The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-19
shelton POst-Office.
shelton. Friday, January 10, 1900
Personals.

Charlie MCNed'y 10 ioSi uieAnf a. enS
ranch.
1ohn Labor is nursing a carbuncle
on his right hand.
Wallace Lott has moved his family
from the Island to Olympia for the
winter
1udpe Hodgdon came in Tuesd ay
evening to hold court and hear the
eases on the docket.
BARBER McKibbins, Jos Woods and
several other adults are suffering with
the children -rnumps.
Harry Dean was in town Tuesday,
having spent several days looking
after his Thurston county ranch.
Mrs. Ralph Covlll returned from Ia
coma Monday after spending few
DAYS with her mother, Mrs. Young.
M. Fredson remains about the same
this week, but change for the better
is expected as soon as the fever lets
up.
It is reported that Frank Binns will
shortly remove his family to Shelton
from Port Ludlow and will take charge
of the undergrad of the new Hunter
& Eaton mill.
DIN. Duckworth brought over a
load of sheep from his Little Skookum
farm yesterday for Chambers & Fred
son. The farmers should supply local
demand for mutton better than they
do, and they would find money in it.
A social dance was given by the
Kamilcheites at Forbes school house
Saturday night, and they had the
usual good time. The visitors from
Shelton appeared to be strictly in it.
Fred Wood made final proof before
Comr. Angle last Friday, George
Champlin and Fred Mayer, being his
witnesses. Also same day Joshua
Totten. Ed. Callow and Joseph Eli
son being his witnesses.
Ellsworth Freeburger returned this
week from trip around the Sound,
where he visited a number of mining
and numbering towns looking for
business opening. He concluded Shell
ton offers as good opportunities as any
place.
The community extends its sympathy
to Rev. and Mrs. McMillin in the death
their son, Emmet, Wednesday after
noon. Although he has been marked
for the past three years, and slowly
failing, the loss is none the less easy
to bear.
An optical specialist was called from
Tacoma last week to examine Jesse
Wooster's eyes, and stated that he
would come out all right, although it
might be year before his eyes were
as good as before. He is recovering
from the burns nicely, and is otherwise
improving.
Thomas Erwin and Frets Johnson,
of Dewatto, proved up on their home
steads before Comr. Angle. Wednes-
day, George Wooton acting as joint
witness. Mr.. Erwin is 70 years of age,
and his nativity is betrayed by his
ardent hatred of anything British, and
his regret that his years prevented his
joining the "tenians."
Sheriff vogtlin is taking interest in
the "hookey-playing" youngsters and
those whose parents do not make rea-
sonable effort to send their children to
school, and has brought a number to
the front, of late. With those who
persist in evading the law, harsher
methods are likely to be taken, but
such cases, where parents are indiffer.
ent to the education of their children,
are quite rare, we are glad to say
Andrew Robinson has sold his farm
in the upper Skokomish valley to J. D
Rengstorff, the consideration being
$1,000. and is now looking for home
in town feeling that his family has
been isolated long enough. Mr.. Reng
storff is after some good land is will
ing to put up with the discomforts Of
floods etc. in order to get the kind Of
land he wants.
The W. C. T. U. met at the home o.
the President, Mrs. Frank Morse
Tuesday afternoon. There were quite
= number present and a very interest
ing session was enjoyed, ten new mem
bers being added to the list, with more
to follow. After the business wa
transacted light refreshments were
served and all spent a pleasant socla
half hour.
Mrs. Maggie L. Peters, OF New
Whatcom. is ia Shelton for the purpost
OF organizing circle of Women O
Woodcraft, an auxiliary to the Wood
men of the World. She will address
Woodmen, their wives, sisters and sin
gle lady friends at the Odd Fellow
Hall tonight, after which the circle
will be instituted, sufficient numbel
of applicants having already been ex
amined, to make up the charter list
although all who present themselve'
will be taken.
The JOURNAL has received, with tn
compliments Of c. F. White, the Cray
Harbor Commercial Cos. diary 10
1900, neat little affair with intorma
ton about the tanks and other special
ties manufactured by the company, 9
we'll as other things, nice 70 have y
handy form. Mr.. White has lot 2