The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-02-28
lton. Friday, February, 18th 1896
Personals.

John LarOCk has moved into ChaS.
Horizons house.
Jacob Hauptly, Union City's P. M,
was in town Monday.
BoRN.-Friday, Feb. 21st, to the wife
Of E. T. Dahlstrom, a daughter.
3. D. Mills, postmaster at Clifton,
was over to the county seat Saturday.
Watson Rodenberger was initiated
into Odd Fellowship Wednesday night.
Dr. and Mrs. VIM. Beach were visit
ING at John B. Forbes, Kamilche this
week.
Mrs Minnie Leake has gone to Sc
attic to procure piano for the Mason
ic Hall.
Mrs Morrow has opened her ten-cent
hot lunch and coffee house in the AS
mis- store building.
Nark Reed was up from Olympia
this week, looking after his interests
in the Ellis s, Reed logging tram-road
at the head of the Bay.
". II. Kneeland was on a business
trip to Tacoma last week The Led
ger, however, is some years behind the
times when it refers to him as "Sen-
ator."
Mr.. T. Christman, book-keeper for
the L. VI. Co., has begun housekeeping
in the McReavy residence on Fifth
street his family and household goods
arriving last week.
Assessor Fairbairn will begin his
campaign for the 1896 assessing
next week, devoting several weeks to
arranging his books, preparatory to
the field work.
Jos. Carstairs and Thomas Brown
were i'll from Mason postoftice this
week. Joe reports the members of the
Carstairs family, who were i'll of severe
colds, all up and around again.
Mr.. Z. H. Ross in his report of his
visit in Thurston, Mason, and Cheha1is
Counties, to the Tacoma Ledger, paws
Shelton several compliments and says
is the liveliest town he visited on his
rip.
BoRN.-Shelton, Monday, Feb. 9th,
to the wife of w. S. McCoo1, twins, a
son and daughter. Shelton is max
ing good its record for twins, starting
out bravely for 1896. DR.. Wells reports
all concerned as we'll as could be
expected.
Key. and Mrs. F. M. Wheeler left for
Portland Tuesday morning, where
they expect to remain about two
months. Mr.. J. E. Sigh will occupy
the NJ. E. Church pulpit during the
absence of the pastor, and hopes to
keep up the interest until his return.
County Treasurer Maxwell, Pros
ecutlng Attorney Hartman and H. S.
temper, were in Olympia on various
business Tuesday. The treasurer ar
ranged with the holders of the notes
ISSUED by the county last year, to take
ITEM up. giving warrants in payment
q The balance over the cash already
o.; hand to pay on them.
SPECIAL EvANGELIsTIC SERVICES
BEGINNING next Sunday evening at the
hdptst church there will be special
e'dnSellstlc services continuing
through the week every evening but
saturday. Sunday morning Pastor
Webster will preach from the subject,
Far but Fruitless." Evening SUBJ
Ject, Is your heart right?" All are
invited.
Wilbur Fisk left for his home at
t2Nlma last Friday, after a two
months stay. He was sick on the way
over and stayed rather close to home
while III Shelton. He and his brother
Will plant about 20 acres of melons
"s1'n this year. and raise hogs. They
no" nave about 90 big fellows, which
'"ey are killing and curing themselves.
y. 3. +. Lawson arrived from South
riverside, Cal, Wednesday, in re-
spouse 10 telegram of the drowning
u HIS brother at New Kamilche, on
Tue 10Th. Aside from the boat and hat,
nothing has been found of the missing
man and there seems no possible doubt
@s 10 his finding water grave. Mr..
lawson used what powder could be
obtained at New Kamilche in trying
~ locate the body, and was in Shelton
Yesterday to secure a further supply.
= IS probable that the currents in
oyster Bay have carried the body some
Instance, and unless it can be located
" powder, there is no telling where it
VIII come to the surface. Mr.. Lawson
VIII remain until the body is located
~niess recalled by sickness at home.
Inc people of Ka,nilche are giving
very possible aid, and it is to be hoped
'ue'f Efforts will be rewarded.