The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-08-03
Local News.
A solid week of hot weather.


Ralph Potts is at work painting and
| repapering the Diptnan hotel.
For SALE.-Good milck cow, with or
without calf, cheap. Apply at this Of
fee.
The Registration books are now
open at Judge Halls Office, in the
Bank Building.
| The slashings of the farmers and
other brush fires are making smoky
weather again.
The county bridge across the Skoko-
inish at the Webb ranch is completed
and open for travel.
Haying is about done for this season
except on second crop lands; and the
weather has been steadily favorable.
WANTED.--People with fruit trees
and shrubs to join in getting a good
sprayer for insect pests. Leaye word
at this Office.
The Dlpm an house buss team took
another run on Tuesday evening, but
did little damage, shaking up the
wagon and its occupants.
The tide land appraisers, Ruth and
his crew are now engaged in survey
ing and appraising the tide and oyster
lands at the head of this bay.
Note our campaign offer, we will send
the JOURNAL, to any new subscriber in
the county until December 1st. 1894,
after the coming election, for only Is
cents.
A meteor fell in California Friday
night, and the Associated Press sent
out long report about it. On the
nights of August and 10 hundreds of
meteors will dart through the sky.
The steamer Clara Brown came in
Sunday afternoon and removed the
last of the grading and bridge outfit
used in the construction of the w. S.
Cutoff, the contractors having COM
pleted their work.
Indian Agent Eells, calls for pro-
posals to furnish supplies for the sew
eral reservations under his charge.
Fredson and Wiley have supplied the
Skokon1ish reservation with beef and
me ats for the past two years.
The advent of the Hunter & Eaton
store has stimulated considerable
competition among the three old
grocery stores, and business is rush
ing, as the people are taking advan-
tage of the cheap goods offered.
A meeting of the farmers of the
Satsop valley will be held in Chehalis
County tomorrow for the purpose of
design ating the location of the new
road up the middle west branch of the
Satsop river both ends Joining on
Mason County.
The Freeburger store was prompt
TO join the fray, and offers the buyers
the opportunity of their 1ives-buy lots
of goods for little money. They an
nounce a general cut, close to the
cost mark, and on some lines, below
cost as leaders.
The steamer Monte Cristo, stern
wheel boat, Il little larger than the
Willie, begun on the She1ton-Tacoma
route Wedn esday morning. She leaves
Shelton for Olympia and Tacoma at
5:45 every day except Sunday, return
ing leaves Tacoma at p. m.
Applicants for final proof on their
claims, who desire the advertisement
of same to be published in the JOUR
NAL, should request that the fact be
stated on their application to make
final proof. This office will also write
the applications without charge.
The JOURNAL is rather crowded this
with new advertising matter this
week, forcing the omission of several
lads and reading matter. The notice
of sale of Delinquent taxes 1891, also
appears this week, and the sale of the
lands not redeemed, will be held by
Treasurer O'Neill, beginning Sept. 8.
In another column will be found the
announcement of w. H. Asnus, that
competition is the life of trade" and
that cash talks in his store. Owing
to the trade rush Mr.. John Asn1us who
has recently come from one of the
largest store in Chicago, has accepted
a position as clerk. Profits have been
shaved at the Asmus store, according
to the prices.
The County Commissioners will be
in session next Monday, August 9th,
as Board of Equalization and con-,
tinue until the assessment figures of
the County have been examined. This
is the proper time to make your COM
plant against too high assessment
too low, or errors. This is the only
time the commissioners have powell to
correct any such irregularities.
Somebody who is complaining of
hard times and nothing to do mi ght
make good wages by fitting up a pr ay-
ing outfit and soliciting jobs from the
owners of fruit trees. There is scarce-
ly one of them but would hire coh1-
petent man to do that work if lie
should apply, so general is the pres
ence of various kinds of scale.-Olyn-
Pia Standard.
The camp meeting at Little Rock
will begin next Wednesday, Aug. 9Th,
and will last 10 days. Special rates
have been secured on the Northern
Pacific and residents of Shelton, Ka-
mi1chie, Arcadia, and neighboring