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SHELTON-MASON COUNTY JOURNAL--Published in "Christmastown, U.S.A.,&apos;" Shelton, Washington Thursday, , i (Continued from Last Week)  . CHAPTER SEVEN Early Growth Wa Slow The conquest of Mason County might be compared with the siege qf any great and impregnable ronghold of old in the way of wly yielding resistance to the ces of civilization, commerce history. :, The first settlements started in the vicinity of the first logging operation. These were at Kamflche and Areull, first called Arkada. Oakland, the first county seat of ason County, also benefited from e proximity of loggers and at one time promised to become a ettlememt of permanence and eontlimed growth but with the tide of the logging operations moving further inland, all three of thee early settlements underwent a re- a'tlon that was more or leas per- mmxcnt. David Shelton w Early Leader The name of David Shedton is inseparably entwined with the commercial and political history of Mason County for it was he who introduced the resolution in the terlitorial legislature that brought the county into existence. He was a man of excellent character, God- fearing and indefatigable in fur- thering all that would help the commercial and industrial growth Of the county in general and the Cityof Shedton in particular. He was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, Septem- ber 15, 1812, and In his early boy- hood moved with his parents to the then far-western state of Mis- Souri. i He resided in Missouri for many ears and were married to Miss ruces Wilson, five yoaxs his unlor, in 1837. A son, Lewis D. • Shelton, was born October 18, 1841, and a second sen, John S. W, Shedton, March 14, 1844. The blood of the pioneers was in Shedton's veins, however, and in 1847, he moved his family to Oregon, crossing the plains with the ox team and covered wagon of the times. He arrived near Port- land in the same year and resided in the vicinity for five years. While there his wife gave birth to two more children, Levi Till- man Shelton and Mary E. Shelton, on July 18, 1848, and October 6, 1849. Comes to Olympia In February, 1852, Shelton set earl from Portland on tim little Schooner Mary Taylor and landed in Olympia February 29, 1852. A fourth son, Franklin P. Shelton, was born in Olympia December 12, 1852. The Sheltons were residents of Olympia for only a year but while here Shelton took an active inter- est in political affairs. He was a member of the first legislative as- sembly and, as previously men- tioned, introduced the bill for the creation of Sa-heh-wamish County that was later to become Mason Crusty. Slightly more than a year after his arrival In Olympl, he movt $hla family once again--this timej o a claim in Mason County, Here i ilte Sheltons m,ttled on a donation! claim of 640 ares, la.r adding a hometead claim of 160 acres and ittfll later acquiring an additional 11 acres by purchase. ' ' First Home The original home of the Shed- tons was built on a site which is now the middle of the intersection f Second and Franklin streets in elton. It was here that the youngest of the Shelton children Were born--James B., Jr., June 7, 1855, and Joicy B., September 21, 1857. The Shedton city hall marks the location of the first home in Shed- ton which was torn down in 1872 by James or Buck, as he was bet- ter known, when the family com- pleted a new log home near what Is now the corner of First and Pine streets -- a location near the water front and of greater con- venience for business reasons than the first homesite. DR. DEEGAN'S HISTORY OF MASON COUNTY half miles exepting, of course, the : Indians who resided along the wa- terfront In their huts and shacks. According to information sup- plied by Buck Shelton, Mattie and Jessie Morrow, when David Shel- ton visited Shelton for the first time he found Hugh A. Goldsbor- ough and William Morrow located here in 1852. However some historians have William Morrow coming to Oak- land in 1854, I am inclined to agree with Buck Shelton and the Morrow girls. William Morrow William Morrow and his second wife, Elizabeth Wyatt, natives of Kentucky moved to Fremont, Iowa, where he organized the town and was first postmaster and store i keeper until he started west and reached Olympia about 1852. He bought a lot there for a store but moved on to Mason County to lo- cate the claim which he called Oakland. Later they moved to Scio, Oregon. Morrow children who were either born or reared in Ma- son County were Jerusha A. (Mc- Ewen), James Harvey, Felix Grun- dy, William Thompson, Elizabeth (died at the age of five in Oak- land), George W. (born at Collins Point opposite Arcadia during the Indian War of 1855), Phoebe (Baldwin), born in Oakland in 1860. William Morrow was an or- dained Baptist minister officiating at marriages and funerals until the family moved. Of the four children who came west with their parents was a daughter, Jerusha, who married John McEwen, who came out on the same wagon train as the Mor- rows. They settled on what is known as McEwen's prairie and engaged in raising stock but after the death of the mother and one son in 187S, the family moved to Ellensburg and engaged in horse raising. The father and sons visit- ed Shelton in later years driving bands of horses over the Snoqual- mie Pass. John's Creek was nam- ed after John McEwen, the first settler there on the prairie. Wyatt Family Moves West Mr. and Mrs. James Wyatt came west with their family in 1864 and located in a log cabin on the hill above Oakland Beach, where they lived four years before returning to their Illinois farm. Besides their daughter, Elizabeth who was the wife of William Morrow, their children were William, Sallie (Stubblefleld - Youngblood), Gil- bert, John Winifield Scott, Grundy and Izora (Thompson). John Wyatt married Sarah Kirk, at Mt. Vernon, Ill. in 1884 and came west in 1886 with his wife, two children and two brothers, William and Gundy. They home- steaded on John's Creek for eight years. John and Sarah cared for the motherless children of John and Izora Wyatt Thompson from 1889 until 1900. The family re- turned to Illinois and later return- ed to Shelton where John Wyatt died August 30, 1920. His children still living in Mason county are Mrs. Clara Getty, Mrs. Tressa Paulson, Mrs. Gladys Ashley, Mrs. Pearl Schmidt and Mrs. Helen Watkins. His only son, Herman, died in 1928. William Wyatt settled on Shel- ton Prairie and later moved to Lewis County. Grundy returned to Illinois after only a few years here. Indians Peaceful The Indians, however, caused the Shedton family little difficulty and many incidents were recalled by the children to emphasize the peaceful nature of the local red- skins. During the Indian Wars of 1855- 56, David Shelton moved his fam- ily to the stockade at Arkada, since renamed Arcadia, as a pre- cautionary measure. Upon the re- turn of the family to their home at intervals, there was evidence that the natives had spent nights in front of the big stone fireplace in the home and had left without lllarly known as Slmed, who sur- veyed boult(htrles. It at once became the center of a prosperous logging business and has since become one of the nlost important logging centers of the state. David Shelton assumed a prominent position in the upbuild- ing of the city that was remark- able for the breadth of its prin- ciples and generosity of its atti- tude toward the elements essential for the rapid advance of commerce and education. He was the first mayor of Shel- ton and a school director from the inception of the first school dis- trict until his death. He was the first school superintendent and deeded sites for the first schools and churches in Shelton knowing in establishing a permanent civil-[ RI:MMAGI,: NAI,IC ization. He also deeded land for] 'l'tu R(qieI! ,)cityt)!t',J<(:hm'ch waterways which wore later given / away by shortsighted city offi- / ¢'f Jess Christ, I,:It(t' ]*;,y ,',:i:l .... will hohl 1 I'llllillll'c :-;1 { ] l'l,{i" cials, fin 1:' ]'lTI. Growth l{al)ld From the beginning, Shclton sold lots at a low figure to attract settlers to the city. That he was successful in developing a rapid growth in the city, is borne out by the early census figures. The late 18SOs saw the efforts of David Shelton erowml with a high degree of success when tall- road buildings from the city were at a high point and the perman- ency of the townsite defialte, ly es- tablished. But in 1897, Mr. Shel- ton die! and was hurled with the honors and respect due an out- them to be of primary importance standing pioneer whose achieve- I ................................................................. ments ill huihli|g u l) the (.ommu- ntiy of his :tdolHion were out- stamiing ill all deparlnn,n|s. LeonoI't:.  