The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-16
s1eIton. Friday, June 9th 1899.
Personals.

w.ss Clara Ansorge has gore to
Everett to attend the state convention
If the ". C. 7. U.
NJ Reach went to Olympia yesterday
witness in the Wilson damage
.,se returning in the evening.
MI Mics Hattie Hodge, arrived last
u..t from McMinnyille, Oregon, to
~;.t Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hodge.
lack Pratt the Cloquallum pioneer,
~,s IN town Monday attending the
,.ssion of the Commissioners.
urs John Culliton and Mrs. Stephen
Ferris we're in from Decker Settlement
an oeriodlcal trading trip yesterday.
Miss Emma Bellinger, who spent
,,st winter visiting her sister Mrs. r.
Sbeane. was married in Portland June
4 III to Ii. B. Halves.
Rob. Elliott is over from Hoquian
n soeud a few days, and reports bust
ness good, times lively, and prospects
rood on the Harbor.
Miss Cecil Dunbar intends going
East this summer and entering the
Ann Arbor University for a two years
pharmaceutical course.
William Cooke, proprietor of the
Shelton Dairy, was IN Seattle this
week and purchased a separator for
use IN connection with his milk and
cream business.
E E. Smith, brother Of VIM. Smith,
cutter in the Shelton Market, arrived
in town Tuesday evening, with his
wife and son, from Portage Prairie,
Manitoba, and intends to make his
home here.
Henry OFT, of the Olympia Door &
Lumber Company, was in town yester-
day, looking after orders, and reports
the factory having been rushed with
work this spring.
Clerk O. C. Hanson has received
word from the Asylum at Steilacoom,
of the death of Christopher Johnson,
on May 18th. He was committed from
Mason County on April Oath, 1882, and
has been an inmate eyer since.
Doctors NOVEL;, Ingham and Kincaid
came up from Olympia Tuesday for
the purpose of examining Mrs. J. H.
Wilson, as to the extent Of her injuries
oflast Fourth of July, she having a
suit for $4,000 against that city.
Judge Dunbar's condition remains
much the same as for the past year
although he is getting tired of being
belfast, now considerably over year.
The rheumatism has eased up on his
arms so he has fair use of them.
Jos eph Carstairs and Frank Merry
man were in from the Satsop this
week, and report the crops more back
ward, if anything, than near the sal
water. Those farmers who failed te
take advantage of the few suitable
days in March, are not likely to have
much of crop. Fruit is also reported
as light
Pell Allyn and son arrived from
California Wednesday evening tc
visit Charles S. Dunbar. They were
Old chums who went to school and
later travelled over the West together
out had been separated since 1850
although they had kept track of eaci
other during the 40 years which hav'
passed between their parting and tn,
meeting Wednesday evening.
b. s. Barger, Chas. T-eake and Hugh
Morrison have been attending CRANE
lodge, f. & A. M. in Seattle this week
and Mrs. Mel. Hilton and Mrs. A
Johnson were delegates to the Crane
session of the Eastern Star. Othel
STARS who visited Seattle were Mrs
VII. Maxwell, Mrs. A. W. Fredson
Eta and Edith Fredson, and Mis-
Dora Webb.
Joe Waldrip, of New Kamilche, i
among those who left for Cape Nom
sold fields the other day. He an,
oeorse Barron have been intereste,
III that vicinity for some time past an,
nave some good claims. They pu1le
S'aws to see who would go North thi
.eaf'-Joe goes and Barron will kee
lungs moving at this end of til
Aue' until the ship comes in.
robert Brann, conductor on tn
suction Southwestern Railroad, wa
'ausht between logs and badl,
succeed at the hips last SATURDAY
sl'sfnoon. He is now doing vel
.aSing had a close escape. Ere
~yers' brakeman on the same raj
. ~, got his left arm caught betweel
e orake and log aud had tina
member ~ broken above the elbo'
"eunesday. The road is also butcl
'nS up considerable stock for til
farmers oflate.
Sheriff vogtlin learned from e,
'O'an' the post-office robber, now CO,
:, eu IN the county jail, where some {
~. ae proceeds of the job were, and,
'"pany with Postmaster Munson j
Nv A' up to Olympia, Tuesday, an
:. Ough' back 500. The article fro,
81, oiympian, published in auoth.
NJ, a'iln' explains the matter full,
w., lan mas about decided to make
90, n breast of the affair. and plea
ss''S' hoping for a lighter sentenc
srs usral Court meets in Tacoma Il
NJ 0l July, when the case com,
r. F' ano the evidence against him cou