The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
SHELTON, FRIDAY, MAY. II. 1889
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.

cents dressed for Beef in hoof
Oh as. Griggs and family Of Kamileh
ie, were visiting at Mrs. Duck worth's
last Saturday.
Go to Mrs Eaton's for DIR. Wood
wards expanding, health restoring, life
preserving corset, $3.50.
To LET: Furnished Rooms to rent by
day, week or month. Enquire of Mrs. +.
A Dipman, Cor. Railroad and sixth streets.
Tcamster George Woods took, was in
town Yesterday suffering from long
scalp wound inflicted by flying chain.
Several couples of Shelton young peo-
pie went out to Days last Saturday 10
attend the dane "Di they report good
time.
The street workers have begun to
grade First steret, and fill up the several
frog ponds in the vicinity. Let the good
work go on.
DR.. Mccartney has returned from his
"trip TO Portland, and will continue his
practice here as before. Office in Free
burger building
We will shortly have direct telephone
connection with Tacoma and Seattle, as
the line between Olympia and Tacoma is
about completed.
The mercury in our shop climbed up.to
90 degrees last Saturday, which calls for
ice cream and fan. Uncle Benny,
where art thou?
Louis Dcrosia's father left for visit 10
Canada, to relatives lie has not seen for
many years, last week. Louis went down
as far as Tacoma.
Ell McReavy ran a small stub into his
eye at camp last Wednesday, but the doc
tor removed it all right and his sight will
not be impaired.
Idaho is making vigorous effort to be
admitted as "a state. The governor has
called a constitutional convention to
meet at Boise City July 4th.
Colin McDougall has resigned his du-
ties as secretary of the Shelton bra lch Of
the United States Building and Loan
Association, TO 4. j. Taylor.
LaRock and Berant will open Jew
cry store and repair shop in the new
Shelton building and have made arrange
mcnts for a fine stock of goods.
Attorney G. II. Aver has been appoin-
ted deputy prosecuting attorney for the
counties of Thurston and Mason by
prosecuting attorney w. A. Reynolds.
The three historical maple trees in
Seattle on whose branches three men
were hanged in 1882 have been cut down
10 make way for modern Improvements
Rev M. Eells, sends us a pamphlet
containing Hymns in the Chinook jargon
language, which he has compiled tor gen.
eral use among the Indians OF the Sound.
Fourteen head of cattle destined for
the Pofl Blakely Mill company's logging
camp at Kamilchie went to that place
last week. They were from Flandreau,
Dakota.
Mrs. Vincent has taken charge OF the
Restaurant, and prepares to furnish good
meals at all hours to transient or regular
boarders Bread and Pies will also be
kept on supply.
Shelton cast more votes than Monies
ano-l15, as follows: Winsor 113; West,
1O5; Fairfield 6S; McReavy, &c. Union
City gathered more voters than one
would dream of, 116 out OF 100 being for
McReavy.
The Shelton sawmill received an order
irom Grant Williams, of Olympia. tor
tlrSt class flooring to enter into the con-
structiun of his fine new residence there
This speaks we'll for the Shelton Industry.
The Satsop Company will put in a
gate on the trestle near the wa 'ehouse 10
keep people from travelling near the
building and endangering the hay and
merchandise by a careless match now
that the dry season is near.
". II White, adjustor for the Phoenix
Insurance Co. was in town last week
adjusting the matter of the McDou gall
lire. He decided that the loss was a. TO
lal one, and no doubt the full amount OF
Insurance. $1,000. will be paid.
From the reports that have reached US,
II would appear that the wind OF last
Monday was no ordinary blow, though
no damage of a serious nature was done
at any point but Tacoma. There light
Tour story frame structure was blown
Gown, causing the death of four persons,
ana inJurlng eight others.
move is on foot by Seattle parties to
make the ascent of Mt. Rainier, ON next
Fourth of July and set off a lot of red
IRE. In case the weather is clear, the
spectacle would no doubt be plainly viSi-
Die from Shelton as we'll as at any poiat
where ayiew of Rainier can be Outlined
The Constitutional Convention will be
largely republican as far as the returns
OF the recent election have come in. Al
though some people delight in calling the
recent election and their candidates nos
artisan, as far as could be seen party
INES were as plainly drawn, as In gen
eral election.
Mrs. Lucy H. Washington, Delivers
an excellent address in the. Interest ol
'he W. Z. I. U. Of Shelton aud temper
alce generally, in the w. E. Church as {
Monday evening. Mrs. Washington Is .
success as public speaker, being thor
oashly conversant with the Cause upon
which She lectures. The attendance was
very large and appreciativc.
besides the Satsop Companv's camp
under Ed McReavy, two other camps arc
IN operation Oh the Satsop Railroad, those
ol Newell Day and George Weymouth
ana "iiley's camp will commence haul
ing next week. The logging business is
,ioWiy picking up in this vicinity, ant
%rt resume its wonted activity, withou
~oup Ia another moath The logs thai
n ,,d u'm bro light down are of the fines
s; ;ueF' considerably over the average 10