The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-04-13
Shelton, Friday, April 10, 1900.
Personals.
v will be Easter.

Mrs, William NEIL is SILL quite SICK.
son was born to Mrs. James Harris
March 9th.
Dr Hunter is now installed in the
BAPTIST parsonage.
George Huntley returned from
Woodland College Wednesday.
Mrs. L. J. Morrison is spending
week visiting friends in Tacoma.
Frank Bifns is blowing and seeding
his ranch near town and repairing fen
CeS.
Miss Libble Nelson returned from
visit to South Bend, where she was
called last week by the illness of her
mother
Joseph Tralnor was down Sound last
week. and succeeded in securing
housekecper to look after his children.
"A. Campbell, of Port Blakely, was
in town over Sunday on business
matters.
Mrs. Thos. Webb and daughter Miss
Esse are spending a few days in town
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Simpson drove
over to Elma Monday for short visit
with Mrs. Simpsons family.
Slightly crisp and frosty mornings
but beautiful sunshiny days, who
wouldn't live on Puget Sound. But
look out for April showers.
Joe Deer will turn the Webb Hotel
over to the owners the first of the
month, after conducting the business
for the past two years.
Mrs. Ben. Snider, and Miss Mollie
Snider went to Olympia on the boat
Tuesday, called to the hospital by the
serious illness of Donald Mckenzie, of
pneumonia.
Easter services will be held at the
Catholic church, Sunday, April IS, at
1890 a. III.
This Office has brought its vacant
land plats down to date, and can fur
nish applicants all information without
a trip to Olympia.
The board of pension examiners
we're in session at Montesano last week
and had but one applicant, Gaylord
Pinney, of Kamilchc.
L. J. Morrison and G. c. Angle are
in Seattle attending Grand Lodge.
A. 0. U. W. and presumably making
the best of their vacation.
Thomas Doyle a brother of John
Doyle, accompanied by his wife, is
spending few weeks in town during
Jacks illness. They plan to go to
Nome as soon as the season opens.
John. B. Forbes was over from his
Little Skookum farm Monday, and says
the Valley farmers are we'll along with
their spring work. Like all old resi-
dents he thinks the past winter has
never been equaled in it's mildness.
The New York Theatre company, a
travelling troup played several engage
ments in Shelton last week, and gave
very satisfactory performances, judg-
lug from the expressions of those who
attended.
1t is reported that Edward Simpson,
the well-known Canal logger, is having
first class propeller steamboat built
at Ballard, especially for the Hood
Canal route, and that the boat will
shortly be launched.
Sheriff George vogtlin returned last
Friday evening from Tacoma, where
he was the guest of the sheriff OF
Pierce County at the hanging of Mi
chaud, the wife murderer. The exc
cution was success. as it went with.
out hitch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sargison returned
to Shelton last Friday, bag and bag
gage, after stay of more than yeal
at Ocosta, where the former had charge
of log boon1s. Will thinks he will gel
along just as well and live In his owr
home, beside being more healthy.
A. ]. Smith (Sikesey) has at last SOLE
his oyster land holdings on Oyster bay
The price paid was $12, 500. Mr.. Smith
owned about % acres of good land, blu
only 10 were under cultivation. The
real purchaser is unknown, but oyster
men say that the Morgan Oyster com
pany, of New York. is the buyer. Mr.
Smith says he will use the money oh
tanned from the sale to again go int
the oyster business. Olympian.
Manager Doragh of the Sunset tele
phone, was in town again this weel
overseeing the work, which is abou
Completed. The wires have beer
strung over town and are furnishing
considerable music for the public
The switchboard has been installed a
shelly's and all the phones will 500,
De Installed and in working order
Inc wires have been so placed as t
handle increased business without in
Convenience.
There wasquite a contest for hal.
section of Mason County timber so1t
0yAuditor Bell for the state last Sat
u[oay. J. A. Campbell. fPort Blakely
49, Rogers, and Geo. S Loness th,
preventative of The Weyerhausel
ssynoicate, were the bidders, and ti,
N''er ran up the price to &,120, and
=. "aS the winner. We understand tha'
1e syndicate do not consider tha'
lucy nave much in the lands in tli,
o:s an'y purchased of the NortAern pa
.'nc' out was forced to4fake them q