The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-24
Correspondence And County Notes.
HOOD CANAE. Sent % 1907

HOOD CANAL, Sept. %, 1897.
r. S. Grahasga fsEsaer superintend.
ent of the Skckouis&ssreservation has.
we learn, resignM afisronnect;on will,
the Indian department. and gone to his
old home in MfshigaA, with the inten.
ton of returning m The spring and eo.
ing 10 Klondike.
Miss Lulu Hain.sssof Seattle, came
last night to visit her sister, Mrs L. w.
Parkhurst. 49,
A sister of Captain Troutman from
the East is visiting at his Lilliwaun
| home.
Mrs. D. Troutmau has put up. dur
ing this season over two thousand
quarts of fruit, for her own use and
that of the steamer Delta, and she is
by no means done yet.
o. Kettlesbee, of sLiIliwaup has re.
Gently moved to Seattle.
Mr.. Little, livinga hear Humahuma
has cut his third crop of clover this
season, and it va. gIpwn on upland.
Chester Eerlssofth the reservation, left
today for Coppeyilles where he will at
tend the PugetSouad Academy.
Fishing has began on the Canal,
though comparatively but few have
been caught ais yet -.
Messrs Savage & Schofield have about
finished aseeoDihntYaet repairing the
skokomish bffSd|gss,a and will move this
week to the .fsssrYation, where they
will drive SOME piles. to protect the
banks of thatplaca
Some time la the fature the people
of the upper s&ofS5tn,i!ssh will tell their
grandchildrenspiesser stories of that
place, of how a cougar was killed with
an axe, and So s5 1f1atn5y' cries of others
heard and fresh trs;esks seen following
a man who wsnf fer q drink, and that
the men had to accompany their chill
dren daily to Apa :from school armed
with an axe ,oragans-s: S
SHELTON v 4. fI5 E,i,.FE Ro11c.-The far
mer folks of RAglt1n Valley enjoyed
social dancethessxening of the 10th
at the home ef.E.JG. Wyatt intended
as farewell tesAhas family OF S. G..
Ryan before sheirssdeparture east of
the mountains. "a Everybody carried a
basket and when they were emptied
the way the, gsbiig groaned showed
that the farm!SSs .wiyes know how to
prepare good things :as we'll as trip the
light Fantastic M.
1t is reported that considerable
number of hunters have recently gone
into the Olympic mountains, oyer the
O'Neill trail, after elk for their hides
aud horns. 1t is the duty Of the peo-
pie residing in that section to give in
formation of any such fragrant viola
lions of law coming to their notice.
The elk is almost extinct, and the law
provides stringent penalty against
such wanton slaughter of these noble
animals. At the proper season they
may be killed for meat, but never for
hides and horns alone.
DR.. KENNIcoTT, DENTIST, is per-
manently located at Shelton, and pre-
pared to do all dental work up to date;
Sets of Teeth-on Gold plate, Platinum
or Continuous Gum. Porcelain, Rub
Der; Gold and Porcelain Crowns and
Facings, Bridge work, Teeth without
plates, Fine Gold filings. Call and
get prices, one third less than city, for
first class work. Painless extractions
made, Teeth regulated made straight.
CHOW dislike the word, economy
"On what grounds?"
''It is such a queer thing. The
world condemns us if we don't prac-
tice it and despises us if we do. DE
troit Free Press.
For SALE CHEAP.-Bureau, with
French mirror; extension table; parlor
table; chairs; side-board with French
mirror; dining-room chairs; lace cur
tains; chenille portierres, French-plat-
ed mirror; stoves; dishes; glassware,
etc. for sale at very low rates. Call
soon on premises, Mrs, T. Fitzgerald,
Cor. 10th and Railroad streets.
A number of Satsop families picnick-
ing at Lake Newatze1 last Sunday,
felt aggrieyed at several of the en-
ployes from Camp 6, who went bath
ing in their usual swimming hole"
not far away, and filed complaint
against them before Justice Cooper.
The boys claim they we're at no time
exposed, and that the complaint is
frivolous,
There will be no preaching in the
Baptist Church next Sunday, but a
program will be rendered by the Sum
day school in the evening.