The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-10-14

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Local News.

Remember the supper in the CLARK
building Saturday evening. Price &c
cents.
Arrangements are being made to
have the Aberdeen baseball club visit
Shelton. That club beat the Monte
sano's at the Tournament last week,
10 to 4.
Congressman Lewis speaks in Shell
ton Saturday evening and will be fol-
lowed on Monday evening by F. H.
Brownell, of Everett, very bright
Republican speaker.
The Peninsular machine shops have
the new No. locomotive, which has
been practically rebuilt in the Shoes,
about ready to go out. 1t will be a
splendid engine and is badly needed
on the road.
Shelton was full of politics this week
Monday and Tuesday, the two and a
half parties were planning and coun-
tering, and Wednesday was Repub1i-
can day,-and the result is three
tickets in the field.
A supper will be served by the w.
c. 7. U. On Saturday evening Oct. IS
from 5 to 8 o'clock p. m. in the Clark
building, opposite the Methodist
Church, a first class supper will be
served for 20 cents
Our show case has received ounces
16 inches in circumference from VIM.
walter, and apples, IA inches around,
Chas. Saeger, D. E. Borgor, and some
specimens of our own. The new or
chards can't be beat.
The people will have an opportunity
Saturday night OF learning something
about the initiative and referendum,
single tax, state administration and
other things, too numerous to mention
in less than two hours speech.
This has been convention week.
with the three fusion, Tor no fusion)
conventions on Monday and that of the
Republicans on Wednesday, much of
our space is occupied, to the exclusion
OF some other matters. The campaign
will, however, be short, and will &C.
cupy public attention only four weeks.
The JOURNAL failed last week to
mention the death OF Jack Bachman,
who was so badly injured at Mat1cck
two weeks ago. The immediate cause
of his death is supposed to have been
the result of internal injuries he re-
ceived at the time he was crushed be-
tween the logs. His funeral occurred
at Olympia Saturday. Bachman was
a native of Finland, about u years
old, and we'll liked by all who knew
him. lie has been employed in Ma
son County camps several years.
The copy of the Klondike Nugget, of
Sept. 3rd, sent the JOURNAL by Messrs
McLarty & Stanhope is very interest
ing reading. 1t contains the first news
of the close of the war, Aug. 18th.
Among the items is an article of the
dedication of fraterna1 lodge hall in
which Masons, Odd Fellows, Wood
men, Workmen, Elks and Knights
join in building, and each society will
organize lodges in Dawson. The lat
ter sent out petition three yards long
and containing the names of $50
Knights.
Hon. Tom P. Fisk, of Kelso, opened
the campaign for the Republicans at
the Opera House Saturday evening.
The seating capacity of the hall was
fairly filled, considering the disagree
able night, and those who attended
felt we'll repaid for their trouble. Mr..
Fisk made general sketch showing
the causes leading up to our present
| good conditions, as the result of Re-
publican policies and his address re-
ceived marked attention. Mr.. Fisk is
rapidly coming to the front as one of
the leading Republicans in the state.
He remained over Sunday with his
family, and left Monday noon for
other appointments.
Many of us noticed the bright light
in the heavens to the eastward early
Monday evening, and received te1e-
phone advices soon after that the
mammoth unfinished Olympic hotel
| building on the bluff at Tacoma was
burning 1t was begun in 1891, on a
grand scale, but never was completed,
although the missive pile represented
over quarter million dollars. It was
owned by the Land Company, which
also lost the Exposition building and
wooden Mills, all evidently incendiary
origin.
The Elkton Record reports that a
man named Rouse married girl nam
ed Nixcom, in Missouri, and now his
wife is bringing suit for divorce.
She alleges that it was hard enough
to have the papers announce the we'd
ding as the Nixcom-Rouse nuptials,
but it is more than she can bear to
have her husband insist on naming
her son Nixcom A. Rouse. That's a
parallel case with one in Oregon City.
Some years ago James Jack was mar
RED to Mrs. Jefusha Jump and about a
year after the cruel father christened
his first child Jumping Jacks
The Latest From Dawson.
DAWSON, N. w. r. Sept. 10th.
FRIEND ANGLE:-We arrived in the