The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

charged.
In the matter of the estate of David
Shelton, deceased. Ordered that J B
Shelton, Adm proceed to advertise and
sell certain mortgaged premises to
satisfy claim of NJ H Draham. Claim
of E Leisure for $246.O5 against said
estate ordered paid.
Northern Pacific Railway Co VS. Ma
sen County ct al. Ordered that all
parties in the action appear on July
9th, 1898, and show cause if any they
have why the purported judgment and
decree entered Nav 18th should not be
vacated and set aside.
AS the JOURNAL predicted several
times during the past two years. when
our stock raisers v ere selling off their
cattle to outsiders at very low prices.
that they would miss it by not holding
them. There is now, and has been all
the year a great scarcity of beef and
meat of all kinds holds at top prices
An ordinary amin al that would bring
$40 to SIS year ago is now worth $40
to S45, and A. w. Fredson of the Ma
son County Meat Company. informs
us that he has paid as high as $50 a
head. While in Chehalis County last
week he bought a two-year-old for
$3.50, which he had sold fourteen
months before for 81 so. At this rate
there ought to be big thing in stoc
raising.
Buy White Mountain Ice Cream
Freezer. Guaranteed to make ice
cream in four minutes, at Mcdonald &
O'Neill's
DR.. Kennicott has received a new
bicycle which is something of an in
novation over the ordinary bicycle.
The improvements consist of an auto
matte brake and a rear sproc ket which
may be thrown out of gear for coast
ing. The brake is put on by simply
reversing the pedals and thus allow
ing the upper line of chain to sag and
engage a point which puts on the
brake. The rear sprocket is ball-bear
ing but so arranged that when / h,
forward pressure on the pedals is re
moved, the sprocket goes out of gear.
and the rear wheel is freed to NOV
same as the front wheel. The opera
ton is quite simple and it is evidently
a good thing. The DR.. has also rugged
up small sail, and will give the pub
tic free circus out on the prairie
some day in the near future.
There are no better Reapers, Vow
ers or Hayrakes, than the Mccormick,
Jones or Deering, you will find any OF
them for sale at the L. NJ. Co. store at
low prices.
The Skokomish Indians are making
great preparations to entertain their
friends from the other neighboring
reservations, for weeks celebration
about the Fourth. Horse racing and
other sports will be INDUCED in each
day and big time is expected. The
sports will take place DIT the Reserya-
ton, and a number of Shelton people
will take it in.
MEN ARE JUDGED by what they do
So is Hoods Sarsaparilla, and its
great cures have given it a good name
everywhere. 1t is the One True Blood
Purifier and Great Nerve Tonic
And we are reminded that we hear
very little from the Klondike, since
the war news engrosses the attention
of about all who have no kindred or
golden prospects in the far North.
Letters as we'll as some of the gold
seekers themselves are expected before
long.
Druggist Shelly has people calling
on him for treatment daily. 20 years
experience in medicine.
w. w. Long is going on the road for
Hunter & Eaton, visiting the various
logging camps and taking orders for
goods.
DR.. Kennicott, Dentist, is making
sets of teeth from 81 to $40 set. On
ly high priced teeth used.
The old pioneers met IN Seattle this
week, but Mason County was not rep
resented.
Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate. Cure indigestion, bilious
ness. Csc.
LOsT.-Black Velvet belt purse, with
silver chain, containing small purse
with some change. Return same to
JOURNAL Office.
Cherries, Sweet Peas and Asparagus
are ID the market.