The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-21
shelton. Friday, June 21st, La
Personals

from Vashon College.
Cashier J. d. Riley was in Seattle
on business this week.
County Commissioner Cameron was
in town yesterday on county business.
Thos. Bordeaux and Thos. O'Neill
spent several days in Seattle this wee k.
Miss Alice Allen, of Olympia, is
visiting at the Saeger farm this week.
Miss Minnie Ford has closed her
term of school at Clifton and returned
to Shelton.
Mrs. Hiram Feiser is said to be cri-
tically i'll with no hope of recovery, at
Montesauo.
Mrs. Dan Myers and children spent
a week visiting her mother, Mrs.
Riding. in Lewis county.
Mrs. w. B. Eaton, was in Tacom !,
this week, buying Millinery and other
go.ds for the 4th. trade.
T. w. Daniels has been allowed an
original pension, which brings with
it considerable back pay.
Sam Wyatt returned "Wednesday
from the State Norm al school at
Ellensburg, where he has been taking
a course since last fall.
The local delegates, W. H. Maxwell,
Chas. Leake and B. S. Barger, return
ed from attending Masonic Grand
Lodge, at Olympia, last Saturday.
". H. Maxwell was appointed Grand
Sword Bearer.
Cha, Leake and Doug. Shelton
were out on the upper waters of the
west branch of the Skokomish river,
this week, looking over some land for
private parties. This is on the edge
of the surveyed lands and is but thin
ly settled.
Mrs. Lydia Irons, a prominent mem
Der of the S. P. c. A., lectures in the
Methodist Church Thursday and Fri
day evenings; also giving special
afternoon meetings to ladies and
children. Mrs. Irons is said to be d
pleasant and interesting speaker.
VIII Freeburger was over from
Montesano last week. riding on his
wheel. Frank Tuell and Ralph Coyill
returned with Will Sunday on wheels
and report a pleasant trip. except that
Franks machine gave out at Summit,
and had to be carried. The boys re-
turned Monday and report Montesano
having fair business prosperity.
Miss Emma Thomas, is in Tacoma
attending the Epworth League con-
vention. She received word that her
father accidently shot himself last
Saturday while protecting his cherry
crop from the birds. His shot gun,
one of the hammerless pattern, was
discharged and the charge lodged in
his foot. besides taking off one finger.
The injuries are not dangerous,
although painful.
Martin Lewis, the nickje baron. w as
over from the Swauk mining district,
and spent few days in town, his first
visit in two years. Mr.. Lewis and
an Everett syndicate for 100000, Of
which Martins share is over $40, 900.
If the deal is completed the new COM
pauy will proceed to develop the
claims and work them for all there is
in it. Martin has several other claims
in the district, and will then turn his
,++ax,+;o,, "a +,,a-- abandonment The
mines are chiefly valuable for nickle,
Of which the ore contains about ten
per cent. A carload was shipped to
Kansas City, the nearest point where
such ore can be treated, at present,
and the reports show a very profitable
ore. Martin has stuck close to the
mines for several years, and the
JOURNAL would be glad to see him
back to Shelton with a healthy big
stase of gold in exchange for his
nickle prospects. The mines are loca-
ted about eighteen miles from Wenat-
chez, on the Great Northern Railroad
The ore of these mines contain nickel
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of $50, per ton.
The Pennsylvania Syndicate have
renewed their contest against Nelse
Hanson, who located on piece OF
their land in the Satsop valley. and Sc
far has been successful in defeating
their contests. Geo. Barron together
with Will Callow, john Shaw, Hugh
Morrison and photographer spent
several days on the ground this week
under direction of the syndicate
familiarizing themselves with the
land and timber, to act as witnesses.
Mr. Hanson has felt himself secure in
his rights and has spent about Sl50(
besides his labor, on his ranch, and il
would be hard on him to be defeated
He is holding it as homestead, claim
ing the land to be valuable for agrf
cultural purposes