The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-05

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store and shops of the Port Blakel,
Company at New Kamilche were de
stroyed by fire. From COMMISSIONS,
| Callow, who is attending court, we
learn that the loss was more than al
hrst reported, being not far from
$1,000 Fire caught from defec
tive Hue in the store building about
rs O'Clock Friday morning. There
| being no adequate water protection
the flames soon consumed the store
| and its large stock of merchandise, -
the hnest in the county,-and commu
n1cated to the store house, and the
engine house and machine shops
across the track. In an hour the
whole was smo1dering heap of ashes
the Company's books, a very little
merchandise and the four locomotives
were practically all that were saved
from the flames. The store was 6Ox1OO
valued at $1,000, and contained a stock
of goods valued at fully $4,000, &C
cording to the invoice just taken. In
| surance on building, $1,000, stock, $14,-
700, which we believe was all the
insurance carried by the Company. A
short time before wind1ass had been
rugged up for just such an occasion,
and this accounts for the saving of the
engines. The company had recently
added new machinery into the machine
shops, and were fitted to make all nee
essary repairs to their locomotives,
and the loss will be severely felt by
the Puget Sound & Gray's Harbor
Railroad. The people of the South
Side will also miss the first class store,
but new one will be built and stock
ed at once, although on smaller scale
than the one destroyed. 1t is said the
frame for this structure will be built
at Port Blakely and shipped to New
kami1chie. This the most disastrous
County, coming at time when it is
doubly fe1t--and one which the people
will uniformly regret.
ONE ON JOHN, MAC.-A good and in
nocent joke developed on Capitol
Commissioner McReavy last Monday,
which was too good for him to keep,
says the O1ympianTribune. A year
ago last November he was the demo
cratic candidate for secretary of state,
but James H. Price carried off the vic
ferrous banner. Mr.. McReavy reach
ed Olympia yesterday after an absence
of a week and found in his box at the
Hotel Olympia letter addressed to
Hon John McReayy, Secretary of
State, Olympia, Wash.' He broke the
seal and found therein a copy of the
articles of incorporation of a company
in the eastern portion of the state
With it was a postal note for the filing
fee and letter from the firm trans
hitting it asking that it be placed of
record Immediately as the firm desired
to commence business the first of the
year. Mr.. McReavy will deliver the
letter at the proper office this morn ing
meanwhile being greeted as "Mr.
Secretary" by his friends around the
hotel lobby.
A Cook Book FREE -''Table and
Kitchen" is the title of a new cook
book published by the Price Baking
Powder Company, Chicago. Just at
this time it will be sent free if you
write postal mentioning the JOURNAL.
This book has been tried by ourselves
and is one of the very best of its kind.
Besides containing over 400 receipts
for all kinds of pastry and home
cookery, there are many hints for the
table and kitchen, showing how to set
table, how to enter the dining room,
etc.; hundred and one hints in every
branch of the culinary art. Cookery
of the very finest and richest as we'll
as of the most economical and home
like, is provided for. Remember
liable and Kitchen will be sent,
postage prepaid, to any lady sending
her address name, town and State)
plainly given. A copy in German or
Scandinavian will be sent if desired.
Postal card is as good as letter. Ad-
dress Price Baking Powder Co., Chi
cago, Ill.
MR.. HUCKABEE'S DEATH-Joseph
Edward Huckabee, son of Rev. Joseph
D. Huckabee of Ga, was born in Hay
wood Co. N. c., March 18th, 1862, and
died in Shelton, Wash. at 8-45 a. m.
Jan. 4. 1894, of typhoid fever after an
illness of about three weeks. Mr..
Huckabee united with the M. e.
Church, South, at the age of 9 years.
Was united in marriage with Miss
Hulda J. Harkins, April 3, 1884,, in
Gordon Co. Ga. He leaves a father,
mother, three brothers, five sisters and
a weeping wife to mourn his loss. He
was steward in the M. E. Church at
Shelton at his death. The funeral
will take place from the M E. Church
at II a. m. Friday Jan. 5th Rev. DR..
Hickerson officiating. Mr.. Huckabee
has been a citizen of Shelton about
three years-was an upright christian
gentleman, making MANY warm
friends and admirers. He leaves a
brother John and sister Mrs. B1a1ock
who have recently come from Georgia.
FURNITURE MOVERS DELIGHT.-The
following cases of beginning the new
year with clean page and a new 1oca-
t1on, seem to point to a custom that
certainly is not popular-moving in
winter. For brevity we designate the
houses, by the name of the last occu-
pant: Bert Wright has moved into
Z. II. Stones house; Grin Stanhope's
boarding house to Wright's vacancy:
Mark Graham to the Pittnan pro
perty, title recently acquired by him:
Marcus Knight moves into Draham's
space; Frank Wiley to the place oc-
cupled by Knight, he having purchas-
ed the property last fall. Mrs. Never
moved the Star Laundry to the HYDE
dwelling On the east side of Fifth
| street, corner of Cedar, while Frank
Duncan expects to occupy the dwell
ing next to this office. James Arm
strong moved into one of the Com
pany houses.
PROSPECTING.-Mr. Shelton who
was here some six weeks ago saws 49,
Elma Chronicle, prospecting Ben Mar.
tins mining claim, returned vesterda =,
for the purpose of giving the mater
a thorough test. He has succeeded -,
interesting number of others i, Tho .
scheme, and system Of s1riee 1o,as
and other mining machinery viii he
put in operation the first of nex+ ,naoID
ana DIS MT Shelton is an old mining
l man ana mas a pretty fair idea of the
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