The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-08-10
Shelton POst-Office.
Shelton, Friday, August 10, 1900.
Personals

n;rht from a weeks stay at the Beach.
Miss May Getty has gone to Enum-
claw to visit her sister, Lizzie Newman.
W. L. bigger and party returned
from weeks outing at Lake Cush-
man last Friday.
Word has been received that the
condition of Judge Dunbar, at Walla
Walla, is again critical.
" H. Maxwell and Thos. Fraser
spent several days last week cruising
the latters timber claim above Lake
Cuslman.
Leroy Jones began term of school
in the New Kanilche district Monday,
having tired of logging camp life in
the Black Hills.
Nels Thue, of Hoodsport, was in
town Monday, and reports the survey
ors as still at work locating the route
ofthe new logging road.
Dave Lytle was over from Kami1che
Tuesday and reports that the worms
have not overlooked the valley farm
ers but were fast disappearing.
Fred ]. Ferris, of Matlock has been
appointed one of the forest rangers,
aid began his duties Monday in
trip to the Wynooche country.
Mr.. and Mrs H. L. Alden will leave
for the beach at Westport, drying
over their buggy, and tenting on the
G. A. r. encanpment grounds.
The Moore brothers, John. Henry
and Frank, left last Saturday ON
drive East Of the Mountains where
they will look for locations to engage
in more extensive farming
Harry Lloyd, having sold his place
down the bay, is preparing to make a
trip to the Ladrone Islands in the Pa
cifc which he has visited before and
believes has good openings for man
with some money.
William Doble was in town again
Friday having walked in from his farm
four miles up the valley. Mr.. Doble
will be 81 years of of age on the 14tb
and is pretty active yet.
NJ. Roy Thompson came down from
Olympia to stay over Sunday with his
family. He is the trombone soloist of
the Olympia Band and was completing
arrangements for the Saturdays ex-
cursion.
Arthur Govey, who has charge of
the Simpson Headquarters at Matlock,
isspending his vacation IN Shelton,
until business is resumed at the
camps.
lilly Browne, who has charge of the
railroad survey work near Hoodsport
was in town this week. The survey
ors have done preliminary work on
about eight miles OF road to point
near Lake Cushman.
H. S. Tremper, of Seattle, accom-
panied by A. w. Anderson, is in town
looking up the prospects for establish.
ing plant tor producing tar and tur-
pentine and numerous articles of trade
from fir stumps. This ought to afford
a good field.
The regular quarterly teachers ex
animal is now in progress before
Co. Supt. Decker, with the following
applicants in attendance. Misses
Cora Duckworth, Sylvia Bryant, Car
RE Callow, Mary and Clare Scott, and
Samuel Wyatt. Miss Maggie Quinn
is also taking the 8th grade axanIna
ton.
Word was received of the death O.
Leon Hall, the bright young son O.
Mr. J. W. Hall, at Snohomish Satur
day morning. Master Leon recent,
graduated and was just attaining the
dignity of manhood, when cut dowr
by Consumption. The bereaved par
ents have the sympathy of their man,
Mason County friends.
Joseph Carstairs was IN from Satso]
Valley last Friday, and had tale t
tell about the worms. Ie shot a pole
cat, COMMONLY known as ssskunk"
few DAYS before, and examined tn
animal to find out if it had been living
on the Carstair poultry. Instead h
found the skunk full OF cut-worms
was a blessing instead of nuisance
and was sorry he had put an end t
the good work the animal was doing
DIR. Beach will leave today, to atten,
the session OF the head camp of tn
Woodmen of the World at Salt LAX
City, to which he is one of the dele
gates from this district. Mrs. Beacl
aud children will take an opportunlt,,
10 visit her family at Black Diamond
Angus Mcdonald will accompany Or
Beach on the trip, for his vacation
aud in order to be IN the swim, wa
made Woodman Tuesday night. !
is safe to say they will make the mos
of their visit to the Mormon City.
Miss Athea Corey, who will be- plea
sanity remembered by Shelton peopl
is spending few days visiting hel
cousin L L Hunter. Miss Corey ha
been teaching school in San Diego
county, CAL, since leaving Shelto,
four years ago, and will begin TIL
fifth year next month. Her vacatio,
was spent in company with friends OF
atrip to the points of interest i
Southern Alaska, including Whit
Pass, Skagway, Muir Glacier, and TIL
t.