The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-30
Shelton, Friday, March 80, 1900.
Personals.

e. DOYLE is quite sick with a spell
of pneumonia.
Perry Jones is another pneumonia
victim this week.
Manager Geo. e. Thompson takes
charpe of the L. M. Monday.
Mrs. john Kneeland is spending a
few days in Olympia this week.
Miss Maggie Keelty came from Seat
tie Wednesday for visit to her sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Trease have re-
turned from B. c. to their farm near
Matlock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Drolet spent
several days in town this week visiting
friends.
Mrs. Ralph Covill and Mrs Harry
Fortnum were down from the upper
Pcninsular yesterday shopping
Ed. Cushman, brother of Congress
man Cushman, was in town for few
hours Yesterday, and renewed &C
quaintances.
Saturdays Tacoma Ledger gave
notice of the issue of marriage license
TO w. C. Newman and Grace Getty,
but further deponent saith not.
Henry Thompson intends shortly to
remove to Skaglt County, where he
and his brother, Dick, have purchased
large farm, and will try farming
for change.
The following persons rode the D.,
of H. Goat last Thursday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Winsor, Mrs.
Fortnum, Mrs. Bradford Brazel, B. S.
Barger and Miss Mollie Snyder.
Will L. Sargison spent Wednesday
in town visiting friends aud looking
after his property interests. He says
that it is not very healthy oyer in the
Harbor, and he is thinking some of
moving his family back to Shelton
Frank Fredson is down from Port
Blakely visiting the folks and talking
logs. He says that the big mill IS
running full time with good list of
orders ahead, and that these conditions
will likely rule all the summer.
Mrs.Chas Leake and daughter Iona,
returned home Monday, after an ex-
tended stay in Olympia hospital. Mrs.
Leake returns very much improved in
health and anticipates no further
trouble.
CHI. Springer, who has heard about
the building and improving the "best
town" is getting ready to do this sum-
mer, is down reminding the public
that the Olympia Door Company is
still manufacturing windows, doors,
glass fronts etc, at right prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tuell arrived
from Spokane Tuesday evening tor a
short visit to Mrs. Tuell's old home,
Cal. Saeger's and to see her sister, Miss
Myrtle Saeger whose health is quite
poor. They report the mining me-
tropolis very lively.
Misses Edna and Nellie Bellows, ar
rived from Eaton County, Mich, last
Saturday night, and are visiting the
families of w. A. Hayward and H. N.
Dunbar, being old time friends. The
young ladies are teachers with con-
siderable experience, and expect to
find schools in the County.
William Maize, an old Sheltonlte,
who is now IN business at Elma, was
in town Wednesday, looking over some
lots he still owns. Billy says that
Elma's houses are like those in Shelton,
all full, and the newcomers must build
domiclles for themselves. In fact, the
whole country is feeling the new life
Speed Shelton was up to Olympia
this week, on business before the state
land Commissioner. Speed has been
working hard all winter aud has turn
out probable fifty oyster land plats
Aside from two or three parcels, there
is probably not foot of tide land suit
able for oyster culture left vacant in
Mason County, unless it be on HOOD
Canal.
Drs. Wells and Beach performed ar
operation on Neddie, the ten year ole
son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wive1
Tuesday for necrosis of the bone. HI
has been suffering for the past year
from the effects of fall which injured
his lett leg and it became necessary t.
remove the decayed pieces. On,
four inches long was taken away
and the boy rallied nicely from the
operation and is doing well.
D. W. Roderick arrived last Frida,
night from New Westminster, an,
closed up the sale of his place down
the bay to Harry Lloyd The con
sderation was $3.50 and included tn
stock and farm implements, Mr.
Roderick moved his family and house
hold goods away Monday, over int
british territory, where he has an IN
\ terest in large box manufacturing
concern. While we regret to have hin
goas he regrets to leave the domain o
his Uncle Samuel, we wish him sue
cess in his new field.
Articles of incorporation of the Sue
cess Gold Mining and Milling Com
pany' OF Shelton. have been filed will
Tue County Auditor, the incorporation
oeing W. H. Kneeland, A. W. Fredson
rred Stabenfeldt, A. Needham, C. II
wells Hugh Currie. G. N. Hunter, A
L. hneeland, A. L. Mcdonald aud Q