The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-27

Hoop 4sAN,1 A,aoa 1907

HOOD CANAL, Aug "a. 1897.
i Messrs. ". Bryce, of New York an,
;. Hopper audT Ebe Homan of LAX,
Cushman, starteu s7nto the Olympic
two weeks ago from the Lake for
hunting expedtion,'of a month. TIL,
ship Enoch Tarbofeame to Union Cit,
the first of last Meek and is now load
ing with piles at Burt and Fredson'.
camp and shingles, from the Union CT
ty mill. >, es+.
Robert Taylor and wife have moved
from Shelton to.sthe Webb ranch te
keep house for Jay Todd.
W. c. Wheeler left the reservation
last week Tuesday for Tacoma, where
ne will take position on the Ledger
under the new management.
Mrs. John Latham and Clara Peter
son left Union City for their home in
Tacoma. Edwin McReavy left for
stanford University, California at the
same time.
Mrs. Blanch Hall, of Snohomish.
came to Union City last week for a
visit at her uncle's W. o. Dalby.
A petition is being circulated for the
| establishment of mail route direct
from Shelton, via Riverside to Lake
Cushman by land.
Quite a number of people have been
having an outing at Lake Cushman
during the latter part of this month:
more so than at any other time during
the summer, there having been about
twenty-five there at one time, week
before last. Other parts of the Canal
have also received a few more than
hitherto.
Mrs. w. B. Haines leaves tonight
tor her home in Seattle aftere
two-week's visit with her DAUGHTER.
Mrs. L. w. Parkhurst at Riverside.
Her granddaughter, Miss Jessie
Whitlock accompanies her for a visit
in Seattle.
Miss May Eells also leaves for her
home in Tacoma tonight, after visit
OF nearly four weeks at her uncle's, M.
Eells, On the reservation, Her cousin.
Arthur H. Eells, accompanies her.
Miss Kate Hale left last week from
her home in Riverside for her broth
er's, w. S. Hale, in Seattle, She does
not expect to return as the ia mi1y in
tends to remove to Port Madison in
the near future.
Mrs. Andrew Robinson and daught
er Idell, of the upper Skokomish, have
been spending the past few days visit
ing friends at Riverside, Union City,
and the reservation. They returned
home yesterday morning.
]. H. Todd, of the banner ranch, is
erecting a new house on his place.
The family had reunion last Sunday
preparatory to the leaving of Kay
Todd for school at Minneapolis next
Thursday.
Reports from the hop fields are so
encouraging that large number of
the Indians are planning to go to pick
in the near future.
Samuel Webb returned home from
Point Roberts yesterday morning, and
George Webb arrived from San Ber-
nardino, California in the evening.
Died, on the Skokomish reservation
Aug. 20, an infaut daughter of Mrs.
Big Frank, aged about one year.
The two miners who have been dig
ging for coal on the Judson Todd
rach, above Mr. Webb's, have stopped
for the present, without finding coal.
They have run a tunnel nearly hun
bred feet long, at an expense of about
one hundred dollars. They have for
the present gone into the mou ntains
for a couple of weeks, but feel sure
that there is coal further on, so sure
that they promise to find it Tor FIVE
hundred dollars, or else if they do not
find it. to take nothing. The question
now is to secure the money required.
+. Miss Mamie Sherwood, who has been
working on the Puya1lup reservation
for the past year, returned last night
for visit with her mother and other
friends at Skokomish. She was &C
companied by Miss Mollie Jud and two
other friends. S
The Sons and Daughters of the Pho
neers of Mason County announce that
their third annual reunion will take
place in Shelton, on Saturday, August
18th, at the Grove. The committee in
charge has arranged an interesting
programme and Rev. Myron Eells, of
Union City will deliver the annual
ora ton. The public is cordially invit-
ed to attend the exercises and pleas
ant afternoon is promised. Bring
your lunch baskets. and prepare to en-
Joy a good time. The Pioneers should
all make il point to attend the re-un-
ion, as it only comes once year.