The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-01-18
Shelton. Friday, Jan. 18th. 1895.
Personals.

VIM. Doble is reported to be qui te
sick.
Chas Leake was in Olympia wednes
day on business.
Mrs. Al ]. Munson returned from
Seattle Wednesday.
L.R. Byrne and wife departed las
week for Waco, Texas.
J. w. Day, late County Auditor, has
issued his cards as lawyer.
Miss Hattie Forbes drove over from
Kamilche Wednesday, on a shopping
trip.
Ed, Gaum has moved his family to
Edison. where lie is working in the
car shops.
f. !. Merrifield, who operates a
single mill on the N. P, is visiting at
Sam Ca1dwe1l's this week.
", r. Lott was called to Yelm
Prairie last Saturday by the death OF
his father, one of the pioneer settlers.
Receiver Dobson was detained in
Seattle by the serious illness of Mrs.
Dobson. but returned Wednesday even
ing.
Frank Fredson was down from
Port Blakely last week, spending a
day at Oakland, and looking after
M i'll business.
David Shelton is confined to his
home, with a slight attack of pneu-
monia. Speed Shelton is also laid up
with the asthma.
William Walter was in Tuesday and
reports the recent tides as high,
within an inch or so, in his recollec,
ton of forty years on Big Skookum.
Mrs. Feiser recently sued Hiram for
diverse in Chehalis county, but Judge
Irwin dismissed the case. The family
lives in Montesano, in much the same
manner as when here.
Ex-Sheriff Duckworth moved his
family and household goods to his
Kamilche farm last Monday. SAM
Caldwell will occupy the County
Sheriff's residence next week.
Nell Hilton won one of Bakers
splendid photograph albums and a tie
was declared between o. E. Stanhope
and G. B. Gunderson for the other
the latter disposed of his chance t.
Lee Schofeld, who won the second set
MARRIED.-Chas. F. Pole, book
Keeper for Mcdonald & O'Neill, wa.
married at Tacoma on Tuesday after
noon to Miss Eva Miles, of Clequato
Lewis county, Robert Lee being hi:
right hand supporter. Mr.. and Mrs
Pole will return after a short vlsi
around the Sound and make Shelter
their home, residing at Stanhope's
Charley is very generally liked among
the young people, who will give him
cordial reception and congratulations
Judge Mason Irwin held shor
term of Court Tuesday, disposing OF
three cases Judge Irwin. in dis
cussiug the prospect of Thursto'
County being added to this district
says he recognizes the fact that re
trenchment on all sides is at hand
and would not refuse this increase o
work His salary would remain tn
same, the only difference to Maso'
being that ThurstOn County woult
pay its share of the judicial salary
Including salary and expenses, thi
move would result i'll saying OF
least 5000 year to Thurston County
very handsome thing in tina
County's present circumstances. Th
Judge th;ras that sne-sudicial bus
ness Of the state could be care6tor,
the present districts were enlarged,R
the removal of at least five judges i
the State. The present session OF tn
legislature will likely take some sue
steps, to take effect two years hence
DRowNED.-Last Friday afternoo
while engaged in running logs dow
the SKoKomish river, which was grea
ly swollen from the snow and rains
Sam Mathews and Solomon Albert
were tllrewn from their canoe, and tn
former going under a log jam an
was drowned. Alberts had avery na1
row escape from watery grave. Tn
young men done some logging on tn
river last summer and were endeavo'
ing to run down the result OF labors
tide water. The accident occurred o
the North Fork above Lathan1s. Al
berts came to town and party O.
friends left for the scene on Monda
in the hope of finding Mathews body
but have not returned. Besides A
berts, Jim Brazel, jas. Dillon, Tor
Mills, lack Kent, Dick Downs, Oti
and Frank Todd, were in the party
all having worked on the river. Sal
Mathews was about % years old an
came from Michigan about four year
ago, being employed in various log
ging camps since. Very little
known of his home, but he is suppose
to be Canadian.