The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-26
Local News.
The JOURNAL,
The Chicago Inter Ocean.

Next week THURSDAY is ADrll ISL.
Be on your guard.
Pear tree buds are bursting and
plun1s are not far behind.
Daffodils and other early spring
flowers are out in blossom in some OF
the door yards.
The Peninsular Machine Shops are
running just as though nothing
unusual had happened.
The Shelton Sawmill put in the
whole of last week getting out lumber
orders for new buildings.
Tuesday was a splendid day and the
populace was sunny on the street cor
ners-and the next day it rained.
John Lewiston, of Clifton, was the
1ucky-winner of the pretty hand
work tea cloth ratified by Miss Annie
Keelty, last Saturday.
The Post-Ohice is now located in
the store room formerly occupied by
Al. J. Munson. It will take a few
l.. K. Munson rs just received new
ladies and gents wheels of the Waiver
1y manufacture, and is now equipped
with bicycles to rent during the SUM
mer.
It is now Mayor Shorter, AMI Albert
Johnson has been elected councilman
in his place. DR.. Beach is at present
in Idaho. but it is not probable that he
will return to Shelton soon.
Marshal Wiley has just received q
plaster of paris bust which he is deeply
engaged in studying, so as to be able
to detect a hobo and read his thoughts
by passing glance at his Uranium
John McReavy pulled one nice plum
out of the populist pot-pie, the Land
Inspectorship for Jim, which will pro-
baby be about all Mason County will
be able to get out of this administca-
ton.
November and March were the rough
months of this winter, and March has
been acting the lion all the way
through. 1t is having one good effect,
at least, in retarding the fruit buds, SO
there is less danger of their injury
from the cold April rains or frosts.
The W. c. T. U. have secured Mrs
Clara c. Hoffman to lecture in Shell
ton. Monday evening, April u. She
spends Sunday in Olympia, and goes
on Tuesday to Seattle. She comes
West highly recommended as one of
the ab1est platform speakers of the
day.
At the De1norest Medal contest in
the Methodist Church last Saturday
evening, Miss Edna Heilborn was the
winner of the medal. The other four
speakers delivered their recitations in
good style and the results of hard
practice are showing in the improve
ment of all the children who take part
in these medal contests given by the
W. c. T. U,
Postmaster Sigh has finally decided
to move from the small and illy-light-
ed quarters where the post office has
been for-the past year or two, and the
Office was moved into AL. J. Munson's
old store Wednesday. The new loca.
ton is convenient and far more com.
Portable to the patrons Of the office
| Al. J. Munson will continue as assist.
ant postmaster.
One of the oldest buildings in Shell
ton, and the oldest south of Railroad
street has been torn down to make
room for Maxwell's new building
which is now going up. The first
buildings built in Town, besides David
Shelton's homestead, were the two
dwellings adjoining the L. NJ. Store
and the building just demolished t.
make room for the march of improve
rnent, came next, and was the only
hotel for some years.
Three carloads of lumber went Ii,
the line last Sunday, destined, it is re
ported, for saloon Oscar Bailey an,
Joe Deer intend opening in the Satso1
Valley near Simpsons camps. 1t
said that the Valley people as well a
Mr.. Simpson are objecting strongly t
this move, which will certainly be
bad thing for the neighborhoed, be
sides demoralizing to some extent TIL
men in camp. There is some doubt a
to whether the saloon will be made t
stick.
Those who attended the Odd Fellows
Ball at New Kanilche last Saturda
night report first class time, aud
splendid supper. The City of Shelto
left Shelton at O'Clock; having o
board a lively crowd bound for til
!. ball, and returned early the .followin
morning. The Shelton Harmony o.
chestra furnished the music, and r.
ceived credit from the KaTnilcheite.
The Odd Fellows looked safter til
|, pleasure of their guests and,:no pain
was spared to make the affair su,
cess, :,
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