The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-10-25
Friday, October 18th, 1895
Personals.

Shelton, Oct. IS, to the wife
of John B. Peterson, son.
Mrs. Herman Herzog is in Tacoma
visiting friends this week.
J. W. Day and wife and the family
of Newell Day left this week for Ore
gon.
George Gunst one, of Olympia, was
visiting friends down the bay last
week.
Frank Williamson is suffering from
boils-boils on the neck-severa1 of
them.
John H. Klinkenburg, of Olympia,
is visiting his brother-in-law, Attorney
Elmer Shields.
Thomas H. James after putting in
the summer at Williamson's camp has
gone to his ranch at Lillewaup for the
winter.
David Helser, the we'll known Oyst-
erman. was over from the Bay, Mon
day, filing his plats and looking after
his oyster interests.
Frank Sears, Lewman g. Hanford's
rustler, was in town Wednesday, in
terviewing our business men about
Christmas novelties.
DR.. and Mrs. c. H, Wells visited
Olympia this week, and the Doctor re-
ports his patient, o. Gummerson,
rapidly improving at the Olympia
hospital.
Rev. r. J. Mooney, Episcopal min
lister of Elma held three services in
the Masonic building last Sunday.
Baptismal rites were held in the after
noon at which Mrs. Tremper's baby
was baptised.
Geo. Brazel, who has been foreman
of one of Williamson's Camps for sew
eral years past has quit, leaving for a
visit to his folks in Can ada. Mrs.
Brazel and children will visit East of
the mountains in the meantime.
Mrs. Alex Marshall was the lucky
lady who fell heir to the splendid White
sewing machine. for which tickets
were given on every SIS purchase at
McLarty & Shorter's. A large num-
Der of ladies have been working to get
the machine and are now rather en-
vying the lucky winner.
Joe Woods writes of his safe arrival
in San Francisco, and that he is going
ND to see Durrant at the first opportu-
nifty AS he left on rather short notice
and might not have seen everybody
he wants anyone to whom he may be
indebted to send bill to his address,
1921 Stanyan street. San Francisco,
and it will be paid.
Mart V. Shelton left this week for
Woolly. Skagit county, where he ex'
poets to work IN one of the mills. His
family and Uncle Levi Shelton accom-
pany him. Mart has leased his farm
to Billadue for three years and his
stock to Dan Fredericks. His place
will be self-supportiug and also i'm
proving during this time, and he thinks
a change from farm life would be
beneficial in several respects
Frank Mozart, who formerly work
ed on the railroad here, has returned
after AZ years absence, during this
time he has visited Alaska, Russia
Japan and the Sandwich Island on
sealer aud has knocked around thu
world considerably. Frank will prob
ably spend the winter here. having
tired of sailing for the present. Th'
sealing vessels had a poor run OF iucl
this year, and small catches.
DR.. G. S. Armstrong, secretary o
the State board Of Health, and VIII
formerly practiced in Shelton. droppe'
in a minute to say Hello" last Sat
urday. The Doctor was the William
son family physician at Olympia ant
was called to attend Mrs Chas- Will
hanson, who was quite sick. but is NOV
improving. DR.. Armstrong also too
the opportunity of visiting Jessie MOI
row, who was under his treatsnen
some years ago for spinal troubles
l. w. Woods, an old veteran and on
of Shelton's police justices. has bee
notified by the pension department
that he has thirty days to show NOR
physical disabilities. or his pension wi
be stopped. As rule the democrat
officials have no use for the veteran
of the late war, and whenever Bos
Cleveland goes on a duck hunt t
Buzzard's bay, which is quite often
the officials put in their spare tim
over-hauling the pension rolls; an
cutting off pensioners who are not er
tirely disabled. Mr.. Woods, like mos
of those who served through the lat
war, has chronic ailments, that pr
vent his doing mans work, and b<
ing deprived of the pension Is har
blow on such man. The end Is draw
ing near, however.