The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-03-01
Correspondence and County Notes
Hoop CANAL. Feb. d. 1905

AS'S eAS AAoSS dtC 1Ooicu. II tney are
fooled the grass Is also fooled as some
! OF it is seventeen inches long as well
; as the chickweed flowers are in bloom,
II Mr.. Harvey Graham, father of Sup.
erintendent R. S. Graham, who has
spent several months on the reserva-
ton with his three children, left week
before last for Roseburg in Oregon,
where he has sister-in-law. We
understand he does not expect to return
here again, as he plans to, after time
to go to Michigan where he has three
or four other children.
The school children on the reserva-
ton have been.giying entertainments
for the last two Friday evenings.
They have gone ahead and selected
their pieces and done their own pract-
ising and so on with very little help
from their teachers. First it was the
older boys. with William Gibbs as
leader and master of ceremonies.
Last Friday night it was the girls turn
and Miss Minnie Sherwood was mis-
tress of ceremonies. The idea is to
teach them independence in this line
of action, without being led or leaning
on their teachers. The exercises con-
sisted of recitations, readings, dialogues
and music. Both parties did as well as
sometimes when their teachers haye
drilled them. 1t is hard to say who
did the best. In general the boys
spoke the plainest, and acted the most
natural, in fact were boys, and not
girls; while girls had the best se1ec-
ton, had their parts committed the
best and were girls, not boys. There
were however exceptions on both sides
1t is plain that in life's acting, they
will need each others help in order to
do their very best.
L. W. Parkhurst our new road sup
ervisor, with three men went to work
last week. They are at work on
the road to the upper Skoko-
mish where two bridges were taken
out of the road, and good many logs
washed into it by the freshet last jan
nary. -,
Twenty-one of the Indian voters |
signed petition, which was sent to |
Legislature, asking for the passage of
the local option law.
Mr.. C. c. Cushman, agent of c. L. i
Whitney of the Northwestern Nursery
at Wa1la Walla has finished canvass
ing this part of the country, haynig
obtained good many orders for fruit |
trees. Some trees which were brought |
here sometime age from the same
nursery are beautiful looking trees.
Darke William an Indian of the res
ervation recently returned from
visit to Port Washington, which is the
former home of his wife, and brought |
with him a relative of hers Moses |
Seattle, who is dwarf. He is OF far |
from four feet tall, is a grandson of
old chief Seattle, and is not far from
thirty years old. He can read and
write quite we'll, as he has been to
school at Chemawa, near Salem in
Oregon. Be belongs to the Port Mad
ison tribe, and is the only dwarf, your
correspondent has seen among the
Indians of Puget Sound.
About six or seven of the young
people of Union City gave a very
pleasant entertainment las Wednesday
evening. We understand that it con-
sisted of charades and similar cxer-
cises, and was very well done. S
HARrsrE1N Feb. q 1895.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gellhart visited
Shelton this week, they report eggs as
being worth Is per doz. 1t is strange
that Shelton can pay from two to
three cts. more per doz. for eggs and
sell goods at about 40 per cent less
than the Otter.
Mr.. Willis Hatch is moving his fam
lily to Burton this week, where he ex-
poets to get work in the new Single
mill. The rainy weather has put a
stop to spring work, which was go
ing ahead in good shape.
Mr.. Henry Gellhart expects to move
all his household effects to Burton next
week, as he intends to spend the sum-
iner at that place.
We hear that J. G. Bradley expects
to rent his place this year, and the P.
o. to be turned over to the one who
rents. The Post Office department
is likely to become tired of the inces-
sent changes at this Office, and to dis
continue it.
Why is it that some people are never
satisfied until they have succeeded in
discommoding ali their neighbors.
We understand that petition has been
sent to the department praying that
the petition of the permanent patrons
of this office be left toca1l for a change
when one is desired.
The young SON of w. L. Hatch has
been very sick, but at the time OF
writing, is thought to be some better.
| Mr.. Elihu Atkinson intends to move
his float house around to Simpsons
camp for the summer.
We still continue to have four mails
week, but it is only question OF
time, when we will be glad to have
one.
The Seaside connects with boats for
Tacoma and Shelton, and the Islanders
should help those who help us.