The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-13
Correspondence end County Notes.

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i HOOP CANAL, Sept. 3, 1895.
The first frost of the season oc,ur
red on the morning of the fifth, black
ening the squash and cucumber vine
1t is very early for frost here. Otter
we have cold nights, but regular fall
fogs keep off the frost, these fops
have not yet made their appearance.
Half dozen more Indian families
left last week for the hop fields
making fifteen in all, many less, how.
ever, than usual.
inadvertently the name of II. L.
Dunble, government physician, was
omitted among the list of employees
on the reservation. One of his first
jobs after school began last week, was
to extract the decayed teeth from the
children. He pulled out a hundred
and tive in one day, which probably
NO other physician in the state has
ever done.
| The wood business has been quite
lively on the reservation of late, as
| the government has let contracts for
near one hundred cord. In order to
| secure it before the roads become bad.
it has been let to several parties, who
furnish from ten to fifteen cords each.
at dollar seventy-fve delivered at
the agency or a dollar and half on
the river bank less than mile above.
Most of the contractors prefer the
former.
Rather curiosity was found last
week. A dogwocd bush, one of the
earliest Towering bushes of spring,
bearing red ripe seed and at the same
time new growth of white flowers.
Born, Hoodsport, August Is, to the
wife of John Graham, daughter.
Messrs Hanson and Davis of the firm
of that name are each building a house
at Hoodsport.
The mill at Union City has been
more busy than usual of late filling
orders; one for a house for Monroe
Nance, at Hoodsport, one for w. F.
Putnam, at Lake Curhman and some
for other parties.
More interest than ever before known
was taken in the road elections in this
region last Saturday. AT Union City
thirty-seyen votes were cast, L. w.
Parkhurst being reelected. and four
mill tax voted. AT Hoodsport fifty-six
votes cast, w. B. Martin elected and
five mill tax voted.
The cabbage aphis has been more
abundant in this region than ever be-
| fore known, completely running some
patches of cabbage as we'll as turnips
and other plants. We notice that the
State Board of Horticulture gives as
remedies; dust with bubach, or use
remedies recommended for the apple
aphis or apply little salt in the
morning before the dew rises.
What came very near being very
serious accident occurred to Mrs. Webb,
Mrs. Hale and Miss Carrie Mccullough
last Saturday, as they were coming
Shelton. When coming down small
hill shortly before reaching the big
hill near Mr.. Hauptley's, the ring to
the necEyoke broke, causing the tom
que to drop, and frightening the
horses SO that they ran away not stop
ring until they reached Mr.. Webb's.
The tongue went into the ground so
that they were soon loose from the
carriage, but all the ladies were thrown
or dragged violently to the ground.
Mrs. Hale was most injured, being
stunned and otherwise injured, Mrs.
Webb was considerably hurt, while
Miss Mccullough was the most fortu-
| nate of the three. All are slowly re-
| covering, but it will be several days
before they are themselves again, and
several weeks we presume before they
will ride alone behind the same team.
| AS soon as the team reached home
Sam Webb fastened up the hill to see
what had happened, and with the as
sfstance of an Indian, took the ladies
home. They feel thankful that no
one was killed. S.