The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-06-22
Local News.

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due process of law?
John Moore brought over from the
4, Duckwortl1 farm Friday, months
old veal, which weighed 100 pounds
dressed.
The regular monthly services were
held in both the Baptist and Catholic
churches last Sunday morning and
evening.
Assessor John D. Dow completed
his field work this week, and has
begun the work of making up the
assessment rolls.
An attempt is being made to revive
the interest in the National game this
year. Union City stand ready to
play baseball on the 18th.
The W. S. pile driver has been moved
from its position next to the round
house to a shed back of the company
machine shops so as to move easily
IN case of fire.
BARRIERS Dro1et and Deegan propose
to be strictly in it the comb g 4th.
Deegan has the Metzger mare and
Drolet his running horse and they
have already settled the prizes between
| them.
On complaint of Jim Simmons, an
Oyster Bay Indian, a warrant has been
issued for another Indian named Jim
Hicks. half brother, for attempted
assault Oh the formers wife, Lucy
Simmons.
Treasurer O'Neil1 publishes call
this week, for the sale of $500 Of bonds
to be issued by District %, at New
! Ka.nilcllie a new school house will
| be built and furnished.
y party of horse traders passed
through town last week. w. II. Max
we'll made a trade with them, several
horses changing hands in the deal.
Maxwell and Vogtlin feel that they
got the best of the bargain.
Receiver Issac Dobson of the Wash
ington Southern was inspecting pro-
gress this week. While here Mr.. Dob
son dispensed of about $1,000 among
the employees as wages for the months
Of April and Nay, and this was a great
lift TO some of the laboring men.
The JOURNAL would be proud i we
could get at least one of our loggers
selected for that trip to Tasmania.
| Loggers, as well as others should
know a good thing when they see It.
IF our experience was more extended
than jigging a buck saw, Or under
cutting a chicken, we would enter the
lists.
From June Goth. the JOURNAL. will
furnish one years subscription to this
paper, together with the Wkiy Post
Intell;gencer, $500 Both papers and
the New York Tribune will be furnish
ed for $2.25 Thus enough good read
ing matter for one family can be Sc
cured for a third the regular rates of
the newspapers.
The Union City base ball aggreg a
ton will play nine from Shelton on
the prairie next Sunday morning.
The Olympia club has also written
down asking the local club to arrange
for match game on the 4th. They
will come for expenses, and also bring
a lot of Olynpians with them.
Readers should remember that the
sessions Of the County teachers insti-
tute are open. and the public is cor
daily invited to attend. The program
Friday to-day morning ana after
noon contains several features of in
terest. and visitors will be welcome d.
: Attend the sessions if you can.
t The steamer Clara Brown has in
augurated something of an innova
, ton in shipping circles, Mrs D. "
Seinpie now acting in the capacity OF
purser. The lady is a good business
and freight rustler, and will keep the
| Clara's freight business up to the old
} standard. The steamer makes fail
: time and is all accommodation to many
, travellers.
The horticultural meeting held BY
+ i Messrs. Touneson and Ross at Satsor
t last week, was very successful anC
y we'll attended by the leading fruit
/ growers of that vicinity. A Society
). was also organized among the far
T.
0 man and I. Brown secretary. Mucl
4 valuable information and practical eX
perience were passed during the meet
2 ing
/. FOURTH OF july DINNER.-Th'
e ladies Of the Methodist E. Church. il
Shelton, will give dinner and sup
= per on the Fourth of July, at the Ok
, Fellows Hail, for the benefit of thu
Y Pastors salary. Dinner spread at al
r hours from II a. IN. to p. IN. The,
: will also run booth at the corner O
f Second and Gotta Streets, where ic'
cream. cake, coffee, strawberries an(
a cream and lemonade at all hours.
e It is reported from Jefferson Count,
t that the Indians are destroying larg
: numbers of elk III the Olympic noun
t tains, simply for the hides and tallow
d The game warden of that county ha
Y written Rev. Myron Eells, of the Sko
komis.l Reservation, asking his CO
q operation to prevent wanton destruc
g ton and the enforcement of the law
d The open season comprises the month