The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-05
Harrison and her Neighbors.

5 January end, 1900.
Miss Ethel Hauptly of Clifton, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Murray at Dewatto.
VIM. West driver in the Capstian Rock
camp got his foot crushed Monday and had
to quit work
Mr.. Oxley returned Saturday from Sc
attic with a fine horse to add to his logging
team.
1t was whispered that party of bache-
lors would meet at certain place to dine
and celebrate the coming of the New Year;
the chicks fed in terror to the far side of
the farm, the squashes turned yellow from
fright, the potatoes stared their eyes out,
the onions wept, and the United Brother
hood Of hungry men had to finish on simple
pig.
John Chadwick is spending the week in
Seattle on business
Mrs Watson is visiting at Clifton
Maurice Hale is entertaining young
friend from Seattle
oCOlSC cunningham ID NlSltluS Will
Munroe Nance in Dream Valley
P. w. Nance is home from Agricultural
College at Pullman to spend the holidays,
but was Unexpectedly called to Seattle
Sunday by the illness of a friend
Christmas was pleasantly observed by
this neighborhood, by tree for the child
rem and dance for the elders, and all en-
joyed it, as people whom Mrs. Murray en-
terrain have a fashion of doing Generous
dinners were the order of the day, accord
ing to ancient custom, and we think all
were or should have been satisfied, partic-
ularly the woman who ate six pies She is
a small woman and this vicinity is proud
of its appetite We also have man who
can eat potatoes, the oysters came
after.
Jean Lester of Olympia is visiting in the
vicinity and hunting animals and old ac-
quaintances.
Mrs J. Rines is visiting at the Miller
homestead
A Forest Spirit desiring pleasant
change resolved to seek it in the society of
an Earth Maiden. Lured by sunshine
and balmy breezes, they thought after the
manner of congenial spirits, the water Of
tered many attractions. AS they foated
joyfully along, the Forest Spirit gently d.
rected the Maiden's attention to a fisher
man hauling his nets on the beach by ask
ing, in tender tones, ''Wouldst be fisher
mans bride?' mo, she replied, mo,
l wouldn't, why, she continued with a
disdainful tilt of her nose, they are dread
full, they are almost as bad as logger. >
The Forest Spirit sadly winged his way
back to his kindred, and the maiden won
ders why he went. Query-Why?
The Pfundts returned Monday, from an
unusually successful fishing trip of four
weeks, near Steilacoom.
Mrs Mouerman left Mrs. Nance's Wed
nesday, to spend week with another SIS
ter, Mrs Oscar Ahl at Hoodsport, from
there she goes to her home in Dryad.
Vim. Watson went to Seattle Tuesday
to attend the State Teachers Institute.
H. H Miller spent the holidays in Seat
tie.
Elmer Neil is spending some weeks with
his parents at Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claasen having traded
their Oakpatch farm for property in town.
will move to the city shortly. We are
sorry to see them go, for they were desira-
bic neighbors.
Jacob Happily is hauling beef from Cliff
ton to Dewatto, long drive over the bad
roads.
Mrs. Murray 5 children have been quite
sick.
The Pfundt family and Mrs. Larsen lett
Sunday for pleasure trip to Seattle
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