The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-09
Shelton. Friday. Nov. 9th. 1894.
Personals.

Personals.
Chas. Horton was in town this week,
visiting his parents.
Tom Frazer and wife came back
from British Columbia Oh Monday
evening.
BoRN.-Union City,s Saturday, Oct
9th. to the wife of F. w. Pharris, a
daughter.
A nephew of w. w. Smith arrived
last week with his family from Illinois
and will make Shelton his home.
]. w. Hall leaves this week for San
Francisco, where he has received a
position in his old telegraph company {.
Will and Frank Freeburger were in
town Tuesday to put in their votes.
Will reports the store doing a good
business at Edison.
John Wyatt and family left Tuesday
for his former home i'll Frank
lin county, Illinois. He lately sold
his ranch to Ferd Stabenfeldt.
Master Joe Forrest was five. years
old last Friday and dozen of his
young playmates were called in to
help him celebrate it with feast.
Newell Day will move his family in
town next week, and occupy part of
the Kneeland tenant house on First
street, which is being papered and
repaired.
Judge Dunbar and Will Sargison,
who are sojourning at Hot Springs,
were expected home for election, but
failed to come. 1t is reported that MIR.
Dunbar is suffering severely from
Rheumatism, but is improving under
the bath treatment.
Representative VIM Callow came
"wednesday, and enjoyed the con-
gratulations of his many friends on
his election. Mr.. Callow fully realizes
the honor of being the first republican
representative from Mason County,
and the people may rest assured that
he will be true to them and their inter
ests in everything.
School examination was held at the
Court house yesterday, conducted by
Supt. Brumbaugh and Miss Minnie
Ford. The following applicants are
in attendance: Misses Della v. Walsh,
Hattie Callow, Ethel Brown, Cecil V.
Dunbar, Cora Duckworth and Miss
Young. Messrs Albert Caliow, Geo.
c.. Johnson and Brew, of Satsop.
MIR. Reese, representing the North
ern Pacific Express Company was in
town Thursday, and arranged to estab-
lish a branch office at Lew. K.
Munson, and will prove great con-
venience in the transmission of express
matter saving much trouble and ex-
pense. Everybody should encourage
the express by using it as much as
possible.
John Palmer, the Satsop mail car.
rier, met with serious accident, Oh
his trip last Tuesday. Which going
through the Lake woods his horse ran
away and threw himout. Jerry Frazer
who was driving some distence ahead
stopped the runaway and going back
found Palmer lying insensible on the
road. He was taken to Carstairs, and
found considerably bruised and injured
with probably shoulder blade broken
Young Jud Simmons made the return
trip with the mail and at the same
place the horse again ran away, and
has not yet been found. Jud got
horse of Mr.. Sharp and finished up the
trip.
The Olympia Steam Laundry hayt
notified L. X. Munson, the Shelter
agent, of the following reduction II
prices for first class work: shirts, &c
with collar, 1Oc; cuffs, Sc; collars, &c
overshirts, Sc; underwear, &c apiece
handkerchiefs, 1c, silk, 2Hc; socks
2Hc; neck-ties, 2Hc to 1Oc; and al
other work in proportion.
The populist vote was much reduced
so small in many instances that sew
eral precincts failed to include tina
vote in the figures sent us. Next weel
we will publish the result OF the offlcia
canvass, and comment on the popuils
vote.
Henry Wilson'S team took frigh
Thursday noon, and gave livel,
chase, doing but little damage
Henry was in with load of hay from
the Skokomish.
The election passed off quietly il
Shelton and other parts of the county
The weather being bad, the full vot
was not polled in many precincts.
A number of people expressed tne
opinion that the election would bring
surprise to many people.-It certainl
did surprise some people.
The republican ticket from top t
bottom was elected in Thurston count
including brother Scobey OF the Olyn
plan, for the legislature.