The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
shelton, Friday, Sept. 22nd, 1899.
Personals.

pob Sheane has gone to Chehalis
on bicycle trip.
Druggist Shelly is taking a vacation
.r, East of the Mountains.
Avery Reed has taken Roy Simp-
sons place IN the L. M. office.
r c. Armstrong, OF the L. M. store,
made 4 short visit to Olympia Monday.
Miss Rose Watson, of Dewatto, is
soending a week in town, visiting at
CIV. Fisk's.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fisk arrived
home Thursday, and were accorded a
reception by the groom's parents.
George Huntley came down from
Woodland college, last Saturday night
70 help out the ball team. Getting
word too late for the boat he came
down on bicycle.
Mrs. L. G. Amber, mother of Mrs.
Will Barrett. arrived in Shelton last
Friday evening, from her home in
Lebanon, Oregon, and will spend the
winter with Mrs. Barrett.
Alb. Calder, of Tacoma, passenger
agent for the Canadian Pacific, was
in town last week and established an
agency at the Bank. Now all the
trauscontinenta railroads have agents
in Shelton.
J.H Hemel, of Seattle, one of the
members of the A. o. u. w. finance
committee, spent several days in town
this week, and visited the local lodge
He has been looking up some land in
terests near Shelton.
Charles Montelth left yesterday
morning for his home in Maine, beng
called by the illness of his father. He
is satisfied with this section and ex-
poets to return when it is possible.
D1ED.-At Emporia, Kansas, Sep
TENDER 1st, Robert Lawrence, young
est child of Edwin and Clara Clark,
aged three years, eight months and
seven days. This is the second child
that Mr.. and Mrs. Clark have lost
since leaving Mason County the last
of July.
Rev. L. ]. Covington and Mrs. Cow
ington returned Tuesday evening
from Whatcom, where they had been
in attendance on the annual confer
ence of the NJ. E. Church. After a
service of two years in Shelton Rev.
Covington has been assigned to the
church at Issaquah, and Rev. w. B.
Mcmillan, of Coupeville is given the
local charge. Mr.. and Mrs. Coving'
ton are now at work preparing to re
move to their new home, and his sue
cessor will probably arrive shortly.
Rev. Covington will close his ministra
tons with farewell sermon next Sun
day, after two years of hard labor fol
the Methodist Church of Shelton, and
their many friends will wish them Z
good field in the new location.
D. B. Shelter, superintendent of thu
Olympic Forest Reserve, arrived in
town Monday evening and left thu
next morning for months inspection
of the southern tier of townships O
the reserve. A petition has gone il
from the settlers in the west end o
Mason County, and in Chehalis Coun
ty, whose claims are covered by tn
blighting influence of the reserve or
der, asking for relief. and the superin
tendent will make a careful inspection
of the section. He is accompanied b.
JIM. Kean and G. W. Caughran, VIII
will assist him in the work. Supervis
or Matthewson will join the party a
Matlock Saturday and spend the res
of the time with them. The with
drawal of this vast body of land. mucl
of which is of the best class of agri
cultural lands that we have, had prac
tcally stopped further settlement, TO
no government lands now remain
that are not now covered by the r.
serves. In Clallam county the matte
is matter is more serious, because tn
county has large amount Of bond
outstanding, and all but q narroN
strip of land along the straits is covei
ed by the blanket. It is probable thu
the Superintendent will recommend
the throwing out of much of thcs
londs, more suitable for. agriculture
and they will again be open to settle
ment. At best the counties will los
quite an amount of taxable propert,
and the only gamers will be the log
ging concerns which succeed in e.
changing vast bodies of their logget
OIL lands for Uncle Sans virgin tin
Der in other sections. The next cor
sress will stop this abuse, as we'll .
modify the bad features of the reserv
order.
Knight Of Maccabees Organized.