The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-02-14

Illustrates its truth better than the fact
that we have Felix with us again. Ir
parting with him last month, it was
expected that King County would be
able to settle the case for some years tc
come but, for some reason, the Seat
tie tradesmen, on whom he is alleged
to have passed bogus checks, failed tc
identify him, so he was released and
came back to Hartstein Island. Sher-
IF Caldwell learned he was again al
large and went down last Monday, re-
turning with his prisoner, who is now
in Jail to answer the old charge. 1t is
to DE hoped that this sort of business
will not go on either let Felix
go or send him to the pen without Sc
much monkeying. In some ways the
old fashioned law was the best and the
cheapest.
Bargains in shoes at our Bargain
Counter this week, the L. M. Co.
If you want your town to advance
and keep step with the progressive
boroughs that surround you, you must
talk for it, and when a stranger enters
it's limits point out its advantages and
not put on long face and begin tell
ing him what a lot of mean, stingy
neighbors you have, and the officials
elected by you are getting rich by
stealing all there is in sight. Such
talk might induce someone to locate,
but the probability is that he would be
an undesirable citizen. Speak a good
word for your town, another for your
neighbor, and you will feel better
yourself, besides doing an act that will
assist yourself and others.-Kent
Journal.
Don't forget the taffy-pull by the
w. A. P. A. ladies on second floor of
Odd Fellows building this, Friday, af-
ternoon and evening. Everybody can
get some fresh taffy, which will be sold
by the pound at a low price. While
there will be no regular program, it
will afford social evening, and those
who visit the taffy-pull will enjoy it.
Experienced candy-makers will be in
charge and the taffy will be first class.
The new cash carrier system just in
troduced into the L. M. Co.'S, store, is
a great convenience and saving of time
and noise. The cashiers room has
been moved to the rear of the store,
and the shelves are being widened and
much new shelving put in---al1 of
which compares favorably with any
city store on the Sound. Probably
more goods are handled than in any
retail store in Washington.
When the lecturer inquired dramati-
ca1ly, "Can any one in this room tell
me of perfect MANI" there was a
dead silence. HAS any one," he con-
tinued, heard of a perfect woman?"
Then a patient-1ooking little woman in
a black dress rose up in the back of the
auditorium and answered.: There
was one. I've often heard of her, but
she's dead now. She was my hus-
bands first wife. FIX.
Sec. Tonneson and Commissioner
Ross of the State board of horticulture
will address a meeting of the members
of the Mason Co Horticultural Society
and fruit growers in general on Tues
day Feb. Is at 1.3O P. NJ. at the Court
house. Everyone interested in fruit
growing is cordially invited to attend.
F. BINNS, Chairman
Immigration conventions were held
Saturday by Pierce, Skagit and Whit
man counties. Douglas and Okano gan
meet this week, and most of the coun-
ties of the state have completed their
auxiliary organizations. Generally
they are in the hands of live men, who
will devote some time to the plans for
desirable immigration.
Some lazy brutes stole a lot Of clans
that some Arcadia girls had dug the
other day for pin money. It's mean
enough to steal CLANS when they are
so plentiful in this country, but it is
downright cussedness to steal from the
girls who brave the conventionalities
to gather them.
The large Northern Pacific patent
covering nearly million acres of lands
in this state, is now in King county for
record. That instrument, with the
So7.10 recording fee will probably reach
Mason County some time this year.
The L. M. Co. are building a large
centre table which will be known as
the Bargain Counter and it will be
the aim of the managers to supply this
particular counter with rare good
values. Something new will be placed
on it every day.
The negotiations which have been
going on for some time past between
P. L. Contine and John McReavy in
regard to the renting of the Union City
mill, have thus far failed to materialize.
The JOURNAL has added to its club
bing list the Puget Sound Lumberman,
OF Tacoma, monthly publication de-
voted to the numbering interests. This
will be furnished to our subscribers for
SO cents year or half the regular
price. Call and get sample copy.
Fruit buds are beginning to swell
but we have not had our usual quota
Of cold weather this winter and proba-
h1v some is vet RI come T1,a