The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-02-19
melton, Friday, February 18th, 1897.
Personals.

Personals.
n,M. Duckworth, County Commits
.;orer was in town this week.
Tbeo Brown an o1d-time Olympia
shoemaker is at work for Bob. Lee
1 moline.
Mrs. Thrash's room were closed yes
erday, owing to the sickness or
Mr. Thrash.
Phil Ashmun and wife are expected
10 arrive from Southern California
about the first of March.
Mrs. Aft Fredson is down the Sound
and is spending a week visiting the
Fredsons at Port B1akely.
Will Dunbar was down from Seattle
this week visiting his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Chas. S. Dunbar.
Mr.. swayne of Olympia, is spending
acouple of days visiting his daughter
Lena, at Mrs G. c. Angles.
P.V. Anderson and Mr.. Pritchard,
we're down from Tacoma, looking
after Shelton Southwestern matters.
Our genial hotel keeper, A. F. Dip
man, went to Olympia this week on
business trip and to size up the new
legislature.
Mrs. Mary Valley was down We'd
uesday. She was looking we'll and
yhearty and has about regained her
former health.
L. J. Morrison just returned from
Seattle with some good specimens Of
Ere of the Colville Reservation. He
! will leaye first of the month for the
mining country.
Supt. Gunderson is at the Capital,
Watching the legislature and inciden-
tally trying to make some of the leg
islators see how badly the barefoot
law is treating us.
VII. Maxwell spent some time in
Olympia this week arranging for the
funeral of David Shelton. There
we're no delays and the arrangements
were fully carried out
Mr.. A. F. Chapman, has been very
i'll this week, he has been confined
to his bed for several days, he very
much regretted that he could not
attend Uncle Davie" Funeral.
Joe Trainer was over from Little
Skookum Wednesday and reports the
burning OF his tool house and the loss
Of his tools. His brother was sleeping
in the building, and had left fire II
the store while at breakfast.
Fred Burdette, the popular cook Of
Williamson's camp left with his wife
Wednesday noon for Yakima, the
home of Mrs. Burdette's parents
where they will visit, and Fred will
look out for something more congenia
than cooking in a logging camp.
DR.. and Mrs. Beach and the children
hnally got away Monday morning
after stopping several weeks at thu
Dipman Hotel, Mrs. Beach will visit
her mother at Black Diamond, while
the Doctor will go to Baker City o.
Some other point in Eastern Oregon
tor change.
The following attorneys were pres
ent at the brief session of court he1t
this week; ]. 9. Kleber, P. M. Troy
Geo. H. Funk, c. NJ. Dial, A. S. Camp
cell. OF Olympia; and c. D. Emery. o
seattle. Allen c. Mason, of Tacoma
ssas also in town on legal business.
attorney F. S. Stone left last weel
ior Portland. and Mrs. Stone followe'
last Saturday. Since the loss of thei
mouse BY fire last month, they hav
oeen living at the Webb Hotel. Hav
lug received the full amount of in
surance money. Mr.. Stone evidentl.
concluded that the legal field wa
crowded in Shelton, and decided t
seek another location, before getting
100 much money invested. 1t is re
ported that H. S. Tremper is still in
'efested in his property, having
mortgage of $1,000 on the place, an
Aow that the house is burned, tn
security is not very valuable.
seems that the insurance on the dwell
Jug was not assigned in favor of til
mortgagee and Mr.. Stone received tn
tull amount.
a CARD OF THANKS.-The teacher
VI the Shelton Schools hereby publicl
express thauks IA &toso w1an oscsS<e