The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-19
Local News.

IN the WOodmen, and full attendance
is desired.
And the next week brings the day
of Thanksgiving, almost before some
OF us are quite ready for it.
Miss Annie Keelty is rafting a sofa
pillow and a pair of suspenders, speci-
men of her fine Iandiwork in embroic-
ering.
A few snow-drops fell on Sunday
and a little snow is reported from the
vicinity of Union City, the first of the
season.
Supt. Gundersop taught in the Shell
ton schools Monday and Tuesday,
while Mrs. Todd was absent from
illness.
BoRN,-Shelton, Sunday, November
18th, to the wife of George Lovelace,
master mechanic of the Peninsu1ar
shops, young mechanic.
May your turkey be fat, your wives
good humored, your children we'll and
your hearts light on Thanksgiving
day, is the Lumberman's toast.
It is about time to fix up your water
pipes for prospective freezes, or the
plumber may be calling on you with
his little bill. An ounce of proven
ton is sometimes worth a dollar of
cure.
A. W. Shelly has moved his drug
store into the stand vacated by Closson
& Kelly, and now has splendid neat
store. Jeweler Giles has one of the
front windows for his business. The
telephone Office has also been moved
to the new stand and is conveniently
arranged for the public.
The Good Tenp1ar contest, which
has kept up lively interest among
the members was concluded last week
by the Emmot side scoring the most
points and the other side, led by Harry
Dean, furnished the members with an
oyster supper at the lodge last Satur-
day night, at which all had a good
time. Another contest has been in
augurated.
The City of Shelton was down to Sc
attic last week, undergoing some need
ed repairs to fit her up in good order
for more extended run during the
winter, taking in the New Kami1che
route, the steamer Doctor having been
sold and taken away. The Doctor
came IN on her trips Thursday and
Friday and the Multnomah Saturday
night.
George Vogtlin has placed a street
lamp in front of his livery stable, and
this reminds us that the winter is soon
coming on and it would be a stroke of
enterprise if the town or some of the
business men would place few la Inps
where they would do the most good
during the dark nights. Some of the
crossings and walks are above the
ground and an accident might easily
occur to perfectly sober person.
Herbert McReayy was oyer from
Union City Tuesday and reports the
shio Enoch Talbot having sailed for
San Francisco this week with her third
cargo of 100 piles, this season. The
piles were supplied from Fredson &
Burtt's camp on the Skokomish river.
They were peeled for creosoting and
WI ha .1cpd ot t,o L>;co
which will call for large quantities of
piles in the future, opening a good
market for the Hood Canal 1oggers.
Messrs Fredson & Burt are. moving
their camp from its present location to
new grounds on the Canal seyera al
miles hey ond Union City.
Notices for the next city elect ION
should be out, but we learn hat the
necessary ordinance will be passedoat
the tcouncil meeting next Saturday
evening. The election takes place
next month. All the councilmen 90
out this time, as several Of the mem
bers were appointed and hold only the
single term. The present board has
taken considerable interest in the
towns affairs and the JOURNAL would
be pleased to see them go in again. It
is a hard matter to fiud citizens public
spirited enough to devote the necessa-
ry time to public matters, and when
good men are found they should be
kept in Office of this kind as long as
tEey will stand it.
The Shelton Evaporation plant is
now running night and day shifts, and
turning out lot of evaporated pota-
toes. Five persons are employed on
each shift. T. f. Potter is in charge
| during the day, and Allie Saeger at
night. The company has orders to
the extent of fifteen tons of the dried
potatoes, and expects tc get enough
orders to keep the plant in operation
most of the winter months. if the
green produce can be secured in suffi-
Gent quantities. Thos. O'Neill bought
| 100 tin cans for starter. They are
the size and shape of coal oil cans,
with screw top, and hold IS pounds
each, ready packed for the Klonaike.
The JOURNAL can supply scholar.
ship in either the Acme or Wilson'S
Business College, at Seattle, at reason.
| able terms, to some one DESTROYS OF
| adding some substantial touches to
! their education.
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