The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-17
;,ltou. Friday, January 18th, 1Ss
Personals.


CR.Peck was rustling among the
raetlv p. |. subscribers this week.
Frank P. McFadden was in town last
week looking after the EXTENSIVE land
interests of Mrs. w. w. Miller.
Miss. Carrie Callow, of Kami1che, is
clerk in the auditors Office doing some
extra work in extending the tax rolls.
Geo. H. Funk and O. V. Linn, we'll
known Olympia attorneys, we're at
tending Superior Court in Shelton this
week.
A II. Anderson, of the PeninSular
RyCo., and Mason Co. Logging Co.,
was selected as Secretary of the Log
gers Association.
Geo. Brazel, foreman of one of
Wamson's logging camps for sveral
years, has returned from his trip to the
old home in Vermont
Fred Burdett was in Tacoma this
week purchasing machinery for
sausage making, bone cutter, etc, for
the Mason County Meat Company.
Miss Zuela Shelton left Monday for
Tacoma where she will spend about
six weeks visiting and cultivating her
voice, III charge of Miss Bertha Berry,
4 graduate of Boston Conservatory.
Vim. Lehn and Frank Kneeland
were down Sound this week. The lat
ter has struck first class cough COM
pound aud is going in the business of
bottling and selling the preparation.
". H. Asinus has disposed Of the
balance of his stock to Hunter &
Eaton, who have began a clearance
sale to clean it out. Mr.. Asmus is ar
ranging his affairs to return TO Detroit,
but may return to Shelton if his wife's
health will permit.
AT a meeting of the stockholders OF
The Lumberman's Mercantile company
Tuesday. the following officers were
elected John A. Campbell, Port Blake
ly PRESIDENT; S. G: Simpson, vice
president; A. H. Anderson, Secretary
Thos Bordeaux, Treasurer; J. d
Riley, manager.
August Johnson of Mud Bay, is I'M.
derSolng treatment at the Olympia
hospital for injuries received from an
explosion of dynamite, which he was
warming up for use in Solback's
stone quarry. AS usual, like the un-
loaded gun, it went off at the wrong
time, and came very near ending the
life of the victim.
Phil Ashmun left Saturday for Sc
attic, and took the Pueblo for Ca1ifor-
MA this week. He was accompanied
oy Mllt Schumacher, and they are
bound for Summerland, near Los
angeles, where Phirs uncle is en-
sineerlng a considerable boom in real
estate. The town is a new one on the
coast and oil has been struck in the
vicinity.
II. X. Gale, of Allyn; H. c.. Hunger
lord, Arcadia; and G. c. Angle, of
ohelton, represented Mason County at
the Immigration Convention in Seattle
'nis week. The full proceedings as
well as the numerous interesting pa
pers read at the meeting are supplied
M Or supplement this week, and this
would be splendid issue to send East.
A. NJ. Dufeld, Chauncy Wimat1 and
a. L. Cowen, the two former from Ia
coma were attending court this week,
~ readiness to testify on the Felix
'SSe' out there being no jury they were
not called. Attorney Shields made an
argument for the release of Felix on
Tue ground that he was being inprison-
GU before trial and sentence-by being
Kept IN custody-which Judge Irwin
LOOK under advisement.
According to the Seattle papers
isaac Dobson, formerly receiver and
'hen manager of the Peninsular Rail.
mas been absent since September
even his wife does not know his
teabouts. Before leaving Shelton
oooson gave his wife bill of. sale
heir household effects, and it might
mat the separation is voluntary o,
" the railroad wreck in August
'yed upon his mind to such an ex
:. mat he desired change of scene
1he next regular meeting of the Ma
9on county Horticultural Society will
O1cur on Saturday, Jan. Is, at II
CLOCK a. m. A full attendance is re
quested as some important bushes.
VIII De transacted. In addition to tn,
teguiar and unfinished business tn,
ipo:!Iowing topics are suggested: F
ninns Will be asked to talk Oh Tomat,
sulture. The County FaiF project
s,aiein8H budding and other matter
" general interest. Nv. WOODS,
Secty