The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-10-28

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Local News.

Front last Saturday night.
BoRN-Shelton, Oct. 23d, to the wifi
of Mark V. Shelton, a girl.
BoRN-Shelton, Oct. %, to the wifi,
of Julius Richert, daughter.
A new girl is reported born to tn
wife of John Mcdonald, of Clifton.
The weather continues fine, and the
candidates are out beginning to circn
late over the equity.
A Sign-writer has been in town thi.
week dong some lettering for the bust
ness men, including some nice work or
the Bank doors.
The work of rebuilding the No.
locomotive is about completed at the
Peninsular machine shops, and she was
warmed up'' yesterday.
Don't forget that quartet will furn
ish some catchy and lively songs for
Cushman's meeting next Tuesday
evening. They will be good.
Tug Renton was in Wednesday and
towed a big raft of long logs te
Blakely mills The camps are sending
down considerable long logs for a
foreign order.
May Williams, who has been confined
in the County Jail since spring under
ten years sentence, for the murder Of
Kearney, will shortly go to Walla
Walla to serve her sentence, the statu.
tory time for appeal having expired.
A steam threshing outfit pulled into
town Tuesday evening, after having
cleaned up the Satsop Valley. The
traction engine was regular circus
for the small boy, who gathered mum.
erously on short notice. The outfit
left the following morning tor Mud
Bay and home to Little Rock.
Thomas Hickey and B. S. Barger
returned last week from their elk
hunt in the far Wynooche, having
some ''jerked" meat to show that they
slaughtered big elk. They report a
fine hunting trip, being out ten DAYS.
1t made B. S. feel joyful to bring
down a monarch of the mountains.
Geo. Cyphert is preparing to build a
house and make other improvements
on the large tract of land he holds on
Lost Prairie, which takes in a good
share OF the Lake. He plans a goat
ranch, and having large range to
himself. ought to make good thing.
Mr.. I. d. VanHorn has completed
the deal for the lease of the Shelton
Sawmill, and is at work making some
needed repairs for putting the mill in
running order, when he will stock up
the yards and prepare to fill anything
in the way of an order for lumber.
An addition is being built to the
Methodist Church to increase the Ca
pacity of the main room, and also for
use as classroom. The capacity of
the church, the first built in Shelton
has always been too small, and on
special occasions many people cannot
be accommodated. hence the necessity
of the Improvement now being added.
Three Satsop homesteaders made
final proof before U. S. Comr. Angle
last week. Thomas Hickey, with VIM.
Dunbar and Louis Mayer as witnesses,
and Alvah McKibben and Reuben
Hawksley, Harry Winsor acting as
witnesses for both. All have made a
good showing tor improvements, espe-
cially MIR. Hickey, who has fine place
The local stores are pretty well re-
presented on the tickets this year.
Thos. O'Neill of Mcdonald & O'Neill,
w. B. Eaton of Hunter & Eaton, Allie
Bell and H. Forbes, employees in the
L. M. store. From a business stand
point they are all good men.
Observe that the JOURNAL is a news.
paper giving all the news all the time,
never allowing politics or anything
else to interfere with its usual quota
of local matter. The JOURNAL spares
no expense to furnish its subscribers
with interesting reading. and as many
new readers will peruse the paper this
week we ask them to consider its
merits and join the family.
Another week closes the campaign
and the people will be glad to get .
rest from politics. We believe nearly
every man in Mason county has ha6
his mind made up long ago as to how
his vote would be cast, because it is
very noticeable that most people are
not saying very much, which means
that they are doing some thinking.
Mrs. W. B. Eaton has just purchased
from Capt. Ed. Miller, for $3.50, % acres
of land down the bay, taking in what
| is known as Indian Point, I" where the
old Indian church used to stand. 1t is
fine, slightly location, splendid beach
and good land in back, all in all the
making of a splendid home. Bert
Eaton is devoting much of his time tt
the improvement of his oyster beds
near by, and they intend to make Their
home there some time in the future.
We have heard of an effort being
made in some quartes to connect Mr.
Gunderson with the Sunday closing
movement here and in other places
All parties who are taxing interest OF
either side of the movement know tina