The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-12-29
Shelton, Friday, December 20, 1899
Personals.

attic spending a week visiting friends.
Sophus Jacobson was over from
Union City last week. having badly
cut foot dressed.
Senator Campbell, an Iowan, who
IS looking for investment on the Sound
is visiting J. G. Crouch.
Chas. Wiss has been at work fixing
I'm hues in the "dinkey" locomotive,
for Geo. Simpson, at the head of the
bay.
James Christie, of Matlock; Frank
Wandell, Abe Smith, Henry Lehn, A.
w. Jones and Cole Leisure became
Odd Fellows Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Kneeland re-
turned Friday night from their visit
TO California and report a pleasant
trip. Lawrence McClain also returned
with them.
Rev w E. Randall of Tacoma, will
preach at the Baptist Church at the
usual hour, next Sunday morning and
evening, and at Forbes school house
at 2:3O p. IN.
Stephen Harrington IS in Shelton
after three years absence. For the
past six months he has been laid up
from injuries received in lower
Sound single mill.
Sheriff Geo. Vogt1in, returned from
the Hospital at Steilacoom, Monday
night, after taking Andrew Larson
back, and reports all patients from
Mason county getting along nicely.
Mark Fredson at last accounts from
Oakland. was improving from his
sickness which had developed pneu-
nonia. A number of Masonic brethren
visited MIR. Fredson Sunday.
r.. S. Draper was over from Union
City Tuesday, On business, and states
that the people on the canal enjoyed
pleasant Christmas. Mr.. Draper is
now in charge OF the Occidental Hotel.
Miss Clara Ansorge came over from
her school on the upper Skokomish
Wednesday, the river being so high as
to prevent travel before. She will
spend few days in Olympia before
returning to school.
Prof. Gunderson is in Seattle attend
ing the annual session of the Wash
ington State Teachers Association.
He still has four months of school at
Hoodsport and will reopen Wednesday
after New Years.
Dave Lyle was in town Tuesday
and made this Office call. He has re-
Gently moved his family from MatloCk
to his farm near Kamilche, where they
remain while he continues his work in
the machine shops at Matlock.
II. L. Spencer and Mary ]. Provoe
we're married last Friday by Justice
Fisk. The groom is logger employ
ed at Draham's camp, and the bride is
daughter of David Provoe an en-
gineer on the Shelton Southwestern
Railroad.
Capt. c. L. W. Brown, of New KAN
ilche, came over tor supplies Tuesday
He has been engaged in steamboating
on the Snohonish river this tall. In
that section the floods cut some figure
The Skokomish river. he says, recent
ly rose nine feet in one night
Andy Lumsden arrived last weel
from Nebraska, and is staying al
Andrew Robinson's on the Upper Sko
konaish, Andy enlisted for Cuba bu
the trouble was over before his com
pany reached the front. Since his dis
charge he has been in Nebraska, ant
he is now effected somewhat by an at
tack of fever he had there.
Robert Lee left yesterday morning
tor Eho1t, B. G.. where he has charg'
of sawmill engine for Mcpherson
Bros, who were the contractors on thu
Peninsular cutoff" Bob has had ;
pleasant months visit with his little
baby girl at Ben. Snider's, and leaves
her in good hands. Eholt is mining
town near Rossland and like all thu
towns in that vicinity, it is growing
fast, and the mining industry of tina
section, makes money plentiful.
Phil. Ashmun dropped in town Tues
day night from Seattle, having jus
returned from a trip to Alaska, wher'
he is interested IN some mining pros
poets. He found everything all right
and will return in April to join hi
partners. The new discoveries are OF
the coast, and, while development
work cannot be done to advantage a
this season, the field can be reached
early in the spring. Phil is raising
beard as protection from mosquitoes
on his next trip.
The o. T.. S. entertainment and bal
has become an established feature Q
Shelton's Christmases, and afford
each season a night of pleasure to
the public. The program of last Mon
day evening, as published in the jour
NAL, was we'll rendered and several 9
the features are worthy Of more spec
ial mention, but as everybody wa
there, it is not necessary. The hal
was crowded and the audience vel
pleased. The Ball opened at 1890, ~
Olympia orchestra furnistiug til
music, and most of the crowd joine'
in the dance. Supper was served, =