The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
Shelton, Friday, March. Z, 1890
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.

LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.
American
Farmer Free.
Store room to rent.
Headquarters for Garden Seeds al
Stones.
All. Anderson returned home We'd
mes ay night
Mrs. DR.. Beach returned from Block
Diamond Monday.
Call and get pair of Sew Downs Man
ufactured at Asmus & Sargison's.
Another strange woman carrying baby
in her arms, was soliciting aims, in town
thls week.
Arthur Necdham's neat cottage is about
completed. Watson Keli y and wife will
occupy it.
BoRN:-At Elma Chchalls Co.. on the
23rd of February, to Mrs. May Forbes
Bum, daughter.
A new stock of Shoes & Slippers just
arrived from the East, at Asnius and Sar-
gisOn's. Call and sec.
L. McPhail recently purchased the Post
Office buildingsand lot from Arthur Tay
Tor. paying $1,000 therefor.
will soon have stock of the latest
style Of Eastern ready trimmed BonnetS
and Hats. Mrs. w. B. Eaton. .
get your hair cut, for the
weather has moderated. and The spring
clip won't cause you to take cold.
Arthur Needham and Joseph Day have
bonded the remaining forty acres of Carey 5
presumption claim the consideration be-
iags$lGOO.
MARRI ED:-In the NJ, E parsonage, On
Saturday, March Isl X. Hubert Finley
and Alydia IIaskins, of New Kamilche
Rev. G. E. Luce, officiating.
To receive free the years subscription
to the American Farmer, the JOURNAL s
subscribers must be paid 20 dale and one
wear in ADVANCE Or for 1890
The Directors have contracted with J.
w. Stubbleficld to clear up the school
yard and street, after which the sidewalk
will he built, and other improvements
made.
Surveyor Shelton is engaged in running
the boundaries of the farms of Anderson
and Metzger up the valley, rather disa-
u
frequent patches of snow.
The Satsop Company has received a
large scow load of lumber-in all Ia, 600
feet of rustic and flooring which will be
piled in their yard. 1t came from the
Pacific Mill and is for sale to builders.
The Safe doors for the vault in the
County Court house have arrived and
were put in place by contractor Dunbar
last week. Now we have first class
vault and safe receptacle for the county
records.
Store room, fitted with shelving. to rent. APP.
ply to Vim. Asmus.
The date of hearing Of the case of An
gus McClain has been set for today before
the Supreme Court at Olympia. We will
doubtless know this week, whether lie
gets new trial, or the judgment of the
district court be carried out.
Have you seen the postage stamp just
issued by the government. Seattle has a
supply, but they have not reached Shell
gon yet. 1t has vigncte of Geo. Wash
ingtOn, aid is smaller than those now in
use, being printed in red ink.
Since the ncw,town has been formed al
the terminus of the Puget Sound and
Gray's Harbor Railroad. on Oyster Bay
the former town. but present Post Office
has been changed to McBryde Station
while the new town is Kamilchie.
We have received with the compli-
ments Of Senator Squire, the January
number of the Magazine OF Western
History, containing sketch of that gen.
ileman and his military life. The from
tispiece is an excellent engraving of him
DOYLE and Deer tut ned over the Com
mercial hotel 10 L. McPhail last Monday
after conducting it for the last eight
months with satisfaction TO themselves
They gave farewell dance in the din
ing room on Monday and had lively
time.
VIM. Callov and Il wis Sh, lton were
in iowa this week, from New Kamilchie.
Both are interested in, and imbued with
bright future. Several new buildings
are going up and work Is being done on
the new wharf.
Cal. Saegar recently returned from his
trip East. bringing with him relative,
Mrs. Pence. While in Tacoma last week
he sold his last years crop of hops, about
5000 pounds, for IL cents. Hops have
been down to eight cents, but are no W
slowly rising in price.
Call and see copies of the American Farmer
which is given free to all paid subscribers.
The boiler, engine. lathes. drill! and all
the machinery pertaining to firstclass
machine shop, arrived for the Satsop
Company this week The work Of fran
ing the structure is we'll along and the
new pile driver is putting in a solid
foundation for part of the building to
rest upon.
j. b. Ritner has begun work on side
walking the two lots owned by the Bap-
fist people on Gotta Street. They will also
be cleared as far as the money, the pro-
ceeds from the recent entertainment and
supper,-goes. Before another year we
hope to see the Baptist denomination
build neat church on the ground.
1t would have been the proper thing
for the town authorities to have had
regular grade established for the laying Of
sidewalks. AS it is there are several pla-
ces where the walks are "Queered, moi
being of regular grade or width. No
kicking, for these are better than nothing,
but those laying walk should use their
best judgment ii only for the sake OF ap
pearance; it don't cost anything.