The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-24
Shelton, Friday, November "a, 1895
Personals.

TUESDAY.
Mrs. X. H. Moore visited her daugh-
ter at Elma over Sunday.
Mr.. MCGEE, a recent arrival in the
state. has taken a clerkship in the L.
NJ. store.
Mrs. DeVere Utter spent few days
in town visiting Mrs. Herbert Clinton
and other friends.
Rev. and Mrs, Eells and son Arthur
were over from Skokomish last Fri
day night, to take part in reception.
DR.. Beach was called to Olympia
Wednesday morning to testify for the
plaintiff in the suit of Mrs. Wilson
against the city OF Olympia.
Joe Carstairs was in town last FRI
day, with Grandma" Carstai rs, to at
tend the entertainment given the vol
unteers.
Howard Burke was made Workman
Monday night, and a big batch of new
material will be put through some time
next month.
J. M. Taylor, grand lecturer for
Washington, visited Mt. Moriah Ma
sonic lodge Monday evening, and an
interesting meeting is reported by the
brethren.
W. L.!.Bilger, the hardware man, was
in town yesterday on one of his peri
odicals. Mrs bigger accompanied him
this trip, and is visiting Mrs. B. C..
Armstrong.
Thomas O'Neil1 tailed to go to Neva-
da to visit his brother. Finding that
the trip would take too much time from
business at this season he decided to
let the trip go for some future time,
and came back last Friday night.
DR.. Wells will go to Matlock next
Sunday to examine ten applicants for
the A. o. u. w. This will make a
total of As who are to be initiated next
month by the Tacoma Team, into
Shelton Lodge.
Forest Supervisor Fred. Mathewson
is in Tacoma assisting Supt. Shellar
in preparing his report on the Reserve
to the secretary of the interior This
work is to be completed in time for the
Commissioners recommendations to be
submitted to congress when the session
opens next mouth.
John Partner and John Fisk left
Monday morning for a visit East, the
former to his old home in Haystack,
Kentucky, and the latter to Kansas.
They left few days earlier than in
tended, in order to take advantage OF
the passenger rate fight, and saved
pr obably $40 on their trip.
The damage suit of Mrs. Nellie Will
son against the City of Olympia for
$1,000 for injuries sustained from de-
fective sidewalk, is now on trial in
that city. MIR. and Mrs. Wilson and
several witnesses from Shelton are in
attendance of the trial, which will
probably continue during the week.
Henry McDermid was in town yes
terday fixing up papers to file on tide
lands opposite his place on Pickesing
Passage. All of the lands in Mason
County, more or less suitable for oys-
ter ground, is being fast gobbled up,
IN anticipation of the fact that this in.
dustry will be our main one before
many years.
MARRIED Shelton, Nov. 18th, Jos.
A. Gale to Miss Mcdonald, recently OF
Tacoma. Justice Wiley officiating.
The groom is we'll known as one OF
the Oyster Kings Of Mason County
but the bride is a stranger to our peo
pie. The happy couple left on tom
down Sound on Monday morning
after which they will be at home or
Oyster Bay. Joe seemed to be feeling
good, and did the usual thing by the
boys.
There was pretty strong wind
storm on the Sound last Saturday
night which did some damage in Seat.
tie harbor, but none to speak of else.
where. The little steamer Marguer-
te, now used as fishing launch, was
caught under a Seattle wharf and
sunk, and several other vessels drag
ged anchors and had had lively time
for while. The county roads in sew.
eral directions had trees across them
IN numerous places, the continued
rains having softened the ground SC
that it did not require much breeze t.
topple tree. The Port Angeles
Eastern surveyors. who were camped
on the prairie near Shelton spring,
had lively time, Some limbs from
big tree under which they were
camped fell across their tent, and the
men took to the prairie, where they
are said to have stood in the rain dur
ing part of the night. In Shelton
the wind was not generally noticed,
as the town lies in valley, sheltered
from the force of most winds.
The county was well represented At
the entertainment to the volunteers
Friday night, in spite of the VEL
weather. The out-of-town folks re-
port pleasant time, and an evening
OF enjoyment.
Frank Drolet, of Hoodsport, had :
uapper named G. "A. HaWkenberger,
arrested last week, for an alleged At
tack with deadly weapon. The case
was set for hearing before Justice