The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
Shelton, Friday, Sept. 20, 1889.
IoCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.

Considerable interesting matter
is crowded ont this week.
Tuesday was a scorcher. Old
Sol has not done with us yet.
Salmon are becoming plentiful
in the bay, and troilers are catch
inc some big ones.
The steamer Otter is now on the
Shelton-Tacoma route, on the
Clara Browns days.
It is repo rted that the Olympia
and Chehalis valley Railroad prop
crty has been purchased by the
Northern Pacific.
The townsite Of the new Ka-
nj lche, the terminus Of the Puget
Sound and Gray's Harbor Railroad,
was filed in the Auditors Office,
Wednesday.
The regular meeting Of the w.
CT. u will be held in the church
at 1 o'clock on this, Friday, after
noon. All the ladies are earn estly
urged to attend, as there is bust
ness to come before the meeting.
Hon. David Shelton, candidate
for State Senator returned from a
tour through Kitsap County i'll
the interests OF his election. He
found many old friends there, and
is well satisfied with his prospects
over that way.
A trainload Of fifteen sticks,
sealing 1000 feet, came down
from Bordeaux's Satsop camp the
other day. Most Of the loggers
are cutting fine timber.
Hon. S. G. Cosgrove, Major
Thad Huston and Major G. NJ.
Barton will address the people of
Shelton at a republican meeting
On Saturday evening Sept. goth.
Arthur Needham is having the
stumps blasted from his property
near the Court honse. and has plans
made for the construction Of a neat
residence. 1t will cost about $1,000.
and be built by Judge Dunbar.
The JOURNAL is making friends
among strangers throughout the
County from the new subscribers
who are dropping in. This paper
is one of the best County papers
in Washington, and is being appre-
ciated.
Frank Hermann, settler from
the western border of the County,
was at the county seat this week
His Post office is at Elma, and he
must go ten miles to get the jour
NAL and his other mail. What
the Satsop needs badly is a mail
service.
The Rev. L. w. Brintnall OF
Stcilacoom will speak in the M.
+. Church on Sunday evening al
$50. The meeting will be under
the auspices of the w. c.. I. q.
and the Band Of Hope children
are expected to sing. Everybody
60.
E. Lcisure's team ran away last
Saturday, near town, being fright
eHed by escaping steam from the
Satsop locomotive. Mr.. Leisure
was thrown from the wagon and
badly bruised. He was brou CHIT
to the Commercial hotel in an un-
Conscious condition., but his inju-
RES, though painful, are not SER
llous, and he was taken to his home
Monday, and will be out again
soon.
The Odd Fellows Ball, on Fri
Gay last was grand success, and
me members spent considerable
money and time to that end. The
Aneeland Hall was tastefully deco
rated, and it was pleasure to
aance to the strains of the Asmu
orchestra. Some eighty tickets
were sold, and the county was well
represented. The Willie brought
up a dozen couples of Olympians
While enjoying the hospitality
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wsnsor. last Sun
,aay, Mark Shelton and John Price
ofonght an immense pair of elk
ah'ierS the wearer of which Mark
ana Harry Winsor had killed the
Jay before. The horns were almost
.Ou II feet high, and Mark took them
~ Tacoma this week, expecting to
Sc! at least SIS for them. The
anlmal weighed about 500 pounds,
une nlnd quarter weighing 143
pouhds. They had tracked this
Monster e elk two days, refusing to
"ant for others-in the vicinity.