The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-07-19
Shelton, Friday, July 19, 1889
ToCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.

Read the new story, The Captains
Money
What is the matter with our CORES
pondents?
Short form mortgage blanks, for sale
at this office
Miss Myers is San Francisco visitor
at Alrs. Dipman's.
G. +. Mead has begun building cor.
ner of Gotta and Sixth streets
The Misses Hurley, from Kamiiche, are
visiting at Mrs. d. II. Duckworth's.
A. Fl. Anderson and b. b. Healy are
in Tacoma this week on lumber business.
Jonas Bushell, on Constitutional Pro
hbition next Saturday and Sunday eve
BoRN:-In Shelton, on Saturday July
18th TO the wife of John kneeland, a
daughter.
Miss Minnie Maxwell left On Thurs
day morning for Victoria, 3. c., on a
three weeks visit.
The first days OF this week were cool
and pleasant, but "o!d Sol" has not for
gotten how to glow.
Chas. Aver WIS in Shelton Monday on
LEGAL business and to look alter his prop
clty interests here.
License to marry was issued to G. W.
Spurlock and Jessie Nj, Morris, Of North
Bay Mason County.
IA. Silsby, from Olympia was in town
TUESDAY. His camp at Little Skuokum
is getting out considerable logs.
The tug Politkofsky, or Polly" for
short, came in Saturday for raft OF
Willey's logs. to be taken to the Port
BlaNclY mill.
Dr. ard Mrs, Flanagan, Of Olympia
were in Shelton Sunday on business and
pleasure bent. They drove overland
from that place.
4 fine corner lot on Fourth street can
be bought cheaply, owner wants 10 sell
TO improve other property in town. APP
ply at this Office.
President Kuhn and others connected
with the Port Tow nscnd Railroad were
in Shelton this week, while enroule home
from the Chehalis Country.
The Commercial Hotel has changed
hands. Doyle and Spencer relieving T
O'Neill Of the lease from l. McPhail
who had attached for rent due.
4 Ball will be held in Munson's Hall
Friday July Goth. 1899, under the Aus
pices Of Aamus' Quadrille Band. AL
are cordially invited. Tickets 500.
Tie Steamer Zephyr brought up a
supply of powder for the Satsop Com.
pany last week, and left with a raft in
tow for the Tacoma mil Tae Rip did
the same for the Pacific mill.
The Steamer Willie sank at Hunters
Point last Saturday, while taking on
wood and water. She was loadsd with
about $500 worth of freight of which
considerable was damaged by the wet
ting.
Thomas Bordeaux now has a crew oi
men at work at his old camp on the Sat
sop Railroad, which he will have in op
eraion in Il short time w. D. McKen
zlc is also arranging to open a camp On
tho road.
It is rep )ftsl that the steamer D etroit
now being built ut the head af the Bay
oy the Malaney brothers will be launched
At high tide next Saturday. She will be
taken to Seattle to have the boiler and
machinery placed in position.
Nearly every HORSEPOWER in town is
having his building painted, and in a
spiritof rivalry gets a different color from
his ncighbor. The result is pleasing al
though mady of the colors were rot TAX
en- from tie rainbow. Let the good work
20 Cd.
The following were installed as officers
OF Shelton Lodge No. Gl |. O. o. F., al
the meeting of July 10th: VIM. H. AS
mus, G. W. II. NJ Dunbar, V G.
nlnomas McCarty, II. Sect, WA. Shorter
Treasurer.
lAe First street bridge has been plank.
eu aud all that lacks TO make it passabe
Is lie approach from the South, and the
i9ad leading to it, which work will prob
"oly lie done before long
Among those making presumption and
homestead final proof on claims this week
we're joseph Costairs, Chas Reid. David
>,tF>, Henry Martin, 'rhps. H. James.
=, u. Sanford, David W. Sanford, and
r lion Spencer prove up tomorrow.
i , makes a big weeks work for Probate
JUose Dunbar.
Ar. Harvey Scott, Editor of the Pert
,sA0 orcgonian, was on visit 10 the
Sould last week, and spent an hour in
s:"etol last Thursday to talk over cid
"AiTs with David Shelton. Mr.. Scott, al
's1r ume lived on SCOTS prairie, neal
.le!ion, IN bis younger and less prosper
% days and he enjoys visit to this
''c'Nity every year or so.
David Shelton and Marshall yoe,lir
"S.e around town Saturday, prying
%'olad peoples houses, bat for the pui
q Inspecting tho condition of fiaes
81 pTecaution should be taken 10 avois
otcause having no water facilities, il
:--a &c impossible to save any build
"heA oacc afire, almost so to sav,
sh hose Dear by. What is to lie don,
80. 'ae water system talked OF, b,
/, ca lne town can be amply and cheap
- H sc Bushell G. C. T. of the |. O. G. I
"ashing'on will deliver an address On
~ olSst.lu'ional Prohibition, in the Churcl
81 2,.t saturday and Sunday evenings Jul,
80. u @ud 2lst. Mr. Bushell is goo,
= r'aHer and We hope for good audience
~. ~e are assured the people will be en-
l;".As &c aud interested. This topic i
ing discussed on all sides at the presen
,Is ahd 1t may possibly come to vote a
IL ITencral election next fall. so the pub
LIQUID sHouia get as deep an insight into ;h
sS. -t. as possible.