The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-03-15
helton. Friday, March Is, 1895.
Person ais

his trip to Oregon.
Pros. Attny Hartman is in Olympia
on legal bust mess.
Supt Gunderson spent several days
visiting Olympia this week.
John Bannse, brother of Mrs. AL
Munson, is visiting in town.
V. Fl. Forbes and Miss Hattie For
bcs were in town Yesterday shopping.
Chas Pole has moved into the dwell
ling formerly occupied by Elijah Shell
ton.
". ". Long moved his family to his
ranch in the Satsop Valley for the
summer.
BoRN.-Sheltou, Mond ay, March II
to the wife of James Batem an, a
daughter.
Mrs Ross, nee Maggie Reed, of Sea-
tile spent several days last week visit :
ing Mrs. J. W. Day.
Chas. Springer, president of Olym-
pia Door s. Lumber Co., is in town
looking afer business.
Ralph Harris has moved to the Null
len place in Chapman's cove, which
he purchased last Spring.
]. B. Ritner is serving on the petit
Jury in U. S. Court at Tacoma, in place
of Thomas Bordeaux, excused.
Thomas and Mrs. McLarty Wis tied
Kamilche last Sunday, where the
former was kept busy measur ing the
logging boys for suits.
Mrs. Mary Cyphert returned from
Tacoma last week, aad reports a very
marked Improvement in the condition
of her daughter Vesta.
A daughter is reported to the wife
of Henry S. Ire mper, who is now Wis
ting at Lawrance Kansas. The new
conner arrived on the 10th ult.
L. L. Hunter spent two days last
week. engaged in surveying for Henry
McDermott, lands which he recen thy
purchased of William Morris, or
Pickering Passage.
Prof. Wilbur, a former principal OF
the local school, spent last Sunday IN
town. He has been teaching in Col
unbia county, and reports hard times
among the wheat growers.
Mr.. Robert N. Kimpton and his bride
returned on the Monte Cristo Monday,
from their tour down Sound, and have
arranged to occupy the upper floor in
Judge Dunbar's residence.
Vim. Shorter, Chas. Witherell and
VIII. Forbes were out to the Skokomish
on Monday, and brought home dozen
large Dolly Warden trout, the largest
weighing six pounds and being II
inches long.
Jack Shaw, while saving wood or
the VS.. a short distance from towr
Tuesday. fell fro.n scaffold, and hi:
right arm was broken at the wrist
The fracture is a bad one and will lay
him up for some time, which is unfor
tunate.
Miss Jennie Weymouth is on hel
way home from lower California
where she has spent theewinter for thu
benefit of her health. She has gained
twenty pounds in avoirdupois, and hel
family feels very much pleased ovel
the result of her visit, and the kindl,
treatment she received.
All. Anderson spent several day
in town this week. looking after hi
various interests in this vicinity. HI
thinks the logging business is practi
cally the only thing that is really aliv'
on the Sound, and, as usual. consider
Shelton the only lively, healthy plac
on IFS shores. The future of the w
S. is not yet settled, but Mr.. Anderson
thinks, will be soon.
7 G. Nunamaker, John Cameron
Thos. Tew and James Mulryan wer
over from New Kamilche Monday. l
the road direct between Shelton and
that point was completed by the add
ton of small bridge across Mill creel
it would afford a very convenient wa.
for the residents 10 IcdCu luC So"AS.
seat and bring our business peopl
considerable trade. MIR. Nunamake
is expecting the arrival OF two thor
onght-bred colts from his former hom'
in Iowa. and he wants to know some
thing about our running stock.
w. J. Maize and Mr.. Jewett
drove over from Elma Sunday. tn
former looking after his property IN
terests in Shelton. Billy has been en-
gagged in logging near Elma and re
ports that town in fairly good circnm
stances, the logging, milling an
farming interests furnishing stead
source of income to its people. A ne'
creamery project has been forme
and will be in operation in Elma thi
spring. Billy is paying his resfect
to the boys and thinks Shelton has ~
proved vastly since he moved ava
four years ago.