The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-02
shelton, Friday, October End 1896 .
Personals.

Miss Dora Webb OF, Riverside is in
town.
AT. Dipman spent day in Tacoma
this week, on business.
Mark Draham and Thos Bordeaux
went up to Olympia Monday.
Miss Mary Gunstone, of Olympia, is
spending few days with Miss Lizzie
Getty,
John Hudson and VIM. Cooper came
down from camp this week, to escape
the grip.
Miss Emma Shields, of Centralia, is
visiting her brother, Attorney Elmer
Shields.
L. X. Munson left Monday for
business trip to Tacoma and Yakima,
and will be gone most of the week.
Senator John L. Wilson is billed for
Shelton on October 9th. We all know
Senator Wilson as splendid speaker
and as Woodworking representative.
J. D. Riley spent last week in Port
land taking advantage of a Receivers
sale of Furniture. The front half of
the second floor of the big store is being
fitted up for the Furniture Department.
Rev. F. H. Webster preached his
farewell sermon in the Baptist Church
last Sunday, and with his family
moved to Olympia, where they will
visit until Mr.. Webster is called to
his new charge.
Mrs. Lydia Drum, one of the few
surviving widows of the veterans Of
the Black Hawk Indian uprising in 1882,
has been granted a pension. Mrs.
Drum is living with her daughter, Mrs.
L. N. Greytrax, in Shelton, and the
pension will make easier her remain
ing years.
Messrs. Stone and Richardson, who
have succeeded to the law business 01
Messrs. Tremper and Dennis have es
tablished their Offices over the Bank
Mr.. Richardson and his family moved
into the Asmus dwelling this week.
DR.. Beach left Tuesday morning fol-
Montesano, with his trotter Lorilad
and expects to enter the races at the
fair this week. w. T. and Grundy
Wyatt have gone over with the
formers horse, and John Dickinson,
Harry Lewis and J. II. Baker also left
for the races.
Fred Burdette left for Yakima last
Saturday to bring Mrs. Burdette home.
Its getting too lonesome for him.
Willia,nson's camp has been moved,
and Fred has fitted up little house at
the camp, where they will stay this
winter.
Rev. r. J. Mooney, who is well-known
in Shelton where he held regular ser.
vices in the Episcopal church for the
year prior to last spring, has met his
death at Fargo, North Dakota, by =
stroke of lightning. No further par.
ticulars are known. Mr.. Mooney was
well-liked by his people in Shelton.
News reached us of the death Of
Lewis p. Berry at Walla Walla las,
week. Mr.. Berry was in Shelton in
August and seemed to have fully
recovered from his dangerous illness
IN the spring. He was one of the
pioneers of the upper sound, and q
son in-law of A. ]. Baldwin.
Capt. Ed Miller's tug Biz has beer
hoeled for running through fish traI
near Blaine last July, while towing .
raft of logs, the fisherman claiming
eoooo for damages. Captain Ed. was
In town yestesday and says he is likely
to lose the Biz, as it takes considerable
money to fight test case. The dam
aged tishtrap was built about two miles
from shore, and operated under license
ffom the state
Hon. Geo. w. Morse, of Island
county, candidate for Senator from
the 18th district, comprising Mason
hltsap and Island Counties will visit
this end of the district, next week, II
Company with Allen Weir and get &C
quainted with the people as far =,
possible. Mr.. Morse is a prosperous
farmer, and pioneer settler, whose
nome is at Oak Harbor. He has repre-
sented his county in the legislature fol
two terms.
Louis Sears, representing Lowmar
Hanferd, spent two days in towr
this week, looking after holiday trade
and recreating. Mr.. Sears has visitet
every section of the state this fall
having recently come from casters
Washington. He says that the stat
Will go republicans witheut doubt
although a month ago, the resul
would have been different On second
thought the dangers il the Rfya,
Platform are too apparent to risk.