The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-25
L)cal News.

Kew. r. A. Gregory will preach at
Forbes School House, Little Skookuln
next Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Rev. Dr. Sulliger will hold second
Quarterly Conference Thursday even
ing, March 3rd, in the Methodist
Church.
AT last reports the condition of
Judge Aver, of Olympia, was still crit
ical, the operations giving but tempo
rary relief.
! Thos. Taylor, of the lower Satsop.
left this week for Alaska to try his
! luck at mining instead of farming for
a change.
The weather has bee quite mild
during the week without much rain.
but the barometer indicates that
there is storm in prospect
Washlngton's Birthday, Tuesday,
was observed by the Bank, County
Offices, and all rooms of public school,
except those of Mrs. Thrash and Miss
Ansorge, who were making up for
lost time.
Arson B. Fowler, of Shelton, has
been awarded letters patent for his
rolling pin device, and Fayette J.
Boyle, now of Tacoma, has also pat
ents for his automatic fishing reel,
which he has already begun to manu-
facture.
The Shelton evaporation is still rum
ming and day shifts, but expects to
clean out its stock of potatoes within
two weeks They have big stock on
hand and sent about $1,000 worth of
the dried product to Seattle last week.
James t. Booth, of Capman's Cove,
is making his arrangements to leave
early next month, for Alaska, and is
getting his outfit together Mr. Booth
expects to strike it, and, having made
up his mind, will go despite discour
aging report. Two friends from Phil
ade1phia recently arrived and will ac-
company him.
| Martin Bingham has sold his ranch,
at the County road crossing of the
West branch of the Satsop, to Sol. G.
Simpson, who intends to log that with
other lands in the vicinity. Mr.. Bing-
man is arranging his affairs to go to
the Klondike, where lie expects to
make his fortune making stoves and
! tInware.
Preaching at the Baptist Church
| Sunday IL a m. subject, The Shining
| Lights. 7:30 p. m. Christ was God or
he was an Impostor, Which? All be-
levers and disbelevers are cordially
invited. am right, or am wrong
which, Come and see.
f. A. GREGORY, Pastor.
Hervey Butler, an employee of Mark
Draham's camp, had his leg broken
Wednesday morning, sled loaded
with six barrels of water and several
men, running over the limb. He was
brought down to Shelton and DR.. Wells
dressed the injuries, and the young
man is doing we'll.
The Good Templars, or rather fifty
one of the local membership, enjoyed
themselves hugely at the Hotel Dip
man last Saturday evening at the con-
clusion of lodge session, the occasion
being one of Mrs. Dipman's splendid
suppers served at the expense of the
| 1nc
the past quarter. It is sufficient to
say that none forgot to eat and enjoy
themselves,
Mrs. Anna Bea.h and Mrs. Nellie
Pool were initiated in the mysteries of
the P. E. o. at the home of Mrs. o. c.
Hanson Tuesday evening. After the
ceremony, the society adjourned in a
body to the home of the presiding Of
ficer, Mrs. Alf. Fredson, and partook
of delicious lunch. At eleven O'Clock
the gathering dispersed for home.
voicing praises for the P. E. O.
Jesse Murphy informs us that there
was a wedding at Skaguay the Sunday
before he left. The contracting par
ties were Mr.. Frank Meyer and Miss
Maggie c. Bessie, both former Olyn1-
pans. The groom, who until recently
: has acted as steward on the steamer
City of Aberdeen, is well and favor
ably known. The bride has spent her
girlhood in Olympia and was as popu-
: lar as any young lady in the city.
: The newly married couple have EN-
barked in the laundry business. The
Olympian joins their many friends in
wishing them success.-Olympian.
II. Sheane, the photographer from
Chehalis, arrived Wednesday to ar
range the gallery adjoining this Office
for his occupancy. His goods also
came in, and he expects to be ready
for business in a week or so, after
making some changes in the gallery
: Owing to the illness of one of his sons
j. his family will not move to Shelter
for the present. Mr.. Sheane has beer
in the Photographic business for thir
/. ty years, keeping pace with it's lates
improvements, and he guarantees t.
give the public satisfaction. He is at
s tracted by She1ton's general health
r fulness and expects to make this hi
home.