h e l { O n CalllHtn, daughter of David's son, Jahes, and Mrs. Clinton Ilaupt, daughter of Mary Shelton Cyl)lerL, David's daughter, still reside in the ci(y which bears their gran(tfather's name. Douglas Shelton, also a res- ident of the Mason County seat, is the son of Elijah Shelton, a broth- er of David's who followed him to the territory. (Continued Next Week) Jerry Gill Takes Postal Training A,'n,' 'vl..I('rcy A. (;ill, 19, son ,,f Mr. :rod Mrs l'r:tnk (). Gill, Lil- li,:::::!), c,mpl:qed t}'e p)stal oper- :h)u: course ()el. 16 at the Adju- I:ut (Ivneral's Sol]eel. Fort Ben- jamin Harrison, Ind. tte was trained in Army post ofi:ice operational procedures, such ;zs mail classification and rates, registry techniques, insured serv- ice, distribution and dispatch, and ttw use of the money order sys- tem. Gill entered the Army last June and completed besic training at Fort Ord, Calif. He is a 1958 graduate of St. Martin's High School in Olympia. .Well Drilli WATER WEI.LS- TEST Bedell Drilling LAWRENCE BEDELT- Phone HA. 6-4713 Route 3, Box 170, Shelton 1959 CROP. Young, Tender Peerless Toms. U. S. Inspected, Completely Cleaned and Oven Ready. Buy your Holiday Turkey Now and Save at Shop- Rite! Henry House Skinless ... For Your Holiday Party i . , le! .: Tnn'$ IIPPLE (IDER FULL GALLON ;( HI:',( DRHnGE DRInX , 00pgm LUH(H HIEiHT o.o o, TOP VALUE COFFEE ,b, KITSAP BUTTER ..... ........ ................... "" 65 ° MARSHMALLOWS ...... 2 :; NESTLES MORSELS ......... 2 6o0049' FIRESIDE COOKIES :::::.4 BAKER'S COCOA ...... :;: 79' POPS RITE PO¢ORN .................. :2 BAKER'S COCONUT 00"*'000°00Premtum" 31' SWIFTNIN6 .................................... 3 o., Nalley's Quarts BEANS ............ Honey 00,ou, Bee ...... LB. JAR Tuna ='*" Chunk .......... I/2 TIN Toppings °*° °°° ce Cream Crackers Sunshine , HI-HO LB. B&M OZ, -- Across From Safeway Does It For Less DO A WEEK'S WASH IN LESS THAN AN HOUR ECON.0.WASH CAN YOU HEAT WATER AND RUN YOUR DRYER FOR THAT AMOUNT? Not considering paying up to $600.00 for a washer and dryer and up to $8.00 per ser- vie call. TAKE IT EASY -- Coin Operated SH WA PRICES EFFECTIVE NOON THURS., FRI. & SAT. We reserve the right to limit. ;, ,it is recorded th.t the David taking a thing of value. o $'1 ........... row It w. due to the outside Indian ,,= t'u=fL disturbances that the development 'fonnl.%hty.. mOfanteyes?ty wu delayed for FRESH HOL IDA Y PRODUCE |ore te Shelton family had stay the townsite of Shelton with the nppll:q o,00ooo, .... , aDjuRe PERFECT FOR CARAMELED Ib | Do You Know? HPPLE$ ! _ej That youcanwashand i; ;i;00S ' ,,..'( dry 4o ms. of laundry P 10' , J, I "? 1 hour and get your i JACK O LANTERN Ib ., 0000o00ping at TRIPLE ,.f',samehme? YS POTATO ,CHIPS c SHELTON-MASON COUNTY JOURNAL--Published in "Christmastown, U.S.A.,'" Shelton, Washington Thursday, , i (Continued from Last Week)  . CHAPTER SEVEN Early Growth Wa Slow The conquest of Mason County might be compared with the siege qf any great and impregnable ronghold of old in the way of wly yielding resistance to the ces of civilization, commerce history. :, The first settlements started in the vicinity of the first logging operation. These were at Kamflche and Areull, first called Arkada. Oakland, the first county seat of ason County, also benefited from e proximity of loggers and at one time promised to become a ettlememt of permanence and eontlimed growth but with the tide of the logging operations moving further inland, all three of thee early settlements underwent a re- a'tlon that was more or leas per- mmxcnt. David Shelton w Early Leader The name of David Shedton is inseparably entwined with the commercial and political history of Mason County for it was he who introduced the resolution in the terlitorial legislature that brought the county into existence. He was a man of excellent character, God- fearing and indefatigable in fur- thering all that would help the commercial and industrial growth Of the county in general and the Cityof Shedton in particular. He was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, Septem- ber 15, 1812, and In his early boy- hood moved with his parents to the then far-western state of Mis- Souri. i He resided in Missouri for many ears and were married to Miss ruces Wilson, five yoaxs his unlor, in 1837. A son, Lewis D. • Shelton, was born October 18, 1841, and a second sen, John S. W, Shedton, March 14, 1844. The blood of the pioneers was in Shedton's veins, however, and in 1847, he moved his family to Oregon, crossing the plains with the ox team and covered wagon of the times. He arrived near Port- land in the same year and resided in the vicinity for five years. While there his wife gave birth to two more children, Levi Till- man Shelton and Mary E. Shelton, on July 18, 1848, and October 6, 1849. Comes to Olympia In February, 1852, Shelton set earl from Portland on tim little Schooner Mary Taylor and landed in Olympia February 29, 1852. A fourth son, Franklin P. Shelton, was born in Olympia