The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-30
Correspondence and County Notes
DEATH OF JOHN PALM.

a sailor and as such he first visited
the Sound in 1864. After he had fol
lowed the sea for eighteen years. II
1868 he left it and went to logging
most of his work of this kind having
been on Hood Canal. Eight years age
he was injured by a falling tree, hav
ing been knocked down, so that he
could hardly breathe, but soon recoy-
cred and went to work again. Afte,
this he went to Montana, where four
years ago he was taken with aneurisrr
of the heart, the result, his physical n
told him of his injury four years prev
Gus. He then returned to the Canal
and has stayed most of the time since
at Union City and Hoodsport though
he has not been able to do much work.
At times he has suffered great pain
because of his disease. He was buried
on Sunday by the Free Masons of
which fraternity he was a member.
The attendance was large, several be-
ing present from Shelton, Hoodsport
and Clifton.
SCHOOLS.
The reservation school closed for a
two weeks vacation last Friday. r. S.
Graham superintendent. D uring the
past few weeks it has numbered 81 xiv
in the boarding house, besides day
scholars, the most it has ever had
since it was established about thirty
four years ago. Under B. NJ. Laugh
lin in 1885, there were about fiftv-
six but after that it decreased in mem
bers until there were only thirty or
thirty five for a time; but for some
years it has been increasing again.
On Friday after noon Mr.. Baker of
Shelton came over and took a picture
of the whole sixty scholars, and also
other other pictures of the agency and
of smaller groups.
The school at Union City also closed
on Friday Mrs. Kennicott teacher.
1t will probably not resume again
until fall for want of money. This is
Mrs. Kennicott's third year as theacher
at Union City, and she has the name
OF advancing very rapidly, as she has
told them that they must put nine
months schooling into three or four.
TEMPERANCE.
Mrs d. G. Cox, National organizer
and Lecturer of the w. IT. U. spoke
at the Reservation last Thursday even
ing and at Union City on Friday even
ing She was favored with good houses
at both places nearly everybody being
present who could we'll attend. We
are very grateful for her visit, as she
is the first speaker on Temperance
who has visited us for about two years
and the third in twenty years. She
us some pretty plain things but I guess
they were true.
MOVING.
The people of this region seem to be
as much troubled with moving as those
IL I" Aeli > Z lily III lilC N0p lihS
c. NJ. BROOKS went to Seattle last
week, and his family are all packed
and waiting for him to send for them
which will probably be this week.
Mr.. Brooks came to Union City five
years ago last fall, and was book keep
er for Mr.. ]. McReavy until he put his
business into the hands of his creditors
last summer. Mrs. Brooks has been
S uperintendant of the Sabbath school
for two or three years. We are all
sorry to lose them.
Mr.. John Green moved his family
from Union City to his fathers ranch
at Dewatto yesterday. Mr.. Green
came to Union City in 1890 and was
engaged in the grocery business with
Mr.. S. Philips left Mr., Green carried
On the business for time alone.
Mr.. L. Parkhurst moved from I'm
ion City to his homestead on the Sko-
komish river, below Mr.. J. Hauptlys
yesterday. The family are an addi-
ton to any neighborhood.
Mr.. S. A Lewis took large load of
from Union City to his ranch
next above Mr. Webb's, where will
soon build, then he expects to moye
his family from Union City to this
place.
Z. Hamburger, of Union City has
rented part of Kin1ba1l Sherwood S
place On the reservation for two years.
and intends to move his family there
in about two weeks.
Mrs. Kennicott, mother of Dr. Ken
nicott, who has been visiting her son
during the winter, expects to leave for
her home in Chicago next Friday.
She is of the firm opinion that Chicago
is the better place.
J. Harden Nance and his brother
Monroe moved to Dewatto yesterday
where each has ranch. They have
taken the steamer Nellie with them
and their float house.
B. c. Wiley is moving his family
from the Webb ranch to Shelton this
week, part of their things have al
ready gone, and the family expect to
go Tomorrow if the weather shall per-
NIT He and A. F. Fredson have
given up the.idea of farming the Webb
ranch this year, and SO we lose what
will be Skeletons gain. But still we
are sorry to say good by to them. -
Mr.. Webb expects to carry on his
farm this year and expects to move
from his DreSeut house fo the On which |