The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-05

Superior Court meets in jury term
on the 18th.
Ash Wednesday opened the Lenten
season this week.
Setter and F airbairn had their grand
opening Tuesday night.
BoRN.-Monday March LIST, to the
wife of James Neal. son.
The Shelton public schools close
their six months term this month.
Locals are still scarce, probably be-
cause the weather has not yet settled
down.
A slight furry of snow yesterday
morning wound up Growers admins
tration.
The tug Katy. went out with raft
of Williamson's logs for Tacoma mill
Wednesday.
Several marriages are billed to come
off during March, and two young
couples have their preparations about
completed.
Several youngsters were reported
to be more or less intoxicated Tuesday
night. Where were the fathers with
their big clubs.
The town council held a special
meeting last Saturday night to grant
license to Fairbairn and Setter and
diSruSS other h,,eineSS
BoRN.-At New Kamilche, March
End, to the wife of G 3. Morford,
book-keeper for the Port Blake1y Co.
at that place, son.
Henry Faubert is having the side
walk lowered and leveling done in inn
proving his own and the Bordeaux
property on First street.
The New Kamilche Odd Fellows are
in f1ourishing condition, having TAX
en- in a number of new members of
late, four now going through the mill.
The JOURNAL has received a lot of
government seeds from Hon. ". II.
Doolittle for free distribution, which
can be had on application at this office
or by letter.
No 81 is the valuable ticket which
draws Hanford Clark's Navy Revol-
yer, and the winner can get the
artillery by presenting the ticket to
Barber Wehnes.
BY the way, if you haven't been
reading our serial story. ga Case in
Equity" you have missed a good
clean and interesting story. The first
half is now about completed.
Tie City of Shelton brought in big
cargo of freight for Shelton merchants
Tuesday, and the receipts have been
unusually heavy for some time past,
the spring stocks beginning to arrive.
The New Kamilche Odd Fellows will
give Masquerade Ball at their Hall
On Saturday evening, March 10th, at
which a grand time is promised.
Tickets, S1.5O per couple. The Shell
ton Orchestra will furnish the music.
Alf Fredson and A. R. Burt, are
getting out lot of boom sticks at their
Riverside camp, for the Simpson
Logging Co. The sticks will be
towed around to Shelton by way of
Hood Canal and the Sound.
There will be no preaching services
at the Baptist Church next Sunday
| morning. as Rev. Lamoreux will hold
| services at New Kamilche at II O'Clock
and at the Forbes school house at 2;3C
p. NJ. returning in time for the usual
evening services.
| Farmer Todd is staying at home, on
the farm, plum disgust ed with the ag
| gregation at Olympia he helped ts
father,-and for numerous other rea
sons the straight populists, the demo
Gratis and other fusion elements il
this neighborhood are 'sore" on tn,
same proposition.
F. ]. Boyle has disc ontinued hi
jewelry store and moved to Tacoma
where he will engage in the manufac
ture of his new automatic fishing reel
! and place it on the market this sum
mer. His reel is one of the fines
things out, and it will doubtless fin,
ready favor in the hands of the trou
fishing sports of the Northwest.
The steamer Multnomah broke
shaft last week and the Aberdeen i
now taking her run. which makes tn
City of Shelton unusually late on he
evening trip, on account of delaying
to connect. On Tuesday evening tn
Aberdeen and Glide both transferred
considerable local freight ard tn
Shelton failed to get in until eleve,
o'clock.
The local committee has completes
its arrangements for the Inauguration
supper this Thursday evening. AM
ample oysters and other supplies hay
been provided so that all may eat
good square to celebrate the Inaugural
of President Mckinley A short lit
erary program has been provided AM
a general good time is in prospect.