The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-10-07
shelton. Friday, October 9TH 1888.
Personals.

M. SCnufndCnSI IS tHC HCWCSt Ouu
Fellow.
Everybody register,-Th books
close on October 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wehnes expect to leave
for the East next week.
Jud. Becker is up in King County
doing some land cruising for the state.
r. b. Giles is arranging his business
to remove to Tacoma, where he has a
good situation in prospect.
&. S. Barger and Thos Hickey have
gone out to the Wynooche for a couple
of weeks, hunting for big game.
Joe Bartro, an old-tiine character
familiar in Shelton, is again in evil
dence, after several years spent in AL
aska.
c. w. Hartman is spending his spare
time on his ranch in Little Skookum,
the Kennedy place, looking after the
fruit crop.
Fent. Spencer is over at Montesano
taking III the tourn ament. Bert Shell
don and Will Armstrong, Chas Leake
and Chas Armstrong also accompanied
the Ball club.
Hobart G.. Hagin, who has been
practiclng law in Olympia tor several
years, has decided to locate in Shelton,
and has hung out his Single at the
Central Hotel
Congressman Lewis billed to speak
in Shelton on the 18th, and Frank
Cushman on November 1st. Hon. +.
II. Brownell, of Everett, will follow
Lewis on the 18th
George Huntley came up from
Woodland college to hold down the
initial bag for the Shelton club, and he
stopped the race for two-thirds of the
Montesano boys.
A telegram from San Francisco an
nounces the death of little Emily Fer
ry, daughter of Mrs 10. Whitney, sister
of the Munson Brothers. She was a
bright little girl and about thirteen
years old.
A. L. Sterns, of West Plains, Mo-,
accompanied by his family, are in
town looking for location. They are
pleased with Shelton's prospects and
will So advise several other families
from the same place, who are coming
TO Washington.
Mrs. w. r. Early returned Tuesday
from Elma where she has been visit
ing at home. She was accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. w. B. D Newman,
who will spend week with Mrs. Early
and Clarence Newman.
Charlie Winters, brother of Grin,
who recently returned from the Klon-
dixie, was married at Elma. Sept. q
to Miss Minnie Harding. They left
their compliments for the Shelton
boys when they passed through Elma.
Mrs. L. w. Specie accompanied her
brother. l. w. Falls, on visit to a
sister at Steveston, B. c., after which
the latter returned East. Mr.. Falls
was especially surprised at our sp1en-
did fruit, and took samples home with
him.
Hon. Tom. p. Fisk, son of our
townsman, c. w. Fisk, aud one of
the leading republican orators of the
state will open the campaign in Shell
ton, at Kneeland's hall next Saturday
evening, Oct. Sth. Mr.. Fisk is fast
coming to the front in the councils of
his party, and is pleasing speaker
The issues, as laid down by the fusion
party will be fully and fairly met and
explained, and an interesting meeting
is promised Everybody should turn
out, and bring the ladies.
Three teams containing DIR. Beach
Al. Munson, Bert, and Will. Daniels
and their ladies, and the rest of the
club, left Montesano at S o'clock Sun
day, and, after stopping ~ hours al
Elma for supper, reached home at ar
early hour next morning, tiresome
drive. No casualties on the trip ex
cept that Mrs. Beach's kodak was
fractured beyond the Doctors ability
10 repair it; (which means new So
camera) and one of the horses on the
eoys' rig fell down and hurt himseli
Iear Aamilche, losing an hour or so.
DR.. Kennicott returned this weel
from Yakima. where he went to take
III the State Fair. He reports that i
IS decided hzzie this year, either
through lack of interest or another
evidence of incapacity on the part o.
'he state administration,-but they
managed to use up the appropriation
although in the heart of a fine fruit
oeit, the exhibits did not equal an or
oinary county fair, aud the trainload,
" people who went over from TIL
sound, returned Disguised, but thu
TIP was pleasant.