The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-31
Shelton, Friday, Jan. 81, 1880.
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.

LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.
American
Farmer Free.
Read the Special Notice.
New Silk and Velvet Ribbons at Mrs. Eaton's.
Commissioners meet Monday, Feb 3rd
1890.
House lining. Wallpaper, Tacks and Hammers
at f. P. DInbar's.
Call on Asmus Sc SargisOm for your
Boots & Shoes.
W. II Kneeland is building dwell
ilg on Second Street, in the grove.
Owing 10 the bad weather, there is moi
great deal going on to make locals out
of.
The snow dropped the telephone wires
on Tuesday, stopping communication for
one day.
Manufacturing done on short notice
and a good fit guaranteed, at Asmus and
SargisOn's.
Billy Daniels is at work painting a
street scene, on the drop curtain at the
"Knceland Opera House."
S. D. Ridgood and G. S. Brumbaugh are
applicants for the position of IL numerator
OF the census for Mason County.
Sam Fiskc, the brakeman who was i'm =
jured by falling from box car into the
Bay last week, is now doing well and will
be out soon.
The additional store room in VIM. AS.
mus building, has been rented to n Seat
tic firm. who are expected shortly with a
stock of Hardware, etc.
Dexter Rice, one of the new subscribers
at Union City, with partner. is at
work building a small steamer, which
will ply on the canal when completed.
The rain has come 1t has partly wash
ell away the snow, but without side walks
snow is an improvement over mud. An
other furry of snow Wednesday morning g.
.Jno DcTierre. rustling real estate a.
gent from Whatcnm. was IN town this
week. The Bay cities are booming, brt
he thinks that Shelton has been growi ing
too.
A scow load of SO tons of hay lief t
Hanptley's place, on Skokomish river
Wednesday, for the Satsop Company
Hay is hay, and feed and potatoes, ditto
these days.
F. G. Morrow. last week. made trade
of his house and lot at the Point. 10
Lewis Shelton. getting in exchange two
lots on Fourth ST., back of Bert Knee
lands residence.
The Catholic Prcist from Olympia will
come down on Monday. and hold services
in Munson's Hall, on Tuesday morning
at 9 O'Clock, to which all Catholics are
invited.
Toll. Thompson, special agent of the
State Insurance Co. Of Oregon, was in
town Thursday. The State has the repu-
tatiOn of being the most prompt company
in the payment Of losses.
The Shelton Sawmill sent a scowload OF
lumber over IT, New Kamilchie. this week
The order com pr;sed shout 1900 feet OF
lumber and was for the new hotel 10 be
built there by Pat O'Hare.
Over at Kamilche, or rather McBryde
station. as it is now called, it does not take
much in either crowd or spirit TO get up a
dance. Chas. Norton played at such g
gathering last Saturday night.
A. Fl. Anderson is in Seattle for the
purpose of receiving the new pile driver,
which the Satsop Company had built "a
their order in Detroit. Michigan. The
freight to Seattle amounted to 5000.
Frank Duncan is having lumber haul
ed and will build blacksmith shop on
ms lot recently purchased of Mrs. Young
This will make the third shop in town
hut he expects business to be rushing in
the spring.
There are several fine bargains i'm the
f itors hands for disposal Two lots on
Pine st. near the Court house. Lots on
Fifth. Gotta. Railroad or Franklin streets
Il Lat D.sl -.
Can give time on purchases.
The Shelton Public school opened a
gain last Monday. aft or bcing closed two
weeks, owing IN the effects of Ii grippe
on teachers and scholars. The attendance
is much lighter than last term. but will
lie considerably increased when all the
children get Ia school again
A party of French people, consisting
of two families direct from Minnesota,
arrived in town last week. They are to
go on the farms bought by Anderson and
Metzger near Shelton. AS s,on as the
weather warrants they expect to put in
crew of men, and slash the larger part of
both farms. to drain and dry the grouad.
in shape for planting next year.
A w. Guislcr has removed his camp
from North BAY 10 Ilool's Canal. near
icNattb. he mas HIS Cttup
built but has not yet begun to get out the
logs He says there is about four feet Of
snow at the foot Of The mountains, and
two feet where he is located. Snow is
meyer as deep near the salt-chuck.
The Satsop Company's new turntable
was placed in its pit. and the engines run
into the round house last Thursday 1t
is perfectly balanced, and can be easily
turned by one man, with one hand tied
behind him. Master Mechanic Todd has
begun work on the new machine shops
in the intervals of working weather
When completed and furnished it will be
as well equipped as any on the Sound.
Call and see copies Of the American Farmer
which is given free to all paid subscribers. !.
The office partitions in the Satsop Com
pan,'s old store have been torn down and
renewed to the new building. A large
part of the heavy stock is already remov-
ed TO the second door Of the new store.
and the lower floor will be ready for the
shelf goods in week or so. The store is 80
1GO feet, with further extension of a.
bout 30 feet, 1870 foot depth.