The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-10-26
JOLLY OLD UNCLE JOSH.
His Great generosity T oWards his Newly Married
Niece.
Realistic Romance of Shelton Which Number OF Prom
inent Business Men Take Very Conspicuous Part
Copyrighted by w. S. Guthrie.

worthy underwater. He has large
number of companies. all of which be-
long to the old reliable category, being
we'll known for their prompt and salts
factory adjustment of losses. It's
better to be safe than sorry and you'll
surely be safe in the ]. F Riley
agency"
While Uncle Josh was p,ndering
where to go next, Polly suddenly
asked: "Uncle, where can l find the
leading millinery establishment
"Just cross the street, remarked
Uncle Josh, land we will visit A.
who, by the way. has or
hand one OF the completest stocks. Of
millinery to be found IN the city. Yor
can get what you want there the
latest styles and lowest prices. being
the motto. Miss Pearl Ward is the
trimmer in charge. Her good taste
guarantees that when you have pur
chased of her you have the thing &C.
cording to fashion and a satisfaction
that your work has been done by &
competent artist" Polly got perfect
dream of hat and the bill didn't scare
Uncle Josh. either.
''Oh me! Oh ,ny!' calculated Polly
as she began to inspect A. Needham's
shoe department, what perfectly
lovely slipper. eyes," said Uncle
Josh, ''that stock can't be equalled II
style and extent in this section; look
it over, pick out what you want and
I'll foot the bill" 1t might have
been policy not to have extended that
invitation, had not Uncle Josh known
what wise economy it is to trade at
Needham's, for Polly found goods and
prices so seductive that'sh purchased
an outfit from a pretty slipper to a
handsome walking boot. Charley in
vested in gents fine shoes and men S
furnishings, while Uncle Josh in
dulged in stout boot, with rubbers
for the crowd. No one needing foot
wear, millinery or mems furnishings,
can resist the styles and prices offered
by Arthur Needham.
All this time Charley had displayed
considerable interest in some fine Bel
gian hares he had noticed in Arthur
Needham's show window. by Josh,
Uncle, quoth he, I've got good notion
to go into the rabbit business, cause
1 understand there is both profit and
pleasure in it." ''Nuf sed, nuf sed,"
laughed Uncle Josh, land it's not a
case of Papa gone huntin' to get a
rabbit skim" either. Mr.. Needh am S
rabbitry is headed by Lord and Lady
Shelton, the finest buck and doe in the
State. He also has several other high
scoring hares for sale at reasonable
prices.'' Arriving at Needhau,'s Rab-
bitry, Charles soou invested in half a
dozen fine hares.
"Halt!" commanded Uncle Josh, as
the party came in front of A w Shelly
handsome drug store, "Work right in
why Uncle, we're not sick. and
"Guess / know that, but l suspect it
wont be long before this Young man
begins to take an interest in the matter
OF paregoric and" ''U-n-c-le!''
we'll go in anyway, Polly may find
some toilet articles she wants." Sure
enough, before leaving she was loaded
down with combs, brushes, face pow
ders and ounces upon ounces of fine
imported perfumes. Don't forget
added Uncle JOSH" to come here with
your prescriptions, as A w Shelly is a
competent pharmacist who uses none
but pure and reliable drugs
Women like, Polly was discussing
the matter of how she would arrange
her new house and was interrupted by
Uncle Josh. "And these house fixins
remind me-" said he ''that you haven't
got your dishes yet. The most famous
stock in extent, quality and complete
ness is at L. K. Aunspns. There isn't
positively, thing in the line of china
crockery, glass or porcelain needed fo1
use or ornament in any part of the
house that cannot be found at L.. K
IN indefinite variety and at wonderful
ly low prices. In fact, my girl there
are thousand and one other things
neede1 in the house that you may find
at Munsons. But the average reader
need not be told what great variety
Polly had to select from. Her large
order sugg ested her thorough appreci
alton. While she was selecting her
dishes forget her White sewing ma
chine and Charley invested in a fine
shot gun together with enough am
munitiou to kill all the game in tne
country. Polly declared that she real
~ didn't know when to stop, cause
everything she found at Alunson's Jus,
stuck her fancy and was So reason bic
in price.
mo stree, sfhere amt no ether store
like this in town" remarked Uncle JOSH
"and don't forgot that L. x. Munson
is headquarters for holiday doods
when you make up your list of Christ.
mas presents. !"
by the way" exclaimed Uncle JOSH
With a paterual afr, 1.-THE next thing te
look after is the lumber for those i'm
provments which are absolutely neces
sary. Come with me and I'll intro
duce you to Hunter & Eaton who are
the principal dealers in that line here
and they have wellequipped planning
mill in connection which enables then
to get special orders out in a hurry
They carry the most complete line Of
building material in the county-eyery
thing, from the sill for the foundation
to the shingles for the roof, including
doors and windows, molding, builders
hardware etc. 1t is pleasant to dea
with Hunter & Baton for their great
est aim is to give satisfaction to ever,
customer" After Uncle Josh had or
dered a right smart sized bill of lum
Der he then suggested resort to som.
place of refreshment AT the refresh
ment table the old man waxed philo
sophical. Never neglect your larder,'
said he. That Important adjunct t,
housekeeping controls masculine tenn
per. To that end you must patrouiz,
grocer on whom you can depend fol
honest goods. Through a long tern
OF years have found our friends Hun
ter & Eaton perfectly reliable. Yor
wilt find that careful firm AWAY.
fully stocked with every possible thing
in the line of staple and fancy grocer,
les, fresh and frst-class, no shelf-worr
goods there, while the prices are dowr
to brass lacks To keep peace in this
family get ali your groceries of Hunte,
e Eaton'
But look here Uncle = interrupted