The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-11-08
Friday, November Sth, 1895
Personals.

r. Buell. was introduced to the Work
men Monday night.
L. K Munson was on a trip down
Sound this week, filling up his holiday
lines.
Mrs. John. Miller Murphy, wife of
the pioneer editor of the Olympia
Standard died Monday.
Joe Doyle has sold his home and
other interests in Shelton, to Thos.
Hagner, his brother-in-law.
W. A. Freeburger is travelling about
the country with small company in
Producing patent medicines which his
Arm compounds at Montesano.
The Eastern Star is preparing a
farce, Woman Free Masonry, la
Lease" and other parts to be given in
an entertainment during the holidays.
Otis Whitney, of Cosmopolis. was
in town this week, Strengthening up
tax matters, which had become some
what mixed under previous admins
trations.
Dillon Avery, who was struck by
the lead line at Williamson's camp
last week, has been on the streets this
week. Not being user of liquor, his
flesh wounds are healing rapidly,
J. H. Todd was in town this week
soliciting funds to connect the new
road from Webb hill to Johns creek
bridge. When completed this new
route will avoid all the hills that made
bad travel on the old road.
Curtis Beers has sold his farm, stock
and implements in Egypt valley to
Doc. Swarthout, who intends to make
stock ranch out of it, raising chiefly
hay and stock for his market. Curtis is
thinking of trying something besides
farming for change,-but the JOUR
NAL advised him to stay by the farm.
George Q. Adams, who died in Egypt
Valley, on Oct. Goth, was born in Penn
sylvania Sept. End 1922, and was Is
years old at the time of his death. In
1880 he moved to Michigan, in 1875 to
Kansas, and came to Washington in
1887. His son Lester, and family de-
sire to thank the friends and acquain-
tances for their kindly assistance
during the illness and burial of their
father.
Rex's boat filled with fine geraniuns
has been pretty lawn ornament dur
ing the summer, but during this week
of frosty weather it has been superb.
The fountain playing at night coated
the plants with ice, and the long icic1e
pendants, the bright flowers and green
leaves formed pretty winter scene.
By means Of the fountain the plants
have been successfully thawed out each
morning, but will hardly stand through
the winter. Baker took photograph
of the lawn boat Tuesday.
Fred Woods reports that colony of
So families from Todd County. Mimi,
are arranging their affairs so as to
come to Washington next spring with
the view of locating. One of them
will come out in advance, and we hope
to see him interested in Mason County
AT this time a great many tracts of
good lands, both large and small, can
be bought cheaply and we do not know
of any place on the Sound where the
promise of good market for the
future is better.
MARRIED:-In the parlor of the Ho-
tel Dipman, Wednesday evening at
o'clock, Rev. F. II. Webster officiat-
ing, Mr.. Bradley Brazel and Miss
Linda Butler, both Of Shelton, were
united in the holy bonds of marriage.
Miss Bertha Robinson and Fred Bur.
dette supported the couple. Brad is one
Of the we11-known Brazel brothers, who
have been employed in logging about
Shelton for several years past, and the
bride is the eldest daughter of Mrs,
Walter E. Wiley, of Willey's Mill
The young couple have a host Of
friends who are congratulating them
". r. Early reports that Union City
is a scene Of activity at present, :
large number of fishermen operating
in the Canal, making their head
quarters at the city. Tuesday four
steamers were in taking shipments OF
salmon for the canneries at Por1
Angeles and Seattle. One of the out
fits caught 5000 salmon in one haul
The run has been phenomina1ly large
this season, and it is very interest
ing sight to watch the jumping of .
big school of salmon. The prices are
better, S cents being paid for silver
and cents for dog salmon. In few
weeks the big steelheads will com
mence running and the owner of a big
trap at the mouth of the Skokomisf
river expects to reap his harvest. an
tcipating about six cents pound fol
his fish.