The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-04-05
: Shelton, Friday, April s. 1901 =
Personals

Andrew Robinson IS the latest work
mau.
Harry Daniels is home from the
Harbor
p G.. Armstrong was on a visit to Sc
attic. Monday.
Mrs. Gamble, of Tacoma, is visiting
At Mrs. W H. Kneeland's.
Miss Iva Crouch returned Wednesday
from visit to Tacoma friends.
Miss Ada Myers is home from the
Normal school at Whatcom for visit.
Mrs. Edgar Fredson has been quite
sick for the past week, but is lmproy-
ing.
Mss Mary Page, of Olympia, IS
speuding a week visiting Miss Clara
Ansorge.
Victor and Charles Johnson, of Ia
coma. are visiting r. B. Giles and
looking for situation.
L. &. Doble has about recovered
from his serious sickness at Hoquiam
and is expected home next week.
Mrs. NJ. F. Knight left Tuesday
morning for Whatcom to attend the
teachers institute, and visit her daugh-
ter Jessie.
Capt Thomas Tew has purchased
house and lot in Olympia, and will
shortly move to Olympia to occupy his
new home.
Chris Baldwin returned Tuesday
from visit to Mrs Baldwin at the
Olympia Hospital, where she is staying
with her children.
Milton Schumacher has been elected
to represent the local lodge to the
Grand Ledge of Odd Fellows which
meets "a Spokane in June.
Doanie o Neill, Arthur Fredson and
the Egan boys are home from Wood
land college on Easter vacation, and
Miss Tressa Huntley comes home to-
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Williams ar
rived this week from Michigan to locate
to get away from three feet of snow
the day they left. Mrs. Williams is a
sister of Mrs. Frank Brown.
George ". Beers and Mrs. Mary E..
Mccormick were quietly married IN
Olympia last Saturday by Justice Dial.
Bothl have resided in Shelton for
everal years aud will continue is make
this their home.
The Rev. Vim. E. Randall, of Ia
coma, Supt. of Baptist missions in
Western Washington, will preach in
Shelton next Sunday, at the Baptist
church. Mr.. Randall is one of the
best preachers in Washington; and no
doubt will have large audiences to hear
him in Shelton.
Mrs. Jane Morrow is over from Aber-
deem paying short visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs Chas Leake, and to old
friends in town. 1t has been several
years since her last visit and the town
has improved somewhat. She says
her family is doing we'll in Aberdeen
aud like the Gray's Harbor country.
Chas. Wiss and W. r. Stewart were
elected delegates from Shelton Lodge
to attend the session of Grand Lodge
y. Q. I. ". which convenes in Spokane
next week. L. J. Morrison and T. p
Fisk will also go, being members. OF
the grand body. The delegates viii
have pleasant trip to the metropolis
Of Eastern Washington.
Mayor Reed and Health officer Beach
went to Olympia Wednesday Afternoon
to examine the smallpox suspect. DR.
Beach reports that while appearance
OF the pustules is rot Of the regulation
smallpox, the patient undoubtedly has
mild form of the disease. Where he
contracted it is a mystery, as there
have been no cases in the county TO
months past
DIED.-Clara Belle, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Will Neal. died Friday, Marcl
End of meningitis of the brain, ant
was buried the following day. Tn
little one was just year old, and wa
their only child. This notice shout
have appeared in last weeks paper
but was mislaid and failed to get in
serted.
Mrs. Nails. Mickleson, of Clifton
made final proof on her homestead b<
fore clerk Robinson Wednesday Nels
Nicholson and P. S. Bennetson bein
her witnesses. After making proc
Mrs liickleson secured license to we
y. Nicholson who is her brother-in-la,
and Rev. Jordan performed the cert
mouy, which sent them home to Gil.
ton in welded bliss.
MARRIED. AT Elma, Sunday Marc
-ord, earl Wiley to Miss Eta Pratt
Although married in another count,
both are esidents of Mason COUNTY
the groom a-well-known-young wood
man, born and brought up at Wiley
mil above Shelton, while the bride
the daughter Of the Cloquallum pionee
Jack Pratt The young people are We
thought of and we add best wishes.
Thishas been good week for sprin
"drummers," who have been int
viewing the local merchants il uur
oers. 1t is safe to say that more cor
mercial men visit Shelton than Al
other town ia the state outside Of 4
large cities. Our merchants are heav
buyers. and thev handle the hest c1as