The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-13


Mrs. John Latham and Mrs. Ola
Peterson of Tadona came last Thurs
oay to Union City for visit with thei
sister, Mrs. J. McReayy. Alfre,
Latham of the Tacoma Ledger, cam,
with them.
MRS. Alice Todd left Thursday fo,
her home at camp 6, after two week,
visit with her parents at Union Cit,
Mrs. H. Hegaas left last week for :
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Lavtor
of Seattle.
Mr.. Loosely left about two weeks apo
Tor his home in the East after 4. visi,
OF nearly two years with his daughter
Mrs. w. o. Daily
James Readman, for long time a
resident of Hoodsport, died of abscess
OF the brain at Seattle, July 2oth
Ralph Wyatt and Albert Pfundt OF
molly returned home from the Hob
r'Ver' on the coast, where they have
spent the summer, preparing future
homes for themselves.
Robert Wyatt has laid the keel of
his new schooner, and the work is pro-
crossing in fair shape.
Mrs. A. r. Burt and daughter of
Hoodsport returned last Saturday after
a two weeks visit at her fathers. II.
Pierce of the Dukaboos. She was ac-
companied by her sister, Mrs ]. Nc
Kay, of Manitoba, Canada. who is
spending the summer with her rela-
tives on the Canal.
Mrs. Helmer returned last week to
her home in Port Angeles. after a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Wilkins at
Humma Humma.
DR.. e. Bailey formerly of the reser-
walton, but late of Seattle, is among
the recent ones who have left for
Klondyke.
Thos. Webb and wife returned last
Saturday from a trip to Seattle.
We regret to learn that Salvador
Nance is obliged to leave this week for
Victoria to consult physician because
of lung troubles.
Since the rise in labor and various
articles, the Delta has increased her
fare rates.
Charles A. Dismore, publisher of
the Port Hadlock News and Olympic
Miner, has moved his paper to Brin-
non, where he issued his first paper on
5th as the Olympic Miner.
Quite number of the owners of
the various mines near the Observations
river have been working them, but as
yet it is uncertain whether it will pay
to bring i'll a quartz mill. The best
assay was about $23 to the ton, nine
teen of which was copper and the rest
gold and silver.
Samuel Horner, from Alberta. Can
ada, is visiting relatives near Brinnon.
Ross r. Brattain of Spokane, who
has spent all summer in the Eastern
part of the state and in the Cascade
mountains, taking pictures, spent two
days in this vicinity. at the same work
and studying the early missionary
history of the state.
The weather report for July gives
SO degrees as the warmest, on the 10th
and A., the lowest on tn 18th, with 63
the mean temperature. The total
rainfall was one and eighty one hun
dredths inches. Number of clear days
IS, partly cloudy s. cloudy 5. Prevail
ing wind from the South. Rain fell
on six different days.
E. K. Worthington has lately estab-
lished store at Briunon.
BORN.-Aug. 10. at Riverside to the
wife of L. W. Parkhurst, a son. S.
PICKERING PASSAGE, Aug. 9TH.
Mrs. Fortnum is spending several
days with her sister, Mrs. Mcintosh.
Mrs. Morris went to Olympia Mon.
day to meet her daughter, Mrs. Spur.
lock, who with her three children ar.
rived from Kansas.
Mrs. Layne and Mrs. Lott spent q
week in Olympia.
Mr.. Cowan sold his logs this week
Mrs. Jackson and her daughter are
visiting in Olympia. PECKSNIFF.
ARCADIA, Aug. 9. 1897.
Palmistry and hand reading by
Norabelle Inman OF the Arcadia school
house was we'll attended and proved
both interesting and amusing. Let us
have more of like entertainments
Who knows but that crankiness of ours
may be budding genius, We'll have
our hands read and then slip into ouI