The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-10-19
Local Notes.

was expected.
II you want a fine McKinle,
Roosevelt picture for your window
cali at this Office.
Nine voters were admitted to citizer
ship before superior court this weel
and all are good citizens. See cour
notes.
The Woodmen of the World hav
taken the matter of the election dane
IN hand and will make all the arrange
ments necessary for good time.
SO far no speaker has been billed TO
Shelton by the Republican state com
mittee but it is said that John. l.. VIII
son will probably make this point befor
the Campaign closes.
w. Shelly has secured the contrac
for the erection Of the new Hiltoi
store building adjoining the CONNER
cial hotel, and lumber will be on tn,
ground in a few days.
The registration books closed Tues
day evening. and the total number o.
those registered in Shelton precincts
is $50, which is considerably larger
than ever before, showing that there
has been some rustling done to get
the voters on the books.
M. S. Ayers has sold his Union City
mail route to Thomas White who took
charge yesterday. Mr.. Ayers will
open stage route from Shelton te
Hoodsport, taking in the new works al
Potlatch, and anticipates a good
business.
The forest reserve work is about
concluded for this year although sup.
ervisor Thompson and Ranger Crotch
are finishing up some special work.
Rangers Ball of Hoodsport, and Tros-
per, of Upper Skokomish removed tc
Tacoma with their wives this week
The Democratic Suffrage party held
their convention at Detroit last Satur-
day, and put one man ticket in the
field. H. W. Durboraw was nomin ated
tor school superintendent, and the rest
of the Democratic County ticket was
endorsed. The new candidate is in
bad company and stands chance OF
getting left.
The addition to the Webb hotel is
enclosed and the lathing and plaster
ing begun. Work on the Wehnes and
other buildings about town is also pro-
crossing favorably. Both the Webb
and Wehnes buildings are beiug pain
ted.
The Olympia Standard last week
republished an old bit of sarcastic cor.
! respondence written by J. w. Day
while auditor in 1892 to R. q. O'Brien,
the adjutant General in reply to de-
mand for the military lists Of this
county. The sarcasm was good, ane
fits the fuss and feathers of Maio,
Pillowsham, the sword-bearer to hi.
majesty Governor Rogers at this time
The local school fight, which has
been seriously interfering with the
welfare of the city schools, has reached
focus. The beard has brought the
matter into court and secured a re
straining order against Mrs. Moore
the former principal, who holds a con
tract made by retiring board. Mr.
lines, the new principal, was installed
into the school Thursday morning
and thescase is set for trial in tn.
Superior court Nov. 18th. The board
felt that they could not allow the mat
ter to continue in its present unsatis
actory state, and must take some
action to settle the trouble.
The Examiner has a sensational
story that Miss May Tilley, who (
quarter of century ago married {
Mr. Tilton and went to San Francisco
to live. She is now Countess Strava,
of Greece, rayishlng widow who il
holding queenly sway by the Lake O.
Coma, with countless Claudes at he]
feet. She passes for woman of thirt,
years, which shows that she possesse.
the secret of maintaining her youth il
/ remarkable degree. The Examine,
Jour usual luck) accredits the fai
queen to Seattle. when everybod,
knows she was born and bred in thi
city.-Olynpia Standard. She is ;
sister of Milly, now of Shelton.
Des Moines was the scene of VIVA
was probably the warmest politica
joint debate of this campaign. The
speakers we're Hon. T. P. Fisk ant
Col r. H. Lindsay, of this city. Th.
debate was arranged several days ag,
by the precinct committeeman of tn,
two parties, and when the speaker.
mounted the platform they faced bi.
audience. Reports received from re
liable residents Of Des Moines as t.
the effect that the fnsionlsts were
completely routed, horse, foot an,
dragons, and that after the meeting
Mr.. Fisk received warm congfatula
tons from many Democrats what atten
fded.-P. I. Wednesday.
The farmers and landowners o
Ebey Prairie, Island County, which i
undoubtedly the prettiest body of far
ming land in the state, as we'll as tn
most productive, have joined in a,
agreement not to rent their lands t
Chinese or to employ them for farm
purposes. The heather Chinee is
blight on a community, not unlike tn
scab to a potato. I'm these easy goin,