The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-24
Local News.

Have yov registered? If not, Satur
day night will let you out.
Several of the ladies are under thu
weather this week, mild form of TIL
grippe"
The JOURNAL must admit that TIL
remains" are rocky" after fourteen
months in the hands of BLACKSMITH
printers.
The Epworth League social will b.
held in the Odd Fellows hall tonight
| Leaguers are invited to turn out ant
have good time.
Everybody clip the coupon and sent
for Gan American Beauty" Yo,
don't have to be subscriber, but i
not one you should be.
Don't forget the grand ball Thanks
giving night. Everything will be goot
good music, good prompting, goot
supper, good poetry, &c.
The clambake at Arcadia on Thanks
giving day, is simply a social time for
the children, and no preparations are
made for general visitors.
Ed. Callow was recently appointed
as state land cruiser for Mason county
and he was last week also selected to
cruise the school lands, under direction
of the state land Commission.
l. 1t is reported in Seattle that the
Delta will draw off the Hood Canal
route, leaving the field to the Buckeye,
which sails from Union City early on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
''Uncle Davy's" prophecy was pretty
good-that of the ''1ion and the lamb -
Uncle Davy is pretty good prophet
sometimes. We might prophesy a lit
tie on the rent question, but we won't.
The International Vidette, of SUI
mas, has changed hands, Osborne &
Walrath turning over to E. D. Hall &
Co. A. D. Osborne will be remember
ed as foreman of the Sentinel at one
time.
The judgment of the lower Court
was affirmed by the Supreme Court, in
the appeal of Martin Lewis VS. John
McReavy. County Attorney McDon-
aid has the winning side-that of Nc
Reavy.
An incipient volcano is reported in
the Olympic mountains, southwest of
Townsend, smoke and flame having
been observed by number of people
in that city.
AS we go to press, Mr.. William Potts
is much improved, and is gaining
strength, although not yet wholly out
of danger. He has excellent nursing,
and is very likely to recover from his
severe illness.
What is to be done about a. meeting
to nominate municipal candidates?
The list will be closed by December
LIST, and all candidates must be filed
with the city clerk by that time. See
notice elsewhere.
1t is reported that two 2-year old
black heifers are dead near McKen-
zie's switch at the Summit, a stub
having fallen and killed both at one
shot. The owner has probably hunt
ed high and low for them.
The Hotel Dipman will furnish the
usual Thanksgiving dinner next
Thursday, with turkey, cranberries and
the other accessories to great spread.
Only 25 cents saves the trouble of get
ting up a big feast at home.
Along the small creek from Fifth to
Third streets, number of dead dog
salmon are noticed in the overflow
places. Steps should be taken to clean
UP the remains, or steer them down be-
low Third street to the Bay.
A party of Shelton Odd Fellows ex-
pect to go over to New Kami1chie to-
morrow, to join the Olympia Lodge,
which will instruct the newly organic
ed lodge in the intricacies of the work.
The crack team and the Olympia goat
will be along.
After splendid days and nights the
first part of the week, four inches of
heavy, wet snow quietly fell on We'd
nesday night, and we awoke somewhat
surprised at the wilderness everywhere.
However. it soon changed to rain and
is now about gone.
The will of the late Samuel Williams
has been filed, leaving the bulk of the
property to three minor children. A.
H. Chambers, A. A. Phillips and May
Prendergast are named as executors
The two former are also named as
Alex Farquhar's executors.
Captain F. S. Tew has purchased the
steamer Willie, and will hereafter take
charge of the boat, on this route He
may build a larger and more suitable
boat i'll the spring. 1t is probable that
her schedule will shortly be changed
to one trip day, touching at Kanil-
chic.
The following patching" parties
are joined in reducing expenses and
living high this winter: John VI orri-
son, Dan McCrinnin, John Shields and
Mike Jones, back of the Webb; Billy
Forbs and Tom Frazer and others of
the boys are getting ready to make
another new hotel.
Edouard Claeys and P. J. Lindsay,
of New Kanilchie, have taken as an
oyster claim the tract i'll front of lot ..
section Is, township 10, range west.
planted 1000 sacks, or 1000 bushels, of
oysters in this bed and promise to
plant another 1000 sacks soon.
John B. Peterson has completed his
contract of getting out 1000 ties for
the Washington Southern, closed his
tie camp above the Summit and sold
his big horse team to G. w. Ford. The
ties were intended for the proposed
cutoff and will probably be used for
that purpose when the change is
made.
Bob Lemoine has tired of the shoe
bench, and is now out among the farm
ers, showing a fine line of fruit trees
and shrubs, and taking in orders for
spring delivery. He is handling the
well-known stock of L. L. May & Co.
Patronize local agents in preference
to travelling canvassers, who are gen
orally unreliable.
The following were duly elected as
officers for the ensuing term, in Pa
cific Lodge No. Sc, X. of P, at their
regular meeting last Friday evening:
o. c. Hanson, c. c.; Benz. Troyer, V.
c.; L. L. Hunter, Prelate; Thos. Nc