The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-04-05
Friday. April 5, 1895.
Personals

Nathanial Philips, of Shelton, has
heen granted an original pension.
George Shorter and family are NOV
ing to their ranch" in the west end
this week.
BoRS.-Snelton, March S0th to the
wife of Jos. B. Wood a son, and Joe IS
happy again.
LII. Hunter has been engaged IN
surveying land for Andrew Getty, and
also for the location of a new school
house in Chapmau's cove.
&c. Villas was in town last Friday
IN business connected with the Wash
Natl. Building, Loan and Investment
Co.. of which he is manager.
Mrs. A. Schlesener spent Sunday IN
Tacoma attending the dedication OF a
Lutheran church; and also day IN Pur-
chasing new goods for the kacSet
Store.
Judge Dunbar and L. n. Graytrax
are slowly gaining strength from
their winters illness, and will be
around again with the advent OF good
weather.
DIR. Abijah Beach returned from MS
visit to Renton last week. He repor Is
lively time in that vicinity watching
for escaped prisonrs, in the hope OF
reward.
". T. Buding, horticulturist and
farmer, from Allyn was IN town
Tuesday, on county business, ana
remembered the JOURNALS splendid
news combination.
Senator john L. Wilson is expected
to visit the Sound shortly, and VIII
take in every section Of the state, to
ascertain the wants of the people.
He will also visit Shelton.
Henry Latham and VIM. roster
were over from the Skokomish Monday
attending Commissioners court, and
report that the rains of the past week.
have spread over the bottom again.
Chas. Springer came down from
OLYMPIA on the steamer Estella
Monday. after a raft of about 12o,ooo
feet of ". H. Knee1and's logs, to De
cut ND in the firms mill in Olympia.
Miss Madge Cotter yesterday gave
aa informal dinner in honor OF Miss
Maude Saeger of Shelton. Present
were the Misses Joslyn, Miss Saeger'
and Miss Cotter, and Messrs Z. f.
Leighton. M. 3. Christopher, Lewis
Fre;tar and Jesse Mills.-Olymplan
Monday.
Ed. Crowell, Receiver OF the Shell
ton Southwestern Railroad returned
last Thursday evening, from his tril
East, where he went to arrange tor
new locomotive and rails for the road
rendered necessary by the increased
traffic. He reports an improvement
in Eastern conditions and large per
centaee of the people looking west
ward.
George Aver was in from William
sons camp this week, and repor'e'
that one of the camps, that IN charg'
of Dillon Avery, would be closee
shortly, until such time as two mile
of new railroad is constructed into new
timber. The other camp is being
worked with a double crew. 1t vii
probably take some time to comPiet
the stretch of track into the new
claims. SO the camp can be reopened
Chas. Leake, L. Munson, ~. Jones
H. DurrelI. Hugh Morrison left for tn
IJn;en River gold fields. by way
Union City, Monday. Tuesday
party consisting of Steve Ferris, Ton
Little. Geo. Beers and Chas McDonal
went by the trail, well equipped t
,rcspect and work in the diggings
ADD they intend to find cut just wha
there is in the reports of gold finds.
&C. cushnan, the rustiing canvass
for the Walla Walla nursery
brought in big lot of fruit trees fo
snriur delivery on the Monte Crist
Monday, and has them opened out
zt<e Freeburger store- The stock j
fS1ix equal to that brought here las
an. and the purchasers are we
urezsed. The walla Walla nurserie
So now supplying the bulk OF tn
frait trees planted in Mason County
and in another year or so lmmens
r~antities of fine fruit will be gathe
and shipped from the County.
Seyeral of the Sheltonites hay
re&urned from their visit to the gol
sSaacers o. Mission creek, north
S. EEooaas Canal. and report both 81
sndL3ft1e Mission creeks staked o.
from sSjssl = an water. The rain
Of the past week caused a freshet
the strsans,5 tearing ont the slnics
before a clean-up conld be made, 81
Tie miners nov tsere are sangnine
saying york. Every pan washed O
Shows more or les color when
pronounced good BY old miners