The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-02
Personals.
Many new faces in town.

week.
Miss Mary Shields began a term O.
school III the Hartstein Island distric'
Monday.
Miss Amelia Emonds has just re
,o;ved Wing piano, which has beer
;,staled at Amelia post-office.
B. Wood leaves next week fol
Tacoma 10 attend Grand Lodge, I. O
n F. which will be in session during
the week.
Mrs lanes Forrest and daughter
1.,hel we're in from Matlock Monday
and report being very much pleased
with their new home.
Mrs X. B. Daniels came in from
Hoouiam Tuesday evening for visit
with relatives, and report Bert, as
having plenty of work to do in his line.
Miss Blanche Brooks name appears
as one of the graduates from the
Washington University at Seattle.
Miss Brooks being one of twenty-five
out of eighty gradu ates to receive a
normal diploma.
John Kneeland came down from
Xneeland's camp on the Shelton
Southwestern Railroad last Thursday,
with a cut foot, having split one Of his
toes with an axe.
JIG Crouch, now a resident of Shell
ton, has been re-appointed one Of the
rangers for the Olympic Forest Re-
serve, lie has served since the force
was organized and has become fami1-
lar with the work.
Alex. Mitchell, of Dewatto, and John
Anderson, of Union City, were settling
their taxes in town this week. Mr..
Anderson is an old settler, and recent
ly sold part of his homestead across
the Bay from Union City.
John McReavy and Harry Dean,
were oyer from Union City, Wednes-
day, settling scores with the county
treasurer and transacting other bust
ness. Mrs. McReavy is spending few
weeks visiting old friends in Tacoma,
Chehalis, and other places in the
state.
Thos. Bordeaux was up to Olympia
this week viewing out a route for a
branch of the telephone service, to be
extended to the new camps in the
Black Hills, so that prompt connection
can be had with the headquarters of
the Mason County Logging Company
in Shelton.
Miss Clara Ansorge, who is state
treasurer of the w. c. T. u, is in Sc
attic attending meeting of the state
federation, and entertaining Mrs. L.
M. N. Stevens, president, and Miss
Anna Gordon, vice president. of the
national organization, who are visit
ing on the Sound.
Miss Emma Bellinger, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. r. Sheane,
for several months, returned to her
home in Portland, Monday. She was
rendered surprise by her friends on
Friday evening, at which a very pleas
ant time was spent.
John r. Campbell an I'd E. w. Hop
klns, of Springfield. ILL.,, have been
spending few days visiting with J..
IT, Crouch and family. They are view
Ing the country in the interest of sew
eral families who are DESTROYS of COM
Ing West. We welcome them on their
way, many have come before and we
nope many may come after.
Mrs. Hiram Dunbar reached Shelton
Wednesday evening, after spending
ABOUT two years in Michigan. Her
laughter Lulu came with her as far
aS seattle and will reach Shelton in a
uay or so. Hiram was still in Alaska
"hen last heard from, and is expected
" come out this summer. Mrs. Dun
Oar reports a very backward and dis.
agreeable season back east.
'ohn Ludgate is arranging his af
lars to start for the newly discovered
sna reputedly rich gold6elds at Cape
Nome above St. Michaels, soon. A
great stampede is expected there, even
Nom the klondike. Simpsons steam
N' Aaurada is to go on the St. Michaels
'un' and new steamer is being fitted
~ &c run between that place and Cape
Nome IN connection with the Laurada
Two OF the newly appointed ranger.
aoF the Olympic Reserve. C. D. Ball Of
Aacoma, and ]. r. Whinnery of Cen
"a'la' were in town this week, on the
way TO the scene of their labors, while
'ue Third arrived at Hoodsport Tuesday
n'Sht. So far as we know no person
'''i' MASON county has been appointed
- ranger, and those selected, with TIL,
rAception of Mr.. Crouch, have yer,
.,''e acquaintance with the region Of
4e olympic reserve. One of the new
~Dsers is supposed to be lost, strayet
or stolen.
j. W. Alexander, of Seattle. ha.
0 u visiting the oyster grounds il
user 's'er Bay, Big Skookum, and OF
0u canal during the past two week.
t a the industry in the in
s'es's OF parties who have money Il
,,.: IN a good proposition. It i.
m- ~" intention to secure suitabl,
CIV. .nos and enter extensively into tn.
cav. alton OF oysters, if the right 10
soos vn IS found. Hood canal offers .
eoou held, but most of +1..t..x