The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
Shelton. Friday, Aug. End, 1896.
Personals.

Miss Matte Morrow has joined the
JOURNAL force.
Miss Addie Libby is visiting friends
in Shelton this week.
DR.. A.. 1. Beach returned from a
short visit to Renton, Monday.
Mrs. Kraudelt, of Olympia, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. H. L. Alden, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Horton were
in town.
Miss Clara Ansorge visited Chautau-
qua last week, during the session of
l. o. G. T.
Chas. H. Aver was in town Tuesday,
on legal business, and visited Will
aimson's camps.
Mrs. c. W. Hartman left last Non
day. for San Francisco, where she
will visit for a fortnight.
Messrs. Allen Weir, o. V. Linn and
A. ]. Falknor, of Olympia, have gone
out into the Olympics for trip.
Al. J. Munson was in Seattle Mon
day, and saw the big dredger pump
up the first scoop of dirt on the Seat
tie canal.
Mrs. L. E. Rex, who has been ailing
ing for some time past, is gaining
strength, under the treatment of DIR.
III Wells.
Mr.. Cooper, an employee of tn e
Tacoma Union, was in town Wcdnes-
day looking for location, but evil
IDENTITY thinks the business field pretty
we'll filled.
Presiding Elder Moore was down
this week holding his regular quar-
terly conference meeting in the
Methodist Church. He preached at
the Church Monday evening.
Mrs. Vim. Beach and daughters, &C
companied her mother Mrs. Morgan
Morgans, and Miss Sadie Morgans to
Black Diamond, leaving last Friday
morning. Mrs. Beach will make a
two weeks visit.
e. B. and Henry Hurley, of Tacoma,
spent several days at the Skokonish
river this week, with fair luck. Geo.
Vogtlin says he has made fourteen
trips to the river in the past ten days,
hauling fishing parties.
Mr.. and Mrs G. C. Angle and child
rem leave today for Coupeville where
Mrs Angle will spend month. The
Editor will attend the annual meeting
of the Editorial association at Everett,
commencing on Tuesday next.
VIM. Morris was in town from Pick
ering Passage, Tuesday, and says
that, through the kindness of the gen.
eral public, his losses in the recent
fire have been made more than whole,
and he is very grateful to all who
contributed to his aid.
Mrs. E. Shannonhouse, arrived from
from San Francisco last Saturday, and
for the present will make her home
with Postmaster Sigh. Mrs. Shan
nanhouse will act as deputy in the
post office, having taken Miss Annie
Morrow's place Thursday.
Pedro Bush and Mat Keezer, who
have been working in the Yakima
country for the past three months. re-
turned to Shelton this week, riding
over the mountains on cayuses. The
boys report rather hard trip, and
hard times among the farmers east of
the Mountains.
Ellis & Reeds logging camp in Chap
mans cove, got his leg broken last
week, by the six-horse team getting
beyond his control. The team is new
and not yet broken to logging work.
Lee Schofeld is the efficient engineer
of the new firms donkey engine.
Robt. Lee and Chas. Pole made the
trip to Lake Cushman last Sunday
and claim they spent about ~ hours
at the Lake. Thep say the road is
quite rough much of the distance
but still fair bicycle riding. Thos
McLarty, Alf Fredson and John Nor
: rison, also visited Union City Sunday
Judge Atkins. J. H. McCourt an6
(. w. A. Harris passed through town
Saturday on their return from pros
pectiug trip in the Olympics. They
were gone . DAYS, but found no traces
of copper, IRON or gold. in sufficient
quantities to pay for working. They
Toasted on fish and small game. ant
saw both deer and elk, but did not XII
any.
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the Phoenix and Home Insurance com.
panies, the strongest insurance com
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