The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-12-22
Local Notes.
Wild geese are flying South


Wild geese are flying South.
County Commissioners meet mex
Tuesday, January Ind.
Several days Of frosty weather ant
ice, and then it rained again.
A Merry Christmas. It will be a.
merry as you wish to make it.
The Shelton postofice is doing i:
good business in the Santa Claus line
The Northern Light is out helpins
the City Of Shelton out for the holida,
visit.
DR.. Beach last week received a new
patent adjusting operating chair, !
necessary adjunct to doctors Office
The Council is figuring on placinf
about eight Angle. street lamps a
points where they would benefit the
public.
The Q. p. S. entertainment Monday
night will have full house, as the re
served seats were generally taken
early in the week.
The public school closes today fol
the holidays, and will open again or
the day following New Years. Five
months of school left.
The Odd Fellows are on the eve of a
boom in membership, about dozen
candidates are expected during the
holidays, to join in body.
The postoffice will be open Christ.
mas forenoon, and on arrival of mail
in the evening. Most of the stor es will
be open while Sunday morn ing tor
shoppers.
Miss Mary Shields has received an
offer of room IN the public school at
Everett, with considerably increased
salary, and will probably resign her
position here shortly.
Those who attended the social dance
given by the Shelton Orchestra in the
Hall last Saturday evening, had a
good time, and the Orchestra will ar
range for occasional dances during the
winter season.
Last Friday morning the first train
brought down logs with thin coyer-
ing of snow, and the next day the log
ging camps laid in big supply of hay
feed and provisions in preparation for
snow storm should one come.
At this season of the year it is we'll
to give thought to those less tortun-
ate than ourselves, and see if some
token or necessary ould not be appre-
ciated by some in whom we may have
no interest. None should be oyer
looked make it Unanimous.
The Christmas tree exercises at the
Methodist Church next Monday even
ing will begin early to allow those
who desire to attend the Eastern Star
entertainment Persons having arti-
Giles for the tree will please bring them
as early as possible in the day.
AS special lnducement to new sub
scribers we offer to send the JOURNAL
from now until November 10th, after
the falls election, for only ST.. This
will also include the Farm Journal to
1908, if it is requested.
Most of the camps on the Shelton
railroads closed down yesterday, and
the rest today, and the loggers have
been struggling down for several days,
cashing in their checks, supplying
themselves with clothing and neces-
saries, and getting ready to enjoy the
short 1ay-off.
Barbar Wehnes has fitted up a bath
tub in his shop and is prepared to fit
out his patrons with a frst-class clean
up. A public bath tub is great con
venience in place like Shelton, where
there are so many without homes OF
their own, and Wehnes' new baths will
be appreciated.
The exercises by the Red Men of
Shelton, to commemorate the one
hundredth anniversary of the death of
Washington, at Kneeland's Hall last
Thursday evening, were we'll attended
by the public as we'll as by the mem
bers, general invitation having been
extended. The order is now in a flour
ishing condition and the organization
OF the ladies' auxiliary, Pocahontas
degree, is contemplated.
All the Shelton stores had fine holi-
day display in their respective lines,
and have been dong lively trade for
the past two weeks, The people from
all sections have been to town for their
supplies of things for the holidays and
the local merchants have enjoyed the
best trade they ever had, Everybody
seems to be happy and prosperous, in
the mood and condition to buy liberal.
ly for the purpose OF gift making.
r. B. Giles has installed fine regt1.
lator, the largest ever brought to Shell.