The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-05-08


of their section for only $215a
year, with "W olnankind," for
the ladies', or the american
Farmer and Farm News"
thrown in.
The Po1itkofsky towed a raft of logs
out Monday.
Several sales of town property are
noted this week.
BoRN.-Shelton, April 30th, to the
wife Of Allie Saeger, a daughter.
School opened in the Frost district
Monday with Edgar Gale as teacher
Shelton's public scho OILS close for the
summer vacation, Friday, May 22nd'
Robert Lemoine has moved his shoe
shop into the building, corner of Second
and Franklin streets.
A daughter is reported at the home
of Thomas F. Brown, at Mason Post
office; arrived May 4tl1.
The farmers of Shelton Valley and
vicinity haye petitioned for the forma-
ton of new school district.
Sam Brazel was the possessor of No.
1914, which won the gold watch offered
by Barber Wehnes to his patrons.
Mr.. Steele has began a term OF
school at New Kami1che, with SO
scholars. His salary is $40 per month.
The first of the month came Friday,
the new moon on Monday morning
but it has taken the week so far fol-
the weather to ''sober up'' on.
Mrs. Ed. Wiley has purchased a sc
foot lot of Chas. Huntley, on West r.
r. Street, and has part of the lumber
on the ground to build home.
B. S. Barger was the lucky man who
captured the 1896 Victor bicycle at Al
j. Munson's rattle last week. and No.
costing . cents was the winner.
Peter Peterson, who has been log
ging on Oyster Bay, for the past two
years, and disposing of his product to
the Port Blake1y mill, has finished his
contract.
Saturday the republican county con-
yention for the selection of six dele
gates to the state convention at
Everett On the 14th, convenes at the
court house.
Miss Matte Morrow closed her work
in the JOURNAL Office last week and
w. D. Morrison returns to the office.
Miss Morrow has been an excellent
employee, and we regret to lose her.
The o. E. S. entertainment in the
Mason ic Hall last Friday evening was
excellent, and the ice cream was very
good, but the weather was not con-
duCive to eating much of the frozen
cream.
A social dance will be given at the
Knee1and Hall tonight, by the young
people. Harmony orchestra of six
pieces, from Olympia, will furnish the
music. Admission rs cents, to defray
expenses.
Pat O'Hare has rented the Patterson
hotel at New Kami1che and closed his
old house, while r B. Patterson will
shortly leave for the Trail creek min
ing district where he will go into
business.
The ladies of w. G. T. u. will give
an entertainment May 18th at Knee.
lands hall. A play will be given, en-
titled '"The old womanwh lived in q
shoe" Good music and Rotations
Proceeds for the reading room.
The S1igh-Lotz criminal and civil
libel suits were conpro missed by slip
ulation before reaching trial this week
The Tribune will publish a retractior
of its statement on which the 1ibe
was based, and defendant settles the
SITS incurred.
According to the American News
| paper directory. this paper has the
largest guaranteed circulation of any
newspaper in Mason County, and the
publishers of that publication will
guarantee the accuracy of the circu1a
ton rating by reward of 500 to the
first person who successfully assai1s it
The following are the off GERS in
stalled at the I. O G. T. Lodge las
Saturday evening: F. H. Webster, P
c. 7; Chas. Fisk, C. r.; Blanch,
Woods. V. T.; w. D. Morrison, Secy.
Perry Jones, F. S.; Miss Corey, Treas.
Maude Marshall, Marshal; Nina S
Hunter, Chaplain; Alta Mcdonald
Guard; Sam Swanson, Sentinel.
The JOURNAL has received a letter
from Chas. Streib, leader of the Olym
pia Theatre Orchestra, referring t.
the ability of the Harmony orchestra
in not very complimentary terms
We know nothing about the musi
furnished by the Olympia orchestras
but believe that for our local dances
our home musice would be fully a
we'll appreciated, besides keeping con.
siderable money at nome.
Richard Winsor, as speakers FIRE
quently do in Shelton, failed to shoy
up for the silver talk at Kneeland'
Hall last Saturday night, and a mum
Der who expected to hear something
new on the question were disappoint
ed. The meeting adjourned to tn
Court house and ]. H. Todd was tn
speaker of the evening. At the clos,