The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-29
Correspond encr And County Notes.
HOOP CANAL, April Is, 1898.

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bernardino, California, aged 81 years
She was born in Kentucky and cam,
TO this state in 1861, living first a
Olympia. In 1865 they came to tn,
Skokomish reservation, where Mr.
Knox was appointed agent, and where
they remained two or three wears
Many years ago they moved to South
ern California. which has since beer
their home, although they have made
occasional visits to Washington. She
was the mother of Mrs. Amanda J
| Webb and Mrs. Fannie E. Hale Of
Riverside, and of Mrs. Kate Blow OF
California, and the grandmother of
harles Leake, of Shelton She has
also numerous other grandchildren
belonging to the Webb and Hale fami.
lies IN this region, and FIVE great
grandchildren. She celebrated her
golden wedding a few years ago at her
home in California. She was a menu
Der of the Methodist Episcopal church.
having united first with the church at
the age of eleven years.
DEATH OF Miss EVA A. EELLs.
A telegram was received at the res
ervation last Sabbath, telling of the
death at Tacoma on that morning of
Eva Alice, second daughter of Hon.
Edwin Eells, aged twenty-one years.
She died of Cerebro-Spin al-meningitis
She was born on the Skokomish reser-
walton August II. 1876 but moved
away in 1882, her home having been
since on the Snohomish aud Puyallup
reservations and at Tacoma. She has
been a member OF the First Congrega-
tional church of Tacoma for the past
six years.
Died, on the reservation April Goth,
Old Bob, aged probably between
eighty-five and ninety years, the oldest
Indian on the reservation.
Bora, on the reservation, April IS to
the wife of William Miller a son.
Born, at the Skokomish Agency.
April 20 to the wife of Superintendent
}. f. Youngblood, daughter.
DIR. r. H. Lansdale whose death YOU
mentioned last week at Olympia, was
the government physician on the Res
ervation from 1873 tc 1876.
Misc Ko+o
the first of this week for a visit of a
month with her sister, Mrs. H. T..
Bryan.
Frank Hale has returned from steam
boating in Alaskan waters, and is now
on the Delta.
Last Sabbath the government Their
mometer went up to 70 deg which was
the warmest day since the eighteenth
of last September.
The trading steamer Mia was up
last week, and Captain Robinson says
that he shall make but one more trip |
next week, when he will lay her up
and go to work on his mines in the |
Olympics. He may start out again
with her towards fall and may not, as
he has an opportunity to sell her.
John w. Parker from Bingham
County, Idaho, is visiting on the reser-
walton, where he expects TO spend the
summer. He came, however, from the
Indian school at Carlisle, Penn. where |
he expects to return towards fall
Mrs. S. M. Eells is expected home
next Thursday, having been absent
ten weeks visiting relatives at Albany |
Oregon. and at Boise City, Idaho.
From the Olympic Miner we learn
that A. X. Burt is putt large NUM-
Der of telegraph poles, at Brinnon for
the Puget Mill Company, and that he
has secured a contract for a large
quantity of piles from the Colp1an's
of Seattle; also, Born at Holly, April |
10, to the wife Of F. Wyatt, daugh-
ter.
A frightful accident and one which
came near being fatal occurred at the
bluff, just below Thomas Webb's last
Saturday night, Miss Bessie BaN er and
Miss Maggie Keelty of Shelton were
driving along on their way to Union
City to visit the sister of the latter.
when they thought themselves on the
wrong road, as they had been once
that day, having never been over the
road before, and concluded to turn
around and inquire at Nr. Webb's.
Miss Baker got out, while Miss Keelty
remained in the buggy, but the bluff
was too narrow, and the buggy went
over the bluff, taking the horse and
occupant along into the river. COM
pletely drenching Miss Keelty. A
slight bench and the high tide stopped
the buggy from going into deep water.
Their screams soon brought help from
Mr.. Webb's, who cut the horse loose,
which was swun some distance down
the river and taken out. The buggy
then rolled down into deep water and
was not taken out until the next day
at low tide At the same bluff K. 5.
Graham, few years ago while riding
his bicycle, struck d stohe and was
thrown nearly into the river, so fright
eniug him that he would never ride it
there afterwards. Last fall the writer,
by picking up material put up a low
railing there for nothing and offered
-, -o,5 5;e+r;ct 70 rive the Ia bOr IF If