The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-05-18
Local News.
KhododendrOns are out.

tainment on sale at L. K. Munson' s
next Wednesday.
A. E. Cowan, of Arcadia has some
good waterfront land on Pickering
Passage for sale cheap.
A crowd of thirty taborers was
brought up by the Aberdeen Monday
| night to work on the Cutoff.
Road Dist. No. 3, lying along Pick
ering Passage will vote on "a mill
special road tax OH June 23rd.
What is the matter with the fire de-
partment boys taking couple of prac-
tice runs just to keep their Glands in"
A Calico Ball and literary entertain
ment will be given at Riverside this
evening at which party from Shelton
will attend.
Next Sunday is the regular Baptist
church day. In the morning Rev.
S. w. Beaver is announced to speak
about the A. 2. A.
The new school house in district 80,
down the bay is we'll along toward
completion, and school will commence
about the first of June.
The Pink Tea Supper last Saturday
night was first class, the Ladies serv-
ed a splendid spread, and affording
their visitors a pleasant evening.
Judge Irwin will hold special term
of Superior court on the % for the pur-
pose mainly of hearing the County
Treasurer's application for Judgment
On delinquent taxes of 1891.
Capt. Tew is said to have plans pre-
pared for the construction of more
suitable steamer for the Shelton route,
than the Willie, not so large as the
Aberdeen, but speedy and commodious.
Miss Minnie Ford, teacher at the
Oyster Bay school house is getting up
poverty social for Saturday evening
June End, to raise funds for a flag.
The plan is novel, read it on fourth
page.
The new post Office of Downs, on
Hartstein Island has been organized,
J. M. Downs having arranged his
bonds in town last Saturday. Miss
Maud Downs will act as assistant and
take charge of the office.
The remittitur in the Logger's lien
case has been received by Clerk Dun
bar, and Judgment will be secured on
the 10Th. The cost-bill is about 5000
which, however, it is not necessary to
pay before completing the suit
How about the Fourth of July?
Can't enough interest be taken to get
up at least a small entertainment in
town during the day. With the band
and sports the holiday CO u1d be pleas
antly remembered, without much cost.
Deputy Sheriffs from Portland and
Seattle, with Sheriff Duckworth, were
reported to have had an exciting chase
after a man named Coles in the vicini-
ty of Little Skooku,n. It is said he is
wanted for horse stealing east of the
mountains.
This office has a standard No. 9,
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine,
either oak or walnut, direct from the
factory, which will be sold at less
than cost if sold at once IF your
want reliable machine, now is the
chance to get it:
The w. c. T. U. closed the Reading
Room last Saturday evening, as all
the transient nren, for whose benefit
it was opened, have now gone out to
the camps to work, and there are not
enough patrons to justify the expense.
The supplies will be stored away until
next fall.
The best anodyne and expectorant
for the cure of colds, coughs, la grippe
and all throat, lung, and bronchial
troubles, is, undoubtedly, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral, the only specific for
pulmonary complaints which received
the highest awards the Chicago
Worlds Fair.
The A. p. A. and it's aims will be
thoroughly discussed i'll Shelton next
Sunday, as DR.. Hickerson and Rev.
S. w. Beaver will preach on this SUBJ
ject from their respective pulpits. A
large turnout is expected as the new
society appears to be attracting con-
siderable attention all over the coun-
try.
In the breach of promise case of
Cora Young against Joseph Bordeaux.
the jury returned verdict for defen-
dant on Friday afternoon, after being
out three hours. The jury concluded,
from the reputation of the plaintiff,
as Brought out in the trial, that she
was not entitled to any damages for
injured affections.
If all signs do not fail we may ex-
pect some rather hot weather from
this time on. We would suggest a
thorough inspection of streets and al
leysuand the cleaning up of any de-
caying vegetable matter and trash,
and also a careful search for unsafe
stovepipes. While we may not be
able to stop the dog salmon nuisance,
all other precautions should be taken
against disease and fire.
In another column will be found a
notice from Register Mills of the
Olympia Land Office of the opening
