The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-21
SHELTON, FRIDAY. JUNE p. 1873
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.
Warm as usual.

LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.
Warm as usual
Lew Munson is in town.
Warranty deeds for sale at this office
Get your Candies and Nuts of Il. +.
Dunbar.
NewHats, of various kinds, received
this week, at Mrs Eaton's,
Mr.. and Mas. b. 3. Healy, of Lacrosse,
Wis, are visiting A. II. Anderson.
Chas. Aver counsel for Shelton, has
succeeded in securing an order Of court
striking off the vile" from Shelton.
The excursion of the NJ. E. Sunday
School, to Hunters Point, which was to
take place next Saturday has been post
poncd.
The Lumber for the Shelton Bank ar
rived Wednesday, and the contractor is
expected today, to begin work on the
building,
An impromptu social Dance at
OsNcill's Hotel on Monday was we'll at
tended, and furnished splendid even
ing's entertainment.
The Band will furnish entertainment
for the Fourth, and will play at the
several games and sports, and will be on
hand during the day.
Dir. Armstrong received telephone
call for a consultation at Se"ttle, on Fri
day. He returned Monday, leaving his
patient in good way to speedy recovery
WANTED: At the Union City Hotel, a
JOHN MCREAvY
JTp;op (t;tv Macon 90 ~ IT
Frank Fredson, Thomas Bordeaux,
Henry Faubcrt and Jos. w. Day were in
Olympia, Saturday, to take another Gle.
gree in the Royal Arch Chapter OF Mason
ny.
A fierce fire burned back Of the Round
house this week, but destroyed nothing
further than wood and section OF the
trough that supplies the Round house
with water.
Jonas Bushnell, Grand Chief Templar,
10. G. L. will be IN Shelton on Satur-
day and Sunday evenings, June 20 and
80, and address the people on the cause
of temperance.
Rev. G. B. Douglass, of the Baptist Sen
tinel of Tacoma, will hold services
in the Church on Friday and Saturday
evenings, June 81 and %. A large at
tendance is desired.
During cherry time large crowd OF
people finds its way to VIM. Walters on
each Sunday, as well AS on week days.
The cherries which he has in abund-
ance form quite a source OF revenue.
DR.. Armstrong is preparing to remove
lis office and take up his residence In
the Shelton building formerly occupied
by LeMunyon. Mrs. Armstrong will
arrive from San Francisco next month
Our report two weeks ago of the acct
dental shooting of timber hunter
near Seabeck; and that in last week pa
Der regarding the shooting OF VIM Baum
at Port Gamble, we have since learned
refer to the. same person.
The Weekly Post Inteligenccr is out
without loss of time, though i'll reduced
form The daily was issued the following
morning, with some type saved, and
printed on q small job press.
All over the Sound times are dull"
as they express it. at Shelton things are
the same, yet there are no idle men
about The streets, and it takes quite a
search to find help when it is needed.
VIM. Callow received quite severe in
ternal injuries last Saturday, which might
hive resulted seriously but for Dr.. Heir
Zer's arrival at Little Skookum. He fell
from log and was badly strained and
injured by striking upon another snag.
When you desire to use the telephone,
be sure and don't leave your pOrtmonnale
Oh the kitchen piano, as this Office has
shut down on charging it up" 1t costs
us too much each month 10 acCO m odate
sucn people.
Evil disposed persons have been shootiD g
insulators off the telephone poles in vaf-
ious places. A reward Of $50 is offered
by the Company for the arrest and con-
viction OF these vandals, and any one
caught will be made to suffer. -
Mr.. Tillman Shelton, a brother of Dav-
i'll Shelton, and Captain Cove, father in
law of John McReavy, both old resident
ers Of Steilacoom, were in Shelton over
Sunday visiting David Shelton. Capt
Cove went TO Union City Tuesday.
Will Dunbar hauled large wagon
load of goods and supplies to the Satsop
Oh Tuesday The supplies were made
up by donation Of Shelton for the family
of James Getty, who are in destitute
circumstances, especially since they were
burned out two weeks ago.
Mr. James Mcintosh, an experienced
lumberman and timber cruiser, who has
operated on the upper Sound in past
years, has undertaken the work of cruis-
ing, elias styling and plating the lands OF
the Satsop Company. All the lands
must be gone over IN detail and each
section estimated and described, and 10 do
this.properly will take year or more.
On Wednesday evening the Tacoma
Orchestra under leadership of ID. II
Getchell. furnished music for about SIX
sets of dancers in the Kneeland Hall
The time was pleasant though not a
very lively one. number Of people
were present from Tacoma aud Olymyia
as well as the Clara Browns people
Supper was furnished by Mrs. Vincent
at the Restaurant.
Sheriff Due kworth, returned from his
trip to the two Wallas, with prisoner
Smith, on "Wednesday. lie was accom-
panied by HmxsK assistant
Sheriff says (baf Idrouth prevails east of
the meuntai1S aud the farmers say rain
must conls ia few days to preserve
their Gro ps That couatry is very dry
and dusty, and Mr. Duckwor h says he
Is g lad toset back to the Soual coan try