The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09
Correspondence And County Notes.
Hoop CANAL. Sept. 7th. 1893.

@ANALs oept. |tns 1873.
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The report Of the weather burea,
for August Ri63e1 31ks1oo of an inch 0
ram. Other years 1875 Of the past fiv,
give from to $500. There were
eighteen clear days, six partly cloudy
seven CLOUDY pSssh Shhd two on which
rain fell The highsSt temperature
was % degrees, tbeslowest AZ, and the
average 6S.1. This is the highest il
has been in Auga: in fonE years, but i,
was as high in JHlyiasitAis year and O
1896, and ia ls96itiiraaEs,ed ga. The
minin1dm forthis rnshttHwas az which
is higher than f6ifs saGfiayyaA ugust of four
years, others Having ff.atfged from 40
to a.. iThe average 49f this month
os.I' is less than sbSsaF, which was
oo.e' but more ttIaFh any other of the
past six years." whick have ranged
from 62.7 to IS. .,.oida !,
The observation-disclosures
that there may be ,Gyhs;derable rain
in the near future. bhring this year
previous to September. 1st, we have
had 1922 inches. q, DlHq5bpg the same
months last yearIwe had BIS, but for
1896 in the same timhsme had 4S.6, and
the average for Ave yenrs has been
4O'2S inches. Hehce-HiTs far we have
had 7.36 less thantheavcrage There
fore the probabilities afga that we shall
have more than uHsH5doths next few
months. AS ouEoBYeEaGe annual rain
fall for the last 6onr-oyaafs has been
1874 inches, thsidh asdtescare that we
will have not foRnf9vnK forty-e in
ches during the'6e4tfoaf months. and
as we have had or IF , 'ss8gdtienty nine hun
dredths of an iplSSf f Sar5itng the last two
months, which Isl less fer July aud Au-
gust for any oneNt ttaeupast FIVE years
except one, the puoba bhities are that
we may get quiteIaEsupply during the
next month. I'm 1894 we had only S.
100 during these tWo mouths, and Sep
tember gave us iashes.
Died on the skf3}]kfsagrnisP Reservation,
Sept. 4, Mrs. Marry LYelew, sister of
Dick Lewis a1ednahput fifty-eight
years. = eoa ..;.oc
J. E. Youngbleod began school on
the reservation last Monday, Samuel
Wyatt in the Todd district, and Mrs.
W. o. Daily at Tahooya yesterday.
Miss Carrie Robinson of the Upper
Skokomish lett last Monday to attend
the high school at Tacoma, and David
Daily of Union City has gone to Seat
tie to attend sch66l.
The Upper SkoRomish school district
cas- advertised for bids to build new
school house.
At the road election last Saturday,
N. Thue was chosen supervisor at
Hoodsport, whileAt Union City there
was tie between Thomas White and
H. c. Hale. Sc
Mrs. Frank Tagfl, of Spokane, was
visiting at Thongs Webb's the first of
this week.
The Hattie Hanson, the mail steam
er from Seattle: to Union City has
drawn off the route, having made her
last trip yesterday and to day. She
has sold out the mail contract to Capt
D. Trontman of the. Delta, who, report
says, offered five 1hlundred dollars for
IT, and the offer-Eas Immediately &C
cepted. Capt. TEeutman says that his
new steamer witlfbe launched in about
two weeks, and psready for use, about
the last of Octobefi
Thos. Webb fJohn McReavy left
last Monday for saHHss, Democratic con-
vention at Ellers}haurg, and their wives
accompanied thsfpc2,.~
Heavy fires are raging back OF Un-
ion City, but ve4y 4aar to it. S.