The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-23
shelton POst-Office.
shelton, Friday, March %, 1900.
Personals.


days last week.
Mrs d. Keelty left for her home in
Seattle, Tuesday noon.
Ir. Worcester was again quite SICK
1,st week, having suffered relapse.
Henry Thompson has been on a
,,;s;4 70 his folks near Snohomish this
week.
Mrs Eli. Robinson visited Tacoma
+r,,s week to have her little daughters
eyes examined
Assessor Specie has been working
in the vicinity of Clifton, and the
Upper Canal this week.
Frank Merryman, and several ranch
ers from the lower Satsop were in
town Tuesday on trading trip.
Prof. Gunderson went back to his
school at Hoodsport Monday, the run
of numps among the scholars having
subsidized.
William McCullagh, father OF Mrs.
Sam. Caldwell, arrived in Shelton,
last week from Pennsylvania, and
will stay out the summer.
DR.. Wells made trip TO Matlock
last Sunday, and made the medical
examination of D persons to become
members of the A. o. U. w.
Mrs. Chester and her niece, Mrs.
Eva Rcmy, left Monday morning for
California where they will reside tor
the summer, the ranch being rented.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Norris, arrived
in town this week from Nehalem, Ore
con, and will make their home in Shell
ton. Mrs. Norris is a sister of Mrs.
Stovall's.
Theo. Brown has moved into the
house recently sold by A, Ii. Kneeland
and ST. Tullis occupies the place va
Gated, leaving the Williams house,
which is to be occupied by Mrs. Will
lams this summer.
Chas. McReavy, who has been chief
clerk in the Bank for several years
past, left Monday morning for Cali
fornia, where he will spend some time
in hope of benefitting his health. He
has been failing for some time past,
aud it is hoped the change will do him
good.
Geo. Vogtlin, H. ]. Wehnes and AL
J. Munson, with their families drove
over to the fish hatchery last Sunday
returning by way of Union City. Mr.
and Mrs. Speed Shelton also inspected
the hatchery. Next Sunday will be
about the last opportunity for seeing
the work in all its stages this spring
J. ]. Bremen, Que of the leading
oyster shippers on Mud Bay, was in
specting the beds and methods of the
Shelton oystermen this week. in com
pany with Harry Wea therall. He was
especially impressed with the pareins
system OF the Heilberger beds, and
thinks it is the proper way to cultivate
oysters.
c. Dobson, father of Issac Dobson
writes from Solomon, Kansas, extent
to the good people of Shelton, thu
thanks of himself and wife; also t
the ladies of the W. C. T. U. for thei
letter of kindly sympathy to thu
mother at home, and to- the Red Me,
and Peninsular Railroad Company fol
services rendered Mr.. Dobson.
M. Fredson intends visiting Por
Blakely, and taking things easy Will
recruiting up. The weather has beel
so mild that he has been gaining fas
from the effects of his 3-months sic
spell, and may not make the contem
plated trip the California. Speaking
of the weather, Mr.. Fredson says tina
this has been the warmest winter b
has seen in the section, and he ha
passed forty of them on Puget Scum
without missing one.
E. J. Finch, an amateur photo
grapher OF Hoodsport, sends the edito
number of views of the falls of tn
Skokomish, where the fishway is no,
being built, and the cycling station i
connection with the Skokomish hatch
cry will be established. All we hav
to saw is that it is an ideal spot TO
the fisherman, and we will try to &c
there this summer if the string don
break. Those views make ones moutl
water.
Miss Lizzie Getty severed her cor
nection with the JOURNAL last Satul
day. after continuous service in th
office OF four and one-ha1f years. I
the past 10 years the JOURNAL. has ha
three young ladies whose terms
service we're three and four years, til
two former stayed with MS until the
were happily married, but we have 2
authority to speak for the lattel
Miss Joycie Shelton is now on ii
force"
M. E. Reed spent "Wednesday j
town looking after L. a. buslnes
and brought word of the appointment
of George E. Thompson, Of oiympi;
as his successor as the Lumbermen'
Mercantile manager, who will tab
charge April LIST. Mr.. Thompson Is ue
an entire stranger to Shelton people
and is known to most Of Is rnstle
for business. He has just hnisled n
work as receiver Of the Seatco III
property, which has been sold, il
satisfactory mannerand conducted q
mill during his charge soztha& the q
fereSts of all Concerned vt&fe IE0tGcte<