The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-08
Shelton. Friday, Dec, 9Th 1898.
Personals

W. G. Rex visited Olympia Tuesday.
Gene Horton and Geo. Jones were
down from Olympia yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs S. D. Hicks are visit
in5 friends in Whatcom this week..
Hon. John McReavy passed through
here yesterday, fromsa meeting of the
Capital commissioners.
Louis Sears, representing Loman
& Hanford, was in town Saturday,
talking Christmas goods and sundries
with the merchants.
II. A. Todd, for several years resi-
debt Of Shelton, as master mechanic
of the railroad shops, expects to move
to Seattle shortly.
A. Fl. Anderson arrived Wednesday
night to assist Manager Mcdonald in
getting the business of the Washing
ton Southern railroad in shape.
L. H. Decker came from the Dec
ker settlement, Satsop Valley, last
Sunday, and says it rained the hard
est he ever. experienced on that day.
Nicholas Campbell andwife, parents
Of Mrs. James Horton, came West
recently from Montrose, Iowa, and
will make Shelton their future home.
TO Olympia next week and Capt. Tew,
of the steamer Willie, will occupy the
residence corner of 4th and Gotta
streets with the family of his son.
Miss Ella Williams and her mother
have reached San Francisco safely,
glad to get on terra firma. Ella writes
that Golden Gate Parke was visited
and the fair buildings appeared to be
but half completed
The sick list is about gone. Mrs.
Joe Doyle is up again; William Potts
is gaining steadily. Mrs. Hiram Dun
bar and Mrs. Forrest are also up again,
although Mrs FORESTS children are
confined to the house.
Mrs. J. M. Ellis, practical phrenolo-
gist and physiogno1nist. arrived We'd
nesday night, and is giving a course
of lectures in the Kneeland hall.
Thursday evening the ADMISSION was
free, and the heads of the people were
examined free of charge.
Richard Lynch, well-known log
ger from the Skookumchuck, at Cen
tratia, was in town last week, visiting
Joe Deer. He reports the old story,
logging dull in his section. He has
quite a stock on hand and has shut
down his camp for the winter.
Geo. Woodcock, John Ludgate, Os-
car Bailey, Frank Morris and William
Cooper, came oyer Tuesday from one
of S. G. Simpsons camps. They re-
port that the Camp will only shut down
until the 18th, while the company is
engaged in constructing a spur of rail-
road.
Atty. Jas. A. Mcdonald is now in
Olympia at work on his brief in the
big 1oggers' lien cases. The brief OF
the Blakely Company was served on
him last week The case involves
about 81 900 and fifty-two loggers about
Shelton are interested. Mr.. Melon
aid feels confident of his success, and
that the Supreme court will sustain
the decision of the lower court in favor
of the 1oggers. This office has begun
the printing of the brief.
SAVES HER TIMBER CLAIM.-The
Commissioner of the G. L. O. in 1891
rendered decision that lands which
had formerly been offered by the gov
eminent for sale, and since withdraw
from market, were not subject to en-
try. being "offered 1ands.' and order
ed the cancellation of all unpatented
claims. The timber entry of Mrs
Louisa Saegar was one of the claims
rejected, and she appealed from the
decision through Lawyer Hartman.
On November 3rd the Secretary OF
the Interior reversed the Commission
er's decision, and held such entries in
tact and subject to patent. Hence
Mrs. Saegar will get her patent IN due
time.
DELEGATES APPOINTED The County
Commissioners held a special meeting
this week and selected the following
citizens to represent Mason County
at the State road convention to be
held in Olympia on the 10Th instant
Levi G.. Shelton, representative; Jacob
Hauptly, of Union City; ]. M. Downs
of Hartstein Island, and Grant G.
Angle. The majority of the delegates
are men of considerable experience in
read matters largely in the want OF
roads, and can be relied on to add
few good ideas to the mass of opinion
at the convention.
E. C. Cross PosT, G. A. R.-This
post held its election at the headquar
tiers. last Saturday night, and elected
the following named for its officers
to be installed in January: Command
er. H. L. Alden; S. v. c. Geo. Cyphert
~. c.. J. B. Ritner; Q. M, c. I
Huntley; Chaplain, {. S. Dun bar; ON
Ger of the day. Samuel Ca dwell; offhce'
of the guard, Thos. Hughes; Sergeant
Daniel Kelly; Adjutant, E. Dunbar
The Post is prospering, and has addee
several new members of old veterans
of late.
THE EPwoRTH LEAGUE.-The ZIP
worth League held its regular meeting
in the M. E. church on Monday nigh
and made the following selections To-
its new officers: Mr.. F. T. N. Monblo
Pres; Miss Clara Ansorge, 1st V. +.
Mrs. Lille Dunbar, 2nd v. p; Mis-
Libbie Amber, 3rd v. F.; Mrs. Emm;
Shannonhouse, 4th v. p; Mrs. lren'
Day, Secy.; Mrs. Annie Hickerson
Treas. Did not get through with al
business and adjourned to meet iues
day evening.
BORN: at Kamilchie, November 18TH
to the wife of Fred Cumming, son
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