The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-23
,seItou. Friday, September 18th 1898
Personals.


Ed chAppell left this morning fol-
Chicago.
Miss Minnie Ford spent few days
in Seattle this week.
Mrs Ralph Covill is visiting her
mother in Tacoma.
Fred Drew, of Port Gamble, was in
town Thursday on business.
Mrs. Chas. Leake and daug hter,
Iona. visited Olympia Tuesday after
noon.
Miss Emma Erickson has gone to
the hospital at Olympia for medical
treatment.
Mrs. Nicholas Campbell is still quite
SICK after having been confined to
her home all summer.
Mr.. and MIS-. Angle are in Tacoma
this week, Mr.. Angle attending the
state convention as delegate.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shelton left Mon
day for Port land, called by the death
of Mrs. Shelton's brother, Mr.. Mofitt.
lhas. Pole. now merchant at Pc
Ell, is spending few days in town.
He is doing we'll in the mercantile bus
mess at that place.
Messrs. J A Campbell, S A Simpson,
and a II Anderson were in town We'd
nesday to attend the business NEE ting
of the L NJ CO trustees.
Lee Scofeld and Richard Sandman
were in from Matlock over Sunday.
Lee is now running Locomotive No.
on the Simps road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt Spencer, of Sc
attle spent Sunday in Shelton visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lovelace. Mrs.
Spencer being a sister of Mr.. Love
lace.
I. D. Boordman, adjuster for the
Etna Insurance Company was in town
this week, adjusting the Doc Simmons
loss. The loss being total, the insur-
ance was paid in full.
Sam Caldwell, Geo. Webb, H. Nc
Dermid, Mark Reed, CT. Pritchard
and G. c. Angle are in Tacoma, at.
tending the Republican State conven-
ton as delegates from Mason county
Harry Dean has purchased Judd
Iodd's interest IN the Union City store
ana VIII soon move oyer with his fam.
lily to take possession. The business
Will continue under the name of A. E.
Todd q Co. with Mr.. Dean as man
ager.
Carl L. Stebbins, represented Hoods
port at the Republican saturday. Mr.
otebblns is opening a store at tina
Viace, IN connection with Capt. Rob
oins Both are popular men and hav,
good business opening at Hoodsport
especially as the tourist travel is grow
Ing each wear.
Miss Sylvia Scott, a niece of Mrs. A
Emmott, arrived from Iowa last week
ana began teaching in the Frost dis
'r'ct' down the bay Monday. Her sis
'er is also enroute, for the purpose O
taxing school. 1t keeps Supt. Gun
ue'Son hustling to supply teachers fo
Tue district schools of Mason County
teachers are very hard to get thi
year.
Mrs. I. ". Mcdonald and daughter
Vi Aamilche, left last week for an ex
enoed visit back to Maine, which stat
sue lett over thirty years ago, and ha
never returned even for visit. Mrs
McDonald is one of the older pioneer
VI MASON County, and has a splendi
.arm IN the Little Skookum Valley
he trip will certainly be enjoyed, bu
TUG Old scenes won't look the same
'no SIZE will return halt satisfied.
MI [. W. Woods and daughte,
D'dnche, returned home last Frida
iOni their trip East and report
p'edsant and agreeable visit, excer
n NJ 'he tedious and dusty train ride
1ney visited relatives and old friend
= iowa and Nebraska, spent severs
Nays at the big Omaha exposition
1no MI Woods also participated in
peasant reunion of his brothers an
SISTERS and their families, so he feel
sa'.sned with his outing. He return
well satisfied that his lot is cast i
Washington, where there are no G,
Clones to dodge.
"ARRIED.-At the Central Hote
uIei'on' Sunday, Sept. 10Th, DAM,
webster to Mrs. Elmira r. Cox, W. {
sOVin, justice, officiating. The bird
wioow lady who has been emplo,
81 as cook, in this vicinity, and Il
ssnn31onm-weil, all the boys know Da,
Il Ian, Dan. simply got tired of batchin
70 ai lone. The happy couple have gor
thu II housekeeping IN the Sigh hons
the ne chariyari"' party having starts