The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-10-11

with his threshing machine and power
last Saturday, bound for the Webb
ranch. Ernest Bailey is also travelling
around among the farmers with his
hay baling machine.
A bright sky in the North Tuesday
evening made it appear as though
Arthur Needhaln's home was afre,
and Arthur got quite scare before he
reached the place. Others coming
later found the fire further on.
The Town Council has prepared an
| ordinance enforcing heavier fee for
itinera mt peddlers and auction fakes
and also a cigarette ordinance, which
prohibits the sales of coffin nails to
minors. 1t also makes it penalty for
giving cigarettes to minors.
The N. p. will give an excursion to
the Portland Fair, making the round
trip rate from Olympia So 90. Train
leaves P. T. S. depot at noon. to-
morrow. Friday. and leaves Portland
on return at Il a. IN. Sunday, giving
one day and two nights at the Fair.
Hiley Ellis, an old Olympia boy, was
in town Wednesday. Hi1ey is now
working in the Ellis & Reed camp.
The present claim, in Chapman's coye,
is nearly logged off and 1. C. Ellis was
up to the head of the bay this week
| arranging to change the tram road to
new grounds.
Everything needed to complete the
big No. 3 locomotive of the Peninsular
Ry., is here, the Cab having arrived
Tuesday, and she will be out next
week in better shape than ever with
hardly a trace of the late wreck.
Messrs Daniels and Rex are building
the tender frame, which is a most sub
stantia1 structure.
| Those interested in beneficiary in
surance should attend State Deputy
Meck1eln's lecture in the Masonic Hall
Friday evening, Oct. 18th. The Wood
men of the World provides cheap and
reliable insurance, and does not build
itself up by sighting other good bene-
ficiary insurance organizations. All
of them are doing a good work, at far
less cost than the old line life insur-
ance companies.
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST: The fol
lowing is list of letters remaining at
the Shelton post Office at the close of
the month of September, 1895, unca1led
for. Persons calling for any of the
same will please say "advertised"
Axel Anderson, S D Bidgood, as Carl,
VIM Davis, Pete Gallagher, ] McDan-
, ie1s, Mat Martz, ] A Johnson, Ed
O'Too1e, N. M Peterson, Julius Rich.
} ert, John Williams, Frank Woodruff, D.
Hunter & Eaton have for some time
past felt the need of larger quarters,
and have leased the storerocm of the
. Odd Fellows building. A warehouse
addition will be constructed to the al
ley, and shelving and other improve.
ments made after which they will
move into the new quarters. The
i. new room is 25x60 feet and will make
splendid storeroom. L. L. Hunter
left for down Sound yesterday to stock
up the store, which will be largely in
creased, especially in dry goods lines
Watson Rodenburger has added fine
. samples of Baldwin and Gravenstein
apples, peaches and grapes, to our
collection, and A. Swanson some splen
did Jersey Beauty pears. Everybody
heard from SO far has good word fol
the proposed county fair, and each
person expresses a Willingness to CO
operate-so leaders only are wanted t.
) take the matter in hand. In order tt
! attract visitors from outside the county
the race track must be made an i'm
portant feature, but for start, goot
5 horticultural display will interest ant
5 attract our own people. Let's heal
E from the rest.
a VIM. J. Maize, of E1ma, wants t.
sell two of his lots in Shelton and viii
4 offer bargain.
If we just stop to think, people go
S ing most anywhere will not strik
: Shelton, as it is out of the genera
= course of travel, unless they are pro
fessional beggars, making might
{ good living by cumming. Let us stoI
E giving to strangers, even if we do ge
i a hard name among the fraternity
I. and they will soon stop visiting. w
: have enough examples of bummers
and people who make their living o.
j. Iothers. There are worthy cases i
e town, or at least always some familie
J. whose burdens would be lightened
! we would turn our surplus funds
( them instead of strangers. We ow
d nothing to the poor people OF othe
0 towns. While it is rather hard to re
e fuse beggars soliciting aid, for fea
d one worthy person will be sent away
: still our people should stop giving
Z every strange beggar who comes alons
& Two buns were working the sore arr
i game within q week and both d
twell.