The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-05-31
Shelton. Friday. May 31st, 1895.
Personals.

Mrs. Galusha is down from Seattle
visiting relatives.
Mrs. H. Ashmun, from Mason
Lake, is visiting in Seattle.
BoRN.-To the wife of S. M. Rolf, a
daughter, Friday, May "a.
BORN Shelton May 18th to the wife
of DR.. w. M. Beach, daughter.
DIR. Frances Cady came in from
Portland Tuesday for short visit.
Herbert McReavy and H. L Setter
were over from Union City, Mond ay.
Lewis Shelton come in on the
Shelton Tuesday night, for a short
visit.
B. D Mills. was over from Clifton
Tuesday, comforting with the local
democracy.
L. L. Hunter is down Sound on a
buying trip again this week. Business
must be rushing.
A. r. Burt and wife came over from
Hoodsport. Tuesday to visit Mrs.
James McReavy.
Miss Eta Fredson contemplates
leaving for California shortly to spend
the sumner with her brother Richard
Colson.
Miss Emma Thomas is expected
this week to pay months visit to her
sister, Mrs. Angle, and aunt, Mrs. S.
Shelton.
Dr. Hickerson is reported to be very
low of typhoid fever at Cosmopolis.
Mrs. Hickerson is also suffering from
la grippe.
Harry Durrell returned last Satur-
day from his trip to Walla Walla, at
tending the X. of P convention. He
reports splendid time and pleasant
trip.
Geo. G. Mills and Harry Cowles,
advance guard of the Elks, came
down from Olympia Monday night, to
arrange for the coming entertainment.
Mrs. NJ. Fredson drove over to
Kamilche, Tuesday, to meet her
daughter, Miss Edith, who has been
visiting friends at E1na during the
the past week.
The following have been drawn to
to attend the session of U. S.
Court at Tacoma in July. Grand
Jury: Henry Winsor, Thomas O'Neill,
VIM. O'Shaughnessy; Petit Jury: j.
M. Downs, VIM. Wyatt, J. ". Day.
Capt. H. Theilen, formerly on the
Monte Cristo, is about ready to sail for
Alaska in his sloop Minnie Lawrence,
having completed taking in supplies
at Tacoma for the voyage. His family
and one or two men will accompany
him.
Shelton boys, Willis Shelton and
Frank Freeburger, students of Vashon
College and the State University res
pectively, are entering the lists for
athletic sports in the down Sound
tournaments, and are making rum
ming records for themselves.
Vim. Asmus, Sr. and John A. Asmus
left for the East Wednesday morning,
with Detroit and Chicago as objective
points. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Asmus
accompanied them to Tacoma and saw
them safely off. Grandfather Asmus
will spend the summer with children in
the East, and stay as long as the
weather agrees with him. John Asmus
NAV not return, but is we'll pleas
ed with his years visit and we would
not be surprised to see him back again.
If it is possible to get the tackle in
readiness, the big flag pole will be
erected Decoration Day, after the
regular program in the afternoon
The pole is 135 feet long. and will be
125 feet above ground when the big
ball and spike are added and placed in
position. 1t is perfect stick and will
be splendid land mark from the bay
or high ground on either side Of town.
1t will probably be interesting to
witness the erection of the pole, and
Decoration day will be the appointed
time to hoist the first flag.
The Receivers sale of the Washing
Southern Railroad properties took
place Tuesday, and the whole was
knocked down to the secured creditors,
who were represented by ]. D: Low
man, Fred Bausrnan, Lester Turner
and R. r. Spencer, Of Seattle banking
firms. The price was S49,OW. One
other bidder was present, Ralph Hop
kins, but he was unwilling to satisfy
Receiver Debson. as to his ability to
make good his bid. until the road was
sold to him,-and his bid was not con
sidered. Hopkins raised to $4,000
and the bidding might have become
spirited, if Mr.. Hopkins would have
satisfied the Receiver as to his respon-
sibility. The purchasers held the
Receivers certificates as well as LOT
of mortgage bonds, and Hopkins
claimed to have acme first mortgage
bonds. The plant is worth quarter
million dellars, but the contest was
between security holders. The mat
ter will be settled soon, unless Hop
kins contests the confirmation OF sale.