The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
Correspondence And County Notes.
HOOD CANAL, Oct. q, 1896.


Christian Endedvor at Skokomish or
the seventh of this month elected the
following officers to serve for the mex
six months: President: A. P. Peterson
Vice President: L. w. Parkhurst; Re
cording Secretary and Treasurer: Ed
win F. Eells: Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. S. M. Eells.
The steamer Violet of Union City
Captain Herbert McReavy, is running
on the Canal as far as Port Gamble
collecting fish for the Port Angelo.
Packing and Canning Company a
Port Gamble they are transferred t.
the Company's steamer Rainier. The
competition between this Company
and the Myers Cannery of Seattle OF
which A. E. Todd & Co. are agents
has advanced the price of silver sal
mon from six to eight cents each in
this region, which makes our nuiner.
GUS fisherman glad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter returned to
their home on the Skagit last week
after visit Of near week at Mr.. J.
Bones of Riverside, Mrs Baxter being
Mrs. Bones daughter
The Schooner American Ranger
brought small load of things for the
reservation last week from the Puyal-
lup Agency and returned on Friday.
taking with her hundred bushels of
Waxen apples from the reservation for
the school at Puyal1up. The Waxen
apples alone have thus far been picked,
two hundred bushels of them having
| been stored for use, and about as
many more have been given to the
Indians.
A comica1 letter started for the post
office at Union City last week, as it
had on the back of it eff not delivered
in 100000 days to be returned to me.
Union City Wash.''
The Humahuma school district is
building a school house, S. A. Lewis
and Capt. Lindemau of Union City.
doing the work.
Mrs. M. G. Snow will close her three
months school at Tahooya next Friday.
after which she expects to leave i'm
1nediately for Seattle. She has had
two or three other positions offered
her to teach in this County, but has de-
clined them all.
We regret to learn that J. L. D. Amor
of Riverside, who went to Seattle sew
era1 weeks ago for medical care is not
much if any better, and fears are en-
tertained as to the result. He is at the
Providence Hospital.
Col Roberts of Union CITY. is very
low, having been paralyzed on one side
last Thursday. Dr. Wells was called
but it is doubtful if he ever RECEIVERS.
permanently, though he is a little
better now.
A. r. Burt closed his logging camp
at Riverside yesterday, where he has
been hauling piles for the bark Can
ada. She will sail for San Francisco,
the last of this week.
The Riverside Literary Society held
its first meeting for this fall last week
Friday. The question, Shall the Gov
eminent own the railroads was dis
cussed and decided in the negative.
KAMIJCu4 Oct 10 1905
Mrs. P. Lee, of Kamilche, left last
week for Iowa, where she will visit
with relatives.
S. X. Taylor has returned from
Olympia where he has been for some
time.
Miss Iva Smith, of Satsop, is visiting
Miss Clara Kennedy.
Charles Wilson's dance was fine.
The large attendance surprised every
one.
d. M. Duckworth and John Moore
gave logging bee last Saturday. A
large number attended and a great
deal of work was done.
MT. anu MIS- OdV1Q Ellison were IN
Olympia last week.
D. r. Helser has returned from
Frazer river, where he has been for
the past three months. Dick does not
think this country is half as good.
Robert Swan and crew are hauling
logs at Little Skookum Bay.
Pete Peterson took solitary walk
the other morning.
A. J. Smith returned from Olympia
today.
Will Cal1ow came over from Shelton
to attend the dance.
Joe Durand and family intend NOV
ing their home in Kami1che, to the
woods where Joe is bnsily engaged in
logging.
Albert Ellison has almost finished
his new home and will give dance
the oath of this month, to which all
are cordially invited.
Eugene Taylor is in Olympia this
week. $3.50.
Murder in the First Degree.
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