The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
Shelton, Friday, July 18th 1894
Personals.


College Saturday.
Allan Campbell is III town rustling
insurance in the New York Life.
Mrs. w. o. Griffin left last week for
Klbride, Ontario, over the Canadian
Pacific.
Chas d. Garfield came down Monday
to join the tide land appraisers, in
their oyster bed reserve work.
Doctor Beach spent some time this
week, over at Union City, attending
Mrs. w. h. Early, who is quite sick.
Chas. Springer of the Olympia Door
& Lumber Co., spent two days in
Shelton after any new business in his
line.
Mrs. H. L. Alden was brought home
from Olympia last week, and is still
quite i'll, although Mr.. Alden reports
Improvement
have gone down Sound on a buying
trip, stocking up the new general
merchandise store.
Mrs. Capt. Ed. NJ iller and her broth
er are up from Seattle, paying the
Miller place visit, and inspecting
Capt. Eds spring work.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Denton have
disposed of their music house and
agencies, at Olympia, and have moved
to their ranch on Oyster Bay.
B. F. Ruth has been employed as
surveyor for the local tide land board.
Chas. Norton, Mac. Draper and Jack
Yoder, have joined the crew.
Commissioner Nance is the hold-Over
hence the Canal section will elect no
commissioner this fall. The other two
districts will select candidates, how
ever.
the University of Washington will be
held for this district at the Olympia
Hotel on July 10, by Prof Mark Bal
ley, Jr.
Phil Ashmun and the Schumacher
boys returned from A berdeen Tuesday
On account of the strike, the mill.
were all closed, and they were thrown
out of work.
Ed. Simpson was over from UniOr
City this week, arranging for thu
scaling of his logs in the Tahooya
river, he having disposed of the whole
to Port Gamble mill.
Miss Florence Frost, for nearly three
years an employee of this office, is tax
ing an enforced vacati on this week OF
account of cold. Miss Ella Williams
and W. S. Ellis are on the sub. list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew. Abbott and sol
Wallace, Miss Ella Williams and r. ]
Elliott went over to the Skokomisl
river last Saturday morning, returning
Sunday evening. But they did no
have the good luck to catch any fish.
Vim. Wyatt left for the races a
Tacoma this week with Black Dia
mond, Albert Wright's running horse
He returned Tuesday, the races having
been postponed, owing to the strik
and the circuit horses could not reacl
Tacoma.
Lew Munson is i'll Tacoma on TIL
grand Jury. w. b. Eaton was called OF
special service, in place of Il nunbe
who failed to connect on trains. Sar
Ogg and ]. B. Shelton are also dow
on the petit jury.
Judge Mason Irwin drove over from
Montesano last Saturday, and ex
amined the crazy Indian, "Old Bill,
found running about on Hartsteil
Island He was committed t
Steilacoom, and Sheriff Duckwortf
took him down Monday. Mrs. Irwin
accompanied the Judge on his trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lapworth arrived las
Saturday to spend the summer at thei
place at Island Lake. Their daughter
Mrs. Rosenberg. with children an
nurse, came up from Seattle Monday
and will spend several weeks at tn
lake. Mr.. Lapworth reports that var
dals have destroyed some of his fru
trees ana SlOlCu OlHtI property dOOl
the place.
W. H. Kneeland attended the nice
ing of the Republican State Centrs
Committee at Tacoma. Saturday. Th
State Convention will be held at Spt
kane Sept. 10Th. 489 delegates ar
provided for, alternates are to be cho
en-, but no proxies are allowed.
was recommended that county CONVEX
tons be held September 9th. Maso
County is entitled to five delegates.
1. O. o. F. Installation. The TO
lowing were installed as officers fo
Shelton Lodge No. g., at Wednesda
evenings session, by w H M Dunbar
installing officer. Robt. Lee, N G,
Pole, V G, L X Munson, S, Tho
McLarty, II S, N G, 10. Wood, L S,
G, D M Duckworth, r S, V G., c
Dunbar, L S, V G, Robt. Elliott, c
Adams, o G.