The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-10
Shelton. Friday, Nov, 10th 1898.
Personals.

Henry Volckart is now engaged in
the saloon business in Seattle.
Mcdonald & O'Neill have Just re-
ceived large safe, in which to keep
their books secure.
Miss Bertha Morrow returned home
Wednesday, from Olympia, where she
has been for some time past.
Mrs. Lew. Munson is expected home
this week, from her visit to California.
L. X. goes to Tacoma to day to meet
her.
Mrs. SCh1esener made a short bust
ness trip to Olympia Monday, there
being a few things in the notion line
not on her counters.
The w. c. 7. U. conducted the
services in the NJ E. Church, last
Sunday evening. The pastor, Dr.
Hickerson, was able to be about, and
made short address.
1t is reported that DR.. Beach and
Ole G. Hanson went out to Johns
Greek Wednesday after geese, and got
lost, not getting back to town till long
after dark. They failed to get any
geese, but brought themselves safely
home.
Miss Clara Ansorge's kindergarten
opened this week. Her little pupils
consist of Eva Yantis, George Wright,
Miltie Adams and Johnnie Shannon
house, but Vera Brewer, Midgie Leake,
and number of other small children
will join in a few days, and the teacher
will have her hands full with her
charges.
Attorney and Mrs. c. w. Hartman
expect to leave for California the latter
part of the month, where they will visit
a daughter of Mrs. Hartman The
length of their stay will be indefinite,
probably all winter. It may be that
Mr.. Hartman will locate in California,
and Shelton will lose one of its best
lawyers.
Hans Christensen, who has been
supported by Mason County for about
two years, died at the St. Peters
Hospital at Olympia, Tuesday, of con-
sumption, aged 81 years. He was a
native of Denmark and leaves a
wife (who had heretofore left him) and
daughter, who lives on the ranch
below town, or with the neighbors in
that vicinity.
Doug Shelton returned last Friday
from his summers work with Con-
tractor Lewis Shelton, who is now at
work surveying the fourth and last
township. Doug says he has enough
of the extreme humidity in the vicinity
of the straits. Cape Flattery is said
to have greatest rainfall of any point
in the United States.
Grand Chancellor Commander Ron
aid, Grand vice Mckay and Grand
Master of EXchecquer Mitchell Harris,
OF the Grand Lodge Knights of Ply
thias, will arrive today and pay a
fraterna1 visit to Pacific Lodge No. &C.,
this evening. The boys expect to
turn out and give the high dignitaries
grand reception.
Chairman John Forbes, and Chas.
Saegar, of the county tide land ap-
praisers, accompanied by J. S. w.
Shelton, their surveyor, spent two
days in attendance on the meeting of
State Land Commission this week
in the endeavor to get instruction as
to beginning work on the natural
oyster beds. The board evidently
does not know just where it is at, for
it failed to give the local board any
instruction, and probably nothing
further will be done with this class of
tide lands this winter.
Secretary Armstrong of the State
Board of health has compiled his an
nual report of the vital statistics of the
state, but they are VIGOROUSLY incom-
plete, owing to the dereliction of doc
tors, midwives and some county
auditors. Mason county returns COM
plete for the year show 50 births, six
deaths and ten marriages. If this is
not complete it is owing to the failure
to properly report to the county audi
tor. Justices and preachers who per-
form marriages; doctors in cases of
death and those who officiate at births
are required by law to furnish these
returns, and are liable to fine for fail.
ure.
DIED.-At Dewatto, on the 18th of
October, Margaret Munroe Dewar,
aged So years, beloved wife of Alexan-
der Mitchell.
CARD OF THANKS.
Be pleased, all kind friends and
neighbors, to accept my heartfelt and
most grateful thanks for your untiring
care and kindness in nlinistering to
the wants and trying as far as was in
your power to allivate the sufferings
of my dear wife, while laying on her
death bed. Such Christian acts as
yours will surely have their reward.
ALEXANDER MITCHELL.