The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-06-01
shelton Post-Office.
Shelton, Friday, June 1, 1900.
Personals

Olympia this week.
Stores and Offices were generally
closed Decoration Day.
Lansing Decker, the founder of
baskerville" was in town Monday.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Tacoma, friend of
Mrs. r. Sheane, spent Sunday in Shell
ton.
Pat Vance is reported to be very
sick at his farm on the upper Skoko-
mish.
Mark E. Reed spent Sunday in town
looking after his interests, and noting
progress.
Avery Reed went to Olympia We'd
nesday to spend Decoration Day with
the old folks at home.
Miss Myrtle Saeger is lying very low
at Saeger farm near Shelton, with no
hopes of change for the better.
Lewis Landon LETT for his home in
Michigan Wednesday morning after
pleasant month spent in Shelton.
A lodge of Modern Woodmen was
organized at the Hall last Saturday
with thirteen members. B. S. Barger
is the head officer.
Frank Reid. who was formerly con-
nected with the "Antlers,' at Lake
Cushman, came over from Hoodsport
Tuesday on business.
S. C. Young, Mr.. and Mrs. Prentice
Dunbar, and Mrs, Ralph Covill went to
Olympia Tuesday to decorate the
at the cemetery in that city.
Mrs. A. ]. Munson was elected
delegate to the head camp Women of
Woodcraft, at Cheha1is. June 10th, and
Mrs. H. J. Wehnes alternate.
Jacob Hauptley brought tour big
hogs from his ranch at Clifton Tues
day, and claims to be as skookum as
ever, if he will be seventy years old to.
morrow.
Mrs. K. H. Moore returned Saturday
evening from short visit to hei
daughter in Elma, and opened hel
summer school Monday morning with
an attendance of twenty children.
Marcus Knight returned Monday
night from short visit to the folk!
in Whatcom, and brought back with {;
fine cow as an evidence that the fami
ly will soon be domiciled in Shelter
for good.
John LLOYD was over from Dewatte
Tuesday paying his taxes and prepar.
ing his affairs for an extended trip te
his old home in Nova Scotia, from
which he has been absent for owe,
thirty years.
L. P. Ouellette, of the State Land
Commissioners Office, came down
Wednesday to make the survey of tn,
boundary lines between the oyster
claims of Harry Cox and Charles
HIlderbrandt, at the head of the bay
S. c. Young arrived in Shelton las
Thursday evening to make his home
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Dunbar
bringing his household goods. Fol-
the past six years Mr.. Young has beer
employed in the Northern Pacific shops
at Tacoma, but since the death of Mrs
Young has decided to make his home
with his daughters in Shelton. An ad
dition and other improvements will b
made in Prentice's house to accomodat'
the increased family.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Wehnes were tn
recipients of asurprise party from thei
Woodmen neighbors Tuesday evening
the occasion being the tenth anniyers
airy of their wedding. The orchestra
lunch and sundry tinware were in evi
dence: Those present were: Mr.. an
Mrs Wehnes, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Eninott
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Walther, Mr.. an,
Mrs. A. ]. Munson, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Specie. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Angie, Nj
and Mrs, Norton, Mr.. and Mrs. Home
Emmott, Mesdames Herman Herzog
l. Worcester and A. W. Shelly, Misse
Grace Baldwin and Tressa Huntley
Geo. Emmott and Sam SCHUMACHER.
A. H. Anderson, w. "A. Mcdonald
of the logging firm of Mosher & Nj
Donald, Albert johnson and Till
Brown, the railroad surveyor, hav
been in Hoodsport for the past weei
looking over the ground for. a railroa
proposition into timber bodies in th
foothills of the Olympic mountains
We learn that levels have been run I
ascertain it practical route could b
found to reach large body of timbe
land owned by the company, and it
very likely that Hoodsport will have
logging railroad before long. job
Dow, who knows every foot of tia
country, is with the party taking ther
over the ground.
A number of local Good Temp1ar
visited the new lodge at Matlock Las
Friday night, and report a good tim
although the trip was wet" one
The visitors were nicely treated an
RECALLED with lupch. The party
considering its mission, retraiued fror
hlarity and had no accident, excep
that one of the boys fell in sswer an
had an escape from drowning. Thua
who went ont were: M and Nm
Grout and Catherine, Misses Nelli
Burke, Grace Baldwin, Clara Scott an
Edna and May Smith, George Emmot'
Clarence Fisk, Perry Jones, and ~
Badger. The officers Of the Malice