The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-13
Correspondence And County Notes.
HOOD CANAL, Nov. IL, 1896.

I1OOO SiANAl<, AMY. IL, 1910.
On the thirty first of Oct. the people
of Riverside raised sixty foot f1as
pole, at the school house, the flag hav.
ing been bought by the school district
on the recommendation of the Crane
Army. Last Friday evening at the
meeting of the Riverside Literar,
Society the flag, twelve feet long, was
raised for the first time over the schoo
house. 1t was first presented by H. C,
Hale, Chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors, aud President of the Society to
J. M. Sweetlaud, member of the
Grand Army with appropriate re-
marks, to which Mr.. Sweetland replied
at length in a speech about the flag.
After this Mr.. Sweetland raised the
flag, around which the Society sang
''Rally round the flag boys" and
| "Three cheers for the Red, White and
Blue" and the cheers were then given
with will. Many of the exercises of
the evening had reference to the flag
and many patriotic songs were sung,
Mr.. Hale having kindly loaned his or
gan for the occasion.
During the heavy rains of the past
two weeks, considerable snow has
fallen on the Olympics. The snow in
that place is however rather later than
usual in other years.
Since it has been known that Nc
kinney has been elected the Puget
Mill Company have announced that
they will start up their other saw mill
at Port Gamble, which has been lying
idle, and Myers, the cannery man of
Seattle has sent word to A. E. Todd &
Co. of Union City, to continue to pur-
chase salmon for him as long as they
shall be offered, the former saying
that had Bryan been elected they
would not have done so and the latter
that he would have given orders to
stop buying fish. Thus the Canal is
alreay feeling the benefit of the judg-
ment of the majority of the people of
the United States.
Miss Essie Webb is preparing to
leave for San Bernardino, Cal. about
the fifteenth of this month. She goes
to help take care of her grandmother,
Mrs. ]. T. Knox, whose health is fail
ing and does not expect to return I'M
til next summer.
VIM. Foster of the Upper Skoko-
mish has crew of men at work moy-
ing his house to higher ground so as
to be better prepared for the winter
freshets.
The Revenue Cutter Grant came to
Union City last night.
Col. Roberts who was struck with
paralysis a few weeks ago is slowly
improving. The G. A. r. of which he
is member expect to move him to
the Soldiers home at Orting
Miss Ida Eells, teacher at Harrison
paid the reservation, her old home
a short visit.
We regret to learn that the fish trap
of Sweetland and Hale at the mouth
Of the Skokomish went out during the
late rain and swift water. thus caus-
ing the loss of their summers work.
S.
are guaranteed to give satisfaction go
to Hunter & Eatons. x
NEW KAMILcHE, Nov. 8th. 1896.
Everything is quiet here since cleo
ton.
The Simpson Logging Co. unloaded
two new donkey engines here week
ago. They were fine lookig machines,
being double engines with automatic
spoo1s attached.
The Blakely Cos. agent at this place,
Mr.. Morford, has had.his office repaint-
ed and papered and has now a fine
looking place in which to transact bust
ness.
The Magic Lantern man exhibited at
this place last week. He gave us
Bryan's picture on canvas as 'our next
president Election returns would
indicate that he gave us the wrong
picture.
Mrs. Shannon has moved down from
the Summit where she has been keep
boarding house for the r. r. Co. She
is now OCCUPYING one of the houses
lately built here.
The Favorite came in last week hav-
ing in tow the ''Po1ly" loaded with ties
and lumber. The old gun boat has
been stripped of her machinery with the
exception of her boiler and looks as If
she had seen hard times.
The train made two trips to Ka1nil-
che election day which made it quite
convenient for the voters in this vicin-
ity.
T. H. Nelson has his new house on
his ranch almost completed.
A new daughter arrived at the home
of Fred Taylor the 30th.
| Nelson & O'Hare have been catch
| ing quite a number of salmon lately.
They report the fish now as pretty
scarce. RESIDENT.
KAMILCHE, Wash. Nov. 3, 1896.
Miss Martha Purdy of Union City,
is staying with her sister, Mrs. Win
TAYLOR and attending school.
Dalbert Webb, of Olympia, is cam