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Mary and Sam go fishing on t
Mary and Sam are fishing
for salmon on the Columbia
River. I on the
River, and they are fishing
now and seem. to have better
luck aflcr it rains“
Saturday, Aug. 27, 1949
Today I not sleep af—
ter 6 but did not get up until-
nearly 8. Cleaned house and
got started on my scrapbook.
At 2:15 I had completed the
as far as I can go with—
out the rest of my pictures.
Then Bud Bickle came down
to mow the lawn and he
fixed the lawn mower so it
does not die when you let it
The lawn good.
To Gorst and got my hair
'done and it better, and \
I feel good. Emmett
my car to the garage and ,
fixed my tire so we need not
worry about that that.
was bent. Evelyn and I went
swimming when we came '
home and oh how we
feel now. We sat in the sun
and To Betty Fis-
chler’s with a lot of flowers
after Skenes left. Had a nice
evening. Left my scrapbook
there.
Sunday, Aug. 28, 1949 .
Awoke early so got up and
ironed. Then the rest
of the zinnias and marigolds.
Cleaned house and put away
ironing. Packed my clothes
for trip to Columbia River
on Monday. Very warm out
although the barometer
is going down. This was a
very warm day, and I went
in swimming 3 times. Bill
and Evelyn and I were there
alone all day, and it was a
relief not to be overrun with
people. We fried chicken on
the outside stove, and it was
delicious. To Mrs. Morgans
and gave her a big bouquet
of my flowers. We had a nice
visit. Met Jimmie’s new girl.
In the evening I went to bed
early and had a good rest. A
nice quiet day.
Monday, Aug. 29, 1949
Today I heard Evelyn’s
alarm go off, so I got up too.
Got everything in‘ the car
Sunday but had a few things
to put in today. Left Belfair
at 8:20 and arrived at the
Columbia at 12:05. The sun
came out warm and bright
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and the road was fairly good
most of the way. Sam was
eating at the cafe when I
arrived, so he finished then
drove the car to the camp.
So, I unpacked my stuff and
straightened up the cup—
boards. We went to Chinook
for gear to mend Sam’s pole.
Then we went fishing. Got
one fine salmon and lost one.
Ahh, was Sam disgusted.
Very windy out so we did not
stay too late. Ate supper and
to Chinook to call Emmett.
Sam put the boat out. Get—
ting dark. It’s 8.
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1949
Last night it rained so we
slept till late. Before break-
fast sam and Don Bancroft
went up to Ilwaco for some
rope and when he got home,
he was in a hurry to go fish-
ing so I made breakfast in
a hurry. While they were
out Mrs. Bancroft and I car-
ried wood and rocks for our
stoves. Sat out in the sun
and watched the people on
the beach. Quite windy out
and it looks as thought they i
are catching fish. Mack is
smoking fish and so we shall
have some tomorrow. Sam
and Don with their pas—
senger came in with 7 fish
and oh were they happy! It
was about 8230 when they
came in so it was close to
9:30 before ate dinner of
some wonderful steak Sam
brought from Yakima. Em-
mett and Bill came just as
we got our stove to going so
they had coffee. To bed late.
11:30 for me.
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1949
Today the men got up at
15 to 6 and went fishing.
They came back at 10.30
with 2 salmon. Sam got one
and Bill the other. Made hot
Sem and Mary Theler pose with a string of fish. Courtesy photo
cakes and ham for break-
fast and everyone enjoyed
it. Then Bill and Emmett
made a nice rest room up
on the hill, so we are all set.
Cleaned up camp and car—
ried a little wood. The men
rested. Now it’s blowing up.
a good wind, so quite a few
will be coming in now. Very
warm out, oh it’s so lovely.
The men came in late with
2 more fish, Sam got one.
Emmett the other. So we ate
our steak dinner late, but
we enjoyed it very much. Ate
Flossie’s apple pie for des-
sert. The men took the fish
to the cannery, and we went
to bed fairly early. A big day.
A nice moon out.
Thursday, Sept. 1, 1949
The men went out early
and came back at noon with
6 salmon. One was Bill’s :
and'the rest were Emmett’s.
Was he happyi They ate a
big breakfast of ham and
hot cakes and then we took
some pictures. Put the fish
away in the ice in a hole in
the ground. The men mend—
ed the boat. Very warm out
andoh so many boats on the
river. In the late afternoon
the men went out again and
came in with 5 more fish
and oh how excited they
were. I had dinner all ready
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so they could eat as soon as
they came in. About 10:30
they started home for Bel—
fair all loaded down with
canned and fresh salmon. To
bed and hope to get a good
night’s rest. A nice moon is
out. Looks like a night in
Miami, Florida.
Friday, Sept. 2, 1949
A warm day. We did not
~ get up until 9:30 as the last
two days have been pretty
rugged. After breakfast we
went out in the boat but did
not get a strike! Started to
get windy so we came in at
one as we wanted to get back
from Ilwaco before Earl and
Ruby would come. To Ilwaco
‘ and got our groceries and a
lot of wood. Made toast and
tea on our return and had
some peaches and cream.-
Very good. Very windy out
and no Ruby or Earl yet.
Wonder if I got mixed up in
the day? Bancrofts caught 2
fish today. We went out fish—
ing and when we returned
found Ruby and Earl _here.
They had bought frozen
chicken and strawberries
and date nut bread, so we
got dinner and enjoyed it
‘ very much. Very warm out
and a nice moon out again.
To bed late after much talk-
ing and laughing.
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Saturday, Sept. 3, 1949
Today we all slept late so
we did not go out to fish until
10. We trawled all over but
did not have a strike. It be—
came so warm I went in and
lay down. About 3 the folks
came in with no luck either.
We were all resting when the
Ed Wichbergs came. They
sat and talked until 6 o’clock.
Then we went out again and
no strikes this time either.
We were certainly disgusted.
Home and cooked salmon for
dinner and it was delicious
with salad, potatoes, peaches
and cream. Sat around in the
evening and read the paper.
Earl bought the Sunday paper
at the store. Quite a few came
in that we knew from Bremer—
ton. The Bud Hines and the
chaplains of Philathea Chap-
ter and her husband. The old
Holland couple gave us a lot
of small wood. To bed early
after a walk out to the beach
to see the moon. A most won—
derful sunset tonight.
I Clydene Hostetler was a
longtime Belfair resident and
historian. She now resides
on a classic wooden boat on v
the Columbia River. She
has been researching Mary
Theler’s life for the past
years. She can be emailed at
clydeneh53@gmail.com
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