The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-02
Shelton. Friday, March 2, 1900.
Personals.

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v.-6aY u his trip down East.
y. q. King has installed a new
, Johnston piano at the Blue Front.
Ttc-1as O'Neill spent several days
r SEATTLE this week On a business
Nilsson.
= worcester has been very sick DUR
~ tie week. suffering from an at
.ack u pleurisy.
Tony Nelson came in from Kamiiche
"a. Friday, intending to cook at
George Simpsons camp.
: B Eaton was called to Tacoma
Yesterday 70 arrange for the shipment
i liz Few sawmill outfit
:. i. Taylor. the veteran oysterman
u OYSTER Bay, was in town last FRI
5ay. and paid Us his annual visit.
Ms. R. II. Shaw and children came
Gown from Olympia last week and are
Spending week or so with friends.
3. c Armstrong. the new boss at
.bc L II. was ont to Matlock Tuesday
= get the run of things at the branch
store.
Leroy Jones closed his school in the
district up the valley last week, and
spent two days of this week on a trip
- Seattle.
Mrs Dave Horton went to Olympia
Wednesday, with her young son, who
must go through an operation for
bone-erysipelas-
4. 3. Calder, the Sound representa-
tive Of the Canadian Pacific Railway,
spent Wednesday in Shelton, looking
after some prospective business.
Mrs. Maggie L. Peters, organizer OF
the Women of Woodcraft, came in
Tuesday evening to complete her work
with the Shelton circle of the order.
DR. Beach was called to Dewasto yes
terday to attend Z logger at Chad
wick's camp, who was unfortunate
enough to get his leg broken Wednes
day.
Miss Clara Ansorge finished up hel
term of school in the upper Skokomisl
district last Friday, and IS low visiting
in Tacoma on state VI. c. 7. Z. bust
ness.
A. E. Leroy was over from the Clo-
qualluin single mill Tuesday, looking
Tor good COW. lie says the siingle
mill will start up again about March
18th.
Jas. Neil has moved into town, oc.
cuping VIM. Shorter's residence VIM
Cooke takes the Company farm, and
George Shorter goes back on his Own
place.
Vim. Shorter was in town Saturday,
looking after some business matters
and said that Matlock was all right
which means, we presume, that the
people are all right.
The II c 7 L Will hold their annual
Willard memorial service at the Bap
tist Church next Wednesday evening,
postponed from this week. A good
program is promised, and several in
teresting addresses will be made. AL
are cordially invited.
A. S. Ruth came mp from Olynpi
last Friday, and is doing some oystel
land work work with Speed Shelton
He is daily expecting news from the
Port Angeles Railroad protector.
to get out and finish up the worl
Of locating the railroad SO that the
work of building can be begun. HI
thinks there IS no doubt that the rail
road will pass through Shelton.
Several Shelton parties visited tn,
Skokonlisf fish hatchery last Sunda y
enc comprising Mr.. and Mrs. L. &
Munson, Mrs. J. II. Munson, Mrs. T
c. Wiley, Mrs. DR.. Wells. Mr.. an.
Mrs. S. p. Richardson Alex. Mar
shall. John Morrison, Arthur Kent
and B. r Brown made up anothe
party. ". S. Brown and Miss Jos;
Eriksou, Frank Wandell and Mis-
Gusta Erikson also made up parties o
themselves.
MIR. and Mrs. john Johnston ha.
quite serious tinre last week, as re
suit of induIging too freely In cannes
corn. Both had cramps and wer
quite sick for time. but are now full,
recovered. 1t was at first though
that they had been poisoned by TIA
canned goods, and possibly the corr
was affected by acid, but 1T is best t
eat sparlugly of canned corn at al
tunes. There IS no more danger il
eating canned goods of good grade
than in any other food one buys
Mark E. Reed and Fl Riley re
turned last Friday from Seattle. wher'
they had been attending a meeting o.
the directors of the LEmbermen''
Mercantile Co. AS q result of th'
meeting B. c. Armstrong has beer
temporarily selected for the mana
cement of the business, although
Mr. ReedwiiI still haye a genera
supervision over the affairs, max
ing Occasional visits from Olympia fo'
1ce purpose Mr.. Armstrong has beer
II charge OF the dry goods department
0, the big store for over year pas
ana has become familiar with the de
'a'is Of the business, so that the selec
'9n Is good one for--the in tcrests 81
me concern Mark Reed left fol
olympia Tuesday and IS now in chang!