The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-11-23
Local Notes.


Last week brought quite an increase
of Shelton population,
BORN.-Shelton, Nov. 10th. to the
wife of George Webb, a boy.
BoRN.-Shelton, Nov. 18th. to the
wife of T. H. McNichol, son.
BoRN.-Shelton, Nov. 18th. to the
wife of VIM. Shorter, daughter.
BoRN.-Hartstein, Nov. 9Th to the
wife of A. E. Cowan, daughter.
The Dipman will serge its usual fine
turkey dinner Thanksgiving day.
The November apportionment of the
state school funds gives Mason County
$8Oo.O3.
Several s1eighs were brought out
this week, while the snow afforded
good travelling.
i William Lemon, pioneer of 1882,
died at his home in Olympia Saturday,
aged "a years.
The last half of your taxes are pay
able before Nov. 30th. providing you
paid but half last May.
More snow fell Wednesday night,
and Thursday the weather moderated,
so that by night 1t began raining, and
our November cold snap is about over.
The Hotel Webb, besides the new
addition, has been repapered and reno
waited throughout and is now a first
class hotel for town of Shelton's
size.
A number of gay young men have
organized dancing club in Shelton,
and will beguile the evenings with
fortn1ghtly dances during the winter,
their first dance will be given in the
A. o. U. w. hall this evening.
The Shelton Art Studio, r. Sheane
& Son, have just received new camera
made expressly for taking the small
stamp pictures. and announce that
they will furnish twenty-four photos
for Is cents.
The hens of Mason County have
been on strike for the past month
aud there has been consequent short
age of henfruit, the local stores being
unable to secure near enough to supply
the home demand.
The City of Shelton came back on
the home run last Saturday, the Multi
nomah having been repaired from her
accident. The local mail and passen-
ger service is again good, there being
tive steamers to handle the traffic
Miss Beaver assisted by her pupils
and other local talent will give public
Recital in Kneelands Hall, Friday
evening Dec IA. This will be the clos
ing up of Miss Beaver work in Shelton
and we trust that large number may
be present. Prices Is and 15c Reser-
we'd Seats Csc.
The trouble around Christmas time
is to know what to give, and, if the
present is not to bought, how to make
it. THE DELINEATOR for December is
full of Christmas suggestions. Sew
eral pages are devoted to holiday fancy
work with illustrations, also to the
latest designs in crocheting, drawn
work, and modern lace making. Pud.
dings, cakes and Christmas candies
likewise come in for attention in the
December DELINEArOR.
The Olymplan says: "Olymp,an
sportsmen who go to Hartstein Island
for game should keep watchful eye
on their dogs. 1t is said that someone
| is persistent in his efforts to poison
hunters dogs on the Island" We
would suggest to the Olympia sports,
in view of the fact that it is unlawful
to hunt deer with dogs except during
the month of October, that they leave
their dogs at home when hunting on
the Island, and there will be do law
breaking on either side.
All liver ills are cured by Hoods
Pills. Is.
| Late Saturday it began to snow, and
Sunday and Monday showed spasmodi-
cally until about four inches was piled
up. The weather was quite cold and
there was every prospect for "cold
snap although the old settlers
thought it too early in the winter.
However, most people who claim any
standing weather prophets in this
country, say that we may expect a
rather more severe winter than usual
so it is we'll to get in good supply OF
fuel, IT you have not already done so
Steve Covach, an Old Town fisher
man, narrowly escaped drowning of
!. Point Defiance Friday night while re
turning from the Big Skookum fishing
grounds. Covach and crew of six me,
in fishing smack. with skiff loaded
. with camp utensils. were in tow of tn
!, tug Harry S. The two boats were O,
the port line, while on the starboart
line was the big scow. Off Defiance
the tug got little too close to shor
. turned ont from land, pulling the star
board tow line up against the two sma,
craft, capsizing the skiff. Covach an
his men siezed the line to heave it owe
their boat and Covach was dragge
! overheard. but was quickly fished ou
Ledger.
81 A dealer in oysters in Portland n
+ ports that in sack of these bivalve
a recently received from Puget Soun