The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-25

1t is probable that something will be
done next week. A number of men
who have been employed on the road,
and who have unpaid claims, were
interested in the case, hoping for
relief
Is per cent off on all fancy Lamps,
silverware and fancy chairs after six
o'clock Thursday evening, until Jan.
1st. The L. M. Co.
We are too busy to say anything
special. but we have bargains in cloth
ing, underwear, ties, handerchiefs for
Gents, and substantial goods for ladies
presents, that cant be beat.
MCDONALD & O'NEIL.
With the large cog-whee1 1ocomo-
tive ordered by the B1akely Railroad,
is smaller one of similar pattern,
which is intended for use in S. G.
Simpson & Co.'S. camp, for hauling
logs, in place Of the landing donkey
engines. Rails will be laid over we'll
built skid roads and the '!'turn' of logs
hitched directly to the engine, and
hauled to the landing. These engines
have great power and are capable of
handling good turn of logs up un-
usual grades of or 8 per cent. This
idea is now in use by the Bridal Veil
LAUNDERING Company, at Bridal Veil,
Oregon, whose milf and camps are
we'll up on Bridal Veil mountain.
There it is great success and cheap
ems considerably the cost of hauling
the logs.
Go to Hunter & Eaton's for a nice
useful Holiday present.
H. S. Babcock in american Poultry
Journal" is out with an article advocat-
ing selling eggs by the quart instead
of by the dozen. Since the process of
educating people to buy and sell eggs
by the pound is making so little pro-
gress that might do for those blue
be1lied Yankees down i'll the nutmeg
state, but out in this Great Western
country when we are in too much of
hurry to stop to count eggs we lust
buy and sell by the bushel. A quart
measure might do to measure peanuts
in but it's too small potatoes for eggs
in this country. Eggs are legal tender
and if money gets much scarcer we
shall ask for law making them the
standard of value.-Rura1 Northwest.
You can select handsome presents
from our furniture and carpet depart
ment on second floor. The L. M. Co.
The Scientific American gives this
recipe, which the whole world ought
to know: SAT the first appearance of
diphtheria in the throat Of a child
make the room close; then take tin Gun
and pour into it quantity of tar and
turpentine, equal parts. Then stir the
contents with red hot iron, so as to
fill the room with fumes. The little
patient, on inhaling the fumes, will
cough up and spit out the mem
braneons matter, and the diptheria
will pass out. The fumes of the far
and turpentine loosen the matter. in
the throat, and thus afford the relief
that has baff1ed the skill of the physi-
Clans.
A Bargain in Watches, at Mrs.
Shaw's.
1 WANTED, A PkRrNER.-In the black
smith business. Man with family pre-
ferred; but small capital required.
Address R. w. KEEFE, Shelton.
We have decided to discontinue the
voting contest, partly because not
enough interest is being taken, and
also because some people are unrea.
sonable enough TO think the result
might engender some il1-fee1ing. In.
stead, an arrangement will be made
to offer the prize for merit in the
public school.
Don't pay SLIGO for Paines Celery
Compound when you can buy it at
Shelley's for IS cents. Castoria Is
cents.
| SANTA CLAUS HEADQuARrERs.-O
display Of Holiday Goods is now COM
piete. Our goods were bought in the
East and at prices lower than ever be-
fore. Call ard be convinced. We
have anything and every thing in the
toy and fancy goods line at
i L. K. MUNsoN's
4 Shel1ey's Cough Syrup is selling
/ faster than ever. Buy your; Christina
presents, at sheliey's.
i WANrkB. AT once Hay, Potatoes
Butter and eggs at highest market
prices. HUNTER & EAroN.
CIosson e Ke1ly's drawing comes of
to9ight, and 1--WE prizes go to some