The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-10
Hoop CANAL. Sept 2. 1897.

HOOD CANAL, Sept. z, 1897.
The weather report for August show
.S4O1 of an inch of rain. The highes
temperature was s8 degrees, the low
est A., with sc as the mean. The mum
Der of clear days was %, partl,
cloudy, 2, and cloudy 2. The pev1al
ing wind was from the north. Raj,
fell on only, two days. 1t has beer
the dryest month of the year thus far
Died at Hoodsport, August u, Ivan
only child of Elmer and Lora Clark,
aged one year, lacking four days.
Miss Dora Whitlock retured las
Tuesday to her home at Riverside
from Seattle, where she has been a
work during the past spring and sum
mer. Miss Ethel Hale come at the
same time from Seattle, where she has
been on visit to her brother w. S
Hale.
Messrs Savage and Schofield with a
crew OF seven men came about the
middle of last week to begin work on
the Skokomish bridge.
Quite number of Indian families
LETT the reservation last week Wednes-
day for the hop fields at Sumner.
Rev. F. O, Lamoreaux of Shelton
spent last week Wednesday fishing on
the Skokomish river about six miles
from its mouth. With a friend he
caught about fifty trout. May he
prove as successful as fisher of men.
E Simpson has moved his logging Q
camp from Holly across the Canal to
Helmers. :,
Friday morning a fresh coat Of
snow was seen in places on the Olym-
pic mountains.
A. w. Guisler has rented the Brin-
non for ten years, leaving his family
there however, he has gone to Skag-
uay for the fall where he expects to
find employment in shooting horses.
H. L. Bryan began teaching school
at Riverside last Monday, VIM watson
at Hoodsport, and Miss A. Han1ein on
the upper Docewallaps the previous
where each of them taught last
winter. Miss Ida Eells, who taught
last summer at Harrison, has gone to
Snohomish city to teach G. C. John
son has began teaching at Beef Har-
Dor and Mis- Gertie F. Eells began at
Holly last Monday.
Jud Todd returned from Seattle to.
day where he has been to see about
the fishing interests of the Canal.
He reports himself as ready to buy all
that are offered, but that the price for
the present will be only four cents for
silver and two for dog salmon.
w. C.whee1er returned from Tacoma
Thursday. He has taken his family to
Allyn where they will stay a short
time before returning home.
]. Macomber and wife returned home
last week from Port Townsend, having
finished his duties as assessor. His
four eldest children leave this week
for Port Townsend to attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. r. Cain arrived from
Kansas today to visit their daughter
Mrs. T. Robinson. They expect tc
settle in the state.
Mr.. Keller's brother and sister OF
South Dakota are visiting him at Brin.
non.
Lieut.. Learned of Vancouver, with {
squad of soldiers are canped at Brin
non. 1t is presumed they Are mapping
the country.
]. Thomas of Holly went to Seattle
Friday to meet Mrs. Steward of Colo
RADIO to whom he WAS married.
The ship Enoch Talbot took 1875
piles, II spArs And 100000 shingles,
from Union City this morning,
Mrs. ,CrAnmer And daughter of
Washington D. C. Are visiting Mrs J.
McReAvy.
Thomas Rule returned to night to
his home in Hoodsport from Frazer
River, where he has been fishing fol
over two months.
v. Finch of Hoodsport completed
last week a contract of building g.
rods of road, an extension of the roat
to Lake Cushman road, to ferry
across the lower end of the Lake.
VIM. Smith was elected road super
visor of the Hoodsport district las
SAturd Ay, And Thomas White At I'm
ion City. :