The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-06
Shelton, Friday, June 6, 1890
Local News.

Local News.
Angle. side,
MunsOn's.
The Fourth of July Hats have arrived
at Mrs. Eaton's,
A large assortment Of gloves and stock
lngs at Asmus & Sargison's.
A good assortment of trunks and va
Uses at Mulsons Furniture store.
Sewing machines can be bought on
monthly installments at Asmus q Sargi-
sons.
c. S. Dunbar will move in from the
farm. and his house on Gotta street near
twelfth is about finished.
There will be a Gospel temperance
meeting in the Church, Sunday evening
June Is. Program next week.
Probate Judge Dunbar has been laid up
Cor the past two weeks, with severe
attack of inf1ammatory rheumatism.
NoTICE: All who wish to buy boys
suits call and see our stock before pur-
chasing. G. W. Frccburger and Sons,
DIR. Mccartney is in town this week.
Gotta and Fifth streets, which he wants to
sell at a reasonable figure.
&c. Crome, Palmer and Rey's rust
ling agent was in town this week, taking
note of the wants of the printer in the
line of type and machinery.
RYAN and Gamble are doing consider
able work clearing lots about town, and
give good satisfaction. John Carl is no
longer in partnership with them.
CHURCH NOTICE:-First NJ. E. Church.
corner of 2nd and Gotta streets, services
at 10 40 A. NJ and s P. NJ, conducted by
the Pastor, c. e Luce. All are invited.
During the summer months, the w. G.
II. u. will meet every Friday evening at
T:3O All ladies, whether members OF the
Union or not, are cordially invited to at
tend the meetings.
The ladies of the w. G. T. U. are pre-
pairing to serve lunch on the Fourth OF
July. Particulars as to the location OF
the stand, and also what refreshments VIII
be for sale, will be given before long.
Miss Annie Morrison will attend 10 the
recording of instruments in the Auditors
Office during the absence of Misses Irene
and Clara Ansorge for a trip to their home
in Oregon. Mrs. Deering is also assist.
ing.
A big tree was brought down the Sat
SOP Railroad Saturday. The butt was
marked, "This tree is feet at stump, seal
ing over 20 900 feet, cuts Another
on same train was 105 feet long and five
feet at the butt.
Waller and Dobbins, young men from
Tacoma. have contracted to finish up sew
cral OF the new houses in town. Their
work was well done on Arthur Need
hams house, and they are now papering
and painting the Maxwell and Vogtlin
houses.
Several members Of the Rod and Gun
club were out to Shelton prairie, Sunday,
and had their first shoot. They demoIish-
ed number of clay birds, but failed to
furnish us with the score Wonder if
some Of the members were ashamed of
their score.
Eliab Dunbar has carpenters at work
finishing up the Superior court room in
the county building He has also begun
a one story building IL -, corner OF
Railroad and Second streets, to be Occu-
pied by Needham, Day and Temper, for
u law and real estate office.
The Caroline Gage Company which
played at Shelton four nights last week
gave what was undou btedly the best
show that has ever been presented in
Shelton. Each member of the company
IS fully up to the respective parts of the
plays, and the audience were we'll pleased
with all OF the plays. Their stay in Shell
ton was quite profitable, and they will
doubtless come again when touring the
Sound
The dance given by the Shelton Band
was an enjoyable affair, but was not very
profitable because the show people con-
tinucd the periC finance after the time
agreed, ten O'Clock, which was unsatis-
factory to the party from Olympia. The
Band had had the hall engaged long ahead
but made the concession in order to have
the troupe come to Shelton. Mrs. Morrow
furnished an elegant supper for those who
al tended the ball.
Master Mechanic Todd is kept pretty
busy these days overseeing the workmen
in the Satsop machine and blacksmith
shops, and doing the particular work him.
self. The c. F. White is entirely disman-
tied, the driver taken out and turned
down on the lathe, and all the working
parts put in fine condition Besides the
COMPANIES work, these shops have work
from the Mason County Central railroad
and sawmill, and they also fixed ncces-
sary part Of the saw carriage of the mill
at Union City, which had been broken
With fine machinery. and mechanics the
SHOPS turn out the best work.
Chairman Purdy and Commissioners
Potts and Simmons have been in session
this week. mainly for the purpose of
checking up the acco1nts Of the County
officers. which were found all right. The
county debt, after all the Improvements
made during the fiscal year is $10,310. SO,
and about 81 900 cash in the treasury,
which is covered with outstanding war
rants. Bids for county Jail will be re-
ceived at the August term. There is no
probability that the people will be against
bonding the county. but should they do
SO the Jail will be built, any way, and paid
for with warrants, the rate of interest be-
ing much higher than that drawn by
bonds. The board also appointed the OF
ficers of the coming election for bonding
the county, which list will appear with
the other proceedings of the board, in
next weeks paper.