The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-01
Local Notes.


Lake last week.
Machinist Chas. Wiss has been en-
gagged in fixing up our water motor
aud making other repairs in the JOUR
NAILS machinery this week.
There will be a union meeting in
the Baptist Church on Sunday even
ing, at which time Miss Page, State
President W. c. T. U. will give an ad-
dress on "Total Abstinence and Pro-
hibition."
The District Lodge of Good Templar
will hold their quarterly session in
Shelton, to-day and tomorrow, and a
delegation OF about thirty Templars
from the adjoining counties will be in
attendance. The local members of
the order will arrange for their enter
tainment during the session.
Chas. Wiss has just completed a
large barn on his farm near Chap
mans Cove, 48x5O in size, large enough
to house all his stock and crops. A
large and conveniently arranged barn
is necessity on every farm.
It is reported that Capt. Tew has ex-
changed the little Marguerite for a
new steamer somewhat larger than
the City OF Shelton, and will shortly
place the new acquisition on the local
business, to improve the service. The
new boat is the Northern Light, one
of the fleet of boats built last year to
ply on the Yukon river, but never
reached Alaska.
An effort will be made next Satur-
day night to re-organize the Shelton
Band, and we hope it will succeed. It
is desired to have good band in
Shelton in time tor the big celebration
which will be given in Seattle on the
return of the Washington volunteers,
as great many have expressed their
intention of being there, and band IS
a necessary thing in the celebration,
all towns being asked to send their
brass bands. An excursion can be ar
ranged, and something can be made
to pay the band boys for their trouble
in taking part in the band.
The school board met Tuesday even
ing and completed its arrangements
for the coming term of school, which
begins on Monday, September 4th.
Monday is Labor Day." but the last
legislature repealed the section of the
law making 1t school holiday, and
the public schools will not observe it
in the future. The teacher employed
in Miss Draham's place had another
engagement, and the board selected a
Miss Libbic Nelson for the second in
-termediate grade. The contract for
sixty ricks of wood was awarded to J.
B. Shelton, at SO cents, his being the
lowest bid.
Raising the left arm as high as you
can will relieve choking much more
rapidly than by being thumped on the
back" explained medical man to a
reporter. "And it is we'll that every
one should know 1t, for often a person
gets choked while eating when there
is no one near to thump him. FIRE.
quently at meals and when they are at
play children get choked while eating,
and the customary manner of reliev-
ing them is to slap them sharply on the
back. The effect Of this is to set the
obstruction free, so that it can be
swallowed. The same thing can be
brought about by raising the left hand
of the child as high as possible, and
the relief comes much more rapidly.
Many women througho ut the country
make pin money out of their chickens.
We have known of women who have
clothed the entire family with the pro-
ceeds of the poultry yard, and some
have paid off mortgages and others
bought their homes by intelligent
management of their flocks. Every
body interested in chickens should get
Bicycle Poultry Book. It is so full of
ihelpful suggestions and short cuts to
success. and has so many years OF
costly experience boiled down for its
pages that it is poor economy to be
without it. 1t will help increase the
income from the poultry yard, and
has started many an amateur or mis-
guided professional on the right track.
The price is so cents, free by mail; ad-
dress the publishers, Wilmer Atkinson
Co., Philadelphia.
Several new pianos in town.