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Page A—1 6 — Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 ART SHOWS YEAR ROUND ROTATING at Belfair Storage! “Autumn Orange” Barbara Treick contact information: Web Site: www.barbaratreick.com www.facebook.com/Barbara'lteickArtist/ {Bi FAIR [stirsrotricii Acrylic and Collage by Treick Oct. 1 Oct. 30, 2020 Mon-Sat. 9—4 Closing reception Sunday, Oct. 25 from 3:00 — 5:00 pm. If you are interested in displaying artwork, please contact Belfair Self Storage Office: 360-275-2257 0 manager@belfairselfstorage.com 23270 NE State Route 3 0 Belfair, 98528 Because "Not Racist" Isn't Enough... I Facilitated book discussion at it annuals! Saturdays, 10-11:15am. October 10 - November 21 i Online via Zoom Kendi writes with personal power in that all of'us might understand and act more fully against the wrong of . racism. He’s readable, thoughtful, and helps us lean in to the long road out of racial inequity and injustice. " Facilitated by Shelton area pastors Jeannine Daggett and Brenda Satrum. Zoom link provided at registration. . Obtain your own book (free EPub version available for download/ online use). To register, Email: welcomehome@faithshelton.or9- REAL ESTATE OPERATION DURING THE STAY HOME, STAY HEALTHY ORDER The real estate brokerage industry shares the (lovcmor's priorities. The industry’s paramount concerns are safety of the public home; and the prevention of the spread of *Offcr video tours appointment only; the COVlD-i9 virus. Accordingly, *All persons entering home or office must wear cloth face mask. *Provide hand sanitizer *Limit iunount of “touching surfaces” real estate brokers will limit‘ 1 personal interactions to the greatest extent possible and will engage in-person only when necessary, and by following these strict protocols: to broker only DIST. CO W. 150 Sanderson Way Shelton, WA 98584 1-800-826-8959 0 (360) 427-8084 O'IL *ln~pcrson activities must be by *Limited number of persons inside Brokers who strictly follow these protocols are permitted to engage in the following in person activities related to the purchase and sale of homes: *Conduct listing presentations, lake property photos, and create virtual tours for new listings *Facilitatc signing of contract documents *Preview and Show listings by appointment only *Facilitatc inspections. appraisals. buyer ‘Xt'alk-thrn,” and key delivery. 0 Motor Oils Hydraulic Oils Industrial Lubricants - Automotive Oils Metal Working Fluids - Greases Gear Oils - Solvents Antifreeze 0 Cutting Oils - Job Site High-Volume Commercial Diesel Fueling - Pump Repair, Tanks, Nozzles, Grease Guns - Heating Oil Delivered - h Furnace Stove Oil - Kerosene HISTORYATA ounce Life of a true pioneer woman , he following is adapted from a I family history written by Ada Frances Myers-Hanscom. Minnie Belle Ridings was born in July 1864 at Ford’s Prairie, near Elma._At the age of 16, after com- pleting the “Fifth Reader” in a little school house on the prairie, she was hired by a Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, who insisted on her attending another term of school while help- ing around the house (for $2 a week). In 1882, Mr. Sargent heard that a school near Chapman’s Cove in Mason County needed a teacher, and he encouraged Minnie to take the job, which paid $20 a month. Minnie followed this advice and journeyed to Captain Miller’s place on Hammers- ley Inlet, where she boarded while she taught a four-month school term, af— ter first traveling to Oakland to take the teacher’s exam. Meanwhile, a logging camp fore- man from Michigan named Daniel Rudy Myers (born in April 1849) had caught*“Western fever” and come out to Puget Sound, where he found work as a logger in Mason County. On July 4,1882, both Minnie and Daniel attended a celebration near the Miller home. Minnie and her friend Eva were riding on a large sWing that swooped out over a ravine. The swing broke, sending Minnie into the ravine and leaving Eva clinging to the rope. The young men at the ’ party all rushed to Minnie’s assis- tance, thinking she must be seriously injured, but brush had softened her By JAN PARKER fall and she had only minor scratches. (Eva had broken her collarbone and was taken by rowboat to a doctor in Olympia.) Daniel was among the men who rushed to Minnie’s rescue, and by the end of summer they were engaged. Minnie‘collected her $80 salary and returned home, stopping in Olympia to purchase goods for her wedding dress, gifts for her family and a small metal trunk. In April 1883, Daniel rode horseback from the farm he had bought in Shelton Valley to Monte- sano to obtain a marriage license, and then on to the Ridings’ home. It was dark by the time he approached the house, but Minnie had placed a light in the window, which brought Daniel “safely to port.” p Minnie and Daniel were married on April 10, 1883, which was Dan- iel’s 34th birthday. Minnie baked the bread for the wedding feast. For the trip from the Ridirigs’ home to Shelton Valley, Minnie’s belongings . were placed in a dugout canoe, which was poled by Indians down river to Elma; The bride and her goods were then loaded onto a stage wagon and delivered to Olympia. Her new hus- band met her there and together they traveled by steamer to the end of Big 3mm ANNOUNBEMENT This undated photo is of Minnie Belle Ridings Myers. Courtesy photo Skookum Bay, site of the fledgling town of Sheltonville. Upon arrival, their goods were dumped ashore, and i before the wagon arrived to take them to Shelton Valley, the tide had floated away chairs, tables and other goods for the new home. Daniel and Minni'efarmed-in Shel~ ton Valley for 24’years, raising five girls along the way. In 1890, they were able to build a house and move out of the two-room log cabin they’d been living in with their first three daughters. In 1907, when Daniel’s health began to fail, they sold the . farm and bought a house in Shelton. Once they had built an addition to the house that enlarged the 'ning ‘ room, provided an extra bedroom, and added an outdoor toilet on the back porch, Minnie began to take in board- ers. Three of her adult daughters paid board and three young school teach- ers joined them. Daniel died on May 11, 1911. Min- nie continued to keep boarders for nearly 40 years. According to her daughter Ada, “she was such a good manager that she managed to take care of herself always with no help from charity (perish the thought) or no pension or benefit of any kind.” Minnie died in 1951 at the age of 87. In an extensive obituary, the edi- tor of the Journal wrote, “With the passing of Minnie B. Myers comes the realization'that the last of the true pioneers of this community has left our midst. She was of a race of hardy women who endured what seems to us luxury-ringed moderns as incred— ible hardships in order to settle, civi— lize, and cultivate a wilderness. Yet with all the hardships —— or perhaps because of them — she lived to a ripe old age, maintaining excellent health, amazing energy, and a keen mind un- til the very end.” I Jan Parker is researcher for the Mason County Historical Museum. She can be reached at parkerj@hctc. com. Membership in the Mason Coun- ty Historical Society is per year. Landon Grayle Humphres, a boy, was born on September 11, 2020," to Heather Ann Elizabeth Petitt and Eli Andrew Humphres, at Capitol Medical Center in Olympia, WA. (‘ull us today at 360-42044 l 2 or visit musom‘ountyucom to subscribe or to place an aulvcrtiscmcnt.