The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-05-18
Correspondence and County Notes
HOOD CANAL, Nav Is. 1894

A eOiu "CdlucI StllI continue
there having been a heavy frost O,
the morning of the the tenth with ic
in several places, while fresh snow
fell on the Olympic mountain on tn
thirteenth of this month.
The bids for grading about two an,
three-fourths miles of the James Nc
Reavy road from about a mile soutl
of Hoodsport to the southern line O.
the Hoodsport road district, were open
ed on the 4th instant by Road Super
visor V. Finch, and the contract wa
awarded to w. G. Smith of Hoodsport
at forty-seven cents a rod. Their,
were large number of bids, one a:
high as dollar and quarter a rod
Most of the bidders belonged to thi.
county, but one resident of Chel1alis.
Miss Jean Todd closes her school in
the WebbHauptly district today. Il
is her first school in the state, and she
has given good satisfaction. Next
Friday evening with aid of Riverside
Union City and Hoodsport talent she
will have literary entertainment at
Union City. She expects to go from
her school into her fathers store.
Rev. w. E. Young of Lillewaup.
went to Brinnon last Friday, where
he expects to meet Supt. S. Greene, of
Seattle, of the Congregational Sab
bath School Society, when the two
planned to go up the Docwallops river
to the Happy Valley settlement in
order to organize a Congregational
church.
Hon. John McReavy is building a
| water tank on his new wharf at Union
City, for the benefit of steamers. w.
O. Daily and H. Haines are doing the
work.
The pile driver under the charge of
r. Mcleod, is repairing the boom at
the mouth of the Skokonlish river, re-
placing the piles which were washed
out by the freshct last winter.
H. Graham, of Michigan, who has
been spending the winter with his
children, r. S. Graham, Supt of the
reservation, and Miss Mary Graham
assistant teacher, left yesterday for
California, to visit other relatives.
FAITHFUL POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.
An incident has lately occurred which
shows the faithfulness of the post of
flee department. A boy in the board
ing school, ten years old, wrote let
ter to his brother at Seabeck, enc1os-
ing small SUM of money, putting his
return address On the envelope. His
brother did not call for it, and it came
back to Union City. Our post master,
however, did not know the boy and
could not find him, therefor the letter
was sent to the Dead Letter office,
where it was opened, and on finding
the money, returned to Union City,
with long letter of instruction to
find the writer if possible. After
further inquiry the writer was found
and in person had to claim the letter
and receipt for it. The postmaster had
to go through as much red tape as if
it had contained a thousand dollars.
The faithfu1ness of the department,
and perhaps the joke, becomes evident
when it is known that the letter con-
tanned only two cent postage stamp
and a copper cent. S.
LAKE CUSHMAN, May u, 1894.
The warm weather of the past week
has been of great benefit to the grass
an6 gardens in the Lake valley. The
nights have been cold there having
been a white frost twice this week but
no damage has resulted.
Everybody is hard at work. Mr.
Honan is clearing up around his
house preparing to receive his mother,
who is coming from New York to
spend the summer with him. Mr..
Marriott of Seattle is stopping with
hi III and locating the best spots for
trout later in the season.
Mr.. Reed, of Buffalo, N. Y, is visit
ing Mr.. Stebbins, and will spend the
summer at the Lake.
Mr.. Putnam has about 10 acres
under pillow this season, most of it in
grain.
w. B. Lake of the Str. Rainier has
been here for few days and with the
help of Mr.. Rule, of Hoodsport, he
has done a good deal of fencing and
clearing. He will spend some time
here before he goes back the steamer.
Cal Fowler has begun work On a
barn at the Lake, to house his team
in. It is something which has been
greatly needed. The road is still very
bad and good deal of snow may
still be see in the timber. P.
HOLLY May IA, "a.
Miss Helen Toles and Mrs. J."Ahl
were in town yesterday.
Services were held at the the Holly
school house on Sunday by Rev. M.
Ee1s.. between SO and 90 attended and
enjoyed good sermon.
Mr.. Pfundt passed here today with
boom of logs.
OEverybo his busy here, no spare
men for Coxey's army. MURPHY.
The Pacific Meat Co. =.
The Pacific Meat Co. McPhai1 build