The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
shelton, Friday, July Ii, 1885,
Local News.

Anglc-side,
Miss Kate Hagner is visiting her sister
Mrs Joe Doyle.
from Portland Monday.
Lo Pugh will move into his new house
on north Third street soon.
A go d assortment of trunks and va
Uses at MuIson's Furniture store.
Aft. Fredson is now operating daily
stage between Shelton and Union City.
Microscopes, COmpasSes, Spectacles of
all kinds, and Yankee notions at Stones
Sheriff DuckwOrth is busy making up
the assessment roll, assisted by Levi Shell
ton
George Morash. now sports his insig-
mia of authority a silver Star, with the
rank of Marshal.
Real estate agents, j. B. Shelton and j.
W McKcehan, are down the Sound on
business.
The Shelton Band is getting up an in
strumental concert, which is sure thing
this time.
S.A. Lewis has been appointed deputy
sheriff for Union City precinct by Sher-
i'll Duckworth.
Emory White, former resident of
Shelton, is in town, and regrets chat he
did not Stay with us.
To make room for our Fall stock We
wi sell our Summer shoes at almost cost i.
Asmus and Sargi.On.
Mrs. Lewis Shelton and sister, Mrs.
Austin, of Seattle. is visiting at David
Shcllon's, and enjoying pleasant vaca-
ton.
Fully a score of buildings arc going up
around town, besides the improvements
being made to the school house and court
house.
Thomas Bordeaux one IF onr prosper
Gus loggers, lett Monday for Canada, to
pay visit ito his relatives and Canuck
friends.
A Journey.man wanted at once, (none
but sober men need apply good wages. al
Asmus and SargisOn's Boot and Sh Oc
Store.
The following officers were elected by
Shelton Lodge |. o. o. F., for the ensuing
term, on the 9th instant: Thos. McLarty,
Noble Grand; Will ID. Baldwin, Vice
Grand; II. N. Dunbar, Sec; VIM. Shorter,
Treas.
VIM. Maxwell is moving into his new
house His old residence will soon he
transformed into bustling real estate
Office, and its front covered with maps
and chronos for Nicnols addition to
Shelton.
The steamer Willie has laid off for re-
pairs, and we have had no noon boat since
Tuesday. The service will likely be very
unsatisfactory, now that the mail is chang
ed. The Nellie will commence the trips
today.
The surveyors have been at work this
week, setting the grade stakes, In the var
ious streets ready for their improvement.
The ordinance regarding the opening of
several streets will be acted upon next
Saturday.
That pig pen on the corner of Railroad
and Third streets Is something of an eye
sore and should be moved, and the side
walks constructed, too. The pen may
not be very offensive, but it is decidedly
un-pretty, at any Fate.
Auditor Day says that great many
mineral claims are being filed to lands in
the Northwest corner OF Mason County,
besides the large volume of other instru.
ments coming in for record. of which
Shelton furnishes as many as the rest of
tie entire county.
Real estate has been picking up, and
quite demand has opened for addition
property. Three blocks were sold in An.
e->iie EDITION, this week o I'd Day a,
Neeuham's is satisfying its owners. Here
afcr we will publish the list of transfers
each week, and show what we are doing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morrow who has been
visiting her children and grand children,
even unto the second generation, in
Shelton during the past few weeks, left
Tor her sons home in SciO. Oregon, this
week. She is Almost fOur-ScOre of years,
but is still bright. although the weight of
Years begins to tell
George Simpson and Mrs. Cha RI Clay
ton were in town Tuesday. Mr.. Simp :
Son says that the sale of the west 20
mile section Of the Puget Sound and
Gray's Ifarbor Railroad, from Summit. to
the n. P. is a settled thing. The people
OF Shelton are interested in the move
mentS Of the Northern Pacific, which
VIII come here on its way to Port Or
chard.
The following is the program for the
regular monthly service by the w. G. T..
7. in the Church next Sunday evening:
Song, Congregation; Recitation. Eva
Long; Song. Lead me Gently Home,
\ Father" Choir; Address. Rev. Luce !;
|Song, Congregation; Exercise. Four Lit
tie Girls; Song, "Rock Of Ages" Choir;
Kecilation. Donald Mckenzie; Collection !;
Song. Congregation; BenedictiOn. All
arc invited,
The books for the local library have
arrived. and are now open for the use OF
the members. in this Office. The library
Is open for new members Mt any time un-
der the following plan: The subscription
Zee is 50. which entities each new
member 10 select three additional books
Tor the library, from the catalogue, and to
the use of the books for a year. The
scheme is good one, especially as the
books are paid for, and belong to the
members, but are governed by rules. to
Keep up the library. This is good 0p-
porlunity for the people 10 secure books
oil almost any class 10 read. out Of. at
present, eighty books. Call and examine
them.