The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-01-04

| the lddicS, or the American
! Farmer and Farm News"
thrown in.
Five more years to A. D. 1900.
Public School reopens next Monday
The Morning Olympiau will here
after issue in the evening.
Mrs. Morrow is rafting her organ
Tickets can be secured at L. K. Nun
sons.
BY the way, did you Swear off
from your vices? or was il too old :
story.
County CLERK Morrison has begun
the construction of his hew house
beyond Hotel Dipman.
Who wanted to see snow so bad.
They have probably cried "hold
enough" long ere this.
The Shelton market had seyera
fine Tyee salmon from the Skokomist
river, on sale this week.
". o. Parish has purchased the fruit
and confectionery stand of HAIRY
Lewis, and added the stock to his
shooting gallery.
A 'watch-party" was held at the
Methodist church on Monday evening
Watching the dying year expire, and
the New Year a-borning.
The incoming county officers as
sumo their duties on the 18th instant
also the town officers; and the 1egisla.
ture convenes on that day.
F. G. Morrow fell heir to Munson' S
splendid S. album. A little girl drew
the number 1893 from the bag, and
the gift was claimed by the lucky
winner.
Dillon Avery's Camp. Williamson
Company, is being moved this week,
to new location, and most of the
employees are spending 4 few days in
town.
Read the advertisement Of the
Queen of Fashion. That interesting
monthly, the JOURNAL, and pattern
free any time during the year, for
only $3.50.
The New Years dance is reported to
have afforded a pleasant time, al
though the attendance was not large
The Early-Dalby orchestra furnished
the music. ..
The Baptists are arranging to Sc
cure resident minister for this dis
trict, and Rev. Pierce, the evangelist,
will probable be asked to take up the
work in this county.
There will be tournmeut of
eclipses during 1895, Including no less
than two total eclipses of the neon,
March 10th and September Sd, besides
many other phenomena of interest to
the astronomer.
The Town Council is now consider
ing an ordinance that will take in
every phrase of the peddles, auction
eer, hawker and fakir question, with
heavy license. The house to house
caHvassers are becoming too thick
for comfort
The steamer Anna NJ. Pence came
in from LaCenner Saturday morning
with Is tons Of hay and IS tons of
oats for Mason County Logging Com
pany. A representative of the firm
accompanied the shipment, and re
manned in town eyer Sunday.
The steamer, City of Shelton, is expec-
ted from Seattle every day, and will
announce herself with the Willie's old
whistle. The boiler arrived some time
ago, and she was promised before this
time. She will SO on the Shelton
Olympia route at once.
Services of the Episcopal Church
will be held in the ground floor of
the Masonic building in the future at
1870 m and 7:30 p n. Mr.. Ashton
has been ordered to Mt. Vernon to
take charge there, while Mr.. A. Grit
fin will continue the work here.
Photographer Baker has arranged
two fine albums, each containing "a
views of logging camp life and big
logs, which are being ratified. Forty
tidkets at so cents each. The fortu-
nate winners will have a fine piece
for the center table, or to send East.
The Evening Olynpian is being de-
livered free about Shelton and SUBJ
scribers will be solicited for the legis-
lativc session. If the Olympian can
issue an edition in time for our even
ing boat, it can secure good list in
Shelton
We do not remember of such a week
of splendid weather as the holidays
brought. Crisp, sanshiuing days,
without snow or rain, but it couldn' t
last forever, and the New Year will
start off with a good old-fashioned
snow storm, with may be, few days
of sleighing.
The will of Frank Gendreau, the
Mason County logger who recently
died at ST. Peters hospital, has been
filed for probate. In the will Rev
Father Claessens is appointed admin
istrator. His estate, consisting of
laad near Yelm. and about $500 in
cash, is bequeathed to his mother
The camps Of the Mason County
Logging Co. and the Granger Lumber
Co. on the Washington Southern Rail-
road, closed down Monday, for the
present, although the log supply in
the bay is quite small. This snow