The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-08-07
;1,iion, Friday, August 18th, 1885
Personals.

Mics Althea Corey returned Satur'
,.v from her visit to the Hot Springs.
Mrs oh. Getchell, of Tacoma, is
.;.;,;rg her sister Mrs. w. H. Knee
land this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shields were
,;.a;ng relatives in Olympia and Cen
tralia this week.
HI Alden went to Tacoma Satur'
dav to see Cong. Doolittle about his
pension claim.
Mrs. p T. Contine and children are
visiting Mr.. Contine, who is at work
in mill at Kent.
Mrs. Ralph Covill went to Tacoma,
this week, to bring home her boy from
Grandma Young's.
Mrs. W. B. Eaton and Glenn are IN
Seattle on business trip, and visiting
Mrs. A. F. Metzger.
Young Forney Dobson, son OF Isaac
Dobson, is down from Seattle, staying
at Mrs. NJ. McDonald's few days.
Speed Shelton and F. J. Boyle were
ont to the West branch of the
Satsop river for few days fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dunbar went ia
Seattle on the excursion Sunday and
and spent the day with their son Will
and his family.
Mrs. Cal. Carey and son, of Ed
monds, are visiting Mrs. Hugh Curry.
The Carey's formerly made Union
City their home.
Jud Todd sends us a specimen Of
coal outcroppings which he has found
on his Skokomish river claim. II
should be developed.
Mrs. A. Marshall aud daughter
Maude, are visiting in South Seattle
expecting to leave "Sandy" an orphan
for month or more
Tod Cowles and Eddie Stevens, Of
Olympia, passed through town thi
week, on the way to Lake Cushma1
for three weeks vacation.
Dan. Myers came home to spen'
Sunday. and returned the following
day to Tacoma, where he is held OF
the petit jury in the federal court.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Walther spent sew
eral days in Tacoma this week, bnyini
the furniture and furnishings for thei
new cottage, and visiting among thel,
friends.
Ronald Mcdonald, Paddy Stratefort
and the Cummings and Simmons boys
ofLittle Skookum, are at Sandon, B
I. at work in the mines and doinj
well. Mike Jones is also there, ant
Sammy Woods is at Trail Greek.
Mrs. Brown who is engaged in thu
iaudable work of looking after orpha,
children and finding homes for them
was In town Sunday, and gave a shor
address in the Baptist Church on he
work. Rev. Brown was formerly pre-
siding elder for this district.
Mr. Closson, of the Seattle druggis
hfn' Closson 4 Kelly, came down OF
the excursion boat Sunday, accom-
panied by Mrs. Closson, to look afte
ne Shelton branch store, while B. C
Aeily takes a weeks outing at LAX
|ushman with Mrs. Kelly.
s. D. Dennis, an attorney from Van
eoaVar. has cast his lot in Shelton
A@Sing opened his Office in the Of,
central Hotel. The bar is pretty vel
supplied at present, but Mr.. Dennis
Will probably find that the democrat
.eeo a candidate for prosecuting at
torney.
D. Z. Kelly rode over to Lake Cush
1sn On his wheel Friday morning
Du Came home Saturday. He mad
.. e UP IN about four hours, and say
-. road is fair all through, although
~" very good wheeling betwee,
AOoosport and the Lake. Mrs. Kell,
~ Az party reached the Lake from Seat
VIC on the same day.
oeo' u. Schofield was the successfu
s.uuer TOR the bridge across the Eas
-, uen OF the Satsop river. for &s47
Aef bidders A. W. Tweeden, Of IA
,vaa' sS64; J. H. Getty. $500; Smith 1
aO0er' $50. Mr.. Schofield was in tow,
.'ending Commissioners court ve.
uay and says he will build th
AOngest and'best bridge in the county
Decentralization structure.
q. S'me Of the ex:ursionists oyer I
me-, meeting at Olympia last Saturda
thai s. .. 50 much noise ana assertion
thai -. eIey made the Olympians believ
the a. ~ OF Mason County was behin
beh;n9S anner. While precious few 81,
thu" the kneeland banner. most 4
ers we. were either on business or ssaeel
ton 'e T light" On the financial qnes
two >. ne will show them 4 thiux Z
18th the republican meeting on Il