The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
y Shelton, Friday, February D, 1901 y
Personals

Or. Hamilton started on a trip down
Sound Tuesday.
John Palmer, who has been on a
visit to Kentucky, has returned.
Cras. Edtel, of Tacoma, is visiting
friends in tow this week.
Homer Emlnott went to Olympia
Tuesday, returning the same day.
Mr.. Hunter, of-the firm of Hunter &
Eaton, returned from business trip
to Olympia Tuesday.
Miss Grace Lott came over from
Olympia the first OF the week and is
visiting her father, Editor Lott.
Mrs. Geo. Webb returned last Fri
day from a weeks visit to the Black
HIPS, with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. s. Covill.
Dr. Hunter, Joe. Deer, L. W. Specie,
Mr. Crouch and Miss Elsie Wyatt,
were among the passengers on the in
coming boat Wednesday evening.
Miss Carrie Callow, who has been
quite sick for some days at the home
of her sister Mrs. L. r. Byrne, is re-
pOrted convalescent.
!. A. Mcclellan, travelling agent of
the Post Intelligencer was in Shelton
Tuesday, andplaced the agency of the
"P y with A. ]. Munson, at the post
office.
The father and motherof Mrs. James
Neil and their family, eight in all.
arrived here Monday from Michigan.
There was Is inches of snow in Michi-
gan when they left and the weather
was extremely cold.
DIR. Beach returned Tuesday from
X enton, where he was called last week
on account of the serious illness of his
mother He reports his mother con-
siderably improved when he left her.
A ia m1ly from Dakota, relatives of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Docksteader, arrived
hers the first of the week from Dakota.
They came with homeseekers' excur-
sion party and report the trains crowd
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCarty were in
town Monday on their way to Seattle
to purchase furniture and fixtures for
the hotel at Pot1atch which they will
run, having secured the management
for period of five years. They for
merly conducted a restaurant in Olym-
pia for several years.
Benz. Bisbee, who formerly lived in
Egypt Valley, this county, and who
so,pe four or five years ago, on account
of his advanced age and poor health,
went to live with relatives in Eastern
Washington, near Spokane, died there
on Feb. 18th, at the age of 80 years and
1o days.
County Commissioner T. W. Daniels
met with another severe accident Wed
nesday, by falling and dislocating the
elbow of his arm which a few months
ago was nearly severed by saw. He
has had no use of the arm since it was
cut, and the further injury to it We'd
nesday adds seriously to the trouble.
Surely, the old saying proves true once
more, that troubles never come singly.
Miss Marybelle Gonza1ves was mar
red on Tuesday, the 10Th, to Prof. H.
A. Sharpe. at the Immaculate church,
Seattle. The bride is wellknownhere,
having taught school in Mason county
tor several years past. She is an
estimable lady and very highly
esteemed by all who know her. The
JOURNAL extends congratulations and
best wishes.
Treasurer Will. Mcdonald is engaged
in sending out statements of pers onal
property taxes to the taxpayers. The
Northern Pacific and Weyerhaenser
Company haye already sent in their
lists of land for checking, with the
intention of paying and saving the
three per cent rebate. Most of the
larger property holders will also take
advantage of the rebates
A late report says that Southerr
Alaska is being swept by severe vino
aud snow storms and that on February
18th the Yukon s. White Pass railroat
was again blockaded. twenty-five
feet OF snow on the.level is recorded Al
White Horse, while at Skagway it was
six feet deep. The present winter il
Alaska is said to be the sevetest eve
known since American occupation, ovel
thirty years ago.
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