The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
shelton. Friday, July 22nd, 1898.
Personals.

ch,s Needy was candidate for the
MIA Fellows Wednesday evening.
Mrs. A. \. Yantis is up from Buco-
.o,, short visit to friends in Shell
ton.
Hartford Clark is taking a lay-off
,,d with his family IS spending a
week on the Sdtsop
rohn Farmer and Will. Sargison
we're over to Aberdeen last week look
inr ont for a dairy opening.
Harry Dean went down Sound this
morning to look over the prospect OF
an offer to take charge of a general
store.
Attorney ]. Z. Sigh returned to his
new location at Fairhaven, Wednes-
day. after spending a few weeks with
his family.
Mrs B. F. Sheffield and children ar
rived from Portland last week, to
spend the sumner as usual, rusticating
on the Hall place down the bay.
HR Gale, and two Eastern friends
passed through Shelton Monday after
noon, on their way to Gray's Harder,
where they get the salty air and wheel
along the splendid beach.
Judge and Mrs. C. w. Hodgdon
drove over from Montesano to attend
the session of Superior Court. Their
team was left at the Lake and this end
of the trip was made on the train.
The Maxwell, Potts and AL. ]. Nun
son families intend to drive over to
Lake Cushman this week to spend
few days in camping and fishing. The
fishing is said to be splendid just now.
Thos. Moran left Tuesday morning
for Seattle, where he will arrange for
his trip to the Kloudike. He is an old
timer, and feels that he is still strong
and vigorous enough to wrest a fort
une from the Yukon's ice-bound
vaults.
William +. Norman, of Juno, with
John Beckwith and William Weber
as witnesses, made his final proof be-
fore Commissioner Angle last Friday;
and also Mortimer E. Sharp, Henry
Winsor and Harry Lewis being wit
neSseS.
Mrs G. T. Gustafsou, who has been
spending a few weeks visiting her
parents, VIZ. and Mrs. John Gosser at
the head of the bay, expects to return
home this week. Capt. Gustafson has
secured the Clara Brown, which is now
running between Seattle and Tacoma.
Theodore D. Kanouse, Grand Chief
Templar, of California, who was at
one time very prominent in Wisconsin
state politics, will deliver temper
ance address at Kneeland's Hall, Fri
Gay July Goth, to which all are cordial
ly invited, as it will be a treat. No
admission will be charged.
Max MetChan, a district deputy in
the internal reyenne service, was in
town Wednesday looking alter the en-
forcement of the new requirements of
the revenue law. Business men who
are affected by the law seem to drop
into the use of the revenue stamps
without much trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fredson and
Children. from Port Blakely and Mr..
and Mrs, Richard Colson, from Cali
lorna, arrived Tuesday to visit the
ifredson and Kelly families. Mrs
fredson expects to stay several weeks,
While the visit of the others will be
shorter They are planning a weeks
Camping out on the Skokomish river.
Lucius L. Talcott, one of Olympia s
olueSt pioneers, whose kindly face is
familiar to Mason County's older resi-
oentS, died there last Saturday, age6
- years. He has been in failing
neaIth since suffering a stroke of pa
iaIysiS two years ago. Mr.. Talcot
nds been a resident Of Olympia fol
~enty-six years and leaves three sons
'he well known business firm of Tai
colt Bros.
bert. Sheldon, the third member O.
Tue Shelton party to reach home, ar
!'Sed last Saturday, after just yea
ltom Shelton. He left a little late
IMAM Messrs. Shorter and Stanhop'
ana made better time on the road
he has not much of interest totell out
sue the news brought down by thu
CARRIER arrivals. He has a nice litt1
stake as his reward for the hard wor
u the past year, and feels that hi
Noney has been hard earned. He re
pofts the Shelton boys all well, an
0o'ng as we'll as the average Klondil
q. Bert has been rugged and health,
uaring his stay, and, is we'll Statistic
with his experiences in Alaska.