The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-07-24
shelton, Friday, July Gath, 1Ss
Personals.

Personals.
John McReavy spent several days
in town this week.
LII. Decker, of Matlock, spent a
few days in Tacoma this week.
Rep. VIM. Callow was over from
Kamilche yesterday on business.
Judge Irwin held court Tuesday.
cleaning up the docket in one day.
Eliab Dunbar is very low as we go
TO press, and but little hope is enter
tanned.
Receiver Chas. Aver, of the Will
hanson Logging Co., was in town this
week looking over the work.
A party of Rebekahs visited the
Misses Callow at Ed. Callow's farm in
Little Skookum valley, last Sunday.
Miss Kleeb, an old school friend Of
Mrs. H. ]. Wehnes, came in from Ia
coma last night to pay a short visit.
Mrs. Burdette left yesterday morn
ing to visit her parents at Yakima,
and Fred has gone to Williamson's
camp to feed the boys.
Miss Althea Corey left this morning
for short visit to the Hot Springs, to
test the invigorating qualities of its
mineral waters and mnd baths.
Frank Tuell and Photographer Ba-
ker have gone to the Beach at West
port, for a two weeks outing. A
party will probably spend day with
them later on.
Hanford Clark was down to Wehnes'
barber shop yesterday, getting shave.
The right side of his face is still af-
fected by the paralysis but his right
eye is slowly improving.
Attorney Shields and F. J. Boyle
went out to Latham's on the Skoko-
mish river yesterday to try the fishing.
If it is very good, others will go out
later and fish the river out.
B. F Jacobs, a Puyallup attorney
and VIM. Avery, an undertaken of the
same place, were in town yesterday
conducting sale of property of tn,
Emma Prickett Mayo estate.
Mrs. Marian Baxter will lecture il
Kneeland's Hall, Saturday evening
August and Sunday evening August
Ind. Miss Beatrice Baxter will recite
each evening before her mothers lee
ture.
F. W. Walther says he will eat
breakfast in his new house next Sun.
day. The plasterers and carpenters
have finished their part of the work
and the painter has begun. The
Walther house is roomy and well
arranged cottage, with all the modern
improvements, except electric lights.
W. L. Gazzam, of Seattle, adjuster
for the Etna Insurance Co., was in
town Wednesday, aud went out te
Martin Biugmau's house, to adjust his
loss The barns were insured in the
rhenix company, as was the house Of
Harry Ford, on the lower Satsop, and
their adjuster has not yet arrived
mr.. Gazzarn was accompanied by Mrs
Gazzam.
Mrs. Benny Wiley arranged pleas
ant surprise picnic for Miss Lizzi.
Wiley on the occasion of her eigh
teenth birthday, Wednesday, at Viii
iey's mill. Besides their friends of tn,
immediate vicinity, number wer'
present from town to make the occa
sion pleasant one. About forty per.
sons were present, and they report (;
splendid days enjoyment.
John H. Shortridge and niece, Mis-.
Nancy Barber, of Manswood, Ontario
spent several days in Shelton visiting
Ahos McLarty, an old acquaintance
mr. Shortridge was taken out I,
simpsons camps and given the op
portunity of comparing methods il
oanada' with the way they do it on tn,
sound. Mr.. Shortridge has been Wis
'.ing a brother in British Columbi;
'nis summer, and left WEDNESDAY
morning for another short stay betor'
returning to Ontario.
Orlin Stanhope and t'has. Witherel
returned from their trip to Cooks In
'e'' Alaska last Friday, thoroughly
cured OF their gold fever. They Re
port the gold fields very much exag
serated, and say one can wash out 4,
much gold in Mason County stream.
as is being secured on the Inlet. Chaa
brought back 81. so worth Of gold an,
w.ln has sample Of the Alask,
%osquito, an inch long, as memoatoe
t y. .ne trip. Orlin may be called - q
urn 70 Alaska and secure the bedy o.
seattle man who was found drown
w. VA and was buried by Stanhnpe an
m!nerell. They report seeing Land
r rev:lie and others from thia counfY, j,
s~t'ous places, and Miss Kobinson i
Going wcll IN juneau