The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-10-26
Local Notes.
Prof Meakln, Nov 1st.

COZ chris baldwin, a son.
BoRN.-Chapman's Cove, Oct. 18th
to the wife of A G Peterson, boy.
A. Emmdtt who has been clerkinf
for Hunter & Eaton for the past tire,
years is sick.
Read Guuderson's letter CRYING til.
true record of his work in the las
Legislature.
the Woodmen will arrange to hav.
the election returns posted in the hal
at their dance election night.
The candidates have nearly all beer
lodging the rain drops in the NORTH
end OF the County this week.
Chas Dunbar has purchased horse
and buggy, with which he will handle
his milk route during the winter.
Chas. Dorman will shortly go te
Potlatch to work for the railroad, and
take the locomotive when it comes.
Faubert & Reed, of the Webb, are
reshingling the roof of the Annex, and
renovating the interior of the building
The new Hilton store building ad.
joining the Commercial Hotel, is pro-
crossing as we'll as the weather will
permit.
George Simpson gathered up about
thirty head of cattle in this vicinity
and drove them over to his farm near
Elma last week.
The work with the public school is
running along smoothly and the at
tendance somewhat increased in the
higher grades.
Owing to the rains OF the past week
not very much work has been done. in
the logging camps and the trains have
only run occasionally.
It is reported from the Olympia
hospital that Dudley Simmons is i'm
proving and the young son OF Robert
Mcintosh about ready to return
home.
One Sheldon Hyde, professional
who did up one of the local sports last
spring to the extent of several hun
dred dollars, committed suicide at Will
bur, Wash, last week.
The County Commissioners were in
session Monday, canvassing the re-
turns of road elections in the districts
of Mason County. The proceedings
are published elsewhere.
Frank Helm was in from Grove last
Saturday, and on the way home found
a guuny sack containing overshirt and
underwear, which the owner can have
by writing him and claiming articles.
The Northwest Horticulturist last
week gave an excellent illustration of
the home of A, Eckert, proprietor of
the Auburn Beach Vineyards, at De-
troit on North Bay.
In day or two we will receive a
new supply of the Angle Lamps, and
plenty of globes to supply orders. Get
one for trial, and it will pay for it.
self in convenience aud oil this winter.
The Band, which has been recently
rechristened "The Shelton Silver
Cornet Band" on account of the new
instruments, will give a social dance
at the Hall tonight. The Band has
received new metal bass drum and
want help to pay for it.
Tuesday morning it was reported
that another accident, similar to that
IN which Conductor Warren Roberts
lost his lite, happened at the same
point of the Blakely Railroad Hap
PLY none of the employees were in jured,
although number of the cars were
ditched
All Republicans are asked to turn
out and join the Mckinley marching
Club at the Wilson meeting next Tues,
day. The Band and the torches will
be secured. 1t will probably be the
last Republican meeting of the cam
paign.
Will Hunter was over from the Sko-
koinish River Monday and reports that
about a hundred feet of the new road
TIP the hill was washed out during the
late rains, and must be repaired to be
passable. He says that the river is
about up to its banks, but not over
flowed as yet.
Candidates Thos. O'NeilI, Win Tay-
lor, Chas. Leake and Bert. Forbes on
the Democratic side and G. B. Gunder-
son, l.. W. Specie, Eli. B. Robinson
and Will Mcdonald on the Republican,
ticket, we're looking out for each other
on the Canal this week.
A note from v. R. Furness, in refer.
ence to the item in last weeks paner.
states that he has no idea of contest
ing the road election in district 20. He
| received votes, Mr. Coats. z, aud three
votes could not be made out. So the
matter was referred to the commission.
ers for decision.
+ The Kullrich stock of goods a
kamilche was moved out to Matl6cl
last Sunday into the Lumrernen' s
Mercantile branch in charge of William
Bauer. F. M. Grout inventoried the
stock and looked after the transfer
Mr.. Kullrich recently started with his
family for trip to Germany.
Ernest Bailey has baled 344 tons Of
Is
hay for farmers in different portion.
of Mason County this fall. Eli Robin
son has also dore considerable balins
for others, This will give some ide;
of the amount OF hay raised for sale il