The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
Local News.

Have you resolved to do better.
The Shelton merchants are now in
the throes of annual inventory, and it
is no fun.
The days are getting longer, at the
rate of about minute day. Do you
notice it.
The JOURNAL is shswing the effects
of the holidays, but will get caught up
by next week.
The Pennisu1ar Railroad crossings
through town are being repaired in
good shape.
The old board of county commission
ers hold their closing session, begin
ming next Monday.
Woodman Meeting next Tuesday
night, installation and other business
call for full attendance.
The Christmas week was quite pleas
ant, although the sunshine was mis-
sing. The weather was mild. with
little rain.
Al. J. Munson has shipped his stock
of goods back to Schwabacher Bros.
Co. Seattle, and closed his store for
the present.
M. P. Hilton is having the store
building formerly occupied by Arthur
Needham ref1oored, and improvements
made in the front.
The camps have cotton down to
work again, and the logs are coming
down as fast as usual, the weather
not being very bad for work.
1t is noticeable for that the fruit
trees evidently consider the cold part
of winter over for they are beginning
to show signs of life in this vicinity.
The Masquerade Ball at Kanilche
last Saturday night was quite lively
affair. Several parties from Shelton
participated and report fairly good
time.
The recording officers of all societies
are requested to send in the names of
their officers for the new years, in
case the "cards'' are not already
corrected.
All the logging camp employees re-
turned to work Monday and the logs
are now coming down as lively as
ever. Orders are good for all the log
cling concerns.
The Home Orchestra New Years
ball at the Hall will be the largest
Watch party in Shelton tonight. They
anticipate a good crowd and the Dip
man will serve the usual excellent
supper.
Jacob Hopp came over from Clifton
yesterday on trading trip, Jay Todd,
who is teaching the school at Clifton
also came oyer to spend a week at
home Mr. Hopp brought oyer load
of splendid butter,> of which the
JOURNAL received a share.
Henry Latham was over from the
Skokomish this week. He reported
that one of Fosters young bulls was
preached on the Purdy place during
the recent freshet, having been carried
about three miles down the river by
the high water, and got out safely.
The following were the winning
drawn at C1osson & Kelly's
On Christmas eve: Gold watch, 977;
suit of clothes, 1882; set of dishes, 1906;
Columbus clock, 334O; box of cigars,
526. So far only SIG has shown up in
the person of D. E. Berger, who, by
the way does not smoke.
All the camps in this vicinity were
closed down Christmas, except that of
joe Simpson, which was working on
some special orders. Many of the log
gers came down, but number went
off to spend Christmas at other places.
Shelton was unusually quiet during
the day, and considerably improved its
holiday record for sobriety. Every
body seemed to have a good, though
quiet Christmas.
Christmas tree entertainm ents were
given at both the Methodist and
Baptist Sunday Schools and neatly ar
ranged trees loaded with gifts for the
children and elders were the features
of the evening, The exercises mainly
by the children, were very good in
both instances, but were entirely oyer
Swallowed by the trees. Very few
were forgotten in the distribution of
presents, and many felt a little better
over the fact that Santa Claus had
not passed them by.
Chas. Saeger and his family failed
to have very enjoyable Christmas,
owing to train of incidents. Charlie
had six horses, and on Christmas day
loaned one team to a neighbor and
hitched up another in readiness to go
out for dinner, when John Forbes
came along and bought the team.
That left him still pair of horses at
home and he hitched them mp and
started. A short distance from home
one of the horses dropped in its tracks
and died in the road. So the Saeger's
dined at home. Charlie also lost fine
young colt short time ago, the train
running over it.
The Eastern Star Entertainment
and Ball on Christmas night was the
event of the winter season The musi-
cal and literary concert afforded two