The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-21
shelton POst-Office.
shelton. Friday, July 21st, 1899.
Personals.


.;.;tiur at Mrs. w. H. Kneeland's.
Mrs Arthur ]. Taylor and children
ro down from Everett for short visit
70 family and friends.
Geo. c. Morgan, formerly OF the
c,.son was in town this week talking
for the Equitable Life Insurance So
ciety.
Mr. ard Mrs. Arthur Needham, w. H.
.,d Miss Crissie Kneeland are on a
trim TO the Hot Springs for a weeks
vacation.
u. Wells drove over to Lake Cush-
man Wednesday with Mrs. Wells and
Mrs 7. X. Munson, who will spend a
week at the resort.
A lawn party was given at the home
ofMrs. w. II. Kneeland last Monday
evening, at which number OF friends
we're present and enjoyed a pleasant
evening
T. +. Crowell is in town and doing
some work of the Shelton Southwest
ern railroad. His mother and sister
are expected shortly to spend week
or SO IN Shelton.
Tom. P. Fisk and family came down
from Seattle last Friday to spend a
week. he to tempt the fish. He visited
the Skokomish with Clarence and
caught few good-sized trout.
Sol. G. Simpson returned from St
Michael on the Laurada Monday, and.
the JOURNAL republishes this week an
interview giving his impressions of
the new gold fields at Cape Nome.
John r. Snyder, of Minneapolis,
Kansas, was in town yesterday, to see
Ellsworth Freeburger, the Freeburgers
being neighbors. Mr.. Snyder is on an
extended trip of the coast, to see what
the country is like.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Munson and Mrs.
J. H. Munson spent last Sunday at the
Skokomish river, and the former had
pretty fair sport, catching some nice
trout, while the ladies enjoyed the
camping out for night.
The grand lodge of Good Templars
was in session at Chautauqua this
week, beginning Tuesday. The fol-
lowing persons were present, as dele
gates from the local lodge: Mrs. A:
Emmott, George and Ruey Emmott,
Grace Baldwin and Myrtle Simpson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gibsonreturn-
ed last Saturday night from Afaska,
where they have been for about year.
They spent the time at Skagway and
Lake Bennett, and did not go into the
gold fields They did fairly we'll during
their stay North.
Dudley Simmons, a. hook-tender in
Draham's camp, met with an untor-
tunate accident Tuesday. which cost
him his fore-fnger, that member being
torn off by a flying hook. He has
gone to the Hospital at Olympia until
ready for work again.
H. G. Hungerford returned this week
from Hoquiam where he has rented
the City Hotel, and will move his fami-
ly over to the Harbor next week and
take charge of the business. Hoquiam
isa good lively town and there is nc
reason why good business is not in
prospect.
Mrs. Laura Kneeland, Mrs. Hester
Dunbar and Charles McClain desire tc
extend to the many friends and neigh
bors who assisted their mother, Mrs
Mary Greytrax, during her long and
trying illness, and provided the profu-
sion of flowers for the funeral, their
heartfelt thanks for the many kind
nesses shown.
Thos. Bordeaux and Jean Riley, ac-
companied by Misses Eta Fredson
and Grace Strange drove over to lake
'Cushman Saturday for a few days
outing at the ''Antlers." Theo. Brown
and X. B. Giles were also on the Lake
enjoying the fishing, which is said t.
be good.
Harvey Scott, the veteran editor
Fortland's big daily, the Oregonlan.
spent day in Shelton, this week, v It'll
his two sons. Mr.. Scott's family lived
On SCOTS prairie, four miles from
Shelton, from 1883 to '57, and they
raised more on the prairie in those
early days than has ever been produced
since. Speed Shelton. who was till
cum of the SCOTS in the early days met
harv,' for the first time in forty
years and had good long talk on ssolt
times
u b. Gunderson, our representative,
VINO has been enjoying himself IN .
three months visit in the East, return
ca last Saturday evening, and ha'
oeen greeting his friends. He return
ed in time to assist at the Teachers
institute, at which work he is whole
corps IN himself The Professor had
sspiendid time among his relatives il
Wisconsin. Iowa and Washington, p
~ and looked after his property il
IOWA. Singing one of his farm house.
WIN the Washington product, whils
"e was there. Our cedar shing1ei
.OS' $ thousand, or fifty cents NOR
'aan the white pine native artiele. ~
sae latter takes back seat. re \
$40 TO get back among rs agai9s and
wei u,enos to stay. and 20 back to bde ol(
w Wvlk OF teaching school in the County
fsnerever Mr.. Gunderson went n
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