The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-08-24
Friday. August oath. 1894.
Personals.

Ralph Harris has icmoved to the
Patterson-Jones place.
Jean F. Riley was in Seattle on
bank business Wednesday.
w. H. M. Dunbar is laid up with a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Miss Mable Ta1lentire, of Olympia,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Ella
Williams.
Will Forbes and wife returned from
British Columbia last week, and will
remain in Shelton for the present.
Mrs John Shaw and children have
moved over from Allyn to join her
husband, who is employed in Shelton.
Mrs. Sullivan, of the La Mode Mill
merry store, at Olympia, was canvass
ing in town this week, for Magazines
Miss Sadie Simmons, daughter of
NJ. c. Simmons of Oyster Bay, has
been learning to manipulate the tele-
graph key at J. w. Halls office.
Mrs. M. F. Knight has secured a
school in Whatcom County, near Gus
ter, where Marcus is now in the
single business, and will shortly
move down.
Chas. Springer was in town this
week, and found several orders for
stock from the Olympia Door & Lun1-
Der Co. He reports an improvement
in his trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Shelton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli Robinson, and Capt. and Mrs.
Winsor spent several days out on the
Skokomish river this week, camping
out and enjoying the fishing.
Messrs. Maxwell. Vogtlin, Alex
Marshall with their ladies and child
rem, Johnnie Morrison and Miss Mag
gle Kelly, w. S. Covil1 and family,
were enjoying a picnic at Walters
landing last Sunday.
Dr. Beach was called to Ed. Simp-
sons Hotel at Union City to attend
James Purdy, who is quite i'll OF
typhoid fever. He advised taking the
sick man to the Hospital at Seattle,
which has been done.
J. F. Karshner, who will be remein-
bered as the lone rancher on the far
Wynooche, snow bound last winter, is
visiting his family at Tumwater. He
brought young elk with him, which
is now as tame as a lamb.
Miss Maggie Besse fell from bridge
at Olympia last Sunday, and was un-
conscious for some time, besides receiv-
ing injuries to knee, which has been
crippled for two years from rheuma-
tisn. Mrs Hunter, a sister, from
Hunters point is staying with Miss
Besse.
Mr.. Cowles, father of Mrs. w. S..
McCool, left Wednesday morning for
Dayton, Columbia County, where he
has number of children and grand
children, with whom he will live in
the future. He has spent nearly two
years in Shelton and finds the climate
very agreeable.
B. S. Barger and the Editor visited
Franklin Purdy's and Henry Latham S
on the Skokomish river last week, and
enjoyed several hours fishing. While
we failed to capture any very large fish
the sport was good and about 80 fish
brought home-not enough to make
our promises good.
VIM. Shorter and family Mrs. F. T..
N. Monblo, Mrs. Rex and Wallie, and
Mrs. Hiram Dunbar and Lulu are
on a camping trip, and are said to
be enjoying themselves in pleasant
spot near Arcadia. Mrs. Susie J.
Hutchinson, Mrs. A. E. Freeburger
and Miss Belle Monb1o joined the
party on Wednesday.
Herman Richau who conducted
small store and tailor shop in Shelton,
committed suicide at Steilacoom last
week, by cutting his throat with pen
knife while walking with an attendant.
He was sent to the asylum from his
home at Aberdeen about a month ago.
He leaves a wife and four children and
was a member of the A. o. w.
Frank Tuell and Will Freeburger
made a trip over to the Coast at Gray's
Harbor this week, driving over to
Montesano. The boys report splen-
did time on the beach, and hundreds
of city people disporting themselves
in the surf. A large number of vete-
rams and sons of veterans are enjoy
ing the simmer reunion at their
home in Westport.
The veteran fisherman, John Hol-
gate, with party consisting of Messrs
Tillinghast, C. B. Hurley and Edmond
Seymour, of Tacoma, and Julius h.
Seymour, a New York lawyer, spent
several days fishing on the Skokomish
last week, with headquarters at
Lathan's. Besides reveling in fish
diet the party took about 125 pounds
to Tacoma packed on ice.