The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-24
Shelton, Friday, Nov, oath 1898.
Personals

Personals
Billy Clark is out again, and gaining
slowly.
City election, one week from next
Tuesday.
Chas. Asmus is ont again, after d
weeks illness.
Lawyer Hartman spent several days
in Seattle this week.
G.. w. Freeburger spent last Sunday
in the Capital City.
Frank Duncan and Frank DOWN,
were up from Olympia Tuesday.
Cashier ]. D. Riley made a busin ess
trip to Olympia, on Monday afternoo n.
Chas. Pole is back in Mcdonald &
O'Neill's again. Business must be
rushing.
Mrs Rose D. Resler, nee Yantis, of
Bucoda, is visiting her parents in
Shelton, this week.
J. r. Mcdonald, L. L. Hunter and
CsS. Brumbaugh were incoming pas
sengers, Tuesday night
Mrs. Cha.. Wivell and children are
visiting Capt. Mi1ltr's family and
Mrs. Wivells mother, in Seattle.
Miss Maggie Kelly returned last
week from her visit to her sister, Mrs.
Frank Fredson, at Port Blakely.
Attorney John Arthur was in Shell
ton last week looking up so me bust
ness matters for John MGR eavy.
The Volckarts, Mary and julius,
moved to Seattle yesterday, to join
their brother Henry for the winter.
Mrs. W.-O. Griffin returned home
last week from a visit of several
months to her old home in Canada.
John Brewer is now in charge of
James Brewers shop in Olympia, and
expects to move his family there for
winter, returning in the spring.
Rev. c. w. Beaver held services in
the Baptist church last Sunday and
spent short time in Shelton in get
ting acquainted with his congregation.
Mr.. James, who has an interest in
an addition north of town, was in Shell
ton over, Sunday. looking over pros
poets, arctic of the lively times of go.
Gene Horton came down from Olyn-
pia, Tuesday, for d look at Shelton.
Gene returned last week from an ex-
tended Eastern trip, which included
the sights of the great fair.
Father Wo1fgang conducted services
in the Catholic church last Sunday.
The attendance was unusually large,
as Father Wo1fgang only makes occas-
iona1 visits to Shelton. The number
of Catholics i'll this vicinity is quite
large.
Mrs. V. L. Williams and daughter
Ella will leave for California next
week to spend the winter. Mrs. Will
1am's real object in going, however,
is to visit her aged mother, and also to
arrange her estate interests in her
former California home,
Miss Bertha Fever arrived from
Hamilton, Ontario, Monday, to spend
the winter with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Asnus. She is a sister of Mrs. L. AS
mus, who spent the summer here, and
who took to her home in Canada good
opinions of Puget Sound, and of Shell
ton.
J.R. Mcdonald spent Wednesday in
town looking after Washington South
ern matters, leaving for Seattle
Thursday morning. Mr. Mcdonald
reports his full assurance of better
times in the spring, and hopes to get
the Washington Southern railroad in
good shape for the rush.
Receiver Sheafe has not yet been
discharged from custody of the Wash
ington Southern by the Court, but
Manager J. r. Mcdonald expects to
come down again Monday to take full
charge of the plant. The only delay
was in settling clam of Pat Judge,
which has been done.
Miss S. B. Cox returned last week
from her visit to the Worlds Fair.
Of course the Art galleries claimed her
attention, and she returns fired with
new ambitions to excel 'in her chosen
art. She has arranged for another
class in painting and will remain In
Shelton some time.
Frank +. Williamson returned from
Seattle Wednesday night. He reports
that his company will make aconsider-
able payment to the logging employees
on the first of the month. He, also, is
sanguine of doin big business in the
spring, as the markets are looking up
somewhat and conditions improving.
ESntOn spencer fSCuIucu lIOiu his
eastern trip last Thursday, having
been goue over two months. He took
in the fair, visited friends in York
state and his old home in Vermont.
Returning over the Canadian Pacific ,
he ran up against the customs offiacils
and was forced to pay S16 on plush,
lining and ornaments for cloak he
was bringing home. This is an exam
of the tariff, he says.
Martin Bingham returned from the
East last week in good shape, barring
fall from depot on the U. p. which
caused him to lay up few days tc
nurse sprained arm. His main OBJ
.ject was to sell his invention of a
patent eave-trough hanger, but he de-
layed in getting his castings made
until the hard times had shut down the
manufactures, and he was forced to &C
to Philadelphia to get the work done
and then was unable to get his price
However, he left matters with ar
agent, who will get him. good pay fol
his Invention when times brighter
again in the East. He is also full Of
the Worlds Fair, and its wonders fur
nish ample food for thought aud inn
provement.