The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-08
Shelton, Friday, August 8. 1884,
Local News.

Anglc.Side.
A we'll selected stock of wall paper at
MunsOn's.
For RENr:-A small dwelling, apply
at this office.
A pair of mems fine shoes for $3.50 at
Asmus and Sargison's.
A full line of Lead. Oils, COlors and
Mixed Paints at Z. V. Dunbar's
DonN:-Tuesday, August 5th. to the
wife Of Lachlan MCPhail, a son.
A good assortment of trunks and va.
Uses at MulsOn's Furniture store.
Microscopes. C0mpasses, Spectacles of
all kinds, aud Yankee notions at Stones
BoRN:-In Shelton Valley, Monday
August 4tll, TO the wife of A. Fl. Knee.
land, son.
J, Swanson moved his family into Shell.
ton from the ranch this week. Mrs. Swan
son is very sick,
Full line of Ladies' Gents and Chill.
dren's Boots and Shoes at Mcdonald and
U'Neill's. Try them.
BORN To the wife of Loren PuSh,
Shell ton, August 4th. daughter. all
parties concerned are recovering.
Leave your order at Asmus and Sar-
gisOn's tor Il good pair OF boots or shoes,
manufactured on short notice, satistac.
lion guaranteed.
Mrs. Eaton has stock of new hats,
and also Il good assortment OF flowers and
sprays To decorate summer hats. Call
early and make your selections.
LosT:-A buckskin pocket book. con-
,,;,,;,.r I'm W.,duniIox, affuru,, N,
Finder will please return to Mrs Leisure
or this Office and be rewarded
Services as usual at the NJ. E. Church,
Sunday Aug. 10Th, conducted 10y Rev. e.
Z. Luce. subject IL A. NJ, Good for His
People, Sr. NJ, The Atonement.
The democratic hosts are making
preparations to get into line for an active
cam palgn. They will hold "a state con-
vcntlon of democratic clubs in Tacoma
August rs.
T.. l., Brown, mate OF the steamer
Polilkofsky, thinks that single blessedness
is "a hoax. Next week he will unite his
fortunes with those OF handsome widow
of kamilchc.
A check drawn in favor of one OF Tom
Borceaux's loggers, by H. Faubcrt, lost
between camp and Shelton. Payment
has been stopped, but finder will he re-
warde.l on returning same 10 this office.
Asmus and Sargison carries complete
line OF Boots and Shoes, Gloves, Socks
and ShOestOre supplies. Call and exam
inc goods and prices before purchasing
elsewhere. Eggs taken in exchange.
FoUND:-A silver watch on the road to
KamilChe, Owner can have same by
identity ing property. Some one find Il
seal ring with initial IA" and be re-
wardcd-at this office.
The state OF Washington has three rep
rcsenlalives at the military academy III
the class OF 1892. Colonel Wilson, the
superintendent OF the academy, was the
first cadet appointed to West Point from
the territory of Washington.
J. w. Rankin, of the land com pany Of
the Northern Pacitic, and well.known to
the people OF tthis county, was married
to Miss Gertrude Phillips, daughter OF a
A. Phillips, cashier Of the first national
bank in Olympia, few days ago.
A G. A. r. man entered the car Of the
Michigan fish commission at Lansing the
other day and received IL glass Of water
to examine, but installing it for an Offer
to treat he swallowed it at gulp. l,
contained over 2OO wriggling little wall
eyed pike.
Robert LemOine, NJ. Fredson. Joseph
TrainOr, Il. 5. Cribble are in Tacoma. sit
ting on the grand jury before the United
States court. Ole WOOlsOn. selling liquor
10 Indians, and +. j. Martini, for passing
counterfeit money, were found guilty and
sentenced.
A Post Office has been established al
Pickering's Passage, with Albert NJ. Duf
Held, as post master. This will bc great
convenience to the settlers OF North Bay
and vicinity. We have not learned from
which point the mail will come-but prob
ably from Olympia.
The JOURNAL has for a long time been
agitating the water question, and we are
pleased TO publish, in another column, a
notice for al election to be held on the
18th instant, on the proposition 10 incur
an Indebtedness OF $1,000 for this purpose.
Ii will be carried unanimously. and the
people will be glad of an opportunity u
express themselves.
VIM. Walter was up from his new place
near Shelton Wednesday, aud complains
that the Bluejays are digging up his half
grown potatoes, in the still hours Of night
Ii this is continued, Mr.. Waller will Gu
deav"r to provide the marauding jay
employment 10y daylight in picking shot
out of his poslerior with table fork.
The Oracle says: T. F. Patton, whose
two acres of blackberries comprise the
largest area in the Upper Puyallup valley
in cultivation in berries. will gladly ex
Nlain to new corners what Can be ncttetl
on fruits in this region. He estimates
now that he will have at least $500
pounds, for which he has been offered
121a cents pound, or for the entire prod
uct oil his two acres. $1,000 Eastern
people will laugh doubtiully if told that
an ordinary blackberry crop is worth
$500 per acre; but if reliable information
on the subject is sought from such men
as I. +. Patton. Van Harris, Hon. j. r.
Stewart and others, it will be learned that
such a yield in profit is cause for no won
derment in this valley. Strawberries will
reach a figure lar in excess of that pei