The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-10-20
shelton. Friday, October goth. 1899.
Personals.

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official stenographer of the court this
week.
RoRS.-At the home of Mrs. A.
Frrr,ott. Shelton, to the wife of Louis
Fulnlott daughter.
Mrs. William Kilroy and several
children we're in town last Saturday
from, the Satsop, and put in good day
shoooiug for her family and neigh
boTS.
Attorney George Israel of Olympia.
stalking part in the trial this week.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Israel and
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, who are visitors
from Colfax.
R B. Giles has moved to Shelton,
after year spent in Tacoma, and has
opened watch repair shop IN the old
Satsop building. His family have
been moved into the Germaine house
on Gotta street.
Augustus ". johnson and Frank
Helm, homesteaders in the vicinity of
Grove, were in town Tuesday for the
purpose of securing their final natura-
lization papers.
Olaf B. Frisch, who has been secre-
tary and librarian of the Odd Fellows
lodge in Olympia for the past nine
years, has resigned his position and
taken position with Harry Weather
all. the FISHERMAN.
Miss Clara Ansorge, one of the cele-
brities in state w. C. 7. u. circles, and
who is now in attendance on the con-
tie, was honored by having her like
ness appear in Sundays issue of the
Times.
n. {. Campbell left this week for a
visit of three months to his old home
in Bentonsville, Arkansas, which he
will spend with brother, and settle
some business matter before returning
to Shelton in the early spring.
J. ". Rankin, the well-known tim
Der cruiser, whose long connection with
the N. P. makes him familiar with al
most every tract of land in the County,
was in town Tuesday, from Matlock,
where he is examining lands for the
Simpson company.
John A. Mcdonald, a well-knowu
Satsop rancher, left Tuesday morning
for Southern California, where he will
spend the winter. He has been under
the weather for several months past,
and hopes that a change of climate
bring back his failing health.
Mrs. Chadwick, of Colfax, grand
matron of the Eastern Star, was pre-
sent at SPECIAL session of that body
o. Monday evening, and after the Off.
cial visit, social evening and banque,
was enjoying by the Stars in honor Of
their visitor.
Victor Ho1ton came in Saturday
after having spent five weeks visiting
his former home in Minneapolis, where
he had an enjoyable time. He reports
the weather fair during his stay East,
and the cold weather just commencing
as he left for the Sound.
Mrs. John Kneeland returned HON
from an extended visit to Patton,
Maine, on Wednesday evening. &C.
companied by Miss Ada Littlefeld, :
sister of Mrs. Frank c. Wiley, wht
will spend the winter visiting in Shell
ton.
VI. S. Brown and Tom Frazer re
turned from prospecting trip in thu
Olympic mountains above Lake Cush
man, last Saturday, but only stayet
long enough to straighten up their at
fairs for another trip. In fact the,
act as suspiciously as though they has
found something good in minera
way.
The annual conventiou of the Ma
tonal W. c. T. U. couvenes at Seattl'
this week, and many members of thi
state will take the opportunity of visit
ing the conventions, besides the regula
Union delegates. Among those VIII
left Yesterday morning for Seattl
were: Mrs. F. r. Morse, Mrs. S. N
Shelton, Mrs. L. L. Hunter, Mrs. F
N. Grout, Misses Lulu Dunbar, an
dell and Eya.Robinsou.
". A. Hayward drove in town las
Sunday in a typical prairie schooue
in which he and his family had travel
led all the way from Michigan sine
last March. During the time the!
have visited Manitoba and stopped !
many other points on the way, bu
kept on moving until they 6nall
struck Shelton, where they will probs
bly, rest. as this Is aoout the "jumpin
OF place" Mr.. Hayward is hall
brother of Mrs. Hiram Dunbar. BE
brother Frank Gilman, is expected I
arrive from Michigan thus week.
]. W. Pratt the prosperous cioqual
ium farmer. WAS in town Monday, u
conpanied by Mrs. Pratt and daughtel
On trading trip. Mr.. Pratt finds II
most money in cattle and hogs, an
keeps track of the markets, % that b
product will be marketed when Il
best prices rule. Butter i also b
staple at the Pratt farm. and his b
crops of roots is'uaed entire1y TO lei
stock, there being little profit ~