The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-24
shelton. Friday, April 24th, 1896.
Personals.

Jas. Brewer was up from Olympia,
Monday.
W. S. Covill has been granted an
original pension.
Henry OFT was in town Saturday
looking after Olympia Door & Lumber
Co business
Mrs. Alex Marshal and daughter,
Maudie. returned from their visit to
Buc0da last Friday.
wv. Woods recently published an
excellent article in favor Of silver COIN
age, in the Tacoma Ledger.
Jud Simmons has gone to Everett,
wllere his brother, Newt. is an engi-
neer OIL the Monte Cristo railroad.
O G Ellis, a prominent Tacoma
Attorney, was in town Tuesday, at
tending a sheriff's sale in which he is
Interested.
J. D. Dow is spending few days in
town, having one of his limbs treated
for disease of the knee joint, caused
by sprain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kneelaud left on
Wednesday morning for tneir former
home at Cambridge, Mass. where they
expect to remain.
A. F. Dipman has been heard from
at place near Los Angeles, where he
has been sojourning, and says he is
resting up and feeling much better in
health.
James Forrest, L. J. Morrison and
Rev. F. H. Webster went out to Mason
Wednesday, to attend the funeral of
David 'arstairs, the latter to conduct
the services.
A F. Haines, N. p. Passenger Agent
in Tacoma, was in town Friday inter.
viewing Joe Kneeland, Mrs. LeMoine
and others who are contemplating an
EASTERN trip this spring.
Besides the Oystermen delegation
Geo. Barron, Pat Lee, Mrs. Durand,
Mrs. Frank Carr, Annie and Andrew
krse, and Jack Gale, represented
kamilche at the County Seat Tuesday.
Judge Dunbar was down town this
week, having walked from his home
On Fifth street for the first time in over
ayear He is slowly gaining strength
and says he has about worried out the
rheumatic pains.
Mrs. Jas. Forrest was called out to
the Carstairs home, Mason post office,
last Saturday. to be present during the
last hours of her father, David Car
stairs, who died Monday morning. G.
I. Angle was also called out Saturday
evening.
+. ". Vaille, supt. of the railway
mail service, was in Shelton this week
and made the trip over the proposed
mail route to Allyn via Twana. This
route would prove blessing to North
Bay and lifton residents who might
wish to communicate with the county
seat IN less time than a week.
ihe following persons interested in
oyster lands attended the meeting of
tile St@te land commission at the Court
horse Tuesday: A Smith, ] A Gale,
, ~ Taylor. Y Waldrip, David, John
ana Richard Helser, John Fiander,
VIM hrise, Jas Tobon, Jim Simmons,
I'd Ciaey and Capt c L Brown, Jack
eiocum. Dennis Hurley, from Kan.
nche; Harry Cox, Tom and John
Gosser, John Seig, LW Specie and
others.
". I. Forrest, State Land Commis-
Sloner. Erastus Brainard, member of
Tile state board, and Marx Reed, sec.
rotary, held meeting at the Court
house On Tuesday, to appraise the
oyster lands in Mason County. Nearly
every FISHERMAN was on hand and
gave testimony as to natural and arti-
ncial oyster beds. The board is get
ing information to determine the
prices OF the lands, and arranging to
give the oystermeu title to their hold.
'nss. Messrs Forrest and Brainard
returned to Olympia Wednesday and
Mr. Reed spent a day or t0o ND &c
the camp.
viii H. Dunbar, manager of thu
White River Lumber Co., of Enumclav
ana brother of the Dunbar boys her.
III Shelton, while running lath bolte,
last week in the mill there, had til,
misfortune to get mixed up with tn.
circular saw of the bolter, and before
nc could tear himself loose, had receiv
~ SIX or eight ugly gashes along hi
.ei' arm, above the elbow, left it'll,
anger torn open, and fore finger O
,'Sht hand split open nearly the Who'll,
,engfh; also middle finger of sam,
"Snd sawed to the bone. AT last re
polts MS insjuries were doing as wei
seouid be expected.