The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-04
shelton POst-Office.
shelton, Friday, August 4th, 1899.
Personals.


.re visiting friends in Seattle.
popx-Shelton, August End, to the
10 Of Thomas. O'Neill, son.
lanes Neil is on the sick list this
,rsok being afflicted W it'll lung trouble.
X Munson ahd S. P. Richardson
o.o camping out on the Wynooche this
week.
Miss Ethelda Johnson is spending
.,ort vacation visiting at the home OF
F. NJ. Gtout.
David. the young son of Till Shelton,
to,, and broke his arm at Orting one
day last week.
Mrs. Eva Remy is engaged in dress
making and making her home with
Miss Ansorge.
n Rrackett is the new clerk in the
I'M grocery department, having sue
ceeded Mr.. Matlock.
Mrs. NJ. Fredson returned last week
from Elma, where her father had a
spell of the measles.
Mrs. T. M. Reed, Jr. of Olympia, is
spending a few days in town, visiting
Mark and Avery Reed.
Miss Maude Marshall returned this
week from a visit of several weeks with
Miss Eva Tew at Matlock.
Mrs Nellie Pool and son returned to
Tacoma Wednesday, after an enjoyable
visit among local friends.
Miss Clara Ansorge was called to
Seattle Tuesday on business connected
with the state w. c. Il. u.
G. B. Gunderson spent a day in
Olympia this week, visiting the old
scenes of last winters legislative ses-
sion, and doing some business.
Allen Weir was down from Olympia
on little business yesterday, and re-
ports the Capital city in the throes of
an unusual and acceptable activity.
Mrs. L. z. Carney, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. George
Simpson, for the past few weeks re-
turned to her home in Elma last week.
Capt. and Mrs. Fred Tew, nd
Miss Lulu Hinton have gone to the
Beach at Westport, to spend week or
two in holiday and haye good time.
Mrs, Geo. McKibben and children,
family of our new barber, spent several
days in town last week and returned to
Tacoma to prepare to move to Shelton.
Miss Edna Bowman, of Alderton,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. Bert.
Forbes, and preparing for a term at
the Johnson school, near New Kamil-
che.
Carl, the 10 months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Manson J.. Rogers, died at
Tacoma last week. and was buried at
Olympia, the former home of the par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Myers, and chill
dren, lett Wednesday morning for a
weeks visit to Mr.. Mrs. J. A. Rulings,
parents of Mrs. NJ, at Porter, Chehalis
County.
The funeral of William Kearney
was held at Olympia Wednesday after
noon, and.a number of relatives and
Forester friends of the deceased atten.
ded from Shelton.
The families of w. H. Maxwell and
Tom. Frazer left for Lake Cushmar
on camping outing, to stay until they
get tired of such free aud easy life
Miss Kate Fraser, of Port Blakely
accompanied the party.
Prof. Francis N. Smith writes tina
the report that he had secured thu
principalship OF the schools at Sunnel
was mistake, but that he had beer
elected to a similar position in thu
public schools at South Bend, in Pacific
County.
VIII. Kneeland and family, Mrs
Needham and children, and severa
other young folks, will take up theil
beds and go to Lake Cushman toda.
to camp out for week or two. AL
the Fisk family except G. w. Fisk hav
gone to the Lake for short stay. Il
fact, Lake Cushman has suddenly be
come the proper caper for Shelton pee
pie, since THE Antlers" became popu
lar. More Eastern people have visit
ed the new resort this season than dur
ing all past years, and its fame as
summering place is spreading rapidly
We hope that all people who are il
terested, will accommodate the visitor
In every way, so they may carry ava
nothing but good words.
Two Tacoma parties of fishermen haS
been over to the Upper Skokomish river {
late but most of the visitors seem to pr
Ter Cushman this season.
The liverymen are doing big bushes
this summer hauling camping and fishir
parties TO Lake Cushman. 1t takes aboa
hive hours to drive there from Shelton, an
the trip is made day or night.
Alfred Gaskell, the government speci
agent who has charge of the scientific VOL
In connection with the forestry reserve
was In town this week with party. whie
was taken out to Lake Newatzel, whel
'ney will camp for some time examinil
Inc timber of this section, and compiliI
data for the instruction of the scientific d
partment of the division.
pleasant surprise was given to N
ana Mrs. w. H. Kneeland at their hon
last Monday evening the occasion bell