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MARY SMI IH
Compiling scrapbooks is onl.~
one of Mary Smith's many hobbies.
I?,orn Jan. 1 in the same year
Washington became a state, Mrs.
Smith ha:~ appropriately kept a
serapbool~ showing the~ tdstory of
Wa shington's statehood.
"I just love scrapbooks," says
:Mrs. Smith, who is currently
working on scrapbooks of John F.
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She also has amflss(,d a complete
record of her family tree and its
history,
Mrs. Smith is an avid reek col-
lector and has collected rock spec-
imens from ahnost all of the Un-
ited State,q, from Hawaii to In-
diana, and Texas. She recaJls that
whihl returning from back cast
on a car trip with her husband
some fellow travelers remarked on
how smoothly their ear had taken
the rougtl roads. When questioned
about this, her husband merely
opened the trunk and showed them
all the rocks stm had collected.
USING SOME of her smaller
reeks Mrs. Smith decorates boxes
all(] cover's wooden items, such as
the birdhouse she is presently dec-
orating. She also has a collection
of shells and several different pot-
ted plants.
Mrs. Smith was born in Kamil-
che and went to school at the Oy-
ster Bay Grade School. Her par-
eni:s were Joseph B. and Margaret
tlurley Durand.
Durand worked as an independ-
ent, or "type" logger in the Shel-
ton area. Mrs. Smith, along with
her four brothers and two sisters,
lived on their parent's farm about
a mile and a half from Kamilche.
In June, 1910, she was married
in Olympia to William R. Smith.
Smith was employed as brakeman
for Port Blakely, Simpson Logging
Company, and the Northern Pa-
cific in Tacoma. Around 1927 the
Smiths moved to Minnesota for
15 years where Mr. Smith was
employed by the Duluth Massabe
Northern Railroad. Returning lat-
er to Shelton he again worked on
the Simpson railroad.
Mrs. Smith is a member of Eas-
tern Star, Amaranth, and the La-
dy Trainmen in Minnesota. She has
nine nieces and nephews.
SELL BULL
Melvin and Ruth Newman, Shel-
ton, recently sold a registered Ab-
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Bertha Bundy, Centralla.
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ANNIE WHITENER
Sewing, cooking, and being a
homemaker have kept Annie
Whitener busy dm'ing her 88 years
in Mason County.
At one time, Mrs. Whitener
raised 13 children in her home.
She presently has, at the last
count, 19 grandchildren; five great
grandchildren; and "some" great-
great grandchildren.
"Ive always liked housework
and sewing but today's women
maybe have it a little easier. We
used to have to carry water in
and heat it before we could wash,"
says Mrs. Whitener.
Born near Kamilche July 28,
1876, to William and.Jenny Krtse,
Mrs. Whitener attended school in
Kamilche. Her father was among
the first pioneers in Mason Coun-
ty. He crone to Mason County
from Ohio in 1855 to take up log-
ging and farming. He was an ac-
quaintance of David Shelton, foun-
der of Shelton.
May 2, 1912, she married David
Whitener. Whitener worked as a
filer for Simpson Logging Co.
Mrs. Whitener is a member of
the Progress Grange in Kamilche
and presently resides in Kamilche.
She has three brothers, Mike and
Ralph Krise, Kamilche; and John
Krise, Nisqually.
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HELEN McREAVY ANDERSEN
Living in a large 74-year-old
house overlooking Hood Canal,
is a true pioneer woman of ]Wason
County, Helen McReavy Andersen.
She is an expert on pioneer his-
tory and is well-known for her
book, "How, When and Where on
Hood Canal".
Her parents were John and Fan-
nie Gove McReavy. Mr. ]VIcReavy,
was in the lumber business and
later owned and operated a gen-
eral store at Union. Her mother
came to the Northwest from Bos-
ton, Massachusetts when she was
three years old. Mrs. Andersen
was born in 1882 at the Occidental
Hotel in what is now Union and
was then Union City.
