The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-10
Local News.

for Kneeland's Hall, Saturday night
The teachers examination is now in
progress in the Co. Superintendent.
Office.
| L. K. Munson is always adding new
lines to his stock, the latest being Z
line of the patent and proprietary
medicine.
A pleasant surprise party was giver
Mr.. and Mrs. Almerion Adams. a,
their home on Gotta street, Tuesday
evening, by their neighbors.
1t was the S months baby of Gus
Hensil, who lives near Geo. H. Wey-
months that died last week, instead OF
A. Hanson, as reported in last weeks
paper.
There is a new fad in photos which is
now the rage i'll the cities. The sitter
is placed before two mirrors at right
angles, and six different views are
shown on the one card.
The Epworth League Social has
been postponed till the 4th Friday
evening, in this month, as several of
the members on committee will be abb
sent on the regular third Friday.
After a diligent search we have
about give up the hope of finding a
democrat in town to condo1e with.
over the returns. The rank and file
know that something is wrong in the
condition of things, explain it as they
we'll.
The Washington Southern supply
train went out Wednesday, to take
out load of supplies to the Bordeaux
camp, and the ranchers along the
road. Henry Drum went out with his
traps and outfit to put in the winter at
trapping.
The public square in Olympia has
been named in honor of Edmund
Sylvester, the Tumwater pioneer who
originally owned the present townsite
of Olympia and who decided the city
the square to hold so long as it was
used for park purposes.
Since the shooting of Mayor Harrison
in Chicago, cranks are abroad in the
land threatening mayors and all kinds
OF public officials. Shelton's mayor
had better "look 1eed1e out.' The
latest crank is seeking vengeance
against the state land commissioner.
The steamer Clara Brown will re-
turn to her old schedule next week and
continue it for this winter in order to
better accommodate passenger traffic.
Will leave Tacoma Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday for Shelton at O'Clock,
and leave Shelton for Tacoma at l
p. IN. On alternate days she goes to
Seattle for freight: ETC.
The Council should take some notice
of the condition of Gotta Street, be-
You'd Seventh. There is no sidewalk
and the ground being low, is flooded
with water, making It impossible for
school children and residents in that
part of town to get by. If nothing
for the winter.
The salmon run is about over, and
only few dog salmon are in the bay,
they disappearing in the creeks. The
run of salmon this year has been
large, and the canneries and
the people have all put up big supply
for the winter. The next run will
occur in December and last until
spring, consisting of the tyee variety
of salmon.
The country home of the Carstair's
in the Satsop was astir this week, pre-
pairing for the marriage of the daugh-
ter, Marian Carstair, which took place
last evening. Thomas Brown, a pros
porous young farmer whose place is
near by, is the happy man. Mrs.
James Forrest, the eldest daughter, of
Shelton, went out Wednesday to as
sist in the preparations.
VIM. Stewart and Will Dunbar re-
moved part of the private bridge
across the Go1dsborough on Seventh
street, and broke out large part of
the big jam between that and the
railroad trestle, opening a clear pas
sage for the water. Now, little work
On the part of the Company will re-
move the distractions left to back up
the water at that point, and remove
all danger of further damage.
The rains have raised the creeks to
nearly the high water mark again.
1t has good effect in sweeping all the
dead dog salmon from the stream. On
the "a of the coming December Puget
Sound will see the highest tide that has
been seen for more than a hundred and
fifty years and in all human probable
ity will be seen in the next one hundred
and ninety years. This is not guess
work but is based on scientifc computa-
ton.
J. D. Rengstaff, who has successfully
raised big flock of about fifty turkeys
on McEwan's prairie, this year, pro-
poses to have a turkey shoot on Shelf
on's Prairie on Sunday afternoon, Nov.
10Th. The shooting will not be an old
fashioned one, as the law now prohibits
the shooting at live birds; however, the
sports can win turkeys just the same
by shooting at targets. The sport will
begin at one O'Clock, and those who
are lacking the "piece de resistance"
for their Thanks giving dinner, will do
well to get out and bag a turkey or
two.
The postoffice department at Wash
ington has ruled that the writer has
right to regain possession of a letter
providing he can prove to the satisfac-
ton of the postmaster at the office
from which it was sent that he was
the writer of it. Even if the letter
has arrived at its destination, and be-
fore it has been delivered to whom it
was addressed, it may be recalled by a
telegram through the mailing office.
The reason assigned is that the United
States is only the agent of the writer
while the letter is in transit. This de-
cision is important to business men
and to private individuals.-Ex.
According to the Olympian-Tribune,
about two weeks ago Comptroller
Eckels issued an order that all loan
and trust companies, building aud
loan associations and other financial
institutions, except national banks,
having the word National in their
names, must drop the word. An agent
of the government was recently in
O1ymDia and called the attention, of