The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-08-31
Shelton, Friday. August 31sf. 1894


Miss Ella Williams is visiting in
Olympia.
Mrs. A. r Dipman visited friends
Il New Kanilche this week.
Miss Eva Kirkenda11 and Mr. Stem
n-r visited Olympia Monday.
Misses Jessie McDonasd and Mamie
Graham were visiting Mrs. Barbee in
Olympia Saturday
Mrs. E. krandclt, of Olympia, was
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
I. Alden this week
BORN, Sunday, August Doth, to the
vile Of Postmaster ]. Z. Sigh, a
daughter, weight Z pounds.
Vim. Detgan Is building q small
shop on ground leased of L. McPhai1
adj oining the hotel where he will
move his barber shop.
J. ". Rankine attended the Board of
Equalization last week and made the
usual protest against the assessment
Of the Northern Pacific Lands
Ed. Simpson was over from Union
City last Saturday On brsine IS con
nected with his logging operations,
He has the only camp on the river this
season.
A delegation of Hartstein Islanders
were III town yesterdcy, attending
"court" before School snpt. Brnm-
baugb in regard TO the organization of
third district On the Island.
The following families are having
smoky good time camping ont al
Saeg-r's landing Geo. Vogt1in, l. &,
kunson, ". S. Covi1l, Frank Wi1lcs
A. Marshal1's and Freddy Bell.
IS Fred. Drew, for Port Gamble and
John Norris log buyer for Tacoma
mill, came down Tuesday evening.
looking after logs. 1t Is reported that
4 number Of sales were made by ON
logg-rs.
Councilman J. NJ Lanmon, WHO
once logged on the old Satsop rail
road. was in town Tuesday, looking
rs over. No mistake, everybody
thinks Shelton the Eve1icst place on
the sound.
Mrs. A. ri. Frost is very SICK At he1
home down the bay Miss Florence
who was enjoying d "trip ont to Lost
prairie with Charley Saeger's family
Sunday, was called home IN haste IL
her mothers bedside.
Frank Boics, canvasseT Tor the La
Gonna Sum, has called a meeting at tn,
court house tonight to reorganize tht
peoples party here 1t is ruu1oret
that some of our Equal Rights friends
hare worked mp the meeting, hoping
to keep some of the populists from tht
primaries Tomorrow =
Industrial Superintendent. r ID
Shut, brought over the teachers at
tending the meeting AT the Skokornisi
reservation last Saturday Ihcrs
were representatives from the Puyal
lup. Ouin ault. Dnngencss and Cheha
lis agencies. Fun report of proceed
Ings In another column
Mrs. Marcns Knight and daughters
Jessie and Gvneth, left for their ney
home at Custcr, Mhatc0ul County
Yesterday, the household goods pre-
ccding them We regret very r1uch Il
lose this excellent family from Shel
ton society; but understand both Mn
and Mrs. knight have better pros
rccts in their new location
Miss Ella l. Swautou who gives tw'
entertainments here this week Is
prornincnt znembcr of the Eastern Sta
Order, being member of Minnezpoll
Chapter No. g. This chapter is sand 1
be the largest IN the world, having
membership of nearly LOG MIS-
Swanton Is wen posted IN the wsri
and the ladies who have recently ap
piled for charter In Shelton can &c
some valuable Suggestions from her
A buu with a catalogue OF nulsfor
tunes-hxc children and q victim @
the floods ON the Co1nmb1a- tog'cthc
with an ATTACK OF scarlet fever wEnca
left him unable TO do manual labor
struck town last week. He worked tn
horrible rattle IN his guIlct and gath
cred considerable cash because prOpl
Thought he was In q bad way 1t de
reloped that nothing was the matte
except bad dTyness, winch nothing
but beer. at the rate of three schooner
an hour wonld qnench- We notices
the names of several On this list VIII
could III afford TO give money VIII
VIII people give travelling menf1aran
anything when they need It as mucd
fhcmselrcs7 These bums travel be
cause 1t paws then, and they cscap
work This is the sixteenth t1Ine TIN
of6ce has been worked ON that racket
and we quit The next buu Will haE'
TO go through q lot of rcd tape to prov
his case. and also blow into Our bee
tester TO prove there Is NO beer in Ia
system