The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
Correspondence and County Notes.
HOOD CANAL, July "a, 1895.

HOOD OANAl<, July -, 1917
Hood Canal is receiving fully her
share of summer visitors this year.
Prof. F. P. Storey, principal of the
public schools at Fremont, with his
wife and Miss A. Goddard, a teacher
| in the same school, also G. NJ. Brooks
| and family of the same place, are
quartered at Union City, having ar
rived two weeks ago. Judge J. H. AL
| len and wife, Rev. ]. H. Acton, d. d.
pastor of the Unitarian church, and
Miss Hannah Nolan, all of Seattle,
are rusticating on the Skokomish
river at the farm of S. A. Lewis. near
| Mr.. Webbs. Twelve tents at Burts,
below Humahuma, with their white
sailed sloops, making considerable OF
village. Lake Cushrnan is receiving
her full quota. Nearly every steamer
comes loaded with visitors, and re-
port says the steamer Chehalis will
shortly be put on this route.
Posters are out, signed by DIR. r. E.
| L. Newburne, supt. of the Puyallup
Agency, consolidated, inviting bids
for supplies for the various reserva-
tons under him. Among them we
notice for the Skokomish reservation,
$500 pounds beef, 10000 of flour, 1000
feed, 1000 of wheat, 800 of oats, and
500 of corn meal. The bids close
July p.
Mowitch Man had quite potlatch
on the reservation the 14th. He gave
away two horses and large amount
of money, which was done in refer
ence to child which died many years
ago. At the same time James Butler
gave away two horses, this being a
ceremony in connection with his TAX
ing a new Indian name-that of his
grandfather.
The funeral sermon of the late Mrs.
Maria Thomas who died at Hoodsport
June II, was preached at Holly last
Sabbath by Rev. M. Eells. From it
we learn that she was born in Ohio,
October %, 1910, and was the daughter
of Benjamin Gale, was married to
Joseph Thomas, Sept. Is, 1856, and
came to this state in 1889. She has
led Christian life since she was four
teen years of age. She leaves eight
children, two sons and six daughters.
while five more have preceded her to
the other world. Of these living all
are married but the youngest daugh-
ter, and reside in this state. except d
daughter in Idaho and son in Michi-
gan.
DR.. H, L. DuInbel, the new appoin-
tee of the Indian department at the
reservation as physician, arrived last
week. He comes from Fort Hall res
eryation. His wife is at present in
Portland.
The Indian teachers and employees
of the government, with some others,
| hold summer Institute at Tacoma
for the Pacific Coast, this week Supt
Graham, DIR. Dumbel and Rev. Eells
and wife are in attendance.
E. Simpson and George Kinney are
beginning logging camp at the little
Dewatto. Mr.. Simpson moved part of
his things down from his camp at Pot
latch last week, and expects to move
A social party was held at Union
City last Friday evening for the bene-
fit of the Sabbath School. About four
teen dollars was raised.
The hay crop of this region is
nearly all gathered in, and without
being injured by any rain. Mr. Webb
finished last week and has gone to
baling. The government farm finish
ed today. That on Purdy's farm is
all cut, but near fifty tons yet remain
to be hauled, and the Indians have in
a majority of theirs.
H. Graham, father of Supt. R. S..
Graham, returned last night from a
visit to Roseburg, Oregon. He comes
to see his grandchild before returning
to his home in Michigan.
The bids for enlarging and painting
the school house in Dist. 2. were open
ed by full board yesterday afternoon.
There were three for painting and
two for the carpenter work. The lat
ter were by S. A. Lewis, $91.75 and
Wood & Daniels, $1O8.30. Mr.. Lewis
received the contract. The former
were by S. A. Lewis, $45.6O; Wood
& Daniels, $31.7O, and H. c. Hale, $40,
but the latter bid was simply for the
work, while the two former were for
work and material. A letter was also
sent by Mr.. Hale to the district giving
the probable cost of the paint, which
made the total cost about the same as
that of Wood & Daniels. and as they
had stated in their bid that if they did
not get both contracts it would hardly
pay them to come, the directors de-
cided to furnish the paint, and award
ed the work to Mr.. Hale.
J. Hauptly moves his family from
his ranch to Union City today, so as
to be near his business-post office and
butcher shop.
Mrs. G.. w. Kennicott leaves Union
City for visit east tomorrow. after
which she expects to join her hus-
band at Centralia. S.
HARTsTEIN, July 20, 1894.
Our petition praying for a school
district has been GRANTED Sho,rirn Or