The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-11-02
Shelton Post-Office.
Shelton, Friday, November 2, 1900.
Personals

business from Holly where he is ranch
Ing.
Mrs VI. Roy Thompson went to
Olympia Monday to attend the Bard
Concert
Supt. George Tew aud ]. A. Cole. of
Coles camp were in town yesterday
on business matters.
!. Mrs. Arthur Taylor came down from
Tacoma Wednesday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs Belr and Mrs. Vogtlin.
Robert Doragh, manager of the tele-
phone system, was down Tuesday
makes some local changes
Miss Tressa Huntley returned from
Seattle last week and will go to the
Academy at Olympia next week.
B. S. Barger and Charlie Kindred
took a set of their elk horns down to
Tacoma last week and got $50 for it.
Mrs. Grin Stanhope is in Seattle,
having come out from Nome last
month. She is expecting the return of
Grin on every boat
MIS- NCdSc, WIN ID living Oh lin
Ritner, place is arranging to go to
California for the benefit of her
daughters health. Miss Nease has
been quite sick for the past two months.
A letter from John A. Morrison
states that he is getting along nicely,
gaining in flesh, and eyesight improv-
ing with very favorable prospects for
recovery.
Jessie, the youngest daughter Of M.
D. Stewart, a former resident of Pick
ering, is very sick at Fremont. Mrs.
H. McDern1id, sister has gone to
Fremont.
Commissioner Henry Latham, who
is the hold-over, was in town Wednes-
day, and seemed to be satisfied that
tile other fellows were doing the wor-
rying this year.
J. E. Doyle spent several days last
week over to Hoquian, where his part
ner, Robert Elliott, has been very sick
of typhoid fever. AT last accounts Bob
was SiOWiJ ihAPA w AAS
Dir. Wells returned Wednesday night
from a three weeks trip to. down
( Sound, going as far as Vancouver.
He states that Republicans everywhere
seem confident of handsome state
ma ority.
J. B. Shelton inflicted painful cut
on his lett foot while cutting bark at
home Tuesday. Mrs. Shelton is on
the way home from Iowa, and Buck
went down to Tacoma yesterday to
meet her.
William Hepfnger, of Aberdeen was
in town Wednesday, looking over the
political situation. He reports that
Judge Irwin will have fully 800 ma
iority over his opponent IN his home
county of Chehalis.
According to the Olynpian, r. Dud.
lev Simmons, son of Mr. and Mrs M.
C.. Simmons, of Kan1ilche, is very sick
at the Olympia hospital of typhoid
fever. He has been sick for nearly two
months, and his recovery is almost
despaired Of
Mark E. Reed spent several days in
Seattle this week, figuring as an expert
accountant in suit brought by S. G.
Simpson for an accounting of the
affairs of the White Star dock, II
which he has considerable interest.
Win Henderson, who has been in
Alaska for several years, returned t.
the Sound this week, and is visiting
+he Dunbar and Knight families, being
an old Michigan friend. Mrs. Hender
son is on the way out from Michig ar
to Join her husband.
los. Bode, woodsman who recently
went to work braking on the Por
Blakely railroad, got his thumb caugh
in coupling cars last Friday. Afte1
having his injury dressed he went t.
>olympia to stay with his family
James Smith was also victim of
coupling accident on the Shelter
Southwestern Monday, having al
thumb crushed, but hopes to save it.
Prof John P. Meakin, of Salt LAX
City, Utah, head camp lecturer for thu
woodnen of the World, iectured to al
annreciative audience at the hal
Thursday evening In spite OF tn
fact that people are more interested il
politics just now, thee meeting wa
ou;te satisfactory to the Woodn1en, an
those who failed to attend missed
rare treat, is the verdict everywher
Prof. Meakin goes
rohn Moore returned last week frou
the Colv,lle Reservation where he an
his brothers, Henry and Joe Moore
secured claims for themselves, at tn
opening. The reserve has been ope
for mining for the past three years
audsJohn says that he saw some nm
vegetables raised there. There wa
nlenty of land for all who were Their
but the greatest struggles were tow
site locations. John expects to NOV
his family over to his new home nez
snonth to join his brothers
We hear no valid reason why r.
publican should vote against his candi
date tor Representative. The Demo
Gratis claim 10 have the assurance 9
republicanvo votes for their candidate nr
re doubt.it. a Republican who woul
.scutN Gpndefsop will not care to loo
him ia the face afterwards.