The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-04-20
shelton POSt-Office.
Shelton, Friday, April 20. 1900.
Personals.

Al. Muuson, and Dan.
Frank Wiley is expected home from
his trip to Maine in few days.
Mrs w. G. Rex spent the past week
with her pa rents near Mason Lake.
George Huntley is home from Wood
land College on periodical vacation.
T. ". Woods has been granted an
increase of pension from Sc to SIP a
month.
Mrs. Harry Fortnum spent several
DAYS IN Seattle last week on shop
ping trip.
Marcus Knight is down from What
com for a visit, and to look after his
property.
B. w. Oiler, of Tacoma, L. K. Mum
sou, and two other sports, are out en-
fishing trip this week.
Miss Carrie Robinson returned to
the high school at Tacoma Monday.
after weeks vacation at home.
Mrs. William Cooke returned this
week 1TOu d plCdSdnl NlSlt Will ASA
daughter. Mrs. Graham, in Olympia.
Mart Shelton moved his family over
to Kanilche this week, and has gone
to work for the Blakely railroad at the
Summit.
DR.. Wells left Saturday noon for a
trip East of the Mountains to take an
other look at the claims of the Shelton
mining syndicate.
Mrs. Phil, Ashmun, who came down
from Seattle to attend the funeral of
the late Ig. Worcester, remained to
visit friends in town.
Mrs. Ben. Vincent came down from
Olympia to attend the funeral of /.
Worcester, and spent several days with
her sister, Mrs. Thos. Moran.
Miss Dollie Mcdonald returned from
Seattle last week, to spend short va
cation at home. She is attending col
lege and taking music lessons.
Hugh Bryant, a nephew of Mrs.
Libbie Barrett, spent several days III
town last week. and returned to his
home in Lebanon, Ore, Wednesday.
Attorney S. P. Richardson left last
week on trip to the Palmer Mountain
claims owned by the Shelton syndi-
cate, arranging some legal matters for
the company.
The work of installing the telephone
exchange in Shelton has been COM
pleted and now about fifty phones are
connected at the switchboard, where
Miss Iva Crouch is repeating the stereo-
typed phrase, number" The JOUR
NAILS number is Red 1913.
W. r. Lott, of the Tribune, spent
several days of this week on a trip to
Spokane to attend meeting of the
forces opposed to the Republican party
which is to arrange for the coming
conventions.
w. D. Mckenzie was in town this
week for the first time in eight years,
attending the funeral of his son Don
aid, aud was somewhat surprised at
the size of Shelton. He left for his
home near Palmer, King County,
Wednesday.
Mrs Johnston, the proprietress of a
hotel at Centralia, was in town last
week looking tor house. Mr.. John
ston is employed in one of the local
camps, aud his wife intends to rent
her Centralia property and join him,
living IN the Harris house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fran. Worcester re-
turned to their home at Ross last
Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. 1g,
Worcester, who will remain with them
for some time while resting up from
the trials of the sickness and death OF
her husband. Mrs. Worcester desires,
on behalf of herself and other mem.
b&fs of the family, to thank their frien.
ds for kindly offices during their late
bereavement, and to assure them that
the kindness shown them will never be
forgotten.
Hugh Morrison, well-known as a
quiet and inoffensive man, received
wicked blow from a cudgel in the hands
of skid-road worker in Bordeaux's
camp last Friday. He had charge OF
crew and had urged George Durgin,
or Dewey" to do better work or be
discharged. The latter watched his
opportunity and took Hugh unawares
striking him in the face with club,
Durgin dropped his tools and came to
town, where Sheriff vogthn was in
waiting, and Justice Fisk imposed
fine and costs amounting to $35. Hugh
spent few days in town having his
bruises treated and his assailant left
town.for good.
Mrs. r. B. Giles, delegate to the
Degree of Honor, and L. J. Morrison
and &C. Angle. delegates to the A. q
U. w. Grand Lodge, returned home
from Seattle Saturday. They report
an interesting and instructive session,
and as both orders are growing very
fast many questions came up for dis
cussion. The Workmen considered
aud paid several beneficiary claims q
doubtful legal force, for which tardy
members were mainly at fault. How
ever, members should be careful that
their beneficiary payments are made
before the 18th of the month, for Il
default is made their standing is lost
without an action on the part OF their