The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14
shelton, Friday, July 14th, 1899.
Personals

Miss Mary Ready, is visiting her
lister Mrs. Benny Welly.
povV.-Shelton, July 9th. to the
wife of George Vogtlin, son.
Miss Eva Tew spent few days in
town this week visiting friends.
A. w. Shelly made flying trip to
OLYMPIA Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Robt. Elliott is visiting friends
IA town. coming oyer from Hoquiam
last week.
Mrs. DR.. G. H. Wells and Mrs. L. 4.
Munson are on pleasure trip to Seat
tie this week
Editor Lott visited Yakima this
week returning with his aged mother
to her home at Yelm.
Mrs. B. C. Armstrong arrived Thurs
day evening and is installed in the
home on Tenth street.
Miss Ida Crouch returned home
Tuesday evening from Tacoma, where
she spent the Fourth, withe friends.
W.B. Eaton and family have moved
down the bay to their new home near
the oyster grounds for the summer.
Several couples Of young people
spent last Sunday on picnic at Johns
creek bridge, and claim they had a
fine time.
Sam Caldwell and Fred Woods are
taking a vacation in Tacoma, and en-
loving themselves between sessions of
the U. S. Court.
Oft Inman, an oldtiine Olympia boy,
returned to Alaska recently after a
four-month' visit with the home folks
on the ranch on Big Skookum.
Robert Brand, who was quite badly
crushed while coupling on the Shelton
Southwestern Railroad over a month
ago, is out again by means of crutches.
Rev. S. A. Abbott preached in the
Baptist Church last Sunday and will
continue to hold the usual service, as
we'll as d series of revival meetings in
the near future.
Niels Petersen, of Matlock, made
hnal proof on his presumption entry
before U. S. Comr. Angle last Satur-
day, Nels Hansen and A. J. Anderson
being his witnesses.
Mrs. r. B. Giles, formerly of Shell
ton, came up from Tacoma last Thurs
day evening to spend a short time
visiting friends here. is enjoying a
trip to Cushman.
Clarence Fisk returned home this
week from Hulna Huma, on Hood
Canal, where he has just closed six
months term of school. Clarence is a
painstaking teacher, who devotes his
time to his patrons.
Judge Wickersham, of Tacoma,
spent a couple of days in town this
week, visiting ]. G. Crouch, and also
visited the Skokomish Reservation in
search of curios for the Tacoma
Museum. He secured a back load of
fine old Indian baskets.
At the Teachers Institute next week
Rotations will be given by Misses
Bernice Smith, Grace Baldwin, Tressa
Huntley, Marie Currie and Mrs. ALT.
Fredson. Songs will be given by
George Enmott, Bernice Smith, the
Misses Dunbar, Scott and others.
John Kane, father of Joseph Kane
druggist formerly located at Union
City, died at Elma last week aged SO
years, , months and D days. While
not a pioneer, his residence dating
only from 1891, it is worthy of note
that he is another close to flour score
years and ten."
Mrs. Benz Skolfield and children of
Portland, arrived Saturday evening
tospend their usual outing on the
old Hall place down the bay. Mr.. Skol-
Held came with them but his business
demanding his attention, he returned
home again today. Miss Bowman &C.
cOmpanied them to enjoy pleasant
vacation on the beach.
NJ. 0. Gummerson and his family re.
turned Monday from Oklahoma Terri
tory, where they have spent the winter
with Mr.. Gummerson's parents. They
are glad to get back to Puget Sound
where life is worth living and the
Visitations of providence are more
kindly. Cyclones, transforms OF
drought, or something else seemed te
Come to afflict the people of adjoining
states, although in that immediate
section crops we're quite good.
The Editor spent a day down Sount
this week with the Editorial fraternity
tuesday evening and Wednesday
morning in Seattle, with the STATE
Association, and the afternoon with
The National Association at Tacoma
The latter gathering included over fiva
hundred editors aud their wives trou
every state in the Union, aud they arr
oelng royalty entertained on thu
sound Thursday they belong to Sc
a"e' visiting the State University
Tue lakes and parks, Dewey's dispatch
o0at' the McCullagh, the Iowa and til,
ury dock, Blakely Mills and othel
points of interest, after which they "a
Victoria aud return home via TIL
canadian Pacific. Owing to press o.
nOne affairs, which we very much Re
sfet' we were unable to stay with th,
press gang" to Victoria. III,