The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-12-28
Shelton POst-Office.
4 Shelton, Friday, December %, 1900 y
Personals

Mrs Francis Riley is quite sick.
Arthur Fredson is home from Wood
land.
\ brother of H. A. Sheldon is paying
him visit.
Mrs. DIR. Beach has been quite sick
during the week.
Joe Woods has been laid up, but has
conquered the cold.
Representative G. B. Gunderson has
gone to Olympia to get located.
Capt. Hays and M. Hanson are over
from Lake Cushnran for the formers
hnal proof.
Miss Jessie Carlton, of Lebanon,
Oregon, is visiting Mrs. Moran at the
head of the bay.
id Dow, cruiser for the Potlatch
Company, was in town Wednesday, on
his way to Seattle.
Miss Rose Kleeb, of Tacoma, is
spending the holiday week visiting
Mrs. H. J. Wehnes.
Messrs. Dean, Youngblood and Kin
skie were over from Holly Saturday,
on business matters.
Major Mathewson is over from the
Rollway, spending hts holiday week
with Shelton friends.
Mr.. an Mrs. Thos. McLarty came
from Olympia Monday to spend the
Christmas among friends.
Miss Grace Lott has returned to
Olympia after ten months spent in
Texas, including the night of horrors
in Galveston.
The following teachers were success
full in the last quarterly examination
Esther Callow, Mrs J II Dunn, Eliza
beth Libby, Fannie L Wright and
Elsie Wyatt.
Mr.. and Mrs, Robt. Elliot spent
few days with friends in town last
week, before returning to their home
in Hoquiam. Bob. is looking good
after his long seige of fever.
Mrs. Sam. Fisk and her children re-
turned to their home in Yakima
SOuhty, Aaot WIN, aAlCi q PlCdSdul
visit with relatives. Mr.. Fisk remain
ed at home to look after the farm and
did not come this trip.
E. j. Hewson, of Detroit, Michigan,
is spending a week in town visiting
his friend, Ed. Orth and seeing him
properly "off, "'Mr.. Hewson is taking
vacation from his duties as carrier
in the Detroit posto office.
&. l. Pritchard, better known among
his friends as Father but prob aoil-
ity not because of special piety, was in
Seattle last week, to meet Mrs. Prit-
chard, on her way from Lansing,
Michigan, to Shelton. They reached
Shelton Friday evening, and will make
this their permanent home. Mr.. Prit-
\ chard has been employed by S. G
Simpson and the State Bank for sever
al years past, and his friends are glad
to consider him a permanent citizen.
Misses Tressa Huntley, Nudge Knee
land, and Lottie Gibbs, are home from
the Sisters Academy at Olympia for
the holidays. Roy Simpson is home
from Woodland, Miss Carrie Robinson,
from the Whatcom Normal, Ralph
and Rufus Woods from Vashon, Parry
Jones, of the Wilson's Business Col
lege, Seattle. also considers Shelton
still his home and is down for
the holidays Miss Jessie Knight
who is teaching in Whatcon County,
and Miss Della Walsh, whose school is
IN Ballard, are also spending the holi-
days at home,
Mrs. T. P. Fisk and family arrived
from Seattle last week, and Tom fol-
lowed Saturday night with household
goods, and the family is now being in
stalled IN the Doak dwelling in
Cyphert's addition. Mr.. Fisk's law
library has not yet been shipped, as he
must return to Seattle to pack it for
shipment. MIR, Fisk is an attorney of
considerable ability and experience,
and says he will eschew politics for a
few years and settle down to law prac-
tice. He will find considerable bust
uess before the local courts which has
heretofore goue to outside lawyers.
Those who attended the ''Old Maids
Convention" on Christmas sight pro-
nounce 1t the funniest thing" ever
given in Shelton. The three acts were
full OF comical situations, of which
the exaggerated characters were a
show in themselves. 1t was fully two
hours before the Old Maids had fully
expressed themselves and put the Old
hach's to rout. The entertainment
concluded with the annual ball by the
Eastern Star, which was also we'll at
tended and the usual success. The
supper was served at the Dipman, and
was splendid spread. The Order
clears about 500 for its labors.
stops the Cough and works of the Cold
:, Laxative BromoQ uinine Tablets cure cold
Al one DAY, No Cure, no Pay. Price 25c