The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16
Shelton, Friday, May. Is, 1890
Local News.

Angle side.
More new hats at Mrs. Eatons'.
AL Munson has gone to Portland.
Rhododendrons are out in bloom.
Keep your eye peeled for the new paper.
Mrs. Stella Swan is stop Jag with Mrs
Mckenzie.
The Band will be out for a promenade
this evening.
L. NJ Greytrax is putting in pump
at the Court house.
&C. Angle is in Olympia, noting the
progress of several spots on the plat of
Eastsde.
An assortment of fashionable sum-
mer shoes & slippers just arrived at
Asmus & Sargison's Shoe Store.
Eliab Dunbar has been engaged in
drafting plat of Shelton and its several
additions, which is to be autographed.
Parties are ia town today, looking al
our advantages fer the location Of sash
and door factory, That's what we need
James B. Shelton returned from trip
to the Sound cities, and cleared expenses
10y buying back lot that he sold year
ago.
The booms Of the Lower Sound are get
ting pretty ragged, Keep your eye on
Shelton from this time, if you want t.
see town grow.
Dave Baker, an Olympia buy, was
in town this week rustling for the daily
Tribune, the best daily newspaper Olym-
pia has yet had.
Mrs. Morrow was up to Olympia, hay
ing DR.. Armstrong adjust an appliance,
to aid in siren thcning the back of her
little child, Jessie.
Two families of immigrants arrived
direct from the middle States Wednesday
They are relatives OF Allen Bither and
60 out TO his place.
George Cyphert was in Tacoma this
week. w. H Kneeland and himself will
purchase set of instruments, and do
their own surveying.
Rev J. w. Martin, of Blaine, has ar
rived and will conduct a series of revival
meetings for two or three weeks. with
&. E. Luce of this church.
Shoe Dressing, Backing Brushes &
Dobber's Heel Spoons, Button Hooks
and all kinds of shoe store supplies
kept for sale at Asmus & Sargison's.
The NJ. E. Church of Shelton will bt
officially dedicated Sunday, May 25th, al
1O:45 A. NJ. Rev g. A. Langdcn of the
Olympia church will be here and preach
George D. Kennedy was somewhat dis
appointed in the non arrival of his stock
of harness and saddles. but will be open
ed out next week with great big stock,
II. A. Shaw was over from Allyn, this
week He says that North Bay is BOOM
ing, that is, Allyn is growing, and Detroit
as doing little growing and great deal
of blowing.
@. s. Brumbangh has been appointed
Enumcrator of the census for all that par
of Mason County lying north OF the 5tl
standard parallel, which runs few miles
nOrlh Of Shelton.
1t is currently reported that one our fly
young men skipped the gutter on short
notice, one day this week. He was toe
free with his talk about respectable ladies
and feared vengeance
AT the regular quarterly school examin
alton last Friday, there were no teachers
to be examined. The board passed favor
ably on several certificates from other ex-
aminations or counties
A. E. Freeburger recently bought a
forty.acre tract of land across the bay
and directly opposite Shelton. He is hav
ing the tract plated into acre lots, and
has sold several already. 1t is a pretty
spot.
Superior Court meets Monday. There
are several cases on the docket. some of
them from last term. Judge Irwin will be
on the bench, and several attorneys from
other points will be here, on cases in
which they are interested.
There is the finest opportunity for the
profitable making of brick, here at Shell
ton. Fine clay is abundant on the Ma
son County Central road, the facilities for
handling and shipping excellent, and
good local demand in prospect.
The Agnes is laid up for repairs, while
the big VIM. Shorter takes her place. The
latter is very powerful, and takes the
loaded train uT' the grade to the Summit,
with great ease VIM. Shorter is engi-
neer, and james Bateman, fireman.
R. Fl. Morgan & Co.. Seattle parties
who recently purchased So acres OF land
and block in town, have sent out lot
of circulars, and are advertising Shelton
on the outside. Their land has been plat
ted. and is called the Spring addition 10
Shelton.
Mrs Lois Waisbrooker lectured last
night in the Munson Hall, on the Labor
problem. Saturday night at eight O'Clock
she will speak on "Natlonalism". Mrs.
Waisbrooker is good speaker and han
dies her topics very ably. Every body
should attend and absorb some of her
ideas.
Superintendent Brumbaugh, in another
column, explains why the school laws
and report blanks are not yet distributed,
and also the reason why proper notice was
not given Of the regular examination;
because the date had been set a week
earlier, of which he had no official in
formation.
The election for incorporation" May
or. Five counciImcn and Ire surer will
be held tomorrow. Through All error the
Office reads five councilmen, but should
he as above Polling place is at Shcriffs
o flee in the County building. The quail
flied voters should turn out, to show how
big vote Shelton can poll.