The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-12-21
lzlton, Friday, December D, 1900 =
Personals

D.
:va.
r Oasrud was over from Detr oil
Wednesday looking after some tax
l.e1s.
TIE Young son of Mr. and Mrs. Tho:
Rc Z. who has been down with pneu
,nooia. ; improving.
h-ex Marshall was laid up for q
couple Of days this week, stepped on
by g horse he was shoeing.
Ms Agnes Jackman. Central. y
-eturred home from a brief visit to her
home IN NJ. Vernon this week.
Mis- Nelson. teacher in the public
schools. left Yesterday morning to
spend her vacation at home in South
Bend.
II Roy Thompson is preparing to
move his family to Tacoma after
Christmas, and has gone down to find
suitable dwelling.
Prof Hines. principal of the S helton
schools. fell on the side walk Tuesday
evening and injuring his shou lder,
ten porarlly laying him up.
George Vogtlin and Thos. Fraser
went TO Olympia Tuesday to visit c. b
Stone. and report him to be improving
viii good chance of recovery.
H Johnson, brother Of E N John
son. recently arrived from Nebraska
with his wife and family of eleven
children, making very substantial
addition to our population.
tlr and Ars. c. S. MCGEE returned
hone from their wedding trip last
Friday evening. and are now doiniciled
at the Dipuan until a dwelling can be
secured for permanent home.
John LeRock returned last Frlda J
from months visit to his folks in
| Can ada, with his brother Aleck. He
| had 4 ine time among his relatives
and scenes Of childhood days. Alecl
stopped in Seattle for few days.
Wn Armstrong left Tuesday morn
ing to join his brother John IN Califor
MA, but lost his money in some man
ner y hile in Seattle. and came bacl
Wednesday night for new start.
Il Is reported that a marriage Ii
oense was issued in Tacoma last week
10 Joycie A Shelton, daughter of Til
Shelton, Of Orting, and Gideon West
colt, but futher deponent sayeth not.
y. II Anderson, Lester Turner an(
K K Spencer, who are the priucipa
owners of the Pen1nsular Railwa,
came down from Seattle Wednesda,
for the purpose of holding their aunua
meeting, aud went over the road on
tour Of inspection yesterday.
Mrs. Nease and her daughter Leila
LETT Tuesday noon for California fo
the benefit OF the latter's health. Mis-.
Masses condition has been serious fo
some time past, being a victim of con
sumption. The family came her
from Kansas last year
Arthur Govey, the popular chic
CLERK at the Simpson Headquarters a
MatlocS, is now sojourniug in Wiscon
sin. and rumor has it that he viii
shortly return with his bride, nee Mis-
Grace Strange, niece of Mrs. Thee
dore Brown.
Charles whitehall returned from
p orb -vl- I, l.
10 visit his old home, and incideutally
Tor the purpose OF natrimony, and i
accompanied by his bride. Charles j
one OF our steady woodsmen, quiet an
Conservative, and is deserving of
good helpmeet, which we are assured
he must have chosen. More of on
single men should follow his example
Herbert z. Bailey, now OF Aberdeen
but formerly in charge of the tels
phone lines on the Canal, was marie
10 Miss Lillian Furness, of Lilliwau,
a Olympia last Sunday, Rev. A.
Sawiu of the Baptist Church perform
ing the ceremony. The wedding too
place at the home of Mrs Robe1
Daragh, sister of the groom and th
happy couple left on the atternoo
train for their home at Aberdeen
contracting parties are wellknown 0
the Canal, Where they have many we
wishing friends.
DED.-At Tacoma. Wash. Dec. 19t
-dartla G. Trosper. OF tuberculosis {
the bowels Funeral at Tacoma t
morrow under the auspices of tt
Modern Woodmen of which he was
member and carried a 5000 polio
M Trosper was ranger on the Olyu
PIC Forest reserve for the past tv
years and with his young wife mad
MS home on the Upper Skokonis
valley nis..;l the latter part of Octobs
when they removed Tacoma Mr.. Tro
per was acting as clerk of the electio
board when he was taken sick an
'eit at the noon hour Deceased ";
young man of exemplary habits. ar
Curing their stay IL this vicinity DO,
he and his estimablc wife made man
warm friends, who will be panied
iearn OF the death Mr.. Crouch ar
Mss ava left this morning to after
the funeral.
airs { E Mclaughlin has opened
00aiectionary store in the old Swart
ont building, and has prepared 4 larf
STOCK OF the finest and purest candi'
nome made, including taffies, chocola
ano cocoanut goods. Mrs McL<aughli