The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-10-05
Local Notes.


Fraser, has been newly shingled.
BoRN,-At Shelton, Sept, 18th, t
the wife of S. P. Richardson a boy
The A. o. u. W. calls for asst. TO
October, the fifth assessment for 1900
Joe Ritner has closed his bicycle re
pair shop for the winter and is clerk
ing at Hunter & Eaton's.
Frank Brown has purchased th'
property Of Mrs. Margery Jones, ant
will make it his permanent home.
! The Shelton Band will give {
ball on election night and have
committees appointed to take the mat
| ter in hand.
Fred. Munson and Ellsworth + rec
burger are working their fishing out
fit, but with poor success so far, as few
salmon are getting up this far into
the Sound.
The Republican County Executive
committee will meet in Shelton Satur-
day afternoon at 2 p. ~ ALI members
of the central committee who can make
it convenient are invited to attend.
DR.. Beach was called to Arcadia
Tuesday to attend VIM Eof, at the
Woodhall place. Mr. Eoff was near
Spokane and made the trip home while
suffering from pneumonia.
A horse hitched to cart, and driven
qy one Of the men from Rogers camps
broke away from it's moorings Tuesday
noon and struck out for KamiIche.
The driver got a wheel and soon cap
tured the runaway.
Arthur Baldwin, one of the new
trainmen on the Shelton Southwestern
stumbled and fell from the moving
train Tuesday afternoon. He was
picked up unconscious, but evidently
unhurt, except for bad shaking up
and is now taking it easy at the Cen
trail
Democrats and Populists who say
they will vote for Mckinley. are very
numerous III Washington, but Repub-
licans who will support Bryan are as
scarce as hens teeth. Straws show
the prevailing direction of the wind.
The Shelton Mckinley Club meets
every Friday night in the Workmen
hall and will soon have membership
of one hundred organized voters, anxi-
Gus to post themselves on the issues of
the campaign and to work for the
best interests of their party. A glee
club and local talent will provide the
entertainment.
The Mckinley Club members will
meet promptly at O'Clock p. IN. We'd
nesday evening, Oct. 10th in front of
the A. o. U. W hall. The republicans
from all sections are requested to be
present, and join IN the march to the
hall, where the speaking will begin
promptly at s O'Clock.
The County commissioners held
their regular quarterly meeting this
week settling with road supervisors
appointing precinct election officers,
designating polling places, etc. Owing
to press of other matter their proceed
ings cannot be published this week.
Work on the new addition to the
Hotel Webb began Monday, by con-
tractor Gillard, of Seattle. 1t is 3Ox6O
feet, three stories high, and will add
twelve rooms to the bulldog, besides
the lower floor. About $4,000 will be
expended in the improvement aud fur
nishing Of the hotel, which will con
tinue under the management of Land
| lord Faubert
| Don't forget the rally of the CAM
paign, next Wednesday night when
Congressman Cushman and Thos P
Fisk will be the speakers. The speak
ing will not be delayed for one. it Of
both, the speakers will arrive a day
before. Both speakers are in gooo
form. and will be worth hearing. 1t is
not likely that other prominent Re
publican speakers will be in the county
later on and people from all sections
| should be present. There are not
many speakers this fall, as everybody
! is busy. The Shelton Band and Nc
/ Kinley Club will be out and the meet
ing will be success.
i Sol. Medcalf returned last Saturda,
from a visit to the Oregon state fair a
ISalem. He says the fair was a grea
success, the exhibits Of stock of al
kinds and fruit being very fine. Th,
exhibit of grains was not good OWNS
to the partial failure to the Oregon
Igrain crop this year. Among the in
iteresting exhibits was red Durham
COW weighing 200 pounds, aud two
year old Durham weighing 1900 pounds
There were fully 100 horses entered il
the various races, and there were SOM
very fast ones among the lot. Mr.
Medcalt. did not bring any stock home
with him, as he had intended doing, OF
account of the high prices which pre-
vailed. -Vldette.
Try as he may, no man can live il
community and retain the friendshi
of ever citizen. Men are only chill
dren grown up, and it is not nncom
mon for them to pout oyer little imagi
nary wrongs like petulent babes
4 Tie average man knows that life j
too short to hole malice toward pei
sons who try to find reasons why the
4 don't Xix" him. 1t should be ever