The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-01-11
Shelton, Friday, January -, 1901 =
Personals

o,e Hanson is building an addition
20 his house in the Grove.
Thos Lumsden has been quite sick
drr;r,r the past two weeks but is SLOW
" improving.
Miss Martin, of Mt. Vernon, is in
town to spend month visiting Miss
Agnes. Jackrnan.
Grove Clifford, of Acadia, was an
,,oIicant before the board OF pension
examines at Montesano last week. ~
Dr. Beach has been prescribing for
himself this week, genuine case of
the qriD which confined him to bed.
Toe Ritner is over TO Puyallup on
vjsit. and caught by the grip so he is
unable to get home, even if so inclined.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ortiz returned to
Shelton from their tower" last Sat-
urday night, and received another re-
ception.
Mrs. L. X. Munson left Saturday
morning TOR a months visit to San
Francisco and her folks in Los Angeles
taking rest from the rush of the holl-
| days.
from down the sound last Saturday,
accompanied by her friend, Miss Flora
Griffin of Tacoma, who will visit sew
eral weeks in Shelton.
Henry Latham says that several of
the old Indians have told him that the
cold snap and snow was likely to con-
tuue through this month into Feb
ruary, and it begins to look that way.
Representative Gunderson left on
Wednesday to get placed at the Capt.
tai City, and get his bearings on the
House speakership proposition, the
first caucus of representatives to be
held this afternoon.
viii. Mcdonald has been over during
the week, getting familiar with the
work in the County Treasurer's Office.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swan will shortly
move to Shelton and occupy her house,
and Mr. and Mrs, Mcdonald will make
that their home.
Misses Tressa Huntley and Grace
Currie have gone to the Sisters Acad-
envy at Olympia, and Miss Ada Tay-
lor, of Kamilche, goes to the high
school there. Misses Ada and Eva
Myers also left this week, and Miss
Carrie Robinson went last week to the
state normal school at Whatcom.
A. H. Anderson. S. G. Simpson and
John Campbell spent two days in
Shelton this week, looking after the
State Bank and Lumbermen's Mercan-
tile Company, holding their annual
meeting. 1t is said that the condition
of both concerns was found very salts
factory to the stockholders, and a
substantial profit found in the last
years business.
MARRIED.-At the farm of D. M
Duckworth, Kamilche, Tuesday, JAN
9Th, Charles Bloomfield to Miss Myrtle
Gingrich, Rev, F. A. Gregory oficiat-
ing Only the immediate families of
the contracting parties were present
+ The groom is the eldest son Of Mr.. and
Mrs, Bloomfield. and the bride ward
OF Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Duckworth,
where she has made her home since
childhood. The happy young couple
came to Shelton and took the morning
boat for a short trip down Sound.
They will make their home at Kamiche
where both have many friends among
the young folks.
DIED.-At Hoodsport, Tuesday eve
ming, January 9Th, William G. Smith,
father of Mrs. John D. Dow, aged
about 65 years. Deceased was an old
pioneer of the Pacific Coast, having
been resident for nearly forty years
and has made his home in Mason
County for the past sixteen years
he was man of sterling worth, good
friend and neighbor, and left many
warm friends on Hood Canal. For the
past year he has been ailing from a
complication of diseases, and his death
was not unexpected. The funera,
took place at Hoodsport yesterday
morning.
The County Commissioners are il
I. session winding up the business of the
past year and leaving clean slate fol
the IN coming officers. Besides tn,
business of the first two days, which
appears in another column, the boart
selected jury list and settled with thu
Treasurer. The retiring officers hav'
made very satisfactory records, per
forming the duties faithfully and look
ing after the public interests as they
should. Without exception, they g,
out of Office with consciousness of hay
ing been good and faithful servants
and we feel sure that the new officer
are fully competent and capable o
making the same good record during
their incumbency.
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