The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-10-25

it can be seen in the JOURNAL window.
1t will be worth seeing by those who
have never been s'down South"
Miss Clara Ansorge entertained the
M. E. Sundayschool teachers and choir
at her home last Friday evening.
There were Is persons present who
enjoyed a song service and refresh
ments.
The Joe Simpson camp near Lake
Newatzel is about ready for business.
Nine head of horses and lot of feed
arrived last Friday, and also a donkey
engine. The horses were splendid
specimens.
The boys have been having great
luck catching big Salmon trout in
Lake Isabel with salmon roe. AS
high as thirty have been caught by
one fisherman. Fishing ought to be
good at the Narrows in few days
The JOURNAL has included the Week
| y Cincinnati Enquirer in its club,--
both papers for S1.75 a year. The
Enquirer is 9-column, SPACE paper,
| and is one of the best Eastern weeklies
| in general circulation.
The boiler and some of the machinery
| of the Shelton Southwestern 1ocomo-
tive Bertha were shipped to Tacoma
on the Monte Cristo Friday, where the
whole will receive thorough over
hauling.
| The next meeting of the County
horticultural Society will be held at
Court House, Shelton, Saturday Oct.
%, at ten o'clock. 1t is hoped that a
good attendance of County farmers
and fruit growers, both large and
small, will be present.
Mrs. Winfield, of Mason Lake, has
placed fine hand embroidered table
cover and a similar stand cover, of
rattle on the cent to SO plan The
articles are very fine, something new
in this country, and will make va1u-
able Christmas present, obtained
cheaply. The table cover cost $50.
E. W. CLARK, father of Hanford
Clark, arrived in Shelton last week,
giving Hanford considerable of a sur
prise. Mr.. Clark was here some years
ago but got Disguised with the coun-
try and went back to Maine. Now, he
says no one can live on Puget Sound a
year and be contented to stay in the
East again, and it is about SO, judging
from the experiences of those who have
returned East and then came out again.
He expects to stay, and his youngest
son, who accompanied him will stay
with his brother Hanford and go to
school.
An odd scheme of raising money was
tried at the Baptist church in Saco,
Me-, few Sundays since. Every
) person present was asked to put in a
; plain envelope as many cents, or their
) The envelopes were not marked for
. Identification, aud the givers were put
: on their honor not to cheat the church
) by misstating their age. This scheme
. is also used in church socials and the
results are satisfactory.
: Elsewhere in this issue will be found
| the Resolution of the Shelton Council
5 1evying 7-mill tax on the assessment
of 1895, the total assessed valuation OF
a town property being S185,125 Also
. Ordinance 80, which provides licenses
: for hawkers and pedlers, and Ordi-
: nance 50, concerning license for the
e sale Of cigarettes. This latter pro
< vides a penalty for selling or even
the giving of cigarettes to minors, and
f those who haye been supplying the
o Kids had better look out for the penal
d ty attached to the ordinance, which
: should be strictly enforced.
+ A. N. Mecklem, deputy head Cousu
4 for the Woodmen of the World in thi.
+ Jurisdiction spent day ia town las
= week. delivering an address on the or
K der at the Masonic hall last Friday
: tevening. All present, but one, signifi
t ed their desire to join the order. and ;
band Of something like Is candidate
{ for Woodcraft win be taken into thu
= local camp, as soon as their certificate
t are received. Every married man
e who thinks of his family. should joir
u one of these beneficiary insurance or
c ders. The insurance is cheap AM
s within the reach Of all Mr.. MecKlen
s gave his hearers the history of insuI
o ance, dating from ancient Rome, an
i. demonstrated that it was possible to d
e a life-insurance business, that wonl'
d be safe and reliable, without piling n
l. an immense reserve and building sky
# scrapers over the continent. or 5000
e presidents. If you failed to hear tn
; lecture and wish to learn something
: about the Woodn1en consult any of on
d local members. In order that everyon
r may join, the fee has been reduce
to 800