The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-08-03
Correspondence and County Notes

to make her usual Wednesday trip
on Friday night, however.
Hon. John McReavy has traded his
former dwelling house at Union City.
on the water front for the steam tug
Violet. Messrs Herbert McReavy
and Daily went to Seattle on Friday
aud brought her up. The former
has taken out his papers as captain of
her, and the latter as engineer. We
understand that she is to be kept for
pleasure excursions, and do towing in
this region.
The bark Lucas arrived at Hoods
port the first of last week in order to
obtain load of piles for San Fran
cisco. A. r Burt is to furnish them.
Misses Maud Latham and Eva Con-
nick, O. Tacoma, are visiting at their
cousins, Miss Nellie McReavy.
Ed Simpson has been putting in
few logs about a mile above Union
City on the Canal, during the past
week or two. He expects to finish the
work there about the middle of this
week, when he will move his camp to
Henry Latham's on the Upper Skoko-
1nisll, where he will log during the
rest of the season. He has recently
sold a raft to the Port Gamble mills.
Mrs. w. o. Daily, with her child
rem and Misses Latham, Connick and
McReavy, spent a few days last week
camping on the Tahooya.
Seven families of the Indians spent
last week after berries between Shell
ton and the Upper Skokomish, and on
the Satsop. B1ueberries, raspberries
and blackberries are the kinds which
the chiefly obtained.
The blackberry crop has been quite
good in this region. At first it did not
promise as we'll as usual, but d little
later it came on we'll, and those who
have no fruit in their gardens, and
those who have, have all been anX-
icus to obtain their Share for next
winters use. We are thankful for
this supply of dessert for food, if
times are hard
A birthday party among the Indians
is very uncommon affair, as usually
they do not know their ages, but last
Saturday VIM Adams and Mrs. Mary
Adams gave dinner to party of
a dozen or more young people in
honor of the fourteenth birthday of
their son George. Chicken, dough-
nuts and the like, were served in
abundance to the party.
Miss Ethel Brown closes her school
at Tahooya the last of this week and
will be ready for another after little
rest.
Mrs. r. d. Shut of the reservation
returned last Saturday from Michigan
where She went on visit about three
months ago, She brought her sister
in-1aw, Miss Shut, with her.
Robert Webb left last week for
Seattle, where he is to take position
as Captain on a steamer.
Miss Edna Bowers, of Seattle, is
visiting at Harry Browns in Union
City, Miss Lulu Haines, also of Seat
tie, is with her sister Mrs. L. w. Park
hurst, and Chas. Haines came last
week to spend some time with his
brother Henry.
Scene.-A deg chained on the re-
servatiom, breaks his chain. Two
persons on horseback come riding
along. Dog rushes out, barks, bites
one horse. Horse bucks, throws his
rider, dog tears his pants considerably.
Other horse is scared, bucks, throws
his rider. Rider falls on his head and
is knocked sense1ess. Young man
tries to tie ZIP the dog, dog bites him,
and young man gives up. Another
young man comes along, Both get
log chain, and succeed in claiming up
the dog. Owner of dog absent.
Moral. Draw your own moral. S.
HARTSTEIN July 20, "a.
S. Chase wife and daughter, Mrs.
Hoyt, Of Olympia are camping out
and picking blackberries on the Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace ROBBERS and
daughter Myrtle are visiting with M.
o. Fuller and family on their Home
stead on Hartstein.
Geo. Wells has field OF hay that is
hard to beat in quantity and quality.
George Thompson returned yester-
day from visit to his Sister in
Olympia.
MIR. Young killed fine deer on the
east side of the Island few days ago.
Mr.. Keller and family of Tacoma are
talking of moving to their ranch on
the Island He has built a new house
in place of the one burned down last
SPRING.
Steam Launches and fishing parties
are numerous around the Island. but
we have not seen any one that looks
liK e Grover Cleveland among them.
Mr.. Lott and Jerry Burlington are
doing considerable s1ashing and clear
ing of land this summer.
There a re going to be lot of Fruit
trees and shrubbery put out this fall
on the Island: Why shouldn't we,
there is no better place in Washington,
being surrounded by water keeps the
frost away and there is not d rabbit on
the Island
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