The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-03
Local News.

away z lot of new goods this week.
! Very little interest has vet bee,
manifested in the approaching tow,
election.
Richardson has leased Duncan's OF,
ven1cle wareroons, and turned it int
stable for the Central Hotel.
The Daily after sticking it out TO
flve months has concluded to lay II,
Tor the preSent,-a sensible idea.
The Williamson Logging Compau,
! is doing land Office business in tn.
grocery line, these days.
McLarty, Hanson & Co. received (
Dig stock of fall goods this week
winch included some fine winter caps
BoRN.-Shelton, Tuesday, Oct. 31st
TO the wife of John Peterson. a bow
Mrs. Peterson is staying at Mrs
Hiram Dunbar's.
Epworth League literary and musi.
cal entertainment M. e. Church
tuesday evening. A good program
has been arranged.
The Willie failed to come back from,
her Saturday afternoon trip to Olyn.-
PA until Monday noon, going on the
gridiron for repairs
Superior Court will be in session on
the 18th instant, to hear Il few con-
tlnued cases and deliver several de-
c1sions held for examination.
The dance at the Odd Fellows Hail
last Saturday evening was social sue
cess. The attendance was as usual,
and supper served by Mrs. Morrow.
The steamer Clara Brown has
changed her dock in Seattle, and now
lands at the Baker dock. Shippers
should bear this in mind and so direct
their sl1ip1n ents.
The regular meetings of Shelton
school board have.not been changed but
will continue to be held on the first
Monday in each month. The next
meeting IS next Monday evening.
A crowd of boys were out Halloween
night, but they were quiet about it,
and did little mischief. Blacksmith
Keef's shop was broken into and his
anvil missing for one day.
Stovepipes are dangerous things. It
adds just rs cents to the hundred dol
lars to insurance. Several Of the
householders are doing a good act by
their pipes with good brick
f1ues this fall
A literary and musical entertain
ment, held under the auspices of the
Epworth League, will be given at the
Methodist church, next Tuesday
evening, the proceeds to be applied on
the pastors salary. Admission Is
and 10 cents.
Winter is coming. and hot fires will
be in order. This is a good time to
look to your stove pipes and chinneys,
and clean out your hues Of the accu-
n1ulating SCOT. 1t may save the loss
of your home.
The ladies of the w. c. T. U. will
have charge of the services in the
NJ. e. Church next Sunday evening.
There will be Rotations and reading
by the ladies, with good music and a
short talk by DR.. Hickerson. Every
body is cordially invited.
It is runored that McLarty, Hans on
& Co. have forwarded orders for wed
ding suits. on orders taken from the
splendid line of samples they show.
Perhaps the boys mean to test the
it's of their new who 1era1e tailoring
firm.
Il. L. Young represents a corpora
ton at Olympia which has filed Office
of its intention to improve porto us of
the harbor, by making channels and
filling in lots. Under the law, the
purchasers of any such lands take
them subject to the lien of the i'm
provers.
1t would be we'll for househo1ders to
securely fasten their windows, and
place everything portable out of the
way. There is some petty thieving
about, and III one or two cases maraud-
ers have been reported about houses
at night. Be prepared and give Prov
lers a warm reception, and make this
business too unhealthy to become
common.
There are several families in Shell
ton, who are deserving of a little
kindly assistance. There is no one
suffering, or likely to, that we are
aware of, but if you have any work to
do, look around for deserving persons
and families. That is a much better
way, to all parties, than to be called
upon for charity later on in the win
ter.
The special session of United States
Court for the trial of the Canadian
Pacific railroad officials, charged with
violating the interstate commerce
law, has been postponed until the
regular February term, instead of
holding next week. The list of jurors
summoned from Mason County will be
pleased to get off of their trip to
Tacoma this month.
Big and Little Bombay" the Hin
docs, who have been employed in the
various logging camps for years as
cooks are again in town. They have
been in the Canal country, where one
spends considerable time on the In
dian reservation. Little Bombay is a
confirmed morphine fiend, and has
been sent to the asylum once or twice
from it's effects.
able thieving in the SCOTS Prairie
have had their houses broken into and
suffered loss. James Peterson, whose
place is near Turtle Lake, was the
last one to suffer, and the residents
are keeping a sharp watch for the
thieves, and will make it warm for
them, when they are caught at their
work.
One Chas. Wright, from Union City,
was arrested Sunday night for having
pulled a gun" on one of the F'itzger-
AIDS, they having him arrested. He
alleges that he was resisting an at
tempt to rob him, in the saloon. The
JOURNAL thinks that the authorities
should take steps to effectua1ly stop the
carrying of guns and lawlessness that
appears to be cropping out, for the good
name of the town.
The Freeburger Store is laying in a
stock of chickens, turkeys and cram