The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-12-28
Local Notes.

School re-opens, Monday Dec. 7th
with Prof. Hines in charge.
The Hunter & Eaton sawnlill is
again Ae.rning out lumber.
BoRN.--Roger's Camp, Dec. 23rd to
the wife Of Charles Hepner, girl.
E The "3-spot" Peninsular locomotive
is being overhauled during the holi-
!. day lay off.
The old will yield to the new dur
ing the next two weeks; county, town,
lodge and other officers.
The post office did the proverbia1
land office business Monday and Tues
day in gift packages by mail
December has been unusually rainy
month and the last week was SO wet
that Christmas shopping was done
under some difficulties
O. c. Hanson has had the ''yellow
house in the grove" moved back and
will build substantial front, making
it his future residence.
The JOURNAL family return thanks
for big turkey from Carstairs' and a
box of fine Baldwin apples from Leo
Anderson's, compliments of the season.
This ought to be an suspicious time
TO launch into the sea matrimonial
at any rate, the JOURNAL hopes that
the launches of the past week may
prove successful.
The lucky holders of winning tickets
for Needham's fine dolls may now
come forward and claim their dolls.
The winners are tickets numbered 48,
g., us, 22O and 226.
Christmas passed off quietly in Shell
ton this year, few scraps were in evil
dence and good humor seemed general.
Many homes had Christmas trees and
the Methodist, and Baptist churches
and Good Templars had we'll supplied
trees for members.
The end of the century has brought
some very fine calendars, and of late
years it has been possible for the hum
blest home to tell the day of the week
or year by consulting veritabie works
of art in the form Of calendars. Some
of those issued by business houses
this year are grand.
Shelton is rather quiet since Christ
mas, most of the loggers went away to
spend their holidays and as towns
people are pretty well supplied trade is
a little slack. The business men are
taking advantage of the 1nll to take
stock. The holiday trade has been
as good as ever this season, and every
body seems supplied with cash for
holiday shopping.
A lire alarm was rung IN last Friday
evening, from the house of John Bow
1 man, on Railroad and Ninth Streets,
but the fire was put out by neighbors
before the hose carts reached the scene
A stand lamp was tipped over by one
of the children and the blaze spread
over the room, causing a slight dam
age by fire and water.
The entertainment given by Mrs.
Waterhouse and her pupils last Sat-
urday evening was, in part, something
new and pleasing. The Rotations
and acting of the smaller children was
amusing, and the manner in which
the instructor handled them showed
her ability for such work. The Del
Sarte drill was very good considering
that the class had been under training
only month. This systematic train
ing developes the body and promotes
health. The entertainment was sue
cess and will be repeated in more ad-
vanced form next February.
| Dave Lyle. of Kamilche, recently
received a fine bred Poland China
sow from the state agricultural expert
nent station at Pullman, which is
eleven months old and weighs over 800
pounds. Dave is believer in good
stock, and will certainly get better
| prices than his neighbors, unless they
| they secure some Of his b1ooded pigs
1t costs no more to feed a we11-bred
animal, which always commands a
better price than scrub animals We
are glad to see the good breeds of
horses, cattle. hogs and sheep brought
into Mason County to improve our
| stock.
The Town Council, at its meeting
last week. closed the deal with the
Shelton estate for the purchase of the
Shelton Springs and the right-of-way
across the prairie to the present water
tank, the consideration being 5000
When the papers are completed this
will settle all contention over the use
of the springs, and give the corpora
ton full ownership and control oyer
its water system. 1t is intended to
construct new pipe line from the
Springs direct to the reservoir, and if
necessary build new reservoir at a
point higher up the hill, adding con-
siderable to the present water pressure.
These improvements will probably be
made early in the coming season.
At an early hour Wednesday morn
ing the hotel and store building owned
and occupied by William Hudson, at
New Kanilche, was discovered to be
on fire, and there being no fire facili-
ties in the vicinity the building and its
contents were consumed. Mr.. Hud-
SON managed to get his family out of