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

~. cooper has gone to work i
1"osner q McDonald's Mud Bay camp.
Snas. Leake has made a good in,
provement to his house by construct
log new porch.
Arthur Needham has lust receive,
nne, big safe, and the exchange wa,
: made Wednesday.
: Inc photograph gallery next door t,
the JOURNAL Office, will be occupied b,
nrst-class artists after next week.
Joe Trainor's new house IN Littl,
okookum valley is about completed
and Andrew Getty was over BUILDING
the chimneys this week.
1t ra1ned again Monday, butwe are
still likely to have month or 81,
weeks OF line weather before the win
ter season begins in earnest.
r. Herman is at the Dipm n nurs
ing broken arm, having fallen from
scaffold while at work building a
warehouse for the Blakely Railroad at
the "Rollway."
Beria Wiley is haying a 30 foot ex.
tension added TO his wagon shed at the
Fifth street stables, to furnish in.
creased stable room and cover for We
hicles during the rainy season.
Have you noticed that when you
meet a doctor he says Chow are you?''
A newspaper man inquiries what do
you know" But lawyer hits you on
the back and calculates "What have
you got?'
The recent rains have started the
usual fall run of the dog-sa1mon and
the fish are beginning to make their
way up the creeks in considerable
numbers, although the heaviest part
OF the run is several weeks off yet.
The Shelton public school opened
Monday with 135 pupils i'll attendance
divided as follows: Prof. Collins, 10;
Mrs. Thrash, 80: Miss Ca1low, 81; Mrs.
Todd 40 The pupils are all glad to
get back to school after six months
vacation, and everything is favorable
for very successful term.
Mrs. John Davis met with an unfor-
tunate accident out at the ra nch last
Friday afternoon, while assisting
John in slowing away the hay crop.
She stepped off pile of hay and fell
on her shoulder, breaking her collar
bone. She was brought to town and
the doctor has dressed her injuries.
Now is the time to put up fruit.
Primes are selling at one cent per
pound and other fruits at very low pri-
ces. This has been an unusually good
fruit year. and many prudent house
wives will put up enough to last for
another year, when fruit may not be
so plentiful. The price of fruit Jars
has risen at this end of the season.
The new electric light plant on our
fine little steamer, the City of Shelton,
furnishes the best light we have ever
seen from the incandescent globe.
There is ample power and the light is
perfect, as the plant is not oyertaxed.
The searchlight is now in good order
and the Shelton is now ready for the
dark, winter nights.
The Womans' club which was tenn
porarily organized this week, will
meet at Mrs. Browns on Wednesday,
Sept. 22nd, at p IN. for the purpose
OF organizing permanently and max
ing all necessary business. All who
sign the constitution then, will be
charter members. The object of the
club is for the mental elevation of
women in all walks of life.
The JOURNAL, window has several
fine specimens of local fruit, and Wat
son Rodenberger has brought in his
usual big samples of Gravenstein,ap-
pies, Bartlett and Clapp's Faxofite
pears, ]. w. Lott brought in some
splendid Strawberries, but they were
perishable. and the office force kept
them from spelling. The Editors big
apples have not been beat yet.
Rev. F. o. Lamoreux breaches his
closing sermon in the Baptist Church
next Sunday, having closed up his af
fairs to leave the following week for
Louisville, Kentucky, to enter theo-
logical seminary. His family will po
East with him. Rev. Lamoreux has
attracted a good attendance during his
stay in Shelton, and the Baptist
Church will undoubtedly miss him
Rev. F. Nj. Wheeler, with Mrs.
Wheeler and household goods left
Thursday for the new charge at He
GUAM. Rev. Wheeler is an earnest
preacher and his work in Shelton dur
ing the past three years has left the
Methodist church in good condition.
and the people miss him Rev. l.. p.
Covington, the new pastor assigned to
this charge, arrived from Elma TODAY.
with his family, and will conduct the
services next Sunday. Rev. Covinr-
tons work at Elma has been satisfact-
DRY, and he will no doubt do as we'll
here.