The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-02-12
sIeIton, Friday, February 18th, 1897.
Personals.

"a 0V0eUAS'
Or. Beach reports the infant son OF
George Simpson, at New Kamilche, as
quite sick,
The family and household goods OF
r. Christman left for Seattle this
morning.
Prof. Byrne, the dancing instructor
and his wife, left this week, looking
for another location.
Mrs James Forrest, and Miss Hattie
Callow. teacher in the public school,
were confined to the house with the
prevalent malady.
Rev. NJ. Eells was over from the
Skokomish reservation Monday, and
reports every thing quiet, with touch
of the prevalent grip"
Rev. and Mrs. Lamoreux, Miss Nina
Hunter and Mrs. B. c. Kelly, visited
Olympia Tuesday afternoon, the for
mer to attend Baptist meeting.
Mrs. ". r. Early and little son,
Gene are over at Elma visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. D. New
man, both of whom have been sick.
Miss Francis Keelty, youngest
daughter of Mrs D. Keelty, has been
forced to leave her school studies on
account of lung troubles, but is report
ed improving.
Mrs. r. S. Draper, of Eagle Greek,
Hood Canal, has been spending the
past week in town staying with Mr..
and Mrs. Caldwell and doing up a
years shopping. She returned home
Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Griggs were
over from Kamilche Monday Charles
broken leg is .nending very slowly,
but the doctor says he will be able be-
fore long to pitch hay and work of
some of the surplus fat which has &C
cumulated during his enforced lay-up
Tom Fisk came up from kelso
Cowlitz county, Monday for short
visit with his parents, and left fol
home Tuesday noon. Tom is one Of
the leading lawyers in the southern
part of the state, and took prominent
part in the last campaign.
L. X. Munson, Chas. Leake, VIM
Barrett, and several others went tc
Olympia Wednesday for the purpose
of fling on their claims in the recently
surveyed lands in Township 20, range
and west which were opened te
filings yesterday.
Till Shelton of Orting and Mrs
Lydia Shelton aud child, of Seattle
arrived Wednesday night to be with
David Shelton. His son Lewis, an6
daughter, Mrs. Joycie Monson, o.
Oakland, Cal, have also beer
telegraphed for, and are expected II
day or so.
r. W. Ellison, Of Little Skookum
left for the Trail creek country las
Saturday, bound for the mines t.
make his fortune. A number of his
friends are now in that country and
Bob thinks there will be no difficulty
IN striking something, and looking on
tor riches.
The following teachers are taking
the regular quarterly examinations
H L. Bryan, Riverside; Clara Nc
Kinzie and R. NJ. Hopkins, Thursto,
County; Blanch Woods, Cora Duck
worth, H w Durboraw. H Minnie For,
and Hattie E Callow are assisting Supt
Gunderson in the examination.
Postmaster Sigh is arranging t
make trip into the Trail creek coun
try, to take look over the mining
prospect there. He is an old mine
aud assayer and hopes to be able t
get in on the ground floor. AL. J
Munson is getting the run of the offic
IN order to take charge during tn
postmaster's absence.
Uncle David" Shelton is lying a
MS home seriously i'll. During tn
Winter he has steadily kept in doors
and is now confined to his bed. Hi
confinement has made him very thil
ano weak, and unable to resist an at
tack Of the grip. He is now 81 year
o1 age, and one of the very fe,
pioneers of Puget Sound now living
AS we go to press no Improvement
noted in his condition.
Key. and Mrs. +. M. Wheeler entel
tanned a number Of their friends q
supper last Saturday evening, tl
occasion being a birthday surpris
party to Mrs, J. E. Sigh. Thos
present were, Mr.. and Mrs. Sigh. Nj
sno Mrs. Thrash, Mr.. and Mrs. Binn,
mr' and Mrs. Angle, Mesdames Shelly
forrest, Emmett, Wehnes, Morsl
~asses Rlanche Woods and Eth
1swu.