination of said autocratic power to the end that Freedom, Friendship and Charity may prevail throughout the world. PRESIDENT APPROVES KEY BILL Dear Editor: On the 16th of July, 1918, the President approved what is known as the "Key Bill". This law provides a pension of $12 a month for widows of officers and enlisted men who served during the War with Spain for a period of not less than 90 days and received an honorable discharge, regardless of the cause of his death, provided she married him prior to July 16, 1918, and is without an annual net income of $250.00. Under decisions of the Interior Department, personal earnings of the widow are not considered income, it being held that income is limited to money invested or rentals from property owned or the potential value of such property which , if sold and the money invested, or rented, would yield an income in excess of $250.00. The law also provided $2.00 additional on account of each minor child per month until it reaches the age of 16 years. Where there is no widow, but one or more minor children the widow's rate of $12.00 per month is divided equally between the children plus $2 each until they reach 16 years of age. I suggest that you publish this letter in order that the deserving widows of your community may learn of this new law. It will give me pleasure to furnish blank declarations to all such widows to make application for pension, who may write to me for same. Very respectfully, Albert Johnson. CHANGE OF DELIVERY SCHEDULE In accordance with the request of the National Council of Defense for the conservation of man power as well as food material, Christensen's Department store has made the following changes in delivery schedule. All orders, for town delivery, received before 1:00 P.M. will be delivered on day of receipt; orders received after that time will be delivered on day following in the afternoon. Out of town deliveries will be made in the forenoon and orders must be in by 6:00 p.m. on day previous to delivery. Clear Lake and way points, Wednesdays. Ohop and Silver Lake, Thursdays. LaGrande, Fridays. This change as stated before, is in line with the request of Federal authorities and the small inconveniences falling to the customer should be taken in the sprit of patriotism. We should be thankful that we can get groceries delivered at our doors even though a day late. France would be more than thankful for our privileges. Pg. 1, col. 6 MY FIRST NINE MONTHS IN THE U. S. NAVY Contributed by J. E. Kittleman When I first enlisted in the service of uncle Sam, I was recruited in Tacoma, Washington where I passed a high physical examination which is required of every one in the U. S. Navy. I was sent to Seattle and had to pass another examination and was passed there. >From Seattle I was sent to San Francisco and from there I was sent to Goat Island, a training station for men just coming into service. After I had put in my detention period at goat Island I was rated 2nd class seaman and shipped to a city in lower California, named San Diego, at which place we have the bet Naval Training to be had. I was in San Diego but a very short time, when I got the measles, but was not very sick at all, just missed a Xmas dinner which I have wished many time that I could have taken part in for they sure reed the boys fine. While in San Diego I changed my rating to Hospital apprentice, 2nd class or student for pharmacist. From 2nd class I was advance to 1st class and the to 3rd class petty officer, or in other words, 3rd class pharmacist's mate. In the Hospital Corps a person has to do several things which would not pay to mention here only I can say that when a person gets sick he has the very best care that can be had, also the doctors are all skilled men and no one doctor looks after different diseases. There is one doctor for every disease or sickness there is. After making 3rd class petty officer I and several other Hospital corps men were taken and put aboard one of Uncle Sam's ships to get used to the water. We sailed from San Diego to Mazatlan, Mexico and did not get ashore for a couple of weeks as the sailors do not get liberty in any Mexican ports, and the nine months I have been in Uncle Sam's service I sure enjoyed them and I think that every young American should be serving the stars and stripes. I only wish that I could have enlisted sooner than I did, for it I had I would have been on the other side chasing Kaiser Bill up the Rhine River. CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICES Names Filed for the Various Positions Now Listed in the County Auditor's Office. For the positions in the court house, legislature and justices of the peace, the following are now lined up for choice of the voters at the November election. For County Treasurer: William Turner (Puyallup). For County Auditor: C. A. Campbell and W. D. Gleason. For Prosecutor: A. B. Bell and William D. Askren. For County Clerk: C. W. Ammerman and George F. Murray. For Sheriff: Thomas N. Morris, J. A. Mitchell and Walter U. Smith. For Assessor: E. F. McKenzie and Charles A. Cook. For Coroner: A. H. Coe. For County Engineer: Ernest A. White (Lemons-Beach). For county Commissioners: T. H. Bellingham, J. W. Slayden (re-election), L. J. Kreger and G. A. March. State Representatives: 36th District-Torger Peterson (Eatonville). Wheat is selling for $50 a bushel in Turkey, reports the American and Syrian Relief Commission in Turkey. Before the war the normal price was 50 to 60 cent per bushel. Pg. 3, col. 1 The postal Censorship Board, Post office Department announces that translators of Spanish are in demand at New York and other port cities. These positions are open to women who can translate accurately and quickly. Pg. 3, col. 5 HOLD YOUR LIBERTY BONDS To successfully finance the war it is necessary that owners of Liberty bonds hold their bonds if possible. Where for any good reason it is necessary for them to turn their bonds into cash they should see the advice of their bankers. Liberty loan bonds are very desirable investments, and crafty individuals are using various means to secure them from owners not familiar with stock values and like matters. One method is to offer to exchange for Liberty bonds stocks or bonds of doubtful organizations represented as returning a much higher income than the bonds. There are various other methods used and likely to be used, some of the gold-brick variety and others less crude and probably within the limits of the law. All offers for Liberty bonds except for money and at market value should be scrutinized carefully. The bonds are the safest of investments and have nontaxable and other valuable features. To hold your Liberty loan bonds, if possible, is patriotic. To consult you bankers before selling them is wise. Pg. 3, col. 6 RECORD W. S. S. SALES Receipts of $16,431,933. July 9, from war-savings and thrift-stamp sales were the largest of any single day since these securities were offered to the public. Sales during the first nine days of July totaled $46,552,529. If our soldier boys deliberated as long over doing their duty as some of our people at home hesitate over doing theirs, the victory would be doubtful. It is a sort of financial cowardice to hesitate to put your money in United States Government securities and to deliberate over the investment is to hesitate in supporting our soldiers. A recipe for a wheatless loaf of bread is soon to be made public by the office of Home Economics of the Department of Agriculture. It is the discovery of the experimental kitchen conducted jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the Food Administration. Directions are to be given for the making of three new wheat substitute breads-the half wheat loaf, the one-fourth wheat loaf, and the wheatless loaf. The recipe is expected to save thousands of pounds of wheat flour. The Army medical Department has developed a mobile X-ray outfit to be carried on the standard Army ambulance to the front-line trench for the benefit of wounded soldiers. It is desired by Army surgeons to lose no tie in ascertaining the extent and conditions of wounds. The outfit is made up of the Delce gas-electric set, the high-tension transformer, and the special type of Coolidge tube. Pg. 4, col. 1 Bastile {Bastille} Day, July 14, the French Republic national holiday, was observed and celebrated this year on land and sea by American land and Navy forces under special orders in like manner as in observed the American Fourth of July.