The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-03
--l,on. Friday. April Bird, 1896.
.heltol.
Personals

n. Stone intends closing up and
-.:-~ Dr.: of business Nay 1st.
US Hattie Callow is engaged at
--,--t work Ia the Auditors office.
s~rrs Mcdonald is home from the
w--s,ard College for short visit.
Auditor McLarty made quick bust
IS, IT'D % Olympia Yesterday.
,5sr.y Commissioners meet April
III. NC. on :erm superior court, 9TH
p..c; wills Shelton is home from
..y. College for q short vacation.
IS. has. Horton and child are
..r- from Tacoma on a short visit to
--.--.1e>.
T.c.e Ben Vincent was down from
3. Ills week. on his periodical
a~o: ne ogging camps.
- Simpson : IN town this week
5..a- 1tter his logging intesests-
accompanied b. the Misses Simp-
E-->. L'ez. ar>hau and daughter
ar: 1t Wednesday morning for
.-- L.. where they will visit the
:u.r = ~ - Yautis.
= Reavy has moved his family
oys- : e, the Port Blakely railroad
-.. = ,4-.porariIy occupying the AS
ing until his new camp On
2-~--- ular Ry is ready for work.
IL. I'd Mrs. r. T. Simpson desire
= :hank these VITO kindly assisted at
:.e recent fire. or who extended aid to
-epair the losses sustained by them.
The dwelling has been repaired and is
again occupied by the family.
Mother" Eastman, an old resident
G: Tumwater. died there recently at
tie advanced age Of 81 years. She
CAME 10 TuIrwater in 1865. and died
: :he home she had occupied for
::.;rty-tl1ree years.
:. \. Morrison has been elected to
-a--eSeut Shelton, at the grand
a3ge Of Odd Fellows, which meets al
T1rcouver, in June. Mrs. L. *. Nun
SUI : the delegate of Shelton Rebekat
.5tre 70 the general assembly meeting
:. lie same place aud time.
I. bigger. of bigger s. Going, the
0.ymp;a hardware merchants, was in
:5rr over Sunday expatiating on the
r.e- : Of the Crawford and Belvidere
6cyc.eS. which appear to be durable
z-t cheap wheels. L. K Munson has
II ageucy.
c.. Angle attended the meeting of
liz Rep. State Central Com. in Taco
10 Tuesday The date of the delegate
convention was set at May 18th, at
Everett: Il was recommended that the
county conventions be called for May
IL. and the primary meetings week
ea-.:a-.
The Masonic brethren enjoyed a
Pleasant session last Saturday evening,
I'D :le ladies' furnished a nice lunch
a:tte close of the meeting. The visit.
M .,-.mterS present were ". L. Bill.
Sc. Jus sc a lrburn and Mr.. Coons.
Q. uslra; John McReavy and b. L.
Seer. o. Ji.;on City.
Don't forget that Presiding Elder
1oyS;n has notified the Methodist
N.--~ca mat lie will be in Shelton, te
,ae >e oud quarterly conference,
IN IL evening of April 18th Preach
IL ~ n Elder the next day. Sabbath,
ard - regular communion service.
- y i. Whitley. special agent fol
~ -.-cwn 'raig Insurance companies
'e- =. Northwest. visited Shelton
'.r1ay cconpanied by Mrs. Whitley
COX over tie town and place the
~e'cy With G. L. Angle. The
,s".c> represented are all ssol6
&C. Germs. and include the Pheniz
u .ro0k.yn: American. and the Penn
: -7nia Of Philadelphia; and the
NJ ~ Gothenburs. j. W. Hall al
a,e represented these companie.
T. Shelton.
-t- - ESaa>ANt2 <i4C SEk titOI - vi
'---7 widows. of the volunteers in the
BACK Hawk Indian War of 1882, ant
nose Of Washington in the SOS is be
ore Congress and will probably pass
OdT,c Shelton served in both wars ant
5 thinking of applying for pensios
the bill passes There are but few
SURVIVORS. probably not over hal
oozea, On the Pacific Coast, of the frs
va Mrs. Lydia Drum, mother o
fTS. L. \. Greytrax. who is now liv
n Shelton is the widow of Abne
o'nil who also took part in that war
sue having married Immediately afte
91 solder came home from the wa
II 1872. The effort which has BEEF
aoe to get a pension for this age,
LADY, viii probably Be sucoufn1 non