The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-05-19
shelton, Friday, May 18th, 1899.
Personals.

IL. Hunter is down Sound on a
buying trip.
George Thomas Booth became
Workman Monday.
Mark E. Reed, manager OF the L. M.
Store, is in Tacoma.
H. W. Durborow was the candidate
for the skid road Tuesday.
Jos. Deer attended Grand Lodge,
IO.R. M. in Seattle last week.
1t is reported that some of the Valley
family from Easton, Maine, are the
way to Shelton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ST. Tullis have taken
the little motherless daughter of F. G.
Spencer to raise.
Mr.. Crowell, an old friend of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dipman, arrived from Ohio last
week for visit.
Rev. L. ]. Covington and Mrs. Gov
ington have gone to Chehalis to att
tend meeting of Methodist district
conference.
Mildred Baldwin, fell from ham
mock several days ago and broke her
collar bone, although the fact was not
discovered for several days.
Mrs. r. w. Shaw left this week for
Olympia, when she will spend few
days before going East to Hiawatha,
Kansas, on an extended visit.
The JOURNAL neglected last week to
mention the return of Mrs. Howard
Cyphert and daughter from San Fran
cisco, where they spent the winter.
Mrs. Ed. Callow recently returned
from Port Blakely, where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hattie
Rucker and inspecting the new baby.
Rev. A. S. Abbott, Baptist preacher
from Whatcon occupied the Baptist
pulpit last Sunday, and arrangements
will probably be made to secure his
services.
New babies have been added to the
following residents in the vicinity OF
New Kamilche of late: Dan. Hurley,
Fred Taylor, George Tew and Joseph
Y. Waldrip.
Mrs. D. Keelty went up to the Olym-
pia Hospital Tuesday for treatment
for an unusually bad felon. The bone
of the first joint of her finger having
been removed, and it IS now doing
nicely.
Miss Clara Scott will commence q
Primary and kindergarten school in
the East room in the school house, on
May 10Th. All children from five t.
ten years admitted. For further par
ticulars inquire at this Office.
Jesse Kirkland and Andrew Robin
son were in from the Upper Skokomish
river yesterday, where, like other sec
tons, the farming season is behind
Jesse is putting in his spare time on
tunnel at his mining prospect, which
is now in IS feet and the indication!
growing better, with copper and silver
]. Happily was in from Clifton Wed
nesday and reports having the spring
planting on the farm of the Gambl
Company completed, although being
little doubtful as to the size of TIL
prospective crop. Mr.. Hauptly ha
also become Notary tor the conven
fence of the people of the head o
Hood Canal.
Abner Drum, brother of Mrs. Mar
Greytrax, whose home is in Asoti
County, dropped in rather suddenl
last Friday evening on his sister.
pleasant surprise, their first meeting
tor thirty years. The following even
ing Mrs. Jane Donahue, a sister, ar
rived from her home in Sacramento
California. for visit with Mrs. Grey
trax and her mother, Mrs. Abne
Drum, an octogenarian. Mrs. Grey
trax is victim of cancer, and is i
failing health, SO the visit of he
brother and sister was welcome. Mr.
Donahue buried adaughter just befor
coming North.
E. B. Hagans, of Vallejo, Californi;
is IN town visiting the Shelton's.
whom he is related by marriage, an
looking over this section. Mr.. Hagar
stands SO foot g." and has sever
inches the best of Buck Shelton. 3
states that many farmers ia his pa
of California are looking at Washinj
ton, and if his report is satisfactory.
number of families will come here til
spring looking for farming locatiol
and homes. Mr.. Hagans states TIL
so far as he has been able to obser'
there ought to be good opportnuiti
Tor enterprising farmers il this e
ton, and the Clearing problem b
no terrors for him, coming from re
wood and pine timber conntry.