The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-08-17
Local News.
Baptist services next Sunday.

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W. H. Kneeland is building a barn
on his ranch.
Ed. McReavy is hauling lumber for
milk house on the farm.
w. G. Rex is building himself a
strip boat for use on the bay.
The Democratic County Central
committee meets in Shelton Saturday.
Commissioners meet this morning to
continue the duty of equalizing the
assessments.
| Mason County shrimps, from Hart
stein Island, are being sold at Olympia
at great demand
The local Good Templars lodge will
shortly be resurrected, and new blood
infused into the organization.
John Doyle has moved his Franklin
street dwelling back, and is having an
extensive addition built in front.
The sawmil1 is running this week,
cutting lumber for the numerous i'm
prove1nents going on about town.
The mail service from Seattle to
Union City is changed so as to supply
the office at Holly, between Duckabush
and He1mer.
| Every Republican should bear in
mind the Republican precinct prima-
ries will be held on Saturday, Aug.
18th, at p. nj.
Lawyer c. w. Hartman has re-
moved his law office to the new build
ing peing constructed on his North
Seventh street block.
The tide land board and surveyor
have completed their work on this
bay and will begin on the North Bay
| oyster beds next week.
The Epworth League social has been
postponed until Friday, August oath
in order not to conflict with the Bap-
fist social for this evening.
The man who disregards the prima-
ries of his own party is not a good
citizen. How can good men be nomi-
mated if good men do not turn out at
the primaries.
The demand for logs continues to
improve, but Thomas Bordeaux re-
ports that the supply of logs is not
yet low enough to improve the prices
for logs here.
Hop picking is soon to begin. The
growers generally have decided that
they cannot pay more than IS cents a
bcx for picking, as the price is very
low at present, about cents pound.
Organizer Byers, of the Woodmen of
the World, failed to arrive to complete
the instructions to tho local camp last
Thursday, owing to work in other 10
ca1ties. Due notice will be given of
his coming.
Under the old law the county conf
1niSsioncrs were elected from the
county as whole, but this year,
under the new law, each commissioner
is to be elected from a certain com mis-
sioner district.
The farmers manifested consider
able interest in the lectures by J. S.
McCal1um on Saturday and Sunday,
| nearly every farmer within reasonable
distance attended one, if not all, the
meetings, and none regretted their
| trouble.
The Populist central committee met
| in Shelton last Saturday, and called a
mass convention, at the Court house
in Shelton, Saturday, August 18th, to
nominate county ticket. Stephen
Ferris, chairman and G. w. c. Ken
nedy, secretary.
BAPTIST SocIAL.--The Ladies Aid
Society of the Baptist Church will
hold on ice cream festival on their
church lawn, Friday evening, Aug. II,
beginning at six O'Clock p. IN. Bill
of fare, ice cream and cake Is cents;
Matrimony and cake 2Octs; Lemonade,
| Sets. A cordial invitation is extended
| to all.
George Morash has compile ted the
larger part of his clearing contract
for J. A. Cole, at Doc. E1son's.
Eleven acres are included in the CON
tract. The land was properly s1ashed
and received splendid ''burn,'' and
with his patent stump puller George
is making quick work of the clearing
Rev. S. w. Beaver will be in Shell
ton next Sunday, Aug. 10Th. His ser
mons will be on the subject of ''the
Formation of the World" Services
morning and evening. The regular
bible readings and prayer meetings
are held in the Baptist Church every
Thursday evening. Everybody in
yited.
Attny. J. E. Sigh, for a number Of
local creditors, has filed complaint in
the Superior Court against the Receiv'
ership of the Shelton Southwestern
Railroad, asking the appointment OF
w. II. Maxwell. The complaint al
legged Encouragement; and the failure
to pay claims for labor last year
although the business is apparently in
fairly prosperous condition.
Doc. J. M. E1son reports that G. A
Georke, of Seattle, has a Jersey COW
which makes three pounds of better Z
day. It's pretty stiff story, but as
Mr.. Georke is Christian minister, we
are forced to accept the statement
The average cow will make about :
pound of butter day; but the best
record we are aware of is ~ pounds.