The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-11
shelton Post-Office.
sbelton, Friday, August fifth, 1899.
Personals.


listing with Mrs Will Barrett.
pev l J. Covington will preach at
.,o Saecer school house Sunday, 8.
Pm.
The Maxwell Fraser camping party
xotrrned from Lake Cushman yester-
day.
Mrs Jane Dunbar and Miss Jennie
pats spent several days in Olympia
,h;s week visiting Mrs. McFarlane.
Mrs. H. L. Alden is spending a
cou,le of weeks down Sound, visiting
friends in both Seattle and Tacoma.
Bert Kelly was in town yesterday,
snendinc a day OF his vacation. He
Intends taking in the Alaska excursion.
r. Dorman, of Hunters Point, and
Miss Annie Petty, of ST. Cloud, Mimi,
were married at Olympia last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dial came down
from Olympia Saturday, on their
"doublet" bicycle, and make a good
team.
Mrs. E. X. Matlock has joined her
husband, coming from Mt. Vernon
last week, and they have rented the
Hilton house on Gotta street.
Dan. McReayy is taking his summer
vacation down Sound, having gone as
far as Victoria to visit the children of
James McReavy, who is still in Alaska.
VIII. Kneeland and Arthur Need
ham left for Lake Cushman Wednes-
day morning to join their families for
few days camping out, expecting to
return with them this week.
Leonard Fowler, editor of the State,
Of Tacoma, literary publication, was
in town last week, and secured fair
list of subscribers, agreeing to give
Shelton half-page write-up in the
forthcoming August number. The
State has unearthed some local writer's
of considerable merit in the North
west
Miss Agnes Campbell is spending a
few days visiting Miss Myrtle Saeger
at her home near town. The Camp
bells are spending the summer months
at the old farm near Summit, and will
soon return to their home in Monte
sano. The health of Mrs. Campbell,
who was visited with a stroke of pa
ralysis several years ago, is not very
good.
The Shelton w. c. T. U. have asked
Miss L. Page, State President, to come
to Shelton, to hold silver medal con-
test, and she has consented. All
those who want to be in the contest
will please leave their names with Miss
Ansorge at once, as the class will be
in readiness for work when Miss Page
comes.
Kitty Gale, the wife of j. A. Gale,
died at her home at Oyster Bay, last
Sunday evening, of consumption.
She has been failing for some time
past aud her death was not unexpected.
Sheleaves husband and two children.
Although of Indian birth she made the
best of her opportunities and was a
good mother to her children.
TX. Munson and S. P. Richardson
returned from their ten days outing on
the Satsop Tuesday evening and re-
port good time. They found good
fishing on the Satsop river, and made
some good catches. Last Sunday DIR.
Wells, Albert Johnson and J. F. Riley
visited them at camp, and S. G. Simp-
son, George Tew, ]. A. Cole and Geo.
Grisdale also showed up at meal time,
aud had fill of fish, as well as the
other accessories of a good camp BAN
quet.
A. F. Dipman paid visit to Port
Angeles last week to satisfy himself
astothe operations of the Port Ange les
& Eastern Railroad, and returned feel.
ing that there is no question about the
proposition going terough. Several
miles of railroad are already built il
asubstantial manner, and the work OF
surveying is going right along.
Nearly all the contracts haye beer
completed, and the balance will be done
IN one big contract. which will not bs
ready until after the surveys have
benn made completed. The part Of
the work which was necessary to secure
the bonus offered by the people at the
terminus has been completed, and thu
deeds to the lands have been turned
over to the company, showing the An
Seles people are satisfied. Whether
the road will go through Shelton re
mains to be determined by the survey.
aud other considerations.
County Commissioner O'Neill ha!
arranged for the placing of guide
boards at the several crossroads ii
this part of the County. aud we hop
the good work will be extended t,
every point where stranger woull
hesitate over the proper course to take
Inc expenses would be but little, AM
asreat many people would have &C
easlon to thank the enterprise. Nov
" the farmers of the county will do =
we'll by making sign with thei
names painted or marked thereon AM
pacing it on their gate-posts, or Of
NE short roads leading to their places
"would be another nice thing. Thes
s'sn-boards giving directions and dis
'ances are common in The Easter,
states, and save asking question: o