The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-04-13
Correspondence and County Notes.
HOODS CANAL. April 3, 1894.
[Too late for last week.

was brought on to the Canal five years
ago by Captain d. Troutman, and has
run very faithfully since as the mail
steamer, very seldom missing a trip.
She has changed hands several times
since she first came on the route, but
of late has been owned by the Thomp-
son Brothers. Captain Troutman has
again bought her, Though it is report
ed for other parties) and she is to be
repaired, and sent to Alaska. The
Rainier, Captain Libby, will carry the
mail hereafter, and change her days
so as to leave Seattle Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays, returning on
alternate days. AS she is undergoing
repairs this week, the Harry Lynn
came up last night, but it is yet TN
certain whether she will continue to
run on the route until the Rainier is
repaired, or whether some other
steamer will be chartered for time
We regret to learn that Miss Mich
OILS, daughter of Samuel Nichols of
Seabeck, has become insane. She is
still at home and said to be failing
quite fast.
Mr.. Sum of Long Spit, left last
Saturday for Seattle and British Col
umbia. He expects to be absent six
months.
F. Andrews who has been wintering
with ]. Lorraine at Holly, left last
Saturday for Seattle
Mr.. Berg1and of Holly, who witt,
Mr.. Hilerud went to Minnesota last
fall to spend the winter, returned
last week; Mr.. Hilerud is expected
every day.
F. V. Anderson of Holly went to
Seattle short time ago on business.
When he returned last week the
neighbors found he had attended to
his business, as he came back with a
wife.
Miss H. Toles who has been teach
ing at Holly, will close her school next
week. 1t is her first school On the
Canal, but she has gained a good
name as teacher, and will probably
soon take the school at Humahuma.
F. Pfundt, the fisherman of Dewat-
to, recently took in ten barrels of her
ring at three hauls of his seine in that
bay, then took twenty barrel in one
haul, and then they were all gone.
Died, near SeabecI, March 80, Mrs.
Swanson, aged thirty-tWo. An infant
eight days old, died the next day, and
both were buried last Monday.
Mrs. A. r. Burt and daughter of
Hoodsport went down to DuKaboos,
today, to visit her fathers family, T.
Pearce. Her sister who has been at
tending school at Hoodsport returned
home at the same time.
The school at Hoodsport, Miss Girls
wood teacher, closes next Friday. The
people speak we'll of her as a teacher.
A. r. Burt has just received two
orders for piles, one from Port Gam
BILE, and the other from San Francisco.
He is glad to be assured of something
to do.
A dentist from Seabeck visited
Hoodsport last week, on professional
business. We could not learn his
name. s.
HOODSPORT, Apr. 8.
School report, Dist. No. %, for term
ending April 1894.
Total number enrolled in Dist. 10;
average daily attendance, IA, per cent.
of attendance 60. Those neither absent
nor tardy were, Annie Johnson, Lora
Rule, Emma Rule, Jennie Swanson,
and Sidney Finch. Those in sixth year
averaging over 90 per cent in the eight
examinations given during the last
week were Henry Norby; those aver
aging oyer IS were Emery Finch
Those in fifth year averaging over
90 in the eight examin atoms given
during the last week were, Emma
Rule, Lora Rule, Annie Johnson, Sid
ney Finch, Ellen Jackson, Thomas
Rule; those averaging over IS in same
examinations were Thorwold Norby.
Those in Second year averaging over
80 IN the five examination given dur
ing the last week were Cleopatra Rule
Alblan Finch; those averaging over
IS Jennie Swanson. Those averaging
over 80 in some examinations were
Lille Rule
Those in first year averaging over
9Owere Harry Finch, Alonzo Rule.
HARRIED p. GRIsWOLD,
Teacher.
A school director down in Ka nsas,
while visiting his scho OF recently