The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-22
Shelton, Friday, April 22nd, 1898.
Personals

Sam. Wyatt has secured the school
at Clifton, beginning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lovelace re-
turned last week from a short visit in
Seattle.
lean Riley, cashier of the State
Rank was down to Seattle this week
on a business trip.
Sam Schumacher, the corn etiSt, has
Joined the band of Uncle To ms Cabin
Company, and is touring the Scum d
with them.
+. L. Williamson has moved his fam
ily and household goods to Tacoma,
which will be his future headquarters
when not in Shelton.
John Ireland, who has been employ
ed as Waterman at the Utsalady mill
during the winter, returned home
Wednesday to spend the summer
ranching.
Mrs. M airy Lindsey made final proof
on her homestead claim back of Chap
mans Cove before Comr. Angle last
Saturday, S. NJ. Rolf and John Labor
acting as her witnesses.
Mrs. VIM. Barrett has secured the
school in Dist SO, Isabella Valley, and
will begin next monday. Mr.. and
Mrs ST Tullis will occupy the Barrett
home in town.
Judge Dunbar, Jabez Bridges, and
Almerion Adams, who have been in a
poor state Of health all winter, remain
about the same, hut ought to improve
with the settling of the weather for
summer.
Chas. Withereli was over from
Hoquiam this week. to visit his claim
in the Satsop. He reports times boom.
ing and wages in the logging camps
on Grays Harbor are better than in
Mason County camps.
n nathaniel Phillips, an old veteran
and member of Col. Cross Post was ~
ing at the Dipman quite sick of Z
severe cold on his lungs. but it was
decided that he could have deter
treatment at the Olympia hospita
where he was sent.
Ben. Jacobson, the enterprising
Matlock shoemaker, passed through
town Saturday on his way to attend
Odd Fellows lodge at New Kamilche
Now that headquarters has been trans
ferred to Matlock, many of the Kan
ilche members have long way to e.
to attend lodge.
Lewis d. w. Shelton spent over Sun
day in town, visiting the Shelton's an'
swapping yarns with the old-timerS
He returned to Seattle Monday. Fl
reports the Queen City still as full o
Klondikers as ever, but not so man,
are Quitting and passing on as wa
the case earlier in the season.
Rev. w. C. Merritt, president of tn
State Sunday School Association VIII
took prominent part in the Count.
convention last week, delivered tw'
sermons last Sunday, that of the even
ing service at the Baptist Church be
ing splendid address, and the attend
ances were large at both meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Barnum, an
Barnum, senior, left Tuesday morning
for Fairhayen where he and J. E. Sligl
will engage in law practice. Attorne.
Siigh's law library was also shippe'
down and he followed Thursday morn
ing. A pleasant farewell surprise wa
given at the Barnum home last Thurs
day evening, at which large numbe
of friends gathered to enjoy a socia
evening. Mr.. and Mrs Barnum too
considerable part in musical circle
and made many acquaintances durin
their stay in Shelton, who regret thei
going.
Thos. Bordeaux, of the Masoi
County Logging Co., is entertainin
several lumbermen from other part
this week, who are getting pointers o
the modern methods of logging IN th
leading lumber county of the stat,
Mr.. McIutire, Supt. of the 1oggin
branch of the big mill at Moodyville,
c., Mr.. Mcdonald, of Mosher and M
Donald, Mud Bay and Seattle, an
Manager Patton, of the Atlas Lum b.
Co., at Lake McMurry. The gentl
men spent Thursday in visiting til
camps on the Peninsular Railroad ar
inspecting the methods of haulin
logs. They came especially to see IL
Walking Dudleys" at Joe Simpson
Camp, and the big road donkeys of Il
Mason Co. Logging Co., and althoue
extensive loggers themselves, four
tnahy things TO interest them here.