After completing grade school
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Mrs. Leone Elliott remembers
the days when Shelton had only
one ehm'eh and mini,qter. She and
Edward Elliott were married in
Shelton's only church, the Baptist
Church, on October 5, 1905. The
couples' first home was at Friskin
Y Camp ]lear Matloek. :Mr. Elliott
was then a brakeman for the
Simpson-Logging Company Rail-
road.
Mrs. Elliott was the only womm~
living at the logging camp for
some time. She didn't enjoy this
status and was glad to be joined
later by a Norwegian girl, who
couldn't speak a word of English.
She recalls her expe~lenee of help-
ing tim yom~g girl with her shop-
ping, as she lind to point to every-
ruing she wanted.
John and Henrietta Price were
tl~e parents of lilrs. Elliott. Mr.
and Mrs. Price raised their family
of seven girls and !bree boys on a
small farm halfway between Shel-
ton and Dayton. "It's a good thing
our family of 12 lived on a farm,"
chuckles Mrs. Elliott. "There was
LEONA PRICE ELLIOTT
always plenty to eat." She at-
tended the public school at Day-
ton.
AlWrER LIVING at the logging
camp, :Mr. and Mrs. Elliott moved
to a large white house on Frank-
lin Street, where she is still re-
siding today. For a long time the
Elliott's house was the only build-
ing on the street, which, incident-
ly, had no sidewalks. The creek
which flows through the front
yard was then covered only by a
board. She recalls the time her
visiting father-in-law stepped out-
side one night to take a look at
Shelton and returned dripping
wet !
Her husband later became sup-
erintendent of the Simpson Rail-
road. They had three children:
Mrs. Karl (Alice) Faulhaber, who
is now traveling in Viet Nam, and
a girl and boy who are deceased.
She also has one grandson, Mer-
vin Wingard, Seattle, and three
great grandch~dren.
When questioned about her hob-
bies, Mrs. Elliott exclaims, 'Tm
always doing everything!" This is
an accurate statement as she is
active in Eastern Star and the
Methodist Church, spends each
winter in Palm Springs, and en-
Joys gardening in the summer.
This pioneer woman feels that
the living is much easier today
and she enjoys taking advantage
of the many entertainment oppor-
tunities that weren't available in
the early days of Mason County.
in Union, she at¢ended Annie
Wright's Seminary in Tacoma. She
went to Whitworth College for
three years and then returned to
Union to teach music. Her interest
in music is still evident as her
house contains three pianos. Be-
sides teaching music, Mrs. Ander-
sen was postmaster at Union for
37 years.
She has enjoyed climbing in the
Olympics and playing basketball
and tennis. Her active life now in-
cludes memership in PEO, Pion-
eers of Mason County, Eastern
Star, Amaranth, Daughters of
Nile, Hood Canal Woman's Club,
Hood Canal Garden Club and La-
dies' Union Civic Club. Her his-
tory research and postal service
have earned her life memberships
in the Historical Society and the
Postm~isters' Club.
One of her pleasant memories of
the past is when she won second
prize in a popularity contest sport-
sored by the Shelton-Mason Coun-
ty Jdurnal in 1915. Her prize was
a trip to the San Francisco
World's Fair.
She also recalls the boom days
of Union City in 1892 when lots
were changing hands for $1;000
a piece, several stores Were spring-
ing up in tents, and there were
no less than nine saloons.
Although Union has change~d
greatly and the Occidental Hotel
where she was born is gone, the
view of the tree-lined canal from
Mrs. Andersen's home is much the
same. She and her husband bud,
a retired contractor, us~. only the
first floor of the huge yellow house
with its high-ceiling rooms and
tall, narrow windows. The living
room contains many paintings by
local artists and a f~scinating col-
lection
of Indian relics including
baskets made by the Skokomish
Indians.
What does Mrs. Andersen think
of women today? "They are sffll
nice," she comments. "However,
I don't feel we are ready for a
woman president yet. Women are
too sensitive to take the good and
bad of politics."
