The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-10-21
shelton. Friday, October 2Ist 1898.
Personals

Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Marshall have
ro,c TO Seattle on a short visit.
Miss Jessie Mcdonald has gone to
Seattle to spend a few weeks with
friends.
John I, Franklin, a recent conner
from Nebraska, is engaged to teach
the school at Arcadia.
Mr.. George Weymouth and family
left Monday for their new home near
Escoudido, California.
Mrs. r. Smith has been over from
Grays Iarbor, to look after her land
near the head Of the bay.
Mrs. NIargery Jones has gone to Ia
coma to live and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Wilder now occupy her house.
Mrs. Vim. Gibson leayes this morn
ing for Seattle, where she will take
steamer for Shagway to join her hus-
band.
J. ". Rankin, Of the N. P. land de-
partment, spent week looking after
the Conpany's lands in the Satsop
country
Mr.. Eaton, of the West Side Mill
was in town yesterday, rustling for
logs. He has sold several good orders
of lumber here this year.
Henry OFT was in town Wednesday
looking after the lumber trade of the
Olympia Door and Lumber Co., which
has been good in this section this year.
Louis Munter and his ia nily arrived
from Southern California Monday
evening and haye moved to the Wey-
mouth farm, for which they recently
traded.
NJ. O. Gummerson proved up on his
homestead III the Satsop valley, before
Commissioner Angle last Saturday,
A. Swanson and A. y Anderson beng
his witnesses.
Mrs. Speed Shelton returned from
her visit to WILDLY Island, accompan-
led by Miss Emma Thomas, who will
spend several weeks visiting her sister
Mrs. G.. c. Angie. Master Robin came
home with them.
Ar. and Mrs. Thos. Fisk and family
left Monday noon for their home al
KelSo. Mr.. Fisk having cancelled his
&c =, os1 = n.
count Of the death of his brother Will
bur.
Mr. c. ". Fisk returned Saturday
evening from Yakima, where he had
been called by the death of his eldes
son, Wilbur, who died suddenly o:
heart disease. The Fisk Brothers
made many friends during their stay
i'll the Yakima country, who relieved
Mr.. Fisk in every way.
u II. Kneeland and w. S. Covil
went to Olympia yesterday to see wha
arrangements could be made towards
getting the Democratic nominees on
the official ballot. They must be con-
tent with I place separate from the
state ticket, but otherwise there shoule
be no trouble.
L. ". Specie was III town Tuesda,
and reports that ]. A. Sebenius. TIL
Santiago veteran, is at his father
place near Mason Lake, suffering from
fourth attack of malaria fever, which
took hold of him while in Cuba, ant
having severe spell. The young
man was all through the campaign
and speaks highly of the treatment o
their soldiers by the administration
believing that everything possible wa
cone for their comfort.
Hon. T. H Browrell. of Everett
spoke in Shelton Monday evening to
lair audience, including a number o
ladies'. Mr.. Browuell is an interestin,
laIker and secured the earnest atten
uon CT those who attended for the pun
pose Of hearing the speaker, although
'here we're number of children an,
o'ners old enough to know better, VIII
mace an unseemingly exhibition o
themselves in attempts to disconcer
the speaker. He devoted himself
discussing the planks of the fusiol
platform, and its failure to carry on
ne pledges of two years ago and t
Tue value of the Republican expanslo
po1lcV to the state of Washington
LEWIS spoke against the annexatio
VI hawaii, although he afterward
voted for it, but he also voted agains
'"e Nicaragua Canal proposition
against the interests and wishes q
every person in this state. Mr.. Brow
nell evidently did not think Levi
worth much, as he did not score hii
.'fy hard, and showed that the Repai
''dh platform was something MOI
'nan abuse Lewis