The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12
Shelton POSt-Office.
Shelton, Friday, January IL. 1900.
Personals.
:. f. p. Morse is quite sick.

Mrs. f. P Morse is quite sick.
Mrs. James Forrest and daughter,
Isabel, were in town yesterday.
Tom Fisk was down from Seattle
and stayed over Sunday with the
folks.
Miss Emma McReavy went to Olym-
MIA Monday to enter the Sisters
School.
The condition of Mark Fredson, at
Oakland, remains about the same, and
Everett is also at home sick.
Nilt. Schumacher has quit the rail-
road and intends to open small bus1-
ness in the post-office b:ild1ng.
Ed. Elliott employed on the Blake1y
Railroad, has given up his job and
zone home to Tumwater tor visit.
Capt, Warren, well-known pilot,
for long time captain OF the Zephyr,
is now running on Capt. Tew's steam
erS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Clinton moved
out to Matlock this week, the former
to resume his duties in Simpsons
Headquarters.
Mrs. Mamie Dunbar returned Mon
day evening from Tacoma, where she
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. S.
c. Young.
Frank Fredson came down from
Blakely on the mill tug, with J. A.
Campbell Monday for a brief visit
with his father.
r. T. Shepard, who has occupied the
Miller farm down the Bay, has moved
his family to the Getty place, and
Capt. Ed. will try farming again.
Miss Dolly Mcdonald lett Tuesday
morning for Seattle, where she will
enter school for some special studies.
Angus accompanied his sister down
for a little trip.
Vim. Daniels has moved his family
down from the Upper Peninsular train
camp, and will work in town awhile.
Chas. Cook takes his place in the train
crew, moving his family out.
Albert Callow left Tuesday after
spending most of the holidays in Shell
ton, for home, and then he goes back
to his work near Aberdeen, where he
says conditions are little better for
the woods man.
Messrs Wells, Rich ardson, Fraser
and Munson returned from their duck
ing trip on the Upper Canal Tuesday,
each claiming to have bagged big
lot of ducks. They brought two brant
and some ducks home.
Hilton Martin, the Olympia livery
man, aud Clara Newmarket, secured a
marriage license from Auditor Bell
and were married by Rev. W. B. Nc
MILAN at the Parsonage last Friday.
This is turning the tables on Olympia,
which has become our Gretna Green.
L. H. Decker and Steve Ferris were
IN from the Satsop this week on a
trading trip. They complain little
about the rains, but like all old timers
prefer rain to snow, and hope there
will be little or none of the latter this
winter.
Supt. Geo. Tew was in town Satur-
day arranging to secure body of tim
Der near the Mcdonald farm in Little
Skookum valley, where logging opera
tons will shortly be opened, spur
being built from the Blakely Railroad.
1t is reported that Rogers Camp will
be located there.
Harry Weatherall and Joe Gale,
pioneer Oystermen from the bay, were
in town Tuesday The former ships
most of his product to Victoria firm.
whom he has been furnishing for more
than fifteen years. Oysters are higher
than ever before, as high at $3.50 a
sack on the reds, and as the output is
somewhat limited, the oysterman is
shipping to his preferred patrons.
L. L. Hunter and W. B. Eaton, while
down Sound last week purchased the
full complement of machinery for their
new sawmill, including 40 h. p. boil
er; IS h. p. engine; double circular
mill, capacity $4,000 to 10000, 3-saw
edger, planer, etc. In fact vel
selected plant to turn out the best
quality of lumber. The machinery
will be here within a month, and BY
March LIST the mill will be saving lum
Der. The company has crew Of mer
at work preparing the ground and Mr.
Eaton is at work building the frame
work for the machinery. A large
wagon, wide-tired, and capable Of
hauling 1000 to 5000 feet of lumber
will be used to haul lumber to the
yards in town.
"A. Campbell, of Port Blakely, S
G. Simpson and A. H. Anderson Of
Seattle, together with local Stockhold
ers in the State Bank and the Lumber
mans Mercantile Company held their
usual annual meeting Tuesday, ant
spent the day looking over the bust
ness of both institutions. It is SAID
that the owners we're we'll pleased
with the business of the past year, and
that 10 per cent dividend was declared
by both the Bank and Store, which is
good evidence of prosperity IN any
business proposition. The store car
Ties very large stock invoicing abon1
$4,000. Manager Reed was also com
phmented for his energetic work Of ths
past year by raise" The JOURNAL
believes that without exception, every