The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-09
shelton Post-Office.
-1.Iion. Friday, June 9th 1899.
Personals.


Monday MI. Til.
,..sou we're over from New Kamll-
che Tuesday
w ,r.s Clara Scott has dozen pupils
hor Kindergarten and is getting
along nicely .
Miss Lulu Dunbar reached shelton
r.osd,v evening, accompanied by
Walter Dunbar, OF Seattle.
par Covington has been called
.to Matlock Sunday afternoon and
w. will not be able to preach at Dayton.
Dr. eli. Wells accompanied Mike
Hughes to Olympia last Friday and
.oent several days down Sound this
week.
Miss Cecil Dunbar and Miss Belle
Foster leave this morning for a short
visit TO Mrs. Knight and daughters at
Whatconl.
lanes Campbell passed through
town from Matlock Wednesday on his
u,v TO Blakely after inspecting the
railroad work.
Henry Lelln returned to Shelton
from Cleveland, Oregon, where lie has
hpen visiting his parents since the
first of the year.
Miss Maggie Gagnon, arrived Sat
urday evening from Maine, to visit
her father and brother, employed in
the Bordeaux camps.
Miss Myrtle Saeger returned Satur-
day from Eureka Springs, Ark. where
she has been visiting for year past
for the benefit of her health.
JB. Wood represented Shelton
Lodge, and Geo. I. Barron Kamilche
Lodge. at the Odd Fellows grand
lodge session in Tacoma this week.
Clerk e. ". Fisk is engaged in TAX
inc the school census, and believes
that the result will be substantial
increase over last years enumeration.
Jack Ludgate left Shelton last Fri
day morning for Seattle to equip him
self for the trip to Cape Nome gold
fields, leaving Seattle on the Laurada
Tuesday.
Messrs S. G. Simpson, A. H. Ander-
son and Lester Turner were in town
this week looking after their interests
in the Pennsular Railroad and the
logging work.
Supt. Geo. Tew of the Port Blake1y
Railroad, was in Olympia Tuesday
and arranged for the shipment of the
remains of Hike Hughes to his parents
in Wisconsin.
Mrs Solomon Hunter arrived Friday
evening from Riverside, Cal. to spend
the summer with e. L. Hunter in
Shelton. She reports the rest of the
family enjoying health.
Mrs. Belle Brown, mother of Mrs.
Eugene Wilder, arrived Monday even
Ing from Farwell, Michigan, accom-
panied by her daughter. Grace. They
expect to remain permanently.
Mrs. ". NJ. Beach, who returned
home from her California trip last
week, reports meeting Mr.. and Mrs.
Lon Edwards in Portland, and that
they might come back to Shelton.
Postmaster Al. Munson spent last
Sunday in Seattle, and attended the
annual memorial day of the Woodmeu
OF the World, which held appropriate
unveiling exercises in the Seattle
Cemetery.
Pat. Vance was up to Olympia Fri
Gay to visit Mrs. Vance, who is in the
hospital there. He reports that she is
getting along nicely. Pat has had a
Dad spell of sickness himself, but is
getting around all right.
Judge Hodgdon is expected in Shell
"n Saturday night, and will hold a
Term Of Superior Court, beginning
next Monday morning, 18th. AS there
sahght docket, it is not likely cour'
Will hold over the day, if the session
snot finished by noon.
Kev. S. a. Abbott will preach at tn,
baptist church Sunday morning and
eSeningat the usual time. The peopl,
VIII remember him as preaching Mis-.
Aane Morrow's funeral. The church
ass secured him as regular supply
until Octl.
D. ID. Spencer, representing q
NC" organized company which intend
su'ering oystering on large scale
sppeared before the board of lane
''mmlssioners at Olympia this week
@s'dnging to secure large area o
VIC lands On Hoods Canal for oyste
beds
ss0lge Webb rode over from Riversid
''uaesday evening, and reports meet
va good big bear on the road nea
VIC Todd place. Bruin planted his for
PAWS on log aud showed his teeth, S
I'Ofse went around. Although Georg
- spent his life in Mason County, thi
'le hrst bear that ever showed figh
george is peaceable fellow.
M .. W. Fredson has contracted wit
ICY q Wood for the erection Of
~ residence on his Fifth an
I'' street property. The Shelto
Nv l." mill has finished getting out th
e' orders and work wilt t4gin 4
s'ce We understand the ,honse CON
,s s.sa and ready for occupancy, is /
:, ~ about slloo. 1t is a nice piece Z
shs psrsy, and will be ! splendid hom
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