The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-10-14

Personals.

Mrs. Ralph Covill is at Columbus,
Ohio. where she will spend the winter.
Ed chapelis at colorado Springs, col.
and writes that he is coming home
soOn.
Rev + A Gregory is in Olympia
This week. attending the annual con-
yention of the Baptists.
The Rebekahs gave Mr.. and Mrs.
Wehnes pleasant farewell party at
Mrs. Emmott's last Friday night.
c. 5. Brumbaugh was in town Mon
day for the first time in a month hav-
inc been in the grip of intermittent
fever.
VIM. wyatt returned from East of
the mountains Tuesday, with band
Of five horses, which he brought oyer
the Snoqualime trail.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. Webb, a rece ntly
married couple from San Francisco ar
rived in town last week, to make Shell
ton their home, and have secured tenn
porary quarters in the Freeburger
building.
Deputy Sheriff Bernier, of Cheha1is
County, was IN town Monday in quest
of Frank Alien, an Indian, wanted at
Montesano on charge of rape, but on
reaching here received word that the
man wanted had been apprehended
over there.
Ferd Stabenfeldt, S. P. Richa rdson,
1 H. Munson, O. c. Hanson, J. F.
Riley, Mark Read, Albert Johnson and
Thos. Bordeaux have organized a
whist club and will hold weekly meet
ings during the coming winter.
Harry Dean was over from Union
City TO the Republican convention
Wednesday, and reports a prosperous
business, which is especially heavy in
the handling of fish. Harry says that
there are good many Republicans in
that section
Jud Todd was in town this week,
having IN charge a small steamer, and
he Is working up a fish trade for a
Seattle cannery. Jud says the fisher
men are taking a considerable interest
lnpoitcs and are sore at the treat
ment OF their interests by the last
fusion Legislature.
Farmer Todd and Jud Becker were
out OF town when the populist conven-
uon met, and William Wyatt failed
10 set back from Ellensburg, so only
hirfeen persons we're in attendance
aa unlucky number. Probably the
Farmer felt in his bones what would
Come TO pass, thought to save "honor'
oy being missing.
MI Geo. weymouth has traded his
1@Tn at Dayton to Louis Munter, OF
AS0ondido, Cal. who is expected to ar
i've with his family in a. few days Mr.
weymouth expects to leave Monday
with his family for his new home, the
'1@nSe being made for the benefit Of
Ills wlte's health They are old resi-
ueu'S' and we regret to have then
leave.
MI and Mrs. H. J. Wehness 1ef
Wednesday morning for William ston
~'chi%an where they will spend par
" the winter in visiting Mr.. Wehnes
parents They alse intend spending
So"'e months with friends in Council
."HS' and other Iowa points, ant
@.'er that will be guided by fate
i Nh Wehness does not find some
"''doIe business location after hi.
'''' IS out, they will probably return
~ Sneiton. They have done wei
'' ana haye been pleased with thei,
'1' III Shelton, while our people re
N'e' 10 see them go. Mrs. A. Emmot
accompanied them to Seattle.
Dl'.D-- North Yakima, Oct 10th
n, ,'O"r FISK, aged Al years 6 mouths
message came as a shock to thu
','y IN Shelton, although wilbu
Ns oeen troubled with heart disease
suo his health has been poor for sey
~ years past. The funeral took plac
Sluay afternoon, from the home o
sam Fisk. His father w Fisk an,
'O'ner John left for Yakima Tuesda,
;O'H'ns' and Tom was also hottie,
o., Int Deceased was born in. Penn
- S:Fanla, Abrll 18th 1857, but most Q
ot, - NE has been spent in Kansas an
s.' ~ western states. He came to thi
~ ~ 1871, and made his home. eithe
r.. @Ai'na or with his parents here
,s 49,. winter he spent in Shelton. an
\ i H.. on the family re-unio
%s' Christmas. Besides the sorrov;n
m r~'en's he leaves S brothers. wilbu
fr;a quiet industrious and mad
Illus with all he met.