The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-02-12
Correspondence And County Notes.
HOOD CANAL, Feb. 9, 1897.

City for about ten days. He left tn
first of this week. Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis expect to follow him to A1ask;
in the spring.
HEAVY RAINFALL.-From ] Happily
weather observer at Union City, w,
learn that the total rainfall at tina
place for the month of November
December and January, was forty.
seven and sixty-six one hundredth.
inches; and for the year 1896, eighty
nine inches. AS the average annual
rainfall of Seattle is fifty inches, Ia
coma thirty-nine, Olympia fifty-six
Be11ingham Bay thirty, Port Town
send, nineteen and Neah Bay one
hundred and. five. It will be seen that
we have twice as much rain as several
places on the Sound, and very muc
more than any other place except
Neah Bay and approach quite nearly
to the rainfall of that place, which is
said to be the wettest spot in the
United States. Careful observ alton
has shown that it rains much more a
few miles up the Skokomish than it
does at Union City, hence it is no
wonder that this river gets, on the
rampage occasionally. December has
been the wettest month of the winter
with 1887 inches, followed however,
very closely by November with 1879.
At the meeting of the Riverside
Literary Society on the twenty-ninth
of January, the question that the
United States ought to recognize the
independence of Cuba was discussed,
and decided in the negative.
For change it was decided to have
a different plan for the next meeting,
and to have nearly an expression of
opinion as to what ought to be done
with school districts. Counties, cities
and individuals, which are unable to
pay the interest on their debts.
A. r. Burt and A. w. Fredson have
entered into partnership in the log
ging business, and are building a
camp at Riverside. They have bought
timber of Isaac Ellis there.
The mail schedule between Union
City and Shelton has again been
changed SO as to leave Shelton at II
IN. and arrive at Union City at 8 p. m.
returning at 4 p. m. and reaching
Shelton at q p. m. 1t took effect to-
day.
H. G. Hale having moved from Mr..
Webb's lower house to that of j.
Haupt1y, Mr.. Webb is having it re-
paired and reftted. The plumber be-
ing now at work, preparatory to his
moving into it.
Died. at the reservation Feb. 8,
Old Coush, one of the oldest Indian in
the tribe. A large share of his life
has been spent near Allyn and he has
been a somewhat noted Indian in his
day. This makes the fifth death
among them since the 1agrip first ap-
peared, all but one of whom have
been very old.
The 1agrip has in the main run its
course at Union City and the reserva-
ton, but is now beginning upon the
people at Hoodsport. Two very old
Indians recently died from its effects
the mother of John Walker, and the
father of Lew Jay, who was a half
brother of the noted Duke of York.
S.
Thomas Yorkston of Blue Canyon
and Miss Lube Jones of Olympia were
united in marriage in the parlor of the
Lura1 house last evening ID the pres
ence of few friends, Walter S. Crock
EFT, pastor of the Christian church, Off
ciating. The bride and groom took
the steamer Bay City for trip up
sound. Mr.. and Mrs. Yorkston will
make their home at Blue Canyon where
MIR. Yorkston is engaged in business.
The above is taken from the Whatcom
Blade. The bride is the: daughter of
M. E. Jones, of Hartstein Island.
The JOURNAL has one 6-months and
one 3-months scholarship in the Acme
Business College, of Seattle, for the
commercial and stenographic course.
which it will sell at half-rates. This
is first class opportunity for some
one in search of good business edu-
cation, and now is good time to &C
quire it, at low cost.
A man calling himself August Caul-
strom succeeded in passing two forged
checks, one on Pulles, of the Green
Tree saloon, and the other on Noschka
of the Tony Faust restaurant and
saloon, yesterday, purporting to have
been drawn by Sol. Simpson. Both
were of the same number and for the
same amount-$14, The police have
not yet succeeded in capturing their
man.-O1ympia Standard.
REGISTRATION NoTIcE.-Notice is
hereby given that the Registration
books for the corporation of Shelton,
are now open at the Office of the clerk,
for registration of voters for year 1897
G. v. Dunbar, Clerk.
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.
We have just received large con-
signment of goods from the east.