The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-02-28

1t this the Equinox?
The Politkofsky took out a raft of
Simpsons logs Monday.
There meyer has been a Cough Cure
| that did so much good work in so short
time as Shelly's Cough Cure. Every
bottle guaranteed.
Chas. Wiss has leased the John Swan
son place, adjoining his own in Chap
mans Cove.
The St. Cecilia Musical Club donat-
ed $40 from their treasury for the
benefit of Mrs. Wheeler.
The members of the Episcopal
church are working on their plan to put
up church building this year.
The Mason County Logging Cos.
new camp 4, just south of Lake Ne
watze1 is about ready for business.
The regular equity term of superior
court will be held in Shelton on March
10th, but there are few cases on the
docket for hearing.
The Ladies Of the Rebekah are work.
ing for an organ for the Odd Fellows
Hall, while the O. E S. ladies pin their
hope on piano for the Masonic Hall.
The tugs Biz and Zephyr left Tues
day with RATS of logs for Tacoma mills,
from Williamson and Callow's camps.
The latter had few sticks of special
size.
Saturday, Feb. 22nd, was Washing
toms Birthday, and the public schools
furnished an extra program Friday, to
commemorate both that and Lincoln's
birthday.
A social neighborhood dance was
given at Arthur j. Tay1or's, on the
kneeland farm, last Saturday night.
A number went from town and report
good time.
Prof. Richmond, the writing teacher
who wrote miserable hand, has given
up his class and gone, the directors
objecting to the further use of the
school building.
The tug Louise lost subsection raft
of logs bound for Port Hadlock, near
Point No Point, on the lower Sound,
last week. The raft contained about
100000 feet of fine 80 foot logs, all of
decking stuff.
The Shelton Southwestern 1ocomo-
tive Bertha, is being set up again, her
boiler and machinery which were sent
to Tacoma for repairs have been re-
ceived and the engine will soon be
ready for service.
Two Olympia ranchers brought up a
lot of apples, Tuesday and sold them
to the L. M, Co. Thus Shelton is
gathering in trade from other markets
by selling goods cheaper and paying
more for produce.
Mcdonald & O'Neill's regular
monthly price list appears this week
and shows that lower prices for merch-
andise prevail in Shelton than at any
city on the Sound.
1t has rained quite steadily during
this week and the bits of bright wealth
er infrequent. TIE weather continues
wrrfn, and all kinds of fruit is begin
ming to show life, rather earlier than
growers care to see it.
| The Steamer Monte Cristo made
her last trip Friday, haying been sold
for the upper Skagit river route. Capt.
Gustafson is in Tacoma arranging for
the Indiana, Clara Brown or some
other suitable steamer for this route.
Don't miss Hon. j. H. Schive1y's ad-
dress On the A. o. U. W., at Opera
House next Monday evening at 7:3O.
You will find the Grand Lecturer
very entertaining speaker, and you
will be we'll paid for attending, wheth-
er you wish to join the order or not.
Geo. E. Buell. has withdrawn from
the Mason County Meat Company, the
other members having pure based his
interests, and will continue the bust
ness as before. Mr.. Buell. intends to
so to Portland and open a restaurant.
The firm has extensive plans for the
summer meat trade.
The City of Shelton resumed her run
Wednesday noon, after laying up at
the dock several days for repairs to her
boilers. The Doctor has been making
one trip daily for the Shelton, but did
mr. s.. ~,
venience of the travelling public.
Capt. Tew's steamer is now in good
trim for the summer,
Information has reached the local
Masonic lodge, as to the cause of Hugh
Hadden's death in Bonneville, Cal,
last week. 1t seems that he was en-
ployed about the mill, and in an inter-
cation with the superintendent, the
latter struck him with a heavy iron
bar, inflicting fatal injuries. A coro-
ner's jury was to be held to investigate
the matter.
number Of friends gathered at the
home of Mr. aud Mrs. r. T. Simpson
last Friday evening, the occasion be-
ing the 18th anniversary of their we'd
ding. A pleasant social evening was
spent, and those who attended, left.
wishing married folks would have sill
yer weddings oftener. Refreshments
were served during the evening. The
invitations, scribed by the writing
,,rofacSor co,ta;,,ad ,,,a r. or not auth,
orized by Mrs. Simpson.