The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

ing the stock at cost. Both the propri-
etors were at disadvantage, and the
business under considerable expense.
Mr.. McLarty's time is taken up with
his work as County Auditor, and Mrs.
Shorter having been sick so long, Mr.
Shorter is arranging his affairs SO as
to take the family to Calf ornia or Col
orado, just as soon as the INVALID is
strong enough to travel. The firm has
been engaged in business about IN
years, and haye enjoyed good trade.
All outstanding accounts are called in,
as the firm wants an early settlement
and close. up their accounts.
This Office has begun the work Of
issuing pocket directory and guide
of Shelton and vicinity. It will con-
tain, a map of Shelton, illustrations,
directory of persons and addresses, a
few pages of information about Shell
ton an d Mason County, state, county
and city officers, water system, location
Of hydrl ants, steamer and mail sched-
u1es, fa1 les, secret societies, churches,
and LOT of general information that
will prove of handy reference to every
body, and be of some value to send
East. The plat and view of Shelton
will be something that has never been
issued. VIE hope to secure enough adj
vertising to pay the cost of getting out
the book, $40 that it can be given to
everybody. 1t will, also serve the pur-
pose for sending East, until something
more complete is provided.
A fresh lot of fine cabbage just in at
~ cents a pound. L M. Co.
J. G. Bradley, who lives in the
Asmus house, has some splendid chick
ems of both the Buff aad Partridge
Cochins, and takes considerable in
terest in their breeding and care. We
are glad to notice an increasing inter-
est generally toward something better
than the ordinary dunghil1 fowl. and
believe that crosses can be made that
will give better all round chickens.
AS layers some of the larger breeds
take front rank, and while they may
lack the rustling qualities, they pay
for all extra trouble and feed, by their
extra value for the table. Perhaps
some experiment may find combina-
ton that will reverse the general hen
custom and lay eggs when eggs are
dear.
You would better go around to the
clerks office and register. Besides the
elections, the primary and conventions
must be held under the new election
laws, and voters cannot vote at the
primary elections of their respective
parties to select delegates to the coun-
ty conventions, unless they are proper
1y registered and qualified. The new
law is somewhat complicated, and the
best thing is to register right off and
learn the next course afterwards.
Outside of incorporated towns dele
gates will be selected in usual manner.
See our line of Ladies and Gents,
Boys, Misses and Children shoes, the
largest, best and cheapest lot of Shoes
that have ever been shown in Shelton.
MCDONALD & O'NEILL.
The second annual exhibition of the
Puget Sound poultry club, at Seattle,
last week, ec1ipses everything held
North of San Francisco. There were
800 entries of chickens, and over 100 of
rabbits and miscellaneous, coming
from all parts of the state. Jos. Sinp-
son, of Shelton, has fine exhibits in
the Buff Cochin and Bantam classes,
both of which captured ribbons. In
the Buff Cochins, Mr.. Simpson receiv-
ed first and second prizes for cockerels,
'95 chicks, scoring 81 and 91H points.
The steamboat war on Hood Canal is
getting interesting, at least to the
travelling public. After the Delta
came on the route in opposition to the
Chehalis, the 1atter's owners put on
the Rainier. The rate for freight and
passengers to Seattle is so and 25 cents,
and from Gamble ten cents or nothing
just as the captains feel that trip. The
people seem to think an opposition
boat is pretty good thing.
It is impossible for our readers to OBJ
tain any newspaper in the United
States at the rates which we can fur
nish them to subscribers. The Week
1y acknowledgement is so cents year,
Chicago Inter Ocean IS cents, New
York Tribune Is cents, and so on.
You must pay full price through cam
vassers or others, and we can save you
money on any paper.
The County Horticultural Society
adjourned it's meeting last Saturday
and will meet at the Court House Sat
urday, Feb. LIST at O'Clock tomorrow
and assist in the organization of a
County Immigration Society, as both
organizations will work on similar
lines, for the general Improvement of
the County. Everybody is interested
and it is hoped good many will be
present and take part in the organiza-
ton to cooperate with the State I'M
migration Society.
A. M. Meck1em, organizer of the
Woodmen of the World, will visit Shell
ton in February.
We have shipped this month nine
hundred doz eggs. They are legal ten