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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
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