The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-15
Herbert COvill's Death at Skagway.

AT Skagway, Alaska, March 30th
1898, Of meningitis, Herbert Leslie
Covill, youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. S. Covill. The young man left
Shelton for Skagway in January. and
was taken sick with spinal meningitis
shortly after his arrival. This disease
had run its course andhe was reporte
| improving, when relapse set in
and carried 1itnoff on the 30th nit.
He received the best posi- BILE care dur
ing his illness, S. P. Richardson and
other Shelton friends looking after
him until DR. Wells reached there
March 23rd, in the last stages of his
illness.
Herbert was born in Millsvile, Wis,
April II, 1876 and was almost . years
of age. He came to Shelton with his
family in 1889, and has since made
this his home, except for about two
years spent in the British Columbia
mining districts. Herbert was bright,
industrious young man. quiet and un-
obtrusive, but weil-liked by all. The
blow was especially hard upon the
parents, as they had been kept IN sus-
pense for nearly three weeks after first
learning of their sons illness De-
ceased leaves father, mother, sister
and brother to mourn his untinely
taking away.
The remains arrived from Skagway
last Friday evening and the funeral
was held Saturday afternoon from the
home of Ralph Covill. Rev. F. A.
Gregory delivered prayer and the Bap-
fist chcir furnished the music. The
community feels the loss of this exem-
plary young man, the first, so far as
we know, of those who have gone
gone with buoyant'hopes to the North
ern gold-felds, that have yielded to
the rlgors of the journey.
The bereaved parents, Mr.. and Mrs
W. S. Covill and family desire to
thank the kind friends who extended
sympathy during their long period Of
suspense and affection; and to express
their heartfelt appreciation for their
many kindnesses.
Great Bargains at the L. NJ. Co.'S
Special Sale of Hosiery and under
wear.
MARRIED. the Methodist parson-
age, "Wednesday evening, April 18th,
John A. Burnett and Miss Ida E.
Swanson, Rev. l.. ]. Covington tying
the nuptia1 knot. George Huntley and
Miss Alma Swanson acted as next best
people. The happy couple Immediate
ly repaired to their new home prepar-
ed at 3rd and Pine streets, and there
enjoyed a supper provided by friends
The groom is well-known young man
about Shelton, who has been employed
in the logging camps for several years
past, and the bride is the eldest daurl-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Swanson.
both have many friends among the
young folks.
For best goods at lowest prices go to
Hunter & Eatcn's.
Under the existing law the subdvis-
n of townships included within the
linn is Of forest reservations must be
made by the geological survey, the on
1y exception being in the case of un-
CO npleted contracts held prior to the
d ate Of the proclamation creating the
reservation. Residents in township
D north, range west, in the state of
Washington, have recently petitioncd
for survey of their LANDS. and the
commissioner of the general land office
states that no contracts had been let
for this survey at the time the OlYn-
pic reservation was made. That
township, therefore, if subdivided,
would come under the general terms
of the law that subdivisions must be
made by the geological survey.
We have just received a large in
voice of Granite and tinware Prices
lower than ever before
MCDONALD & O'NEILL's.
1t is rumored that Thomas H. James
Lilliwaup rancher. who generally
spends his summer months in the lop-
ging camps in this vicinity, has con-
tracted the meningitis at Skaguav,
although no definite news can be
learned. However, undoubtedly MANY
are taken SICK and die there, who are
unnoticed in the rush, and their
friends are slow to learn of their
death
The is new song going the rounds
OF the papers and it runneth this wise:
I'VE don't want to buy at your place.
we won't trade there any more; you'll
be sorry when you see us going to
some other store. You can't sell us
any stale goods, we have opened wide
our eyes; we don't want to trade at
your store, cause you do not adver-
tise."
1855 Marlin rifle, pistol grip, prac-
tically new, and a secondhand shot
gun, recently re-bored, for sale cheap.
Apply at this Office.
DR.. Kennicott, Dentist, is making
sets of teeth from So to SO a set. On
ly high priced teeth used.
The weather of the spring. SO far
has been beautiful, and the slight
frosts so far have not been sufficient