The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-10
Correspondence And County Notes.
HOOD CANAL, April z, 1896.

ing in the single mill his fingers went
too near the saw which took off the
ends of two of them, but only however
the skin and flesh. The bones were
not touched so that when healed he
will not suffer much inconvenience.
His brother Herman took his place and
long afterwards two of his fingers
were cut off on his left hand near the
middle joint. and two more so badly
cut that he may lose one or both of
them. Next, John went up into the
Forks of the Skokomish and while cut
ting wood he cut his foot with an axe
so that it will probably not be we'll for
three or four weeks.
Mrs. Capt. Leighton has gone back
to her home in Seattle since the steam
er Chehalis, of which her husband is
mate, drew off the Hood Canal route.
She took with her one of her younger
! brother.
Trout fishing has been very popular
for the past few days on the Skokomish
one gentleman having made over four
dollars at it in about two days. Let
not everybody however, rush here for
as in the gold mine, some will fail to
| make fortune, for four other persons
only secured two trout in one day.
The people in this region have been
considerably aroused in regard to the
reported closing of the Skokonish
school. The whites have circulated a
petition asking that it be continued
and the Indians have held a meeting
| at which they asked for the same. We
learn that the Indians on the Cheha1is
reservation will probably send on pc
| tition to the same effect soon, as their
school will probably suffer the same
| fate as the one at Skokomish.
Albert Hale is at present at home
| with his parents at Riverside, having
resigned his position on the steamer
| Chehalis, while Frank Hale has re-
turned from his work in the mill at
Aberdeen.
The people of Riverside and Union
city were sadly disappointed that Mrs.
M. E. Graves was unable to come here
and lecture on temperance as had been
announced. It is several years since
any outsider has come to talk to us on
this subject.
J. Bone of Riverside, received the
sad news of the death of his mother
last week.
We are glad to say that Chas. John
son, who came to Union City two or
three weeks ago completely laid up
with rheumatism, has recovered.
AT the last meeting of the Riverside
Literary Society, the subject for debate
was that marriage is a failure. All
the speakers were the younger persons,
none of whom were married, and sim
gu1arly enough; the subject was decid-
ed in the affirmative. We expect how
ever that they will go on and get
married in the future, just the same, or
at least try to. We may send you an
article or two in the near future on
early "reminiscences which appeared in
the Riverside Observer. edited by Mrs
S. M. Eel1s. (A11 rightly
Easter was observed last Sabbath
with appropriate services at the Res
ervation in the forenoon and at River
side in the afternoon. S.
Mr.. EDITOR allow me the
space to say that the only business
man" of Shelton, for whom register
ed letter came to this Office on the 18th
of March, should have received notice
of the same that evening. The usual
notice was placed in his box the same
evening the registered letter came.
After several days, as no one called for
the letter, another notice was placed in
the box. Soon after that the said man
called and got his letter. 1t was not
the fault of this office that he did not
receive his letter sooner.
| I venture to say that no business
man. of Shelton, or any other man,
has ever had any real cause for COM
plant against the Shelton post Office,
during my tenure of the same, when
the facts in reference to any such al
legged complaint are investigated.
Resp J e SLIGH, P. M.
| Pres. Frank Binns, of the Mason
County Immigration Society, has re-
ceived word from the State Society,
asking for The SIS per month appor-
toned to this county for carrying on
the work The money should be raised
in order that MASON County may re-
ceive her share of the benefits that are
sure to come. We need to get the
right kind of people interested with us,
and get the County in the rank of the
agricultural counties, by the time the
numbering begins to s1acken, score
of years hence-and there is plenty Of
work for all to do.
The Peninsular's engine No. 8, is in
the machine shops, getting an over
hauling and new hues.
Joseph Garrett, farmer living near
Elma, was arrested the other day on
the charge of maliciously shooting a
hog belonging to c. S. Prickette, a
neighboring farmer. He was taken be
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