The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Correspondence and County Notes.
HOOPS CANAL July 9th, 1890.

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Fourth of July passed off very pleas
antly as general thing. Probably two
or three hundred persons were present at
Union City. The public exercises were
in the afternoon, and consisted of vo l.
untary. the battle hymn OF the Republic,
bv the choir, with Miss Clark, of the
was then offered by the Chaplain Rev. NJ.
the choir Col. w. u. Haines read the
Phillips sang as solo, the Star Spangled
Banner excellently, with her cousin, Miss
Kingsley at the organ Rev. Nj. EeIls
maize the address, and the exercises closed
with the Red, White and Blue. by the
choir, and Tramp The boys are marching,
as a solo, without any organ accomplish
ment by Master Mckenzie of Sheltoa
Very few children anywhere, so Young.
could do as well as he did. Mr.. nj. S.
Phillips was President of the day, and
on the platform were Hon. John Nc
Reavv, Mr.. David Shelton, of Snellon,
MIR. A. ID. Whitney of Olympia and Dr.
Mark Bailey of Eugene, Oregon.
There was boat race afterwards, but
on account of trouble with the row locks
one of the rowers unfortunately lost one
of oars near the beginning OF the race.
If this had not been the case the losers
would have been the winners. In the
evening there was a large party at which
it is said forty three couple were.
DR. Mark Bailey, Professor of Math-
ematics in the Oregon State University, at
Eugene. and wife are visiting with their
son, DR.. Edward Bailey, at the reserva
ton. DIR. M. Bailey had the honor at one
time Of training Indian Commissioner
Morgan as one OF his scholars.
President A. j. Anderson, of Whit
man College, at Walla Walla, came to
the Canal for a short outing, returning
the first of this week.
Mrs. Kingsley, of Minnesota, with her
daughter is visiting with her brother, MIR.
NJ. s. Phillips, at Union City.
DR.. D. F. Hanna has become so tired of
Missouri that he has determined to return
to Puget Sound and is expecting TO be
here about the last of this week. There is
no place like Washington for those who
have been here. lie will however prob
ably locate on Bellingham Bay.
The Railroad company is now transfer
ring some of the working force which it
had between Quilceed and Port Town
send to this region, including scrapers,
wheelbarrows, men and the like. Two
scow loads have already come and the
steamer has gone back for more.
Mr.. F. H. Whitworth, President OF the
Mason County Mining and Development
Company of Hoodsport spent most of
last week examining the copper mines
back of Lake Cushman and in that re
gion. He returned to Seattle on Monday
The Indians have all returned from
their celebration at Nlsqually, same with
proud crests, and some with their heads
hanging accordingly as they lost or won,
or kept out of the gambling and betting,
or a la mode white folks, imbibed more
juice than was for their good or kept So
Der through all the temptations.
Lieut.. j. P. O'Neill, IF Fort Vancouver
and party, left here on Saturday for his ex
plOring tour in the Olympic noun ans.
He has with him scientific men TO study
all phases of the country. Mr.. f. j,
Church of HoOdsport went with him as
newspaper correspondent. They expect
to be gone about three months.--S.