December 12, 1852. The Sheltons were residents of Olympia for only a year but while here Shelton took an active inter- est in political affairs. He was a member of the first legislative as- sembly and, as previously men- tioned, introduced the bill for the creation of Sa-heh-wamish County that was later to become Mason Crusty. Slightly more than a year after his arrival In Olympl, he movt $hla family once again--this timej o a claim in Mason County, Here i ilte Sheltons m,ttled on a donation! claim of 640 ares, la.r adding a hometead claim of 160 acres and ittfll later acquiring an additional 11 acres by purchase. ' ' First Home The original home of the Shed- tons was built on a site which is now the middle of the intersection f Second and Franklin streets in elton. It was here that the youngest of the Shelton children Were born--James B., Jr., June 7, 1855, and Joicy B., September 21, 1857. The Shedton city hall marks the location of the first home in Shed- ton which was torn down in 1872 by James or Buck, as he was bet- ter known, when the family com- pleted a new log home near what Is now the corner of First and Pine streets -- a location near the water front and of greater con- venience for business reasons than the first homesite. DR. DEEGAN'S HISTORY OF MASON COUNTY half miles exepting, of course, the : Indians who resided along the wa- terfront In their huts and shacks. According to information sup- plied by Buck Shelton, Mattie and Jessie Morrow, when David Shel- ton visited Shelton for the first time he found Hugh A. Goldsbor- ough and William Morrow located here in 1852. However some historians have William Morrow coming to Oak- land in 1854, I am inclined to agree with Buck Shelton and the Morrow girls. William Morrow William Morrow and his second wife, Elizabeth Wyatt, natives of Kentucky moved to Fremont, Iowa, where he organized the town and was first postmaster and store i keeper until he started west and reached Olympia about 1852. He bought a lot there for a store but moved on to Mason County to lo- cate the claim which he called Oakland. Later they moved to Scio, Oregon. Morrow children who were either born or reared in Ma- son County were Jerusha A. (Mc- Ewen), James Harvey, Felix Grun- dy, William Thompson, Elizabeth (died at the age of five in Oak- land), George W. (born at Collins Point opposite Arcadia during the Indian War of 1855), Phoebe (Baldwin), born in Oakland in 1860. William Morrow was an or- dained Baptist minister officiating at marriages and funerals until the family moved. Of the four children who came west with their parents was a daughter, Jerusha, who married John McEwen, who came out on the same wagon train as the Mor- rows. They settled on what is known as McEwen's prairie and engaged in raising stock but after the death of the mother and one son in 187S, the family moved to Ellensburg and engaged in horse raising. The father and sons visit- ed Shelton in later years driving bands of horses over the Snoqual- mie Pass. John's Creek was nam- ed after John McEwen, the first settler there on the prairie. Wyatt Family Moves West Mr. and Mrs. James Wyatt came west with their family in 1864 and located in a log cabin on the hill above Oakland Beach, where they lived four years before returning to their Illinois farm. Besides their daughter, Elizabeth who was the wife of William Morrow, their children were William, Sallie (Stubblefleld - Youngblood), Gil- bert, John Winifield Scott, Grundy and Izora (Thompson). John Wyatt married Sarah Kirk, at Mt. Vernon, Ill. in 1884 and came west in 1886 with his wife, two children and two brothers, William and Gundy. They home- steaded on John's Creek for eight years. John and Sarah cared for the motherless children of John and Izora Wyatt Thompson from 1889 until 1900. The family re- turned to Illinois and later return- ed to Shelton where John Wyatt died August 30, 1920. His children still living in Mason county are Mrs. Clara Getty, Mrs. Tressa Paulson, Mrs. Gladys Ashley, Mrs. Pearl Schmidt and Mrs. Helen Watkins. His only son, Herman, died in 1928. William Wyatt settled on Shel- ton Prairie and later moved to Lewis County. Grundy returned to Illinois after only a few years here. Indians Peaceful The Indians, however, caused the Shedton family little difficulty and many incidents were recalled by the children to emphasize the peaceful nature of the local red- skins. During the Indian Wars of 1855- 56, David Shelton moved his fam- ily to the stockade at Arkada, since renamed Arcadia, as a pre- cautionary measure. Upon the re- turn of the family to their