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Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A-31
MARY'S MEMOIRS
Seventy eight years
ago, life on the canal was
just starting to turn the
corner into fall, with the
hot end days of summer
yielding some early fall
bounty. Salmon-bakes
and corn-feeds! Mary
has plenty of visitors
this week to help enjoy
the fruits of late sum-
mer. It's also a notable
week for Mary's extensive
thoughts about major
events in the lives of
some acquaintances-a
mental illness, a contro-
versial marriage and a
death.
Thursday, August 18,
1938
Today I was quite
busy for Sam went to
Bellingham
to attend the
American Legion
Convention and
to see the boys.
There was not
so much doing
in the store but
there were lots
of odd jobs to
clean up and in
the evening I
cleaned in the
house some. I
gave Rudy some of the
salmon and we had some
of it fried and oh it was
good. All of us enjoyed it
very much.
Friday, August 19,
1938
A fine clear day and •
we had a busy day so all
of US had plenty of work
to do. Charlie went up to
my Dad's and raised the
kitchen so he can shut
the door and took him
up some of the baked
salmon this evening.
Picked some beans for
tomorrow and took my
Dad some stuff he had
ordered. Charlie baked
the salmon and it was
lovely and how we all
ate. He surely was proud
of his work. Sam came
home about the time
we were closing up and
I started home in the
panel and had a flat tire
in front of the lumber
shed. So they tried to fix
the tire but gave up and
Sam took me home and
then he went to the club
meeting at the old gym.
I cleaned the house and
now it is all ready for
Sunday. Got all my stuff
put away and my picture
I don't know where to
hang. Charlie bought a
weed puller in Port Or-
chard and it is a dandy
for I tried it out and the
weeds come out and it
takes all the root. Now
I'm going to write to
Alice and to Annie and
then I'm going to bed for
my eyes seem to hurt to-
night which is unusual.
It is wonderful out on
the water tonight and I
would like to go swim-
ming if I have someone
to go in with.
By SEYTA
SELTER
Saturday, August 20,
1938
Louie and Grace and
the children came down
and woke me up about
11 and so I got out and
got them all to bed and
it was quite a job. t took
Grace's mother to her
tent and then I started
back to the other tent
and I could not see and
when I found out where
I was I had my hand
on the stove out by the
kitchen. I worked in the
store most of the day
and in the afternoon
went swimming with the
children and they had
a lot of fun.Teddy and
Richard caught a lot of
small crabs and enjoyed
the beach very much. In
the evening,
Henry and
Laurice and
Sam and I
went to the
dance and had
a good time.
There were
quite a few
people that I
knew there,
including Bill
Stevenson
from Port
Orchard. He told me
that Paul Worthington,
whom I knew, had gone
insane from worry over
repeated operations
on his mother who has
diabetes. He had a good
business and made quite
a lot of money and had
a wife and two small
children. I was sorry to
hear this for it had been
so many years since I
had thought about him
that he had become but
a memory. Bill said he
was going to see him but
they told him it was no
use for Paul could not
recognize him. Berry
Eddy and I did all the
polkas together and had
a lot of fun. Home late
and to bed.
Sunday, August 21,
1938
Got up late and made
the breakfast for the
gang and was there a
lot to do with all the
children and the dog in
Charlie's shack and the
stove going and every-
one talking. Louie and
Grace went to the ranch
and I started the dinner
and cleaned the house
and made the beds and
got all my work done
before they got back.
My Dad and Henry and
Laurice came down for
dinner and we all ate
together outside and
how all enjoyed it. I took
some group pictures
out on the lawn and I
hope that they turn out
good. I'd like to give
them for presents this
year. The folks went on
the six-thirty ferry and
I cleaned up the house
again for in the evening
there was going to be a
corn feed. Sundstroms
Children play in the grass along
came down for a few
minutes and would
not stay for they were
on their way for a ride
down the canal. The Bill
Cady's and Wflliam's
came down and we ate
all the corn we could and
oh it was fine. Mrs. W'fl-
liams was on a diet and
could not eat corn and
Sam was not hungry so
we did not eat as much
as I thought we would.
