The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-09-21
Shelton, Friday, September 81, 1900.
Personals
q Won repistered2

Miss May Mcdonald, OF Kamilche is
reported sick.
]. J. Clark, from Drahan's camp is
the newest Workman.
Tom P. Fisk is campaigning East of
mountains with great success.
Attorney Funk of Olympia, was in
town Wednesday on legal matters.
William Downs, a brother. of J. M.
Downs, was down from Seattle on
visit this week.
Mrs. John. A. Morrison-is spending
a few weeks at Olympia visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. McLarty.
Pearl Wiley, who was injured at
George Simpsons logging camp about
six weeks ago, is out again, as good as
new.
Thos Bordeaux came home from the
hospital Friday evening, and is around
town on crutches, thankful that he es-
capped more serious injury,
Miss Nudge Kneeland, who went to
the Sisters School at Olympia last
week was called home Monday by the
untimely death of Fred Myers.
Mrs. Bannse returned to her home
at Bucoda, Tuesday accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. AL Mhnson. AL.
was called to Bucoda yesterday.
Louis Cadarette, a logger in Saun-
ders South Bay camp, is laid up in the
hospital with badly cut foot, caused
by his axe striking limb overhead.
A brother of Watson Rhoden berger
arrived this week from Clinton County
Indiana, for a short visit, and is favor
ably Impressed with our water and our
fruit.
Mr. and Mrs. B. c. Armstrong spent
several days this week visiting in Sc
sidering that he had earned a vaca-
ton
Mark Draham is having porches
built at his home, and making other
improvements to induce Mrs D. to re-
turn from an extended trip to her old
home.in Canada.
j., H. Wiley, brother of Frank
Wiley, arrived Saturday direct from
Patten, Maine, with the intention of
making Shelton his future home if the
country suits him
Mr. and Mrs. George Lovelace re-
turned Tuesday evening from a two
weeks visit down Sound. They re-
port Henry Thompson doing a pros
porous blacksmith business at Hamil-
ton.
Mart v Shelton has moved back to
Shelton for the winter after spending
Railroad, where he has been on the
section. Mart drove his cattle over
Sunday and his family aud goods fol
lowed Monday.
w. H. White, Geo. F. Cotterill and
O. r. Holcomb, candidates on the
Democratic state ticket, and r. W.
Ruffin, the candidate for joint sen ator,
will speak at Kneeland's Hail next
Saturday evening, when the local
democracy will have their opening
rally.
Word was received this week from
8 Hugh Morrison at Montreal, Canada,
stated that John Morrison has visited
noted eye specialist, and received
the assurance that while his case was
a serious one, it was not hopeless. 1t
is stated that Johns complaint is par
alysis of the optic nerves, causing
blindness.
County surveyor Speed Shelton went
out to the upper SkokomisE Tuesday
with crew to survey the proposed
new road to connect with the road just
completed up the hill, aud which will
cut several miles from the trip to the
Skokonish river,
Commissioner Tbos. O'Neill made a
trip over the new road to Clifton the
other day and accepted the work. The
contract price was $496, which was
fully earned by contractors Wyatt and
Neal. Jacob Hauptley~ drove his team
over the road recently and saved ar
hours time in the trip to Shelton.
F, C. Wiley and ]. B. Wood have
dissolved partnership, the former con
tinuing the business at the old stand,
while Joe. will go over to Hoodsport tc
work on new buildings to be built by
the Potlatch Commercial and Trans
portation Company for the nucleus OF
their new town. which has already
been started on the Canal.
r. ". Ruf6u, the Democratic candi
date for state senator, arrived in towr
by way Of Hood Canal yesterday, e
size up the local situation and get &C
quainted with the people. We'acknow
ledge pleasant call and our first i'm
preston is favorable one. Mr.. Ruf
fin and the Editor shook hands and
promised that the "scrap" would be
friendly.
Rev. and@ Mrs. w B. McM,1lin retur'
ned Mohday evening frou, attending
conference at Hoquian,, and are pack
ing up their goods preparatory e
moving to Tacoma, where the pastor
will make his headquarters. being as
signed to special missionary work.
Rev. J. Anderson has been given tbs
Shelton charge. but Shelton people