The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-12-06
Shelton, Friday, December 9Th, 1895
Personals.

Till Shelton is down from.Orting on
a visit.
Chas. Talcott was down from OF ym-
pia Tuesday.
A. H. Anderson was in town yester-
day morning on short trip.
Mrs. VIM. Shorter has improved con-
siderably during the last few days.
Uncle David Shelton is confined to
his room during the disagreeable
weather.
Mrs. Kraudelt. of Olympia, was in
town yesterday, visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Alden.
Captain D. Treutman, of the steam
er Delta, was in town paying up his
taxes wednesday.
Orlin Stanhope was down Sound last
week. and inspected the battle ship
Philadelphia at Tacoma
CHRIS. LeaKe and G. c. Angle we're
out near Lake Newatzel this week
looking over some land.
Ralph Covill is supplying the place
of VIM. Shorter On Engine No. ,, dur
ing the illness of Mrs. Shorter.
Thos. O'Neil1 is down Sound pur-
chasing stock of goods for the new
Mcdonald & O'Neill store.
Mrs. S. c. Young, of South Tacoma,
is in town visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Prentice Dunbar, and friends.
BoRN:-Monday, Dec. 2. an s pound
boy to the wife of Fred E. Woods, 1iv-
ing on the road near Kami1che.
Attorney Funk, of Olympia, was
in town Tuesday, attending two
Sheriff sales, in which he was interest
ed.
Harvey d. McGregor, who was visit
ing VIM. Shorter about three months
ago, died at Detroit on the "a, of con-
sumption.
Phil Ashmun paid his folks short
visit last week, and returned to the
revenue cutter Grant, on which he is
bugler.
John Mullen was over from Ka1ni1-
che Tuesday, after treatment, having
dropped railroad tie on his foot;
otherwise John looks as hearty as
ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. King, parents of
M. G. King, proprietor of the Central
Hotel, we're visiting in Shelton last
week. Mr.. King Sr. is resident of
Centralia, Lewis County.
James w. Keyston, a San Francisco
whip manufacturer, was in town this
week and spent a day visiting his
cousin, James Hodgkinson, Matlock's
postmaster Mr.. keystone spent some
time here in 1894.
While Doc. Elson and his little
grandson we're driving to town Mon
day, the basket of the dog cart dropped,
letting the occupants to the ground at
the horses heels. Haying a gentle
horse, they got out without injury.
Hunter & Eaton have completed
shelving heir store room and now have
considerable additional shelf room,
but still complain of being cramped
for room. They received someth ing
over so tons of freight during Novem-
Der to meet the demands of their trade.
w. II. Asmus returned Saturday
evening from his Eastern trip, having
decided to close out his interests in
Shelton. He left Mrs. Asimus inn
proving in health, aud expects to re-
turn to Detroit as soon as his affairs
are satisfactorily arranged.
Mrs. Solomon Hunter left Wednes-
day for Los Angeles, Cal, where she
expects to spend the winter. She has
intended to make the visit after the
holidays, but telegram to the effect
that her sister was suffering from a
stroke of paralysis, fastened her
departure.
H. Ford, of Grove post office, sends
us in the following, with the excuse,
better late than never: "Born, to the
wife of H. E. Ford, Nov. 6, boy"
MI. anu MIS- <A1uC1t AuSCAA, a. A@oA~
Isabella, also have three months old
boy, which the JOURNAL failed to in
troduce to the public at the proper
time.
Jacob Happily, voluntary weather
observer at Union City, sends us a
statement of November weather. The
temperature ranged from 65 on the
14th, to Is on the 23rd, mean ~ de-
grees; total precipitation 6.92 inches,
clear days, IA partly cloudy and IL
cloudy. November was an unusually
good month this year.