The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-05-18

wife Of VIM. Banks, a daughter.
The infant child of Geo. c. Morgan,
of the Satsop Gre amery Co., died la st
week
Fred Drew, log buyer for Puget Mil l
Co., is in town talking with Bordeaux
for logs.
J. L. Mcpherson, of Seattle was in
town Monday on business and return
ed by way of Union City.
Thomas Conant, of Wil1iamson's
Camp, has been called to Olympia by
the illness of his child.
Clarence Fisk was over from his
school at Dewatto last Sunday, and
reports a very successful term of
school
Hon. 4. H. Anderson was in town
last week, keeping posted on the rail-
road ress,-returning to Seattle
Saturday morning.
Tom Slocum has been taken over to
the Skokomish Reservation, and is
now living with Hank Robinson, and
receiving the attention of the Reser-
walton Doctor.
Frank C. Wiley will go on the road
for Brown Brothers Continental Muir
series, and will probably help our
county people to make Mason a great
fruit section.
DR.. Mcclure spent this week in den
tai work at the Webb His next visit
will be on June 4th, when he will have
all Appliances on hand for making
plates here in Shelton.
7. n. Ford, Frank Ruth. and L. L.
Talcott, Thurston County tide land
appraisers, examined several tracts of
oyster beds held by Indians on the
south side of Oyster bay last week.
Rev. G. F. Mead, who is now station
ed at Aorn, in Skagit County, was in
town Saturday, completing the sale of
his property corner of Sixth and Gotta
streets to Thomas Taylor, the. pur-
chase price being $500.
Martin Bingham is in from his Sat
sop ranch and reports catching Sea
or Artie trout, weighing forty pounds,
and as long as Winchester rifle. We
nave heard of such monster fish and
are forced to believe it, especially as
Martin can produce thehide.
Tom Hickey returned Monday from
California, where he has spent the
winter, leaving Shelton last Decem-
Der. He reports the weather fine, the
Mid-winter fair a trif1e exaggerated,
and says that the farmers and vine
vardists in the section visited, Napa
county. not feeling especially good
over the crop prospects. He has been
engaged in quicksilver mining.
Bates, of Bates Bros, undertakers
and enbalmers of Olympia, was in
town Monday, looking after business
III his line. H. L. Alden will act as
local agent for his firm in the future,
and will promptly attend to all orders
for caskets and funeral supplies.
Bates Bros. are the leading undertake
ers at this end of the Sound, and will
be found accommodating and reasonable
i'll their charges. They have lately
moved to neat quarters at 621 Main St.
SUDDEN DEATH.--B, F. Gay, a
Sound pioneer of long standing, aged
e5 years, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Walter Wiley, above
Oakland, last Friday evening. Death
WAS due to general debility and age,
the old gentleman passed away peace
FULLY. Mrs. Wiley was his only re-
naming daughter. Mr.. Gay came to
the Sound IN 1868 and spent much OF
his time i'll logging, later settling in
Ihurston county, and four years ago.
the marriage of his daughter to Walter
Wiley, making his home at the Will
ley place. The remains were inferred
in the old cemetery at Oakland, ]. B.
Rltner conducting the services, in the
absence of the Baptist minister.
y FALLEN MoNARcH-Frank Will:
bermen at his camps this week, and
favored them with novel sight, the
falling of the largest tree ever cut in
this vicinity. VIM. Hanson, of Taco
ma Mill, Edward Hall of jamestown
n. Y, and Chas. Penkeith, of London
a heavy English operator in Lumber
eter and "a feet in circumference, 3O(
feet high. 20 feet to the first limbs an6
contained about 80, 600 feet of lumber
The tree was first cut away sufficient
ly to admit the working of a twelve
foot saw, made for this especial tree
Nearly half a day was occupied in fall
ling it. The tree was decayed at tn.
heart, and was not perfect specimen
photographer Baker was out with hi
camera and took several views, on,
showing seven men in a row across thu
butt, with room for three more eonve
niently. The visitors were much inn
pressed with the horse teams, 'sdon
key" and arrangements for handling
our large timber; especially so wa
the English gentleman. The part,
also spent few hours On Lake Isabe
and captured lot of fine fish. MI
Penkeith was loud in his expression
of wonder. His firm was the first t,
indroduce Washington lumber in Eng
land six years ago, and says there i
no limit to its future there.