The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-07
Shelton POst-Office.
shelton, Friday, July 9TH, 1899.
Personals.

the latest Odd Fellow travellers.
Miss Mary Happily is over from
Clifton visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. r.
Early.
Mark E. Reed spent part of his
Fourth in Olympia and the rest of the
week in Seattle.
Roy Simpson is putting in his vaca-
ton getting some business experience
in the L. NJ. office.
Mrs. X. Sheane has gone to Port
land, Oregon, to spend couple of
weeks visiting relatives.
Carl Stebbins aud a party from
Hoodsport came over to spend the
Fourth and enjoy the dance.
A bridal couple and party of
friends were over from Mud Bay to
spend the Fourth in Shelton.
Mrs. Eva Shea, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Fl, L, Alden for the past two
weeks, returned to her home in Taco
ma Monday.
3. C. Armstrong was IN Seattle this
week to meet Mrs. Armstrong who is
on the way to Shelton from Canada,
and will arrive today.
Arthur Fredson is laid up with an
in iurcd limb, the result of being kicked
just below the knee by horse he was
attempting to catch at Oakland one
day last week.
Miss Linda Richardson shot wild
cat near Richardson place on the Oak
land road one day last week, and claims
the County bounty of $3.50 as a reward
for her prowess.
Harry Dean and ]. r. Germain were
over from Union City Wednesday,
closing up their partnership affairs,
the former retaining the mercantile
business at Union City.
The County Commissio ners were in
session this week DISPOSE ng of the
usual routine business and setting
with the officers. The bills entailed
by the smallpox case will run up close
to$4OO.
Mrs G. W. Fisk, Mrs John Shaw and
Charles Dunbar are on the sick list
this week, and with Mrs. Greytrax,
Judge Dunbar and some others spent
quiet Fourth in bed.
Alfred Gaskell, who belongs to the
scientific division of the government
service in connection with the forest
reserve, was in Shelton last week look
ing another field for establishing an
observation station somewhere in this
vicinity, where members of the service
will be stationed to study up on our
timber
J. w. Foster, Andrew Robinson and
the Emmott Brothers were in town
this week and report the Skokomish
river running rather low, although
rising a little every warm period.
The water is still too high for good
fishing. The river has not overlooked
its banks for two years, and the farm
ers in the valley will be contented
with their lot, when the new county
road is built.
Mrs. w. B. Eaton has recently taken
a baby about six months old to raise,
aud will give it the advantage of d
splendid home. 1t would be a very
creditable action if others. who are in
position to do so with little incon-
venience, would share their homes
with homeless ones, and rear them in
to useful lives; and the reward for their
care and trouble would be three-fold
in the satisfaction the future would
bring. Childless homes would be the
brighter and better for such a kindly
act.
The Shelton School board met on
Wednesday night, and voted to have
nine months term of school to begin
the first Monday in September. and
will select a janitor at SIS per month,
to be on grounds at least three hours
each school day. The following corps
of teachers was selected: Mrs. K. H.
Moore, of King County, for principals;
Miss Mary Scott, of Shelton. first
primary; Miss Mary Shields, reap
pointed second primary; Mrs. Libbie
Barrett, first intermediate, Miss Mamie
Drahanl, re-appointed second inter-
mediate. Heretofore men principals
have been in charge, and the board
will try lady for change.
The Lake Cushman correspondent
OF the Seattle Times states that the
season at the lake is fully month late
and Strawberries are just ripening.
Notwithstanding this fact, the fishing
Is unusually good, and the trout APP
pear to be eager for the fly. Many
good catches have already been made,
aud one Dolly Warden front was re-
Gently caught in the river near the
lake weighing nine pounds, The new
hotel, the Antlers, entertained Its first
guests on Wednesday, June 81, and
the following is list of the guests
now registered there: Charles S. Con-
over and wife, Kansas City, No.; M.
a. Mitchell, Port Angeles; Mrs. F. H.
Osgood, Seattle; w. Willis and Miss
Willis, Bromley. Kent, England.
Judge Hodgdon held short session
of superior court yesterday disposing
OF what business was brought up. In
State Bank of Shelton VS. f. w. Price
and F. S. Cole. foreclosing on stock,