The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-04
Shelton, Friday, May 4, 1900.
Personals.

+. J.. Hunter is down Sound on
business
Miss Tina Frisch, of Olympia, is
visiting Mr. Al J. Munson.
Fred. Christy was down from Mat
tick Wednesday, with an aching
molar.
c. McCorkle, recent arrival from
Northern California, has moved his
family into the Mayer house.
Will Baldwin was stricken with
bemorrage Of the stomach last week
and has since been quite sick.
John Levall is laid up with an in
iured foot, the result of sticking the
noint of cant-hook in the instep.
Mrs. James Forrest and Mrs. Victor
Holton came in from Matlock last
Thursday to attend the Rebekah social.
James Golden, an employee OF ORA
hams camps, and Johnson, left Mon
day morning bound for the Klondike.
L. G. Doble left Monday morning
on his wheel for Gray's Harbor, where
he will work in camp near Aberdeen.
The Woodmen will celebrate their
Memorial Day, June 9th, with ap-
propriate ceremonies on the preceding
Sunday at the Cemetery.
Mrs. Ig Worcester has returned
from her visit to Seattle, and will make
her home with her sister, Mrs. Thomas
Fraser, tor the present.
Louis Landon, a cousin of Mrs.
Ralph Potts, is spending few weeks
in Shelton, on his way home to Michi-
gan from trip to California.
Harry Fortnum has given up his
job as conductor of the upper train
and has moved his family into town,
where he will work for Fraser & Par
sons.
Will Callow, SON of Ed. Ca1low, re-
turned last week, from a stay of sever
al years East, during which time he
was married. He was accompanied by
his wife, and comes home to stay
Postmaster Munson made a trip to
Olympia to inspect some post office
fixtures to place IN the local post
office. Also to see if better Mail con-
nections could be made.
Capt. Fred Tew is now in command
OF the Northern Light, having given
up the wheel on the City of Shelton
He and Mrs. Tew have moved up to
Olympia where his home will be more
convenient to the bulk of the steamers
work.
Mrs. Hyde, of Port Blakely, a former
Mason County teacher, Anna Bucklin
came in last week with ner children
to spend a few weeks with her old
friends, Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed. Callow, Of
Kamilche. Mr.. Hyde has gone to the
Klondike for the summer.
1t is reported that George Lovelace
has found suitable locomotive for the
Peninsular Railroad in Missouri, and
expects to be detained East another
month while the engine is being placed
in good order for shipment, when he
will bring it out. He has been gone
several weeks, and claims he is tired Of
travelling.
Charles McReavy returned Monday
afternoon from his trip to California
where he spent month basking in the
southern sunshine, and taking things
easy. Charlie is somewhat improved
in health and again takes up his work
in the baak, although he may take an
other trip down below later in the sea
son, having an invitation to make him
self at home on an orange farm.
Messrs Draham, Kneeland and Dor
deaux have returned from the meeting
of the Loggers Association at Seattl
and report that it is arranged for al
the logging camps to shut down by tn
first of June, and remain closed unit
after the Fourth unless logs become i
better demand. 1t is claimed that thu
mills have not more than 90 days SUI
ply on hand, and the effort is bein
made to keep the prices up and proven
cutting.
Frank Terry, Agent in charge Of tn
Puya1lup consolidated agencies, wa
down from Tacoma Tuesday, wit
Clerk McQuestin, for the purposes Q
looking after the interests of the II
dams of the Sqnaxin Island, where tn
whites have gobbled up the tide land
for oyster grounds. There is questio
whether the state has jurisdiction owe
the tide land AUDITING on an India
reservation, and those who have cor
tracts covering the lands in questio
may not be able to hold them agains
the Indians, even if the latter hay
slept on their rights.
Frank Wiley returned from hi
Eastern trip last Friday evening. az
companied by Mrs. Dele Bradford,
sister of Mrs. Wiley, who will yer
likely make Shelton her future home
Frank, however, failed to bring BAG
the woodsmen he went East fol
Shortly after his arrival the railroad
entered into an agreement not to Gu
rates, aud Frank found combinatio
OF Circumstances against him; thos
who wanted to come had not the mean
While those who had the price did nc
want to go West, On the whole thi
Is best, as there is prospect OF
shutdown of the logging camps for