The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-11-18
shelton. Friday, November 18th 1898.
Personals

f F. Ellison is home again from the
Olympia Hospital, but he is still on
crutches,
Dr. Sulliger, Presiding Elder, will
,reach at the Methodist church, Tues
day evening
Bert Daniels IS down to Hoquiam
fitting the building for Doyle and Ell
lots new saloon.
Jacob Wingert and family from
Hartstcin Island, moyed into town
last week to spend the winter.
S. G. Simpson came in from Seattle
Wednesday night, and issued the
checks for the Peninsular pay roll.
A Union Thanksgiving service
will be held at the Methodist church
atlla'm. Rev. Gregory will preach.
Henry L. Inman made final proof
before Conn. Angle last Friday, Leo
Anderson and Simon Mccartney being
his witnesses
Mrs. Chas. Leake has gone to Aber-
deem to visit her sister, Annie Morrow,
whose condition is reported not so
favorable. Miss Essie Webb is keep
ING house for the Leakes during her
absence.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Brown who re-
Gently came to Puget Sound from
Michigan with Eugene Wilder, arrived
in Shelton Monday night, and will
make Shelton their future home.
NJ J. King was back in town this
week, looking after location to move
his family back and engage in bust
ness. Since leaving Shelton he has
been in Idaho and Everett, but is not
doing we'll and wants to get back.
Chairman Ouckworth, Attorney
Hartman and deputy Auditor Covill
officially canvassed the election re-
turns from each precinct on Monday.
There we're no material changes in
the results, but the officially corrected
table is published this week, and is
worth preserving.
Attorney billiard, OF Day & billiard,
spent several days this week in town,
looking up matters in connection with
Mrs. Bateman's case, in which she
secured 5000 Judgment against the
Penlnsular Ry. We understand that
Mrs. Bateman settled for $4,000 cash
and the large residence aud block of
land owned by the company, on First
and Cedar streets.
James L. Booth, who went North to
the Copper River country some time
last spring. returned last week and
was glad to get home. He does not
bring back d very favorable report
from the sections of Alaska which he
VISITED and says that none of the pres
pectorS in that section found anything
worth working, although there is
plenty of flour gold in the Copper Riv-
er country, but it is too fine to work,
and no known process can save it.
he was with Till. Shelton for a time,
and the interview in another column
Will give further information about
their experiences.
Sam. X. Taylor, one of the largest
oyster shippers. was over from Oyster
hay Saturday. He reports that the
Bay is shipping from tour to FIVE hun
ored sacks of oysters each week, large.
~ TO Seattle, where they bring So per
sack Mr. Taylor alone ships about
10 sacks week, manly to his Olym.
PA house, which has an extensive
trace with Portland and East as fai
ds Butte, Montana. The oysters bring
@oout 9loO gallon. The oystermen
VI The bay are in the midst of their
shipping and are making complaint al
'he mail service. They think an over.
tdna mail service from Olympia te
Nnelton would improve matters consid.
erably tor them.
Judge Hodgdon was over from Mon.
'eSano Wednesday holding a short ses.
SION of Superior Court. The Judge
calls our attention to an article taken
nom Montesauo correspondence in the
Tacoma Ledger, which was published
l" the JOURNAL of Nov. 4th. The
article in question referred to pur.
p'l1ed decision, or ''opinion" given by
'ne Judge touching the voting qualii.
0S'lons of men engaged in temporary
"oFA' although resident of precinct
r10 county the required time. Judge
.ioogoon states that there is no truth
~ the statement; and that he gave nc
Op'uion On that or any other matter
-'Aeiy to come before him in a judicial
wy: We are glad to do him this
leult, believing that the judiciary
oaouio be higher than rendering de-
O-S'ons out of Court.