The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-03-17
Shelton, Friday, March 18th 1899.
Personals

ItESOHulS
I'd Crowet1 was in town this week.
Rev. T. a Gregory will deliver his
farewell sermon next Sunday.
Miss Daisy Dean has been visiting
Mis-, Edna Gregory tor the past week.
"anager uark Reed of the L. M.
made business trip to Seattle this
week.
Jacob Wingert moved his family
hack to Hartstein Island Tuesday,
after spending the winter in town.
James Forrest was in town over
Sunday, and expects to move his fam
ily to Matlock in another month.
VIII. Hunter, who cut his knee
with All adze several weeks ago, is
laying up for two weeks, by the doc
tors orders.
Assessor Specie has purchased a
Hartford bicycle for convenience IN
covering the county on his assessing
rounds.
Rev. F. A. Gregory has closed his
year OF service in the Baptist church
and will shortly move to a new field of
labor at Tacoma.
Misses Frye and Bryant. two young
ladies from Lebanon, Oregon, are Wis
ting Mrs. Libbie Barrett, intending
m tho summer
Our sick ones, Mrs. L. n. Greytrax,
Judge Dunbar and Almerion Adams
remain about the same, although the
latter had bad spell last week.
The family of A. j. Putnam, dry
goods clerk in Mcdonald & O'Neilps.
arrived from Everett this week, and
will occupy the Taylor house on Gotta
and Sixth streets.
T. c. Wiley spent several hours in
Tacoma Wednesday on business, and
meeting Mrs. Bridges there, took
charge of the arrangements for Mr..
Bridges funeral here today.
Forest Ranger Crouch, who covers
the southern portion Of the Olympic
Reserve, was in town Sunday looking
for place to install his family. ii
being too far to go to Tacoma for &C.
casional visits home.
Mrs. Pool visited Tacoma Wednes-
day to inspect house secured by Mr..
Pool for their occupancy, and intends
to move down early next week. Mr.
L. c. Armstrong has ted the house
and will send for his family in Toron
to, Cenada.
rapt. BecS and his daughters, were
VISITING the camps this week raising
funds to defray his expenses. The
legislature passed tne bill authorizing
the home for the adult blind and The
blind champion is happy.
Mrs Charles Eichstad, a woman
about 90 years old living at Tumwate1
met a horrible death Tuesday, throw
iny herself before the Port Townsend
Southern train. Her mind has beer
unbalanced for some time and escap
Ing her home she wandered around al
night. and met her death opportunit,
before she was discovered.
Major Sprawles, the adjuster of sew
eral companies carrying the insuranc
on the Commercial Hotel, adjusted tn
loss from fire and damage by water OF
the building by the fire last week, an
allowed Mel. Hilton $424 II, which wa
satisfactory to all concerned. TIL
damage has about all been repaired
and the building is as good as before
c. E. McGlothin arrived from indie
pendence, Kansas, Saturday night
with his family and goods, intending
to make his home in Shelton. Mrs
NcG!othin is a sister of Mrs. Horac
Dunbar aud daughter of w. w. Gray
Mr.. McGlothin spent several month
here about eight years ago, and is al
quainted with many of our people VIII
date that far back. He will probabl
build home for himself, there bein
no suitable houses for rent.
Representative G. B. Gunderson n
turned home from his arduous labor
at the state capitol last Saturday nigl
rather under the weather. Our Repr'
sentative comes back with good r
cord as hard worker, always there
respond to roll call and who d
earnest work on the committee. H
vote was always cast on the side of tt
people, although on some questions
was dubbed socialist" In result
he has accomplished as much as an
representative Mason County ever ha
Mr.. Gunderson will leave Monda
morning tor SIX weeks visit to pa
sin Wisconsin and relatives in low
after which he will return to Masc
county and resume his old avocatit
OF pedagogue.