The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-06-08
Local News.

in Monday in place of Clara Brown
Wild Strawberries are ripe, and the
domestic berry will be on deck Sunday
Frank Tue11 has a splendid display
of syringes and rubber goods in
his show-windows.
| Lew Munson has had his show Will
dows lowered for the proper display Of
goods to passers by.
Wal1ie Rex is at work raising the
roof of the old hose house, and fixing
up for other occupancy
Don't forget the school election
Monday afternoon. Everybody should
turn out and vote.
! Horticultural meeting Tuesday al
/ o'clock, in Shelton, and at SatsoI
Station on Wednesday afternoon.
The fact that wOine. can vote at the
coming election must be the reason
for the suffrage ticket. The more, the
merrier.
| It is reported that w. D. Mckenzie
died in Whatcom some time ago, but
we are not sure if it is the Mckenzie
known here.
Vogtlin s. Maxwell have secured the
contract for hauling the ties cut by
Cooper, and distributing them along
the Cutoff.
| Fred Bernis, last week disposed Of
two large elk heads in Olympia. They
were the trophies of a hunt on the
Satsop last winter.
The Odd Fellows are arranging to
give the Fourth of July Ball, and it
will be success, as the affairs under
their auspices usually are.
The Grand Lodge F. & A. M. and
Royal Arch Chapter, will be held in
Everett next week. Hugh Morrison
| is the delegate from Mt. Moriah No. Il.
James B. Shelton's new house is
now receiving the coat of plaster and
| interior finish. Buck is making him
self generally useful about the work.
The trotting race on the Fourth has
been changed to mile heats, which
will make a more exciting race. Three
local horses will probably be entered
| for this race.
hose recently purchased by the coun-
Gil is expected to arrive from Portland
this week. This will prove a great
help to the department.
George Huntley is engaged in con :
structing neat porch on the front OF
his Third street residence. Fresh
wall paper and other inside improve
meuts are also being made.
The Rover has gone on the route
between Arcadia and Hartstein, lay
ing at Jarrell's cove. w. A. Chap
man is manager, and has secured
license and passenger permit for the
| boat.
Owing the floods and washouts,
along the lines, practically no eastern
mail has reached us for a week. The
force of the storm was hardly felt in
Shelton, and no damage of any nature
done.
| In another column will be found the
| figures submitted for the building of
the Skokornish river bridge, which
contract was let to J. T. Mcpherson,
of Seattle. No other business was
transacted at this session of the
County Commissioners.
The Press association holds it's an
nua1 meeting at Olympia next week,
beginning Monday, A large gather
ing of the State newspaper men will
be present, and an enjoyable time is
anticipated. as the Olympians have
on their entertaining clothes this
month.
DIR. Beach was called to Doc. Sim,
mons farm, on Oyster Bay, Monday
to attend young Tommy Mcclure, q
| 11-year old ward, who had accidently
split his left ankle, by the stroke OF
an ak. The doctor says the boy will
come out all right, although the cut is
bad one.
Last week a message was carried
between the mayors of Olympia ant
Tacoma in ~ hours by relays o.
byciclists. The round trip, distance
of 68 miles, was made in exactly five
hours, the latter part being through
rain. The average speed was over
thirteen miles all hour.
Supt. Brumbaugh has completed ar
lrangements for the annual teachers
institute which opens at the Shelter
school house on Monday, June 18th
and continues five days. The program
appears on the 4th page. The atten
dance of all teachers holding county
certificates is compulsory.
The track is laid on the cutoff t,
within half mile of the first camp, ant
the choppers of the Granger Lumbe
Co.'S. camp have moved down to thu
knew works, to build the new landing
The buildings and roads are alread,
constructed, and the first logs will b.
hauled over the road next week.
lin addition to the ticket proposed a
the recent caucus, CIV, B. Eaton, fo
Three years; AL. J. Munson, one ye ar
A and Ralph Potts, clerk, one year, the
ladies have taken an unusual interes
in the coming school election and hav'
nominated Miss Libbie Amber an,
| Me- Dnh4 Choad,r for dirocf0rc AM