The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-01-27
shelton. Friday, January27th 1899
Personals

Mrs. W. D. Baldwin paid a short
visit to Olympia this week.
Grove Terry, WILDLY Island boy,
Of extra length, was in town yester day.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martin, and
lansing Decker were in from the Sat-
con valley on trading trips this week.
MartinKoopman put on his shoe this
week after being laid up with his bro
ken ankle about two months, and is
feeling good.
Iohn Moore came over from Kamil-
che Monday, taking time to clear out
the limbs aud small trees dropped into
the road by the late snow.
DR.. and Mrs. Wells, aud George
Shorter came in on Monday evenings
boat. with the remains of Mrs. Shor-
ter Doctor Wells remained with them
during the week.
DR.. and Mrs. Beach leave for Black
Diamond this, Friday morning, called
by the serious illness of Mrs. Beach's
father, Morgan Morgans, superintend-
ent of the coal mines.
It's reported that S. G. Simpson is
lying at his home in Seattle, quite sick.
being taken down with a fever last
week. Jos. Simpson is also confined
to the Hospital in Olympia.
Joe Deer went down Sound Tuesday
representing his own and several other
claimants IN the Malaney lien case, tt
see what could be done towards set
tlement with the attorneys in the case
Eddie McReavy has secured com
mittee clerkship in the senate, through
the influence of Senator McReavy,
being the only lucky one from this
county.
Capt. James Ross, Grand Oversees
Of the A. o. U. w. will be in Shelter
GU Monday evening, February 9th
and talk classified assessment" ;
new plan proposed by the old original
beneficiary order. A full attendance
Of members is desired for full under.
standing of this proposition.
Leroy Jones left Mo nday for 81,
weeks visit to his old home at Adel1
Mo. not having seen his folks for near
ten years, most of which time ha.
been spent in teaching schools in Ma
son County. Mr.. Jones is conscien
tious and competent teacher, who's
services are always in demand, so h
mas earned a vacation.
Fred Drew, the veteran log. buye
Tor the Gamble Mill Company, was il
town Wednesday, after visiting tn
camps The recent snow preventing
Tue Ioggers from filling their orders
aud the mill company, which had eigh
vessels at their mills last month, onl
JUST got three of them loaded, and tn
O'nerS remain under demurrage. Al
VIC mills are anxious for logs to kee
~eir vessels going.
Mrs. McLarty received letter fror
1nOmas McLarty this week, whic
gives the impression that he an
4Nonias Frazer may be expected on
S"Ortly, over the ice. 1t is also repor
VI mat letters from Fred Spencer ar
ra''inS Tor Fent Spencer and &c,
N'Snam to so back to Alaska, som
e''u discoveries having been made o
we American side. The latter is wal
MS 10 hear him from his partner, Ere
-Ouo' before starting North.
'Oin letter received by Miss Kat
3eSer from her sister, Mrs. Fran
:. '''' We learn that Robt. Lee passe
'uSh Spokane last week with til
s'a'ns of Mrs. Lee, luce Bertha Rol
u'o n his way to Illinois, for il
,s,Ient Not long ago their littl
' oied, and the mother followe
D. alter, after a short illness (
S"'s disease. The whole commu,
- 4emembers both Bob and his est
hs 'e WIFE, and sympathizes with h
). ,a'h Z. Reed represented Sheltc
FL legislative ball in Olympia la
~ evening. at which the elite
~ :, safe were present, or rather tho
cite who could afford tickets
re,, r9'n' A considerable sum ";
pl,aa. which will be. or ought to |
var; su In the Capitol building fun
vo- and beautiful were the costum
v0.- ~ some being the handsomest ev,
Civ a. - state function in the capt.
ssr. Two hundred and fifty coupl,
Mess 'esent, and the list included Il
Se,ts S irene and Carrie Simpson,
Of ~ Manager Reed, who was O.
The t fo,, h0or managers. retained hon
'0"ing morning