The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-01-25
= Shelton, Friday, January Is, 1901 )
Personals

Supt. Blackwell, of the Skokomish
fish hatchery, was here Saturday on
his way home FROM Olympia.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bordeaux were
in Olympia to see what the legislative
soons were doing.
The club dance comes off tonight
at the usual place. the A. o. U. W..
hall.
Chas. Leake and Sam Webb returned
Sunday from visit to their oyster
beds at the head of North Bay.
Tom Hill who formerly worked in
the logging camps of this section re-,
turned to Shelton Tuesday after an
absence of two years.
James Mitten left for Potlatch Tues
day with crew of men and will take
charge Of one Of the new logging
camps there.
J. p. Johnson was over to the canal
the latter part of last week and the
first of this, on hunting expedition.
He reports good success.
Dr. Beach was called to pewatto
Friday to attend the young son of
Henry Nance who was quite sick with
pneumonia, following scarlet fever.
Arthur Dodwe1l, the we'll known
government reserve cruiser, left this
week on visit to his old home in Mass
achusetts, to be gone two months.
f. W. Walther was in Olympia look
ing after contest on his oyster land
before the state land commissioner,
which he won.
E. A. Kinball, of Tacoma, one of
the largest dealers in sporting goods
on the Sound, was in town Saturday
on business.
W. E. Wiley was in town ever Sun
day, visiting his mother at Willey's
mill and getting his tools together for
his gun shop at Olympia.
A. E. Leroy was trading in town
Saturday. and says the big Simpson
single mill at Cloquallum is waiting
for brighter single market.
Miss Edna Bellows began term of
school near Kamilche Monday. Her
sister Miss Nellie also left Sunday to
begin teaching, but we are not infor-
med at what place.
Frank NJ Warner of the Hoqulam
Washlngtonian was a caller at Cur
office w ednesday. Mr.. Warner is out
on hunting trip and is making his
headquarters at Arcadia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodson, of Mat1ock,
visited friends at Little Rock this week,
returning here Wednesday on their
way home. Mr.. Dodson is an employee
in the railroad machine shops at Mat
lock.
Marshal Caldwell tapped the water
main on Gotta street yesterday and the
thing began to sizzlc, and it sizzled
and kept on sizzling till he was finally
compelled to shut off the water supply
before 1t could be stopped.
j. A. Gale and W. H. Kueeland. lead
ing members of the oystermen's
Association we're in Olympia this week
to learn what steps were being taken
by those DESTROYS of seeing the oyster
resources offered for sale, in order to
combat these efforts.
Joseph Carstairs brought in nine
head of beef cattle last Saturday fol-
Fredson & Simpson, having sold that
firm about Is head of his herd. Several
of the Mason county farmers haye a
bunch of cattle to send to the butchers
and the price is very good-something
over four cents.
Capt. Llndeman, an old time resi-
dent of Union City, having made his
home there for the past fifteen years
was taken to the hospital at Olympia
Monday suffering with cancer OF the
throat, which has been growing for the
past six mouths.
Capt Griffin, with his new tug boat
Defender" brought in a new donkey
engine for the Simpson Logging Co.
and took one OF the old engines from
here to Kalnilche to be used on the
company's road at that place, Wednes
day.
Samuel, Caldwell began his officia
duties as village marshal Monday
morning. He has served in the same
capacity before and made good OH.
Ger aud it is safe to predict that he viii
not allow his reputation. to suffer dur
ing the present term.
Engineer Henry Thompson wen
over to Potlatch Saturday to TAX
charge and run one of the new engines
on the logging road being built there
Two engines of the Climax pattern a.
rived there Sunday. and Il is said thai
big Baldwin engine will be put o.
later.
Mr.. Edgar Fredson and Mrs. Ann'
Finch took their departure the first 9
the week for Victoria, B. C. It j
thought. here by their friends that the
seriously contemplate matfi1nony, bu
no definite word of their marr1age ha
as yet been received
Mr.. and Mrs. T. IL McNichol areen
'oying pleasant visit from Mrs. NJ
Nichol's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gidley
of Victoria. Mr.. Gidley Is manager
a large logging <ompauy <ou Van
couver island, ana Wills here will loo
over the logging husinee ,pf this go