The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-12-15

Speed Shelton is having a nev
woodshed built.
/ A special meeting OF the A. o. u
w. will be held tonight.
Smelt are in the market, brough
over from Hood Canal
BoRN.-Shelton, Dec. 9Th, to thu
wife of Chas. Dorman, boy.
H. S. Clyde has opened new hant
laundry in the old Clark building.
Last week was a pretty fair weel
for the JOURNAL, seven new subscrib
ers being added to our lists.
Wednesday morning brought frost
and the weather has changed to cooler
and brighter, after long period Of
rain.
G. c. Fletcher has received ship
ment of the Guthrie fruit trees, and
they appear to be clean and healthy
stock.
Last week the tides were quite high,
coming up to First street, and cover.
ing the track to the small trestle with
over foot of water.
Watson Rodenberger had his usual
fall hog-killing bee last week. and
brought us in some samples of his
sausage and head cheese.
The JOURNAL overlooked stating in
good time that the County Commits
sioners would not meet this month.
Their next term will be in January.
Bills have been issued for the enter
tainment and ball to be given by the
O. E. S. on Christmas night, The
program published elsewhere consists
of music, songs, recitations, drills and
other interesting numbers.
The young son of ]. A. Cole, while
riding out to the Elson place on the
wood-rack with Randolph the other
day, was thrown overheard and the
front wheel ran over his legs, bruising
the lad considerably.
A six-year-old son OF Robert Griggs,
of Kamilche, while playing on the
school grounds, fell in jumping across
a puddle and broke the thigh bone of
his left leg. 1t will be some time be-
fore the lad is out again.
1t has been suggested that years
subscription to the JOURNAL would be
good present to send to some Eastern
friend or relative this Christmas.
Nothing better. Several here at home
might also make themselves a cheap
Christmas present this year.
! The Shelton pest Office has been
raised to presidential office, and the
salary of Postmaster Munson will be
at the rate of $11O0 per annum. The
work of the Office, and the business
has increased considerably of late, and
this is a fair evidence of the general
Improvement Of Shelton.
The annual Christmas Tree given
by the Baptist Church will be held Sat
urday evening, December 23rd. Pro.
gram will begin at z o'clock sharp
All those wishing to put presents or
the tree please bring them to the Bap.
] fist Church by 2 O'Clock that afternoon
Everybody is cordially invited to at.
| tend.
In conformity with our usual custom
the JOURNAL will issue handsome
Christmas supplement to its readers
in the issue Of December 22nd, in time
to reach all for Christmas reading
We are bound that every patron shall
get his moneys worth and be happy,
if it is possible thing. Some few
people don't know good thing when
they see it.
Another burglary is reported in towr
last Monday night in which J. H. Viii
son lost $35 from the cash drawer
in the Gem Saloon. The thief forced
the back door by breaking bolt ant
so far as is known took only the cash
This sort of thing is getting too common
and some effort should be made to run
out of town suspicious characters a.
fast as they show up.
The Marshal gathered in three hard
looking hoboes the other night ant
fired them out of town without feed thu
next morning. The hobo's mug give!
him away, and such people should be
moved on promptly. The man who il
honestly looking for work can find il
and there is no excuse for drumming
nowadays,
| The big increase meeting of tn
I. United Workmen will take place Of
next Monday night when over fift,
candidates will ride the goat" Thi
is probably 4 better record than an.
lodge in the state, outside Of the tire
large cities, has made and the order j
making a good growth since the class1
fed assessment plan was adopted las
July.
The Shelton Orchestra, an organize
ton of local musicians, will give
: social dance at the hall, Saturda
night, tickets so cents Perhaps if tn
home orchestra was to receive som'
encouragement, they could soon pro
vide as good music as the outside play
|ers, and would give as good satisfae
ton. Give them chance.
i Judge Hodgdon made special tri
! to Shelton last Friday for the purpos
! of examining Geox Mankee, logger
j aud Ollie Carr, both Of whom wer