The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-04-07
Local News.

roads are in fine condition.
Three '.drunk and disorderlies''
contributed to the City exchequer $11
and cost this week.
BoRN.-Hoquiam, April 4th, to the
wife OF Frank Todd, a 1O-pound boy,
and all reported we'll.
Easter was observed by appropriate
service in both the Methodist and
Baptist Churches last Sunday.
Summer must be here as two picnic
partiesare billed for Sunday. Hope
they are not forcing the season."
The County Commissioners have
been in session during the week clos
ing up the road matters and other
business.
"Border-Land" is taking the town
by storm, and seats are being reserved
in the gallery Of the Hall, so monster
crowd is promised.
The parties engaged in cutting wood
on the Northern Pacific lands near
Shelton are likely to find it rather ex-
pensive business
The space you have been keeping
your eye on for several weeks past is
A. Needham's. Read the announce
ment of his new department.
Wallie Rex is laid up with queer
"carbunc1e'' under his arm, first no.
t1ced while he was out hunting the
robbers. Probably caused by expos
ure.
Chas. Leake slipped and fell on the
fiat car, while making trip up the
Peninsu1ar Railroad Tuesday morn
ing, and injured his side, laying him
up few days
Arthur Needham received part of
his new stock of Ladies, Misses and
Childrens' Shoes this week, and his
new department is open tor the inspec-
ton of the Ladies.
New Kami1che is now a money-order
Office, and the JOURNAL received the
first order, No. L, from postmaster
Hudson this week. Detroit has also
been made money order Office.
Last Sunday was Easter, and the
rain held off until the Ladies could
show their new bonnets at church.
Easter Sunday did not pass without
some rain, and the prospect is fer
seven moist Sundays, if the rule holds
good.
The curfew bell now tolls out eight
taps at eight O'Clock, a signal for
youngsters under 16 years of age to
go in off the streets, and it is being
obeyed. Their yelling and chasing
around town after dark is nuisance,
and the rule will keep the boys out of
| much mischief.
The JOURNAL has received from
a Kamilche correspondent full details
of the Orlando Harris abduction"
case but as the matter has been pretty
we'll covered in recent issues and the
case is not very edifying, we prefer to
to let the matter rest, thanking the
writer just the same for his trouble.
The lodge committees in charge of
the matter of securing water on the
cemeteries, have had a survey made
to a spring about one-ha1f mile
distant, and levels taken for piping
the water. However, many are of the
opinion that water could be more easily
secured 0y boring well on the
grounds, if a boring outfit could be Sc
cured.
Through the courtesy of Editor
Frank B. Cole of the West Coast and
Puget Sound Lumbermau of Tacoma
the JOURNAL will next week begin the
publication OF series of Mason Coun-
ty logging scenes. Our "3 months for
Is cents" offer is taking like shot
cakes and these views will be an add.
ed attraction to your friends East.
| Complaint is made at petty thieving
by some small boys, including flowers
and small portable articles, perhaps
more to make trouble for some house.
holders rather than for value of the
articles. 1t is stealing just the same
and leads to greater things, if per
) sisted in.
The Farm Journal is D years old
prints 40 tons of paper month, ant
is out of debt; it is cut to fit every pro
gressive farmer and villager. Dom
you want this fine little paper? Very
we'll, pay all arrears and year ahead
for the JOURNAL and we will have the
Farm Journal sent to your address To-
FIVE years-and it will get to yon il
alive and anywhere on this planet.
Will. D Hudson has purchased thu
interests of Hunter & Eaton in tn,
!. general merchandise store at New
Kamilche and will continue the bust
ness in his own name. The brancl
; store has been doing prosperous busi
ness, but as it entailed considerab1
extra work on the main store IN She
ton, Messrs Hunter & Eaton decide
to accept Mr.. Hudson's offer. VII
Hudson now owns the hotel and stor
building as we'll as the stock of goods
and has worked up good trade anon
the farmers and oystermen of tina
vicinity. He is carrying fresh an
complete stock of goods, and deserve
the patronage of the people in tina