The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-02
Local News.

Send for Vick's Floral Guide, 1894
if you would learn how to garden.
Asmus has big display "ad" on oppo
site page, and quotes some bargains
that you will do we'll to note.
The Goldsborough is high again
owing to last weeks snow and the
rains.
Electric lights are no new thing ir
Shelton, although they would be i
the plant were operated again.
Does anyone want that ten acre
tract in the cove around the point be-
low Shelton. Speak this week.
George Cyphert has been operating
the Shelton saw mill this week,-cut.
ting sidewalk material and other 1unl.
Der.
New barber shop in town, next door
to Stones; cutting prices. H. J. Web
mes is the new tonsor, and is said to
Know his trade.
Olympia Odd Fellows paid the
Lodge at New Ka,nilchie a fraterna1
visit last Saturday night and enjoyed
pleasant reception.
Arthur Needham has purchased the
Shorthorn bull owned by Newell Day,
and he can be seen at Needham's
place, south of Shelton.
Purser Lister, of the Clara Brown,
reports that the freight business is
improving. and the steamer generally
has good load for Shelton.
Il. c. Gosser's home near the Wiley
mill was the scene of pleasant little
social dance last Thursday evening,
and number of Shelton people at
tended.
L. L. Hunter, superintendent of the
Baptist Sunday School, reports the at
tendance last Sunday at ninety-five,
and that the meetings are proving at
tractive.
Allen r. Lewis has been granted a
patent on an eave-trough hanger.
Martin Bingham, also of Shelton,
secured a patent last year of an ar
rangement for the same purpose.
Geo. S. Freeburger has opened a
new meat market in the stand for
merly occupied by the Carstairs Bros.
He expects. with his experience in the
butcher business, to secure share of
the local trade.
Ralph Potts and VIM. Daniels are at
work vanishing and papering the
Lodge room in the third floor of the
Odd Fellows building, and the breth-
ern are making it splendid home.
The G. A. r. also use the Lodge room.
McLarty, Hanson & Co have dissolv-
ed partnership, o. c. Hanson retiring.
Messrs McLarty and Shorter will con-
tinue the business, at the old stand
They have made a cut in prices all
around, and will hereafter sell on 4
cash basis.
The twelfth annual encampment of
this department of the G. A. R. will
be held at Olympia, commencing We'd
nesday, June 20, 1894. The ninth an
nua1 convention of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps and the fifth annual en-
campment of the Sons of Veterans
will be held at Olympia at the same
time.
The Supreme Court has given deci-
sion IN the Klosterman VS. Allen c.
Mason and M. c. c. r. r. Co. in
favor of the latter. Klosterman &
Co. were suing to test the validity of
the transfer to Allen G. Mason and
the Shelton Southwestern r. r. Co.
in order to get judgment lien on the
property.
| Leroy Jones closed his term Oh
school in District7, Chapman's Cove
last week, after a very successful
quarter. The patrons of the schoo
are very much pleased with the pro
gress of the scholars, and only regret
that lack of funds makes them unable
to continue the scheo1 another term
under Mr.. Jones' charge.
Billy Maize and Frazier, both
we1l-known Shelton loggers, are now
operating camp near Cedarville, or
the Chehalis river. They are work
ing a crew of eight men, beside.
themselves, and expect to clean III
their present contract in about two
months, with fair weather. Their
market is OH Gray's Harbor.
Have you cedar timber close to tide
water, which you desire to cut or dis
pose of. Read the notice of the Taco
ma Single Co., and send them the re
quired information. Most of thei
single bolts come from r the 1owel
Sound, but since the prospect of i;
big single mill here is dropped, per
haps our cedar timber can be profita
bly, handled.
A party of hunters from Tacoma
are on hunting trip at Mason Lake
and one of them, Jerome Foley, acci
IDENTIFY stuck hunting knife into hi:
thigh, while skinning deer. Docto
Beach was called out and dressed thu
wound, which is serious enough
1 to confine the young man a
the Lake for week or more, befor'
he can be moved.