The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20
shelton, Friday, November 10th 1856
Personals.

Char1es Cook took the initiatory step
into Odd Fellowship Wednesday eyen-
ing.
R. Wiley has put phone IN at the
livery stable for convenience in hail
ing the dock.
Miss Addie Shields is up from Gen.
tralia, visiting the family OF her
brother. Attorney Elmer Shields.
Anote from w. G. Rex, at Malone,
N.Y.. states that his mother is still
improving nicely, and has been able
to make a few short trips outside OF
the house,
l.. ]. Morrison spent several days
down Sound last week, and visited the
Asylum at Steilacoom Sunday. He
praises the institution and its excel
emf management.
Sheriff Caldwell has arranged to take
Co.. Roberts, who is lying at Union
City. paralyzed on one side, to the
Soldiers Home at Orting and will leave
with the patient this week.
Lester Hemingway and his brother
William, left yesterday for Bay City,
Mich. The latter came out with Les
ter last spring to see this country and
snow ready to go home again.
Mss Essie Webb left on Tuesdays
noon boat for Olympian to take the
train for San Barnardino, California,
where she will spend the winter with
her grandmother, Mrs. Knox.
Al. J. Munson has gone to bed under
the Doctors instruction to stay there
two weeks. Last summer he took a
header from his bicycle on the road to
Bucoda and.injured his knee cap, which
still bothers him some what. If he
does not keep quiet there is prospect
of having trouble with it similar to
that suffered by Jack Dow, of Hoods
sport.
Miss Bertha Robinson returned to
Shelton last Friday from Juneau,
Alaska, where she has been employed
in hotel during the summer. She
was satisfied with her Northern ex-
perience and contemplates going back
in the spring. Miss Maggie Besse also
returned to Olympia. Miss Robinson
left Tuesday for Portland where she
will visit relatives for the winter.
]. "A. Cole, foreman of one of S. G..
Simpson s. Co.'S. camps on the Port
Blakely railroad, came in Tuesday to
visit DOC" Elson. He says that the
late rains washed out several fills on
the road, one being 28-foot fill, near
the Satsop river, which was replaced
BY piling. Work in the camps was de-
layed until Yesterday before the re-
pairs on the road were completed.
An entertainment will be given next
Tuesday evening for the purpose OF
starting a fund for the purchase Of
books for the Shelton school library.
AS this is for general use and reference
by the school children, tickets should
be literally bought whether the pur-
Chaser is able to 60 to the concert OF
not. 1t is said the music will be
good and the entertainment will be en-.
ioyed,
Manager ]. D. Riley, of the L. M.
co. is sojourning at the Hot Springs,
where he expects to remain until the
end Of the month. The strain of the
Various interests of so large a business
was proving too much for Manager
Riley and its effects were slowly break.
ing down his health, so a few weeks
OF rest and entire relief from the
Worries of business were advised.
Farmer Todd returned Monday
evening from down Sound, where he
mas been hob-nobbing with the ''pow'
CTS that be-" 1t is intimated that he
might be our next Senator, but will
probably leave that plum to others
and content himself with warden Of
'ne state pen, or director of the sol
o'ers' home. This latter would be rub
oing 1t in on the old soldiers.
Auditor Thos. McLarty left for Sc
cute Wednesday, to attend the hear
ing OF the Malaney lien cases against
the Slakely Mill Company. This i.
supposed to be the final hearing and
Ills to be hoped that the case will b.
settled and the boys relieved of theil
suspense. If the liens are paid about
score of loggers, a number being
n'en OF families in Shelton, will re
'e'Ve amounts as high as $500, which
W. mouio be very acceptable at this time
ne case has been dragging along fol
@'ou' tour years. and the boys ar
Saying with it in the hope of getting
'ue'r mouey out Of it.