The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
Shelton, Friday, March. 20, 1890
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.

American
Farmer Free.
Read the Special Notice.
Legislature adjourns today.
Joe Doyle brought over fine team
of horses, from Oregon last week.
Mrs. Mckenzie was in Olympia, and
purchased some furniture, this week.
BORN TO the wife of Henry Cross
man, of Shelton, a daughter, Wednes-
day March Goth.
E. K. Carey having disposed of his
property, was over in Morrow county,
Oregon, last week, hunting for place
to engage in stock raising.
David Shelton is having consider
able sidewalking laid, and is also en-
closing much of the property he pro-
poses to keep, with fences.
Arrangements are being made for
the transfer of the Central hotel, to
Mr.. Jones, a newcomer, who will add
an additional story to the building.
David Shelton has donated p ac-
res near the Masonic Cemetery, to the
Odd Fellows for burial purposes. The
cemetery should be improved and
fenced as soon as possible.
In another column it will be noticed
that the Hoods Canal Land and I'm
provement Company call for bids for
the slashing and burning, of large
portion OF the plated site of Uuion
City.
Mrs. Morrow expects to move into
the main part of the old Satsop Store,
about April LIST, and she proposes to
slaughter three fat turkeys, and give
us all feast next Sunday dinner.
Come ont with your families and get a
t. square" meal.
1t will be possibly two weeks Def, Re
logging can be done to good advantage
and The camps which contribute logs
to this bay really begin the summers
work. The snow has left much mud
and water in the skid roads and it will
take a weeks good weather to dry them
out.
J. B. Forbes was in town Wednes-
day. A petition has been circulated
in this county for his appointment as
a member of the tide lands commits
sion. ]. B. has had more experience
with the tide flats from long residence,
than most of the citi zens, and would
make u good member.
To the Ladies of Shelton and vicin-
ity: We have opened our new store,
where we have Ladies and Children's
trimmed and untlimmed Hats and
Bonn It's; Ribbons, Velvets, Flowers,
&c. Also a line of Ladies' furnish
ings. Asmus new store, next door 10
Drug Store.
Mrs. KNEELAND & SPENCER.
F. J. Monroe, of Seattle, has pur-
chased the real estate interests of
John McReavy, at Union City, pay
ms something like 1000. He pro-
poses to boom the city, and has ar
ranged to put in a sawmill at once
and also to put on II line of stages
connecting with Shelton for all the
boats.
A petition was circulated last week
for the pardon of Nick Smith, who
left open switch on the Satsop
Railroad last fall and was sentenced
to two years in the pen 1t was nu-
merously signed. The act was per-
haps done more through carelessness
than malice, and the older the offence
the less it become, and the people are
inclined to be lenient.
DIED:-At the farm of Calvin Sac
gar, near Shelton, on Thursday March
9th, Ollie, three year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Saegar, of Scarlet rash.
The child was the "baby" of the fam
lily, and will be greatly missed. It's
funeral will take place from the M. E.
Church this afternoon. The sympa-
thies of the people are with the family,
several members of which have been
afflicted with sickness OF late.
The social given in the NJ. E. Church,
on Tuesday was taken advantage OF
by many of the young people as well
as the older ones. The wants of the
visitors were looked after by the ladies,
with cake and lemonade. The even
ing was pleasantly spent in games,
singing, and social chat, enlivenod by
a few tunes from the whole band, and
later quintet of instruments, These
meetings are the means OF increasing
sociality among our people, and we
trust they may occur oftener hereaf-
tfer-sO do the children.
C. H. Stone, our popular cigar-store
man, met with severe and painful
accident. In one of the engagements
of the civil war, he was badly wound
ed, but escaped from the hospital min
us his left limb, which was taken OFT
close to the trunk He uses wooden
leg and gets around easily, but while
cleaning up last Friday morning he
slipped on the wet porch and fell. the
wooden leg being caught under his
back and pointed over his shoulder,
badly wrenching the stump. He has
had serious time of it for several
days but hopes soon TO be out again.