The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11
shelton. Friday, December 18th lo9o.
Personals.

Ch,s Armstrong and Chas. Mckay
we're in Seattle this week.
+ r. Hunter is down Sound getting
new goods for the Shelton Cash store
Sol. G. Simpson came in from the
ca,np Wednesday on his way TO
Seattle. ~
Mrs w. B. Eaton has been to la
.o,, +,,;s weeks for Christmas rnillin-
cry goods.
lanes Campbell came up from
Blakely on the Favorite yesterday re-
turning on the same boat.
Mrs. Ralph Covill sat up lit'ie
Tuesday morning for the hrst tl'ile'
She has been sick for two months,
Commissioned Duckworth and
Assessor Will Forbes were over 1rol11
Kamilche, Monday, presenting their
bonds to the commissioners.
Mark Draham has disposed OF nearly
all his logs in the boom to the Tacoma
Mill Company, and the Fayorite toweo
ask section raft to the Mill Monday.
Geo. Washburn has been suffering
for the past two weeks with series OF
felons on the palm of his right hand,
and is having hard time with them.
Hauford C1ark's new house adJo1n-
mo Alex. Marshall's started up with
rush Wednesday morning, number
of carpenters turning in and helping
him out
Miss Eta Fedson left this morning
for Blakely to spend the holidays.
Leap year is fast drawing to a close
and some body at Blakely should be
ready to jump or dodge.
John Kimball Munson and Miss Liz
zie Ophe1ia Smith were married at Bal
eer and mechanic of considerable gen
ius. and a brother of L. K. and Al. j
Munson.
Miss Martha Hodge, of McMinville
Oregon, is visiting her brothers Gin
ton and Charlie Hodge. She arrived
last week and intends staying al
winter. if not permanently. Mis-:
Hodge taught the first term of schoo
in the Frost district.
Farmer Todd is down the Sount
keeping cases" on the political plums
II is said that the Soldiers Home com
membership is now his hope. While
this is not our "put I'M we think Far
mer Todd is as much entitled to it "a
any pop, as his political rewards
have evidently been few and far bet
ween.
ID. Riley returned from Tacoma
last Saturday, in good spirits, but con
siderably reduced in flesh, Hi:
friends have been advising 4 few weeks
visit to Southern California, and hi
expects to leave early in January, OF
as soon as the annual inyentoryis com
pleted. Thos. McLarty will take posi-
ton in the big store as soon as he /:
released from his present position an6
will probably have general supervisor
over the business while Manager Riley
is absent.
Mrs. L. N. Greytrax knocked over
lantern while milking Tuesday even
ing, and the blazing oil set fire to
some hay in the barn, creating some
excitement and calling out the fire
apparatus. She worked away alone
with buckets of water and had the fire
out before help came. The great
Chicago fire was caused by an obstre-
porous COW kicking over a woman's
lamp, and but for prompt work, this
accident might have done considerable
damage.
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.-Sherif
Caldwell made an important capture
On the streets last Monday evening, II
the person of Jim Forrest, known
among his boom companions as "Scot
ty'' for alleged completely in a httl
affair which occurred back IN Scotland
about eighteen years ago. The prison
err made some resistance, and demand
ed to know which of his transgression
had risen to haunt him. The onerln
however, was obdurate and run MIN IN
to the Methodist Church where he wa
treated to a genuine surprise party
The church was comfortably niie
with the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. fol
rest gathered to help celebrate tn
eighteenth anniversary of their wed
ding, After coffee and cake wer
served, the couple were brought befor
the bar, on which number OF present
of silver and glassware were arrange
and sentenced to have them all, Q
8 Rev. 3, n. Wheeler, ia q few appr<
psis<s srk1. - $500.