The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-08
Around The County.
HOOP CANAL. Feb. & 1oo,

HOOD CANAL. Feb. S. 1901.
DlED-At Seattle, Jan. 49, Herman
Hegaas, aged twenty-six years. He
had been troubled with appendicitis
three or four months ago, and partially re-
covered from it, but it returned, when the
doctors told him that he would never be
permanently well until he should have an
operation performed. and that there was
no danger in it. 1t took, however. several
hours all of which he was under chlorform
and it was evidently too much for his heart
for he died that evening. His home about
all his life was at Union City until few
years ago, when he went to Seattle. Con-
sequently he was brought to Union CITY
where ne has one brother and three sisters
buried. and last Friday he was buried there.
Home services were held at Seattle and
also services by the Order of Foresters
IN Seattle. of which he was member. and
again services at the grave at Union CITY.
About fitty of his friends and acquaintance
gathered at the latter place in respect to
his memory, from Union City, Hoodsport,
and Tahooya, including those who came
with the body from Seattle. These were
his mother, Mrs. E. Hegaas, his brothers
and sister, John E., Edward, Fred and Miss
Eta Hegaas; his brother-in-law, Capt H
Leighton and daughter Alice, his cousin.
Martin Johnson. and Miss Lulu Haines
A beautiful profusion of flowers covered
the casket in the shape of an anchor, harp
wreaths, bouquets and the like. His rela-
tivcs, and also his friends at Union CITY
we're very much affected by his sudden
death.
Another sad accident occurred on the
reservation on January goth by means of
which Cora Allen, aged three, daughter of
Henry Allen, lost her life. She was carry
ing some blazing kindlings from the stove
outdoors, and when outside her clothes
caught fire and she was burned terribly
from the lower part of her dress all the
way to the top of her head. DR.. Hamilton
was called from Shelton as soon as possible
and dressed the burn. but it was impossi-
BILE to save her. She fingered eleven or
twelve hours and died at two o'clock the
next morning She was buried last Satur-
day, amidst large number of sincere
mournerS
Word has also been received of the death
OF Mrs. Kate Whitney at Quilceed, Ian.
27th. at the age of about fifty three. She
was the sister of Mr.. John Walker and
Henry Baker of the reservation. Her hus-
band, c. Whitney, died at Seabeck many
many years ago.
The weather report for January gives
II.85 inches of rain and melted snow all
but about half an inch fell during the first
part of the month 1t is about half an
inch less than the average for January for
the past eight years. The average rain for
this month has been about eight and three
fourths inches ranging from a. % to 10. 80.
The average temperature for January was
thirty-eight degrees about the same as for
eight years. The snow fall was FL. 8 inches
There were eighteen rainy and snowy days
twenty three cloudy ones, four partly
cloudy and four clear ones
w. A. Ashby, agent for Thomas Sizer of
the Tacoma Marble works, was around the
Canal last week. canvassing for tombstone
monuments.
The Union City sawmill is undergoing
repairs. but will soon be in running order
again. The roof has been raised several
feet. new carriage was put in, alsoa band
saw and other improvements, costing in all
about three or four thousand Dollars
Edwin Eells, wife and son, of Tacoma,
came last week from Chemacom, for
weeks visit to his brother on the reserva-
ton, and to the scene of his former labors
as Indian Agent. S.