The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-09-28
shelton, Friday, September %, 1900.
Personals

Acad enly at Olympia.
T. Onsrud, of Detroit. was at 'the
County seat yesterday. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Callow, of Kamil-
che are visiting Arthur Callow in
Olympia.
John Laughliu has returned from
weeks 1ay-off to Seattle, and says he
feels better.
Mrs Jessie Clinton and baby left
Yesterday morning for Butte, Montana
to join Mr.. Clinton.
Frank Drolet was over from Hoods
port Wednesday, and says fish traps
have captured the Canal.
Frank Price is back from Skagit
County, where he has been working
in camp since the Fourth.
II. ]. Wehnes is laid up with sprai-
ned ankle, caused by an accident while
driving we'll at his new house.
Mrs. William Deegan has opened a
restaurant in the Wilson building
where the primary school was located
last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Story, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Trosper on the
Skokomish river, returned to Tacoma
last week.
Rey. w. B. McMillln writes that he
has been unable 10 secure d suitable
home at Tacoma, and has moved to
Whatcom
I. w. Wood, the celery grower, is
bringing to town all the supply neces-
sary for local consumption, and it is
fine celery.
William Shorter has moved has NOV
ed his family into town from the oyster
land near Oakland, where he says he
has good thing.
Mrs. II. S. Graham, OF Olympia, is
visiting Mrs. A. Marshall. Mr.. Graham
who is now logging on Mud Bay, was
formerly on the Skokomish Reserva-
ton.
Frank Bennett, a brother of Mrs. Joe
Deer, brought his family in from Cas-
tie Rock this week, and will move to
the head of the bay to work on Deer's
oyster beds.
James, O'Conner is canvassing
Shelton and vicinity for the Cooper
alive Investment Co., which already
has quite local membership and IS
furnishing funds to build two Shelton
homes.
Miss Clara Ausorge left Tuesday
noon for the East, where she will spend
a month or two visiting old scenes and
friends, as well as prominent members
of the w. c. Il. u. She will visit New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, aud several
other states in her travels.
Rev. James Anderson, the new pas
tor of the Methodist Church, arrived
last week and preached his first service
Sunday. The congregation believes
he will prove worthy successor to Rev.
McMillin. Rev Anderson's family
will arrive shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs Cal. Carey, of Seattle.
are visiting Mr. and Mrs Thos Fraser
and others old time friends in town
this week. Mr.. Carey was a protni-
nent logger in Shelton and On the
Canal about fifteen years ago, ard both
left a good many friends when they
left Mason County.
Frank Livingstone, who was EN-
ployed as loader at Camp 5, was in
iured last Friday afternoon by log
splinter passing through the calf OF
his leg. was brought down and cared
for at the Central Hotel until Wednes-
dav. when lie went out to his family on
the Potts place in Shelton valley.
Ell. Storey, now representing +. 5.
Harmon & Co., Tacoma. was IN town
MONDAY with the spray nozzle recently
purchased for the Shelton fire depart
nent. The demand for them is sc
great that they can not be made fas'
enough. and the owners Of the patent
who are Montesano men. will make
fortune out Of it.
Can Caldwell and William McCul
,oqh are at work on the new buildings
for the Potlatch Commercial ant
Transportation Company, near Hoods
MORT and it is said that quite towr
vii, he started there by next year
several merchants are negotiating
with the company, which owns all the
lands in that vicinity, to open stores
there.
James Christie was over from HOODS
MORT th1s week, where he has been a
work for the new railroad company
He states that the survey work IA:
been completed, and that q grading
crew will be put on as fast as ner
can be secured. The dock has beer
constructed and store and office build
ings are now being built The com
pany means business and will be maui l'''
ing logs early in the spring
William Cooke spent several days =
Seattle last week, looking for z hors'
and COW. He failed to get either e
though there was close % fifteen nun 2
dred horses in a bunch at the stocs
yards. They were the property Ct tnt
government and were beng loaded g
transports for shipment to China an s'
the Philippines. Both horses ana ca'
tie are scarce and command p better