The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-19
shelton, Friday, Sept 18th 1890.
Local News.

aHSlc-oiuSs
Everybody register.
founty Commissioners meet nex'
Monday the 22nd..
Go to G. W. Frceburger's and get q bars
of Soap for % cents.
Applications for final proofs made
ON, traits at this office.
A full line of Lead, Oils, Colors and
Mixed Paints at Z. V. Dunbar's
GOOD assortment of trunks and va
Uses 1t Muasou's Furniture store.
Ro,,N.-To the wife Of Harry A. Pitt
man son, on Saturday Sept. 18th.
Microscopes, Compasses, Spect.cles Of
all kinds. aud Yankee notions at stones
The finest sewing machines oaade-
Whitcs-Cau he seen " AsMus and
Sargison's.
Henry S. Temper is in Seattle on legal
business this ~eck- Lewis Munson IL
also at the Queen CITY,
Only $50 nsmes have been registered to
date. whacA Is ssuiy xtout halt the number
of vssiers ia the precinct.
+ a}iekerson, employed in the
cnmpany's round house, is building a
iweiling on north Fourth street.
Joe Doyle is building an addition to
the Nugget saloon, which Is TO 0e
occuned as a short order house.
am going to. Portland for goods. i
any Of customers have special orders
will obl,ge them, Mrs. w. b. EATON.
A complete line Of the school books
NOW in use in Washington has arrived u
Munson's Store. Old books taken in ex
change.
Longs stage team ran away Tuesday
clearing themselves from the stage, ant
tearing around block in harness. M
damage done.
David TAYLOR, a capitalist Of Oxford
Penna., takes the 81 500 bonds, which
Shelton recently voted upon to put IN
water system.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL. 1t will bt
sent TO new subscribers until Jan. 1st
1899. for fifty cents. Subscribe and keeI
pnstfi "r the Campaign.
The road I'D the hill from the'rnot o
Fifth street is partly graded, and !
passablc for teams. although the approach
is not in very good condition.
Bingham. the timer, is putting up eav'
troughs on the Satsop store, which re-
minds us that winter is coming, ant
every bui ding should have them.
Before all the funds are used thu
council should bear in mind that the
people must have crossings 10 the streets
and alleys to connect the >Ailewalks
where ordered built, and it WIN take
considerable money.
Wallic Rex left Tuesday for Hoodspor'
on thc Canal, to take charge of the con-
struction IF the new hotel, that several
Shelton parties are building. he
expects to have it under cover in 60 days
ii carpenters enough can be secured.
The regular w. e. r. U. gospel temper
ance meeting will be held in the N: E
Church next Sunday evcning. The
program is composed of Rotations by
young folks, songs and an address by Rev
Henry Flcenor. on the financial sioe oil
the Liquor Problem.
Arthur Needham has moved his family
in his new Fifth street house. He is
busiv engaged this week, in building a
wood house and the sidewalk and fencing.
When the improvements are completed
he will have one Of the pretticst places
sn town, next TO the Editor's9
Professor P. Ntzhugh,, who holds q life
diploma from the State OF California and
comes well recommended otherwise,
arrived this week, aud opened the higher
department of the public school Wednes-
dav. in the west rchHn of the second ftOr,
which has been fitted up with 40 new
desks and other nccessaries. The
!Tnsessor brings an experience Of more
tisan gen Years, and will make success
as prineitsa,.
The Mtlkanaids Convention, an enter
tsinment uader the auspices of the W.
{. I. T., will take place ia the Kneeland
Hall, on Saturday Sept. 9th. After the
entertainment basket social, at which
ih' ladies baskets Of lunch will be ratified
and the purchaser telps the fair owner
sample the contents. This promises t.
produce lots Of fen. The proceeds will
60 towards fitting up reading room ia
George KennedY's new building.
by reference to the proceedings OF the
town Council il will be noticed that side.
walks have been ordered on many OF the
streets. Those who come within tIse linn
lis should begin the work at once. so tina,
We may have the walks before the vigfe'
season, soon to set in. In the event tina
the property holders fail to construct tht
walks within the required time. the tOwr
authorities will do the work and asses
the damages to the adjoining property.
Hop picking began last week in tai
large fields of Pierce and King counties
The Indian emigration this year to thu
fields is much smaller than in past years
AMI great many families from the citie
are out at the remunerative and health,
occupation of gathering hops. Cal
Saegar brought over number of Indian
from the Reservation. Sunday. to pich
hops In his field near Shelton. His crop
Will beGih this. year. !.
The mail failed to arrive at the appoiu
ted time Wednesday. owing to differ
ence Of opinion between the Kamilcht
post master and contractor Long. an
The people were moi very we'll pleased q
being deprived If their mail. The maj
Is detained at Kamilche for sorting q
hour or 50. and fails To reach Shelton til
alter O'Clock. A postal inspector whs
Was here this week has recommended
ulat Shelton he made the distritutin
ofllce, especially as this office must sol
Mosl OF the mail over again.