Marriage Licenses
Applying.for marriage licenses
at the Mason County auditor's of-
fice this past week were:
Richard B. Fisher, 19, Shelton,
and Stevalynne D. Hughes, 18,
Shelton.
Edward A. MagrudeL Shelt0n
22, and Cherry L. Bair, 19, Shel-
ton.
Arthur L. McDonald, 54, Se-
quire, and Jessie Sprague, 58, Se-
quire.
Henry A. Rose, 20, Shelton, and
Janet R. Johnson, 18, Shelton.
EMMA MeDONAIA)
Emma McDonald has lived in
Mason County all her life and tra-
ces her pioneer ancestry back to
her grandfather, Franklin Purdy,
for whom Purdy Canyon was
named. "I love Mason County,"
she says. "All my friends are
here."
She was born May 20, 1884 to
W. S. and Eliza Taylor. Her father
was from Maine and her mother
was born in Mason County. Mrs.
McDonald was born in Clifton (now
Belfair) and lived in Lilliwaup for
a time, but she spent most of her
childhood on a farm in Kamilche
with her seven younger brothers
and sisters. She attended the Ka-
milche grade school.
Mrs. McDonald still lives on the
original ranch she and her hus-
band, T. W. McDonald, began to
operate shortly after their mar-
riage in 1900.
Mr. McDonald, a native of Ka-
milche, was active in Shelton's
government. The couple lived in
Shelton during the years that Mr.
McDonald served as county com-
missioner, auditor and treasurer.
They had one son.
When questioned about her oth-
er relatives, Mrs. McDonald re-
pies, "I have too many nieces and
nephews to even mention!"
Blue-eyed 83-year-old Dollie
Simpson can remember when row-
boats brought doctors and mail
fronl Olympia to ~helton.
"I have watched not only Shel-
ton but Tacoma and Olympia grow
up ()vet' the years," claims Mrs.
Simpson, who used to hike all over
the Mason County area.
Mrs. Simpson was born near
Oyster Bay March 3, 1881, to Don-
ald and Margaret MeDonal(t of
Montreal, Canada. McDonald was
a logger in Mason County and
his wife worked in the McDonald
rind O'Neil General Mereantile
store in Shelton. Margaret Mc-
Donald became known as Mason
County's first businesswoman. An-
gus L. McDonald, Mrs. Simpson's
only brother, was employed by
Simpson Loggipg Company as a
thnekeeper.
During her childhood, Mrs.
Simpson attended school in Shel-
ton, the Sisters of I-Ioly Names
Convent in Seattle, and the Sisters
ounty
ecor
Belfair Justice Court
Frank Sanderlin, Belfair, third
degree assault. $15 fine, 10 dalVs
jail, suspended.
Jerry L. Judson, Belfair, negli-
gent driving, speeding 60 m.p.h.
in 35 m.p.h, zone, forfeited $44
bail.
Stoddard M. Walton, Shelton,
speeding 50 m.p.h, in 35 m.p.h.
zone. Forfeited $22.
Robert P. Kirschbaum, Bremer-
ton, speeding 60 m.p.h, in 35 m.p.h.
zone, forfeited $44.
:Tames D. Golden, Port Orchard,
negligent driving, involved in one-
car accident. Forfeited $32.75.
Kenneth C. Kovack, Belfair, ex-
ceeding posted speed, squirreling,
forfeited $17.
Dennis O. Wagner and Louis W. i
Jolliff, Shelton, fishing for game
fish in closed waters, both $10 fine.
Jerry Don Liles, Shelton, two
goeducks over limit, forfeited $15.
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DOLLIE SIMPSON
of Charity Convent in Olympia.
She recalls that a disobedient pup-
il migi~t be required to write
words or scrub floors.
July 22, 1902, Mrs. Simpson
married Roy Simpson who was
employed as superintendent for
Phoenix Logging Company. :Mrs. !
Simpson has one daughteL Mayme
Durand; three grandchildren; and
four greatgrandchildren.
Mrs. Simpson has been e~broi-
dering since childhood and still
enjoys it.
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