The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-07-03
ShpIton. Friday, July 3rd, 1896.
Personals

1ohu Labor, of Chapman's Cove has
been granted an original pension.
ALL Munson was in Seattle this
week, stocking up his hardware store
with new goods.
Mrs. Phil Ashmnn will leave shortly
for Santa Barbara, Cali. where Phil
IS at work in printing office.
Tom Little returned this week from
trip East of the Mountains, coming
over the pass with two cayuses.
Scott Shazer, James Mcintosh and
other Olympians, have gone home to
spend the Fourth with their families.
&c. Ellis came down from OLYMPIA
Wednesday to make the Ellis & Reed
oggers happy with their 4th of July
stake.
M.G. King is making large wall
tent for himself, in preparation for
going East of the mountains to spend
the summer.
Hanford Clark is still improving
slowly but surely, and we regret that
he will be unable to get out to take
in" the celebration tomorrow.
Frank Fredson came down from
Port Blakely yesterday to join Mrs.
Fredson and the children who will
spend the Fourth in Shelton.
J.E Sigh will deliver the GRAFTON
and Prof. Gunderson the Declaration
of ependence, in the Kneeland
Grove, after dinner. The Band will
furnish the music.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Quilter was
in town last Friday, making the sale
Of the Sayward Mill holdings in Ma
son County. It was bid in by the
plaintiff, Dexter Horton & Co.
Miss Maggie Besse, who went t.
Alaska with Bertha Robinson, las
spring, writes relatives in Olympic
that the boom is about over in Juneau
and she is dissatisfied with the place
Frank Becker returned from Hoqu
lam this week, and is now visiting in
Lewis county. Most of the camps
near Hoquiam have closed on account
Of the burning of the big mill. but il
is now being rebuilt. Frank left
Wednesday for his old home in
Wisconsin, where his brother recently
died, and he is needed to take care OF
the farm and the old folks.
John Dow was in town this week,
and is suffering little Inconvenience
from his diseased limb. He reached
the we'll known English doctor, Davie
at Victoria, just in time to save his
limb, and the treatment is curing the
trouble although Mr.. Dow will take il
easy for another month.
L. X. Munson visited Tacoma Mon.
DAY, and purchased lot of furniture
and holiday goods. He has had gal
iery built for the furniture lines, and
the floor space of the store is neatly
arranged with tables for the display
OF crockery and fancy ware, which | {
expects to make a speciality of IN tx
future.
The Knights of Pythias successfully
introduced two new candidates, Thos
Hanson and Perry Robinson, to the
mysteries of Knighthood last Friday
evening. A party of twenty-one
brethren came down from Olympia on
'ne City of Shelton to help exemplify
'ne secret work. After pleasant ses
SON. the whole party adjourned to the
Meoo hotel. where supper was served.
lhe Olympians returned home Satur
Jay we'll pleased with their visit to
Shelton.
W. +. Smith, father of Mrs. Rober1
Aemoine, died at his home in Bay City
June Ind, at an advanced age. Mrs
"e'ioine reached home only a few
udys before his death Mr.. Smith wa.
apioneer in West Bay City, having
'hs settled there in 1864. He was Z
snip carpenter by trade, and WORKED
continuously until 1889, when i'll health
prevented further work. He leaves
WIDOW and six children, who reside i,
new York and Michigan except Mrs
"emoine who left Shelton for Michi
gan in May.
Inc Satsop Valley farmers will cele
Ofate In quiet way this Fourth, an,
number of the logging boys viii
stay there. In the Decker Settle
ment" a flag raising will be give
with appropriate exercises by Miss b
"innie Ford and her scholars at til
'"ooI house, and fine bell will ais
'e mounted on the building. Ia til
evening DecKer's new barn will b
dedicated with a social dance, an
T Everybody will have a good time
na .s ,satsop people are nothing. if 40