The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-12-13

year, with "W on ankind," Tor
the ladies, or the american
Farmer and Farm News"
thrown in.
Chas. Leake is now in charge Of the
Mason Co. Logging Co.'S booms.
Shelton creeks are roaring again,
and the dog salmon have gone down
to the sea.
We are damned up with advertising
this week, and reading space is restrict
ed, more than usual.
But it rained some last Sunday
night-steadv and hard all night and
most of the following day.
And now comes another belated
youngster; BoRN.-Nov. 8th, TO the
wife of John Price, Dayton, girl.
John Doyle has a crescent cougar claw
charm mounted with Masonic enblerns
of high degree, which has been found
and awaits an owner.
4hC IL. III. w., HdS just iNSO-'O ~ -
whole carload of Studebaker wagons
and buggies from South Bend, Indiana,
and will hereafter carry all agricultur-
al implements.
G. W. Ford, who is opening up
farm near the Summit on the old
Satsop Railroad, brought in some
monster carrots, of the long variety
which weighed FIVE pounds apiece.
Lumber is on the ground for the
new Baptist parsonage, adjoining the
church Work will go forward as soon
as the weather permits, and Pastor
Webster will have permanent home.
Keefe & Vineyard, the blacksrlitf1s,
have purchased the lot adjoining the
old Freeburger store, on which the old
shop stands, and will fit it up in good
shape for their work and move their
shop about the first of the year.
The South side, Cyphert's addition,
is experiencing something Of the boom
spirit. Now that they get the brick
yard, the residents are making some
needed improvements, especially sew
era1 thousand feet of new sidewalking.
County Urea surer Maxwell has been
sending notices to those who haye not
paid their delinquent personal property
tax. He is also authorized by law to
hold anything he can get his hands On
to pay the delinquent personal tax Of
the owners.
The Goldsborough creek has been
cleaned out and its jams broken be-
tween 4th and 9Th streets. Now a lit
tie worK on the lower end would run
all the logs out and allow the water
open passage.
The ladies of the Eastern Star will
give ball and supper at Kneeland's
Hall on Christmas night, instead of
the proposed entertainment, which
they could not arrange in time, owing
to sickness among the participants.
Mcdonald & O'Neil1 will be ready
for business at the old stand tomorrow
with a big stock of goods, Of which
every article is fresh, clean, new, and
of first quality. The store room has
been freshly painted and with its nice
stock of goods, presents a splendid
appearance. See their announce
ment elsewhere.
The County Horticultural society
held their adjourned meeting on Nov
80. We neglected to mention last week
that, Professors Spillman and Baln1er
of the Pullman Agricultural college
failed to show up, in spite of numerous
letters and kilograms.
The steamer Multuomah made d
special trip to Shelton last Friday
night bringing a big load of freight
for the new Mcdonald & O'Nei1l store,
which was not discharged until 5
O'clock next morning, when the boat
left for Olympia More merchandise
is being brought to the various stores
of Shelton than to any town in the
state, three times its size.
Fredson Brothers have taken part
ners into the firm and with George E.
Buell. and Fred Burdette, have formed
the Mason County Meat Co. The
tendency seems to be to corporations
nowadays and the new firm is already
enjoying a fine business having the
bulk of the camps on the local rail
roads, as well as the Simpson camps on
the BlaKely road. The members of
the firm are all workers and each will
have his line of duties to perform. All
being interested and doing their own
work, the new firm ought to do fl ne
business, as the field is good one,
and every body in this vicinity eats
meat three times day.
Excursions of Shelton people visited
the cruiser Philadelphia at Olympia on
the City of Shelton Saturday, and the
Monte Cristo made a special trip at the
low rate of Is cents for the round trip
Sunday. Both steamers had d good
crowd, and the inspection of the cruis
er was very interesting. The Phila
delphia is AIS tons displacement, and
a companion ship to the Baltimore
about as good vessels as our navy car
boast of. She carries Il 6-inch breech
loading rifles, 4 six-pounders, 4 one
Founders, quick fire and Maxim guns
Her horse power is 10000 and speed
10 knots per hour. Her complement o.