The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-03-06
u, Friday, March, 9th 1896
Personals

1.,I. Pratt was over from the Co.
ouallum, Wednesday.
per, Knecland has moved from the
VcRaayy farm, into town.
e,,t Graham was over from the
c..;.ouish reservation Monday.
u., Oracle Baldwin burned her
Maud, severely by hot taffy this week.
Becker Bros w. J. and Frank, have
decided to 90 out of the saloon business
and have closed up.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Buell., left
for Portland, Oregon, Wednesday,
with their household goods.
Frank Chester. of Mason Lake, left
Saturday, for Alaska, where he will
Try his luck this summer.
Mrs. W. S. McCool was quite i'll this
week. but is now out of danger and the
twins are also doing we'll.
Can't. Miller is hard at work fitting
10 his schooner for the trip to Cooks
Inlet mines, in Alaska, this spring.
Dr.. and Mrs Beach are home again
Utter spending a week enjoying life
with Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Forbes, on
the farm
Mrs. 7. W. Mcdonald and daughter,
Mrs Roh+ Swan were over from Ka-
milche Wednesday, visiting and shop
ping.
Mrs Sheffield. who has been quite i'll
at the old Prince place down the bay.
is improving, although her recovery
will likely be slow.
J. E. Sigh is holding the usual
' services at the Methodist Church, in
The absence of the pastor, and is preach
ms interesting sermons.
AT. DipmAn, proprietor of the Hotel
Dipmau, has been quite i'll with what
Promised to be an attack of typhoid
fever, but is getting better.
Nj. and Mrs. Dillon Avery are visit
mSm Olympia. Williamson's camp
will open next week and Foreman
Aydyvill complete the railroad grade.
mreadiness for logging.
Dcyie & Elliott are having the front
Gtheir bedding set in. Opening on
The street as it does, persons stepping
out the doors frequently collide with
paSsers by, and this is the main object
II Changing the front.
i'll our enumeration of the various
twin incidents in Shelton's history, we
missed Mrs. W. Fl. Asinus' twins, one
OF Which is DOW living. Twin boys
We're also born to the wife of Horace
Dunbar Wednesday, March 4th, but
Ooth have since died.
Alec Mckay, a sawyer at Morgan's
camp on the Shelton Southwestern
N1iiway, Was struck by falling limb
"Vnd"y forenoon and severely injured
@O0ul the head. He was brought to
'o"n and DR.. Wells dressed his injuries,
WHICH are not serious and Mckay is
HOW doing well. A tree was lodged
against another, and in falling a limb
Was broken off and thrown some dis
lance STRIKING Mckay, who was trying
get ont of the way.
H. ). Iremper, while performing on
'Ne parallel bars at the Athletic Club
iOonlS last Monday evening, was
'"'own to the floor and sustained a
very severe fracture of the left limb
JUST above the ankle joint. The bone
y broken in two places, and the injury
"'N contlne him to the house for some
,,D'e' and may have a permanent effect.
VI persons who have not kept them
se'Ses IN supple condition from boy
-'ou work on the bar or rings is more
'esS dangerous, and those who en-
saSe IN it should always take precau-
"0HS against accident. If practiced
IL moderation and without any strain,
,DuOor athletics is always beneficial,
wax 'Ae performer should never get
Careless.
II. kneeland informs us that he
Ns purchased the electric light engine
N'ontesano. which lost the balance
we plant by fire last summer, and
VAN put IN an incandescent light sys-
" Nh IN Shelton as soon as possible.
-' mas been canyassing for subscrib-
a. and nearly everybody will take
De lights For the ordinary family
VIII oe@alnost as cheap as the awful
POor Oil the Standard Oil monopoly
"0w forcing us to burn, besides do
~, away with the danger of oil lamps.
=. "' plant will be installed near the
g. d street bridge. and power taken
.O' the mill boilers. Mr. Kneeland
n.y. apec's to furnish eight ordinary lights
~ Seu IN dwelling for So per month.
,a nach is as cheap as they are furnished