The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17

"HSSudy, september Otn. MIS-
Saeger has been over to Spokane for
month past getting ready for her ar
preaching marriage. Both are wei
known in Shelton where Mr.. Tue1
formerly conducted the Shelton Drug
Store, and the bride is the daughter O.
calvin Saeger, one of the older resi-
dents whose splendid farm is shor
distance from town. She is a native
daughter of Mason County, and has q
wide range of acquaintance, who joir
in congratulating the newly-married
couple and hope for them prosperity
They will make their future home in
Spokane, where Frank is in business
Try Shel1ey's Whooping Cough rem
edy.
| The residents interested in the Gotta
street bridge, assisted by the town to
the extent of $50, have been working
the past. two weeks repairing the dam
age done by the high water of last
winter. A substantial log abuttment
has been made on the upper end and
filled with brush and sacked gravel so
that it ought to Withstand the rush of
the waters. Ralph Potts has also put
in three large log abuttments to pro-
tect the Eliab Dunbar place, which
lost considerable land last winter and
the house was in some danger of cav
ing into the creek. Between the un-
dernining waters and the battering of
the floating logs. it takes a substan-
tial structure to come out whole, for
the Go1dsborough is a lively little
stream occasionally during the winter
months.
MILLINERY OPENING.-At Mrs. Eat
on's, ;st week in Oct. A trimmer en-
gagged to trim and wait on customers,
good goods and latest styles.
J. W. Lott was up from his Hart
stein Island farm Wednesday and pre-
scented this office with a box of straw
berries, as fine as they were in the
midst of the strawberry season, two
months ago. The box was made up of
several varieties and were all nice
large berries. Mr.. Lott has about
three acres of Strawberries out, and
has a number of Eastern varieties
which are just beginning to bear. He
has one variety which cost s. for a
dozen original plants, and he will
have some plants to sell next spring
at Is cents dozen. Mr.. Lott is hunt
ing for berry that will bear late and
is good shipper, as that is the sort of
fruit that will pay best.
Anything and everything in the line
of pure drugs and medicines will al
ways be found at Closson and Kelly's
Drug store, opposite post-office. We
are not very 1oquacious, nor do we de-
sire to vaunt our abilities, but when it
comes to compromising we take
'back seat" for no one, and will sell
the purest add best goods the markets
afford at prices guaranteed to suit all.
or no sale.
T.. V. DUNBAR, Manager.
A complete outfit of suits and para
phernalia for the Shelton Base ball
club has arrived, and the club with
the assistance of several ladies will
shortly give a minstrel entertainment
to help pay for the outfit. Proba bly,
the boys will practice all the harder
when they don the new shirts with
"Shelton" emb1azoned on their breas SIS.
The Montesano tournament will be
held early in October, and the Shelton
club expects to play return game for
good-sized purse.
DR.. KENNICOTT, DENTIST. is ner-
manent1y located at Shelton. and IRE.
pared to do all dental work up to date:
Sets of Teeth on Gold plate, Platinum
or Continuous Gum. Porcelain. Rub
Der; Gold and Porcelain Crowns and
Facings, Bridge work, Teeth without
plates, Fine Gold filings. Call and
get prices, one third less than CITY. for
nrst class work. Painless extractions
made, Teeth regulated made straight.
5. K. Taylor is opening an oyster
and she'll fish business at 5O4 West
Fourth street and expects to have his
establishment ready for business with
In week. He will conduct both
wholesale and retail trade. devot;ng
his attention largely to the handling
OF oysters and clans. His father has
extensive oyster beds down the sound
and will be prepared to supp1v tbe
new market with choice bivalyes in
large Quantities from his own oyster
beds.-Olympian.
All chronic cases treated successful
~ by druggist Shelley. He has peonle
calling on him daily for treatment
All patents at great cut rates.
FOR SALE.-Dwelling 11ouse aud 1o+
next 10 JOURNAL Office, with out build
ings and fruits, comfortably fixed. for
SAFE cheap. Apply on the premises.
Mason County producers ares ;rst
now caught in the squeeze between
1ruit Tor home Consumption and
enough Tor cannery. They have not
enough to operate cannery, but
wnen the many young fruit trees ret
INTO bearing, the cannery will be
Forthcoming. There is need for nru,e
esdPorators en- small scale now.