But we had a good time
and the evening was a
lot of tim. To bed late
and I surely was tired.
Monday, August 22,
1938
A fine day and Ruth
and her two sisters did
the wash and it was all
out early. In the ajar-
noon we checked the
money orders and did a
lot of odd jobs and got
the store cleaned up af-
ter the weekend. I went
to bed early for I was
so tired that I could not
seem to do any writing
this day. Mrs. Beck's
mother and father are
here from the South and
they are having a lot of
fun.
Tuesday, August 23,
1938
Another fine day and
all the ironing done and
the windows in the store
are clean and they sure-
ly look good. Sam went
to Seattle and was sup-
posed to get Annie and
missed her so we had
to get her and the two
children in Bremerton
tonight. We had a good
day in the store and still
did a lot of work. No
excitement around here,
only Johnnie Beard and
Margaret Stephens were
married last Saturday
and will the old man
be mad when he comes
home and finds this out.
Morton Bennetsen was
down to the store and
we had quite a long talk
Photo courtesy of Seyta Selter
Hood Canal. This photo was found in Mary Theler's photo collection.
and he said they had we made the cornbreadas they are this week.
a good trip on the way and it turned out very I've had many visitors
north. He had a garage well and how everyonemyself lately, friends
in Stockton and is doing ate it. The meal was a and family squeezing
fine. I'm so glad for he is grand success and we the last out of summer.
a fine fellow and should all enjoyed it and after- My friends" 5-year-old
now be enjoying a lei- wards went to the house twins were entertained
surely old age instead and talked for a longfor hours watching the
of suffering from some time. Fred Muste diedtiny crabs scramble out
ailment. Fred Muste is today and they have from under heaved-over
very low from cancer sent atelegram to Mrs. rocks at low tide, and
and Mrs. Gladwin is do- Gladwin who is over to swimming in the sunny
ing all she can because Soap Lake as she is in afternoons. They had
she is about the only charge of all his affairs, never done these things
one he will let do things Sam has his will in his before and I was struck
for him. Mrs. Gladwin safe and now he is wor- with how lucky I am to
inherits all his property tying just to whom he is have grown up with this
at his death as it is no supposed to give it and canal life that hasn't es-
more than fair that she now decided to make the sentially changed. I can
should do all she can at one who gets it show a hear summer revelers
this time. Mrs. Irving court order so he will up and down the canal
has built on their house not be obligated in any packing in and driving
and it looks very nice. way. That is the right home, as the golden rays
There is always need procedure I believe when of evening sun turn into
for more room when the the administrator hasshadows just as they did
kids grow up. not been appointed. Well 78 years ago.
now I'm going to bed and
get a good night's restSeyta Selter is a life-
for I am tired although I long lover of Hood Canal
did not seem to do much and resides in Union.
this day. Sam is asleep She is a visiting profes-
on the sofa and he surely sor at The Evergreen
enjoys it. State College, as well as
-- a passionate amateur
Everyone was re- genealogist, archivist
ally going for it with and family historian.
the end-of-summer funShe can be emailed at
times in Mary's day, just seytaselter@gmail.com.
Wednesday, August
24, 1938
This was a very hot
day and in the morning
he and the kids and I
went to the ranch and
picked the crab apples
and got some of the
tame blackberries and
had a good visit with my
Dad. Then we went to
the house and canned
the crab apples and put
the rest in the pan for
jelly. I went to the store
and worked the rest of
the day and got all the
things ready for the trip
around the loop tomor-
row. The Paul Hitch-
cocks were in the store
today and they went up
to see my Dad and then
came down to see the
house and we had a good
visit. Her hair is snow
white and she is as pret-
ty as ever. Mr. Paul had
on whiskers like they
have all over the country
around Aberdeen for the
Pioneer Day. He is as
big as ever. I did not get
to the beach until after
but Annie had Jack fix
the corn and Charlie had
the fire going and then
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