The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-20
Shelton. Friday, July goth 1894
Personals.

Capt. Burbank was in town this
week looking after his unru1y fold.
Mark Draham reports that he intends
opening new hardware store before
long.
Mrs. Nettie Freeburger leaves Mon
day for Salem, Oregon, to visit her
parents.
S. E. Smith, the State Insurance
Co.'S, travelling agent was in the coun-
ty this week.
Benjamin Vincent, Olympia S pioneer
ing after shoe business.
Till Shelton repo rts Chas. Granger,
of olympia, suffering from a severe
attack of rheumatism.
Rev. S. w. Beavens held the regular
monthly services at the Baptist church
last Sunday morning and evening.
The Misses Ready left Tuesday for
their home in Centralia. Mrs. Benny
Wiley accompanied them for a sh ort
visit home.
Rev. Geo Buzze11, the Epicopa1 min
lister will hold services in the Baptist
church on next Sunday morning and
evening.
w. H. Asmus opened an ice cream
stand on his corner last Saturday and
struck popular thirst, selling out
clean in a short time.
Mrs. Sarah Marshall and Maudie,
accompanied by Miss Johnson returned
last Tuesday, from a weeks visit
among Lewis county towns.
DR.. Riley, George Jones and party
spend several weeks prospecting and
exploring in the Olympics this fall.
The party will visit Mt. Rainier this
month
Chas Kinney left Wednesday for
Nevada, where he owns a good land
proposition Oh which he with others,
will operate irrigating bitches, and
cultivate.
The property adjoining this office
has been purchased by Miss Nina
Hunter, and will be occupied by Mr..
Hunter and family, as soon as paper
ing and other repairs are made.
Miss Sadie Morgan came down from
Black Diamond Tuesday, on visit to
her sister, Mrs. DR.. Beach. The young
lady has been attending Mills Senin-
airy at Oakland, Cal, and is now en-
ioviur her vacation
Frank Freeburger attended Olympia
Monday, for examination, for entrance
of the State University at Seattle
Frank was passed on his class stand
ing and is entitled to enter. We have
not learned of other applicants from
Mason County.
Mark Ayers has leased part of the
Williamson & 'Phipps Cranberry bog,
adjoining Arthur Taylor's on Oyster
Bay, and is preparing to go into the
business extensively. He has had con
siderable experience in Cranberry cu1
ture in the East.
Messrs. Winlock and Pendletor
Miller, sons of Mrs. Mary M. Miller
have finished their course at Yale col
1ege and returned to the Sound. Their
vocations have not yet been decided
but will probably he the charge Of
Mrs. Miller's interests all over thu
Sou nd.
Mr.. Welsh, 4 Montesano Shoe Deal
err, spent several days in town thi!
week, looking over the business pros
poets. Mr. Welsh came from Penn
brook, Ontario, about six years ago
He found here Mrs. Mcdonald, Mrs.
Huntley and the Lee Brothers, whose
parents were old acquaintances. Mr.
Welsh enjoyed his visit to Shelton and
his talk of old times and persons. HI
reports business in Montesano dull.
Messrs Castleman and Writ wer'
in town this week representing thu
Washington National Building Loai
& Investmen Association of Seattle
and its interest in Shelton. The as
ISOLATION has recently inaugaraten ;
new plan or division, in which thu
usual monthly payments are made to
ward paid-up stock, but the holder Cal
Withdraw ali money paid in at an,
time, and after one year receives in
terest at the rate of eight per cent.
Hartstein Island was we'll represe Mt
ed at the hub yesterday, M. o. Fuller
VIM. Kendrick, Moses Sutton, Geo
Walls, d. F. Young, J. M. Downs. l.
P. Contine and w. E. Felix being VI
on business. Hartstein Islanders are
working hard to secure the opening
a road across the Island and ais
have petition to be allowed to vote
bonds for road work. Many o
the ranchers find it difficult to ge
along and stay on their lands, AM
some road work would help them GU
in several ways.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.