home at intervals, there was evidence that the natives had spent nights in front of the big stone fireplace in the home and had left without lllarly known as Slmed, who sur- veyed boult(htrles. It at once became the center of a prosperous logging business and has since become one of the nlost important logging centers of the state. David Shelton assumed a prominent position in the upbuild- ing of the city that was remark- able for the breadth of its prin- ciples and generosity of its atti- tude toward the elements essential for the rapid advance of commerce and education. He was the first mayor of Shel- ton and a school director from the inception of the first school dis- trict until his death. He was the first school superintendent and deeded sites for the first schools and churches in Shelton knowing in establishing a permanent civil-[ RI:MMAGI,: NAI,IC ization. He also deeded land for] 'l'tu R(qieI! ,)cityt)!t',J<(:hm'ch waterways which wore later given / away by shortsighted city offi- / ¢'f Jess Christ, I,:It(t' ]*;,y ,',:i:l .... will hohl 1 I'llllillll'c :-;1 { ] l'l,{i" cials, fin 1:' ]'lTI. Growth l{al)ld From the beginning, Shclton sold lots at a low figure to attract settlers to the city. That he was successful in developing a rapid growth in the city, is borne out by the early census figures. The late 18SOs saw the efforts of David Shelton erowml with a high degree of success when tall- road buildings from the city were at a high point and the perman- ency of the townsite defialte, ly es- tablished. But in 1897, Mr. Shel- ton die! and was hurled with the honors and respect due an out- them to be of primary importance standing pioneer whose achieve- I ................................................................. ments ill huihli|g u l) the (.ommu- ntiy of his :tdolHion were out- stamiing ill all deparlnn,n|s. LeonoI't:.  h e l { O n CalllHtn, daughter of David's son, Jahes, and Mrs. Clinton Ilaupt, daughter of Mary Shelton Cyl)lerL, David's daughter, still reside in the ci(y which bears their gran(tfather's name. Douglas Shelton, also a res- ident of the Mason County seat, is the son of Elijah Shelton, a broth- er of David's who followed him to the territory. (Continued Next Week) Jerry Gill Takes Postal Training A,'n,' 'vl..I('rcy A. (;ill, 19, son ,,f Mr. :rod Mrs l'r:tnk (). Gill, Lil- li,:::::!), c,mpl:qed t}'e p)stal oper- :h)u: course ()el. 16 at the Adju- I:ut (Ivneral's Sol]eel. Fort Ben- jamin Harrison, Ind. tte was trained in Army post ofi:ice operational procedures, such ;zs mail classification and rates, registry techniques, insured serv- ice, distribution and dispatch, and ttw use of the money order sys- tem. Gill entered the Army last June and completed besic training at Fort Ord, Calif. He is a 1958 graduate of St. Martin's High School in Olympia. .Well Drilli WATER WEI.LS- TEST Bedell Drilling LAWRENCE BEDELT- Phone HA. 6-4713 Route 3, Box 170, Shelton 1959 CROP. Young, Tender Peerless Toms. U. S. Inspected, Completely Cleaned and Oven Ready. Buy your Holiday Turkey Now and Save at Shop- Rite! Henry House Skinless ... For Your Holiday Party i . , le! .: Tnn'$ IIPPLE (IDER FULL GALLON ;( HI:',( DRHnGE DRInX , 00pgm LUH(H HIEiHT o.o o, TOP VALUE COFFEE ,b, KITSAP BUTTER ..... ........ ................... "" 65 ° MARSHMALLOWS ...... 2 :; NESTLES MORSELS ......... 2 6o0049' FIRESIDE COOKIES :::::.4 BAKER'S COCOA ...... :;: 79' POPS RITE PO¢ORN .................. :2 BAKER'S COCONUT 00"*'000°00Premtum" 31' SWIFTNIN6 .................................... 3 o., Nalley's Quarts BEANS ............ Honey 00,ou, Bee ...... LB. JAR Tuna ='*" Chunk .......... I/2 TIN Toppings °*° °°° ce Cream Crackers Sunshine , HI-HO LB. B&M OZ, -- Across From Safeway Does It For Less DO A WEEK'S WASH IN LESS THAN AN HOUR ECON.0.WASH CAN YOU HEAT WATER AND RUN YOUR DRYER FOR THAT AMOUNT? Not considering paying up to $600.00 for a washer and dryer and up to $8.00 per ser- vie call. TAKE IT EASY -- Coin Operated SH WA PRICES EFFECTIVE NOON THURS., FRI. & SAT. We reserve the right to limit. ;, ,it is recorded th.t the David taking a thing of value. o $'1 ........... row It w. due to the outside Indian ,,= t'u=fL disturbances that the development 'fonnl.%hty.. mOfanteyes?ty wu delayed for FRESH HOL IDA Y PRODUCE |ore te Shelton family had stay the townsite of Shelton with the nppll:q o,00ooo, .... , aDjuRe PERFECT FOR CARAMELED Ib | Do You Know? HPPLE$ ! _ej That youcanwashand i; ;i;00S ' ,,..'( dry 4o ms. of laundry P 10' , J, I "? 1 hour and get your i JACK O LANTERN Ib ., 0000o00ping at TRIPLE ,.f',samehme? YS POTATO ,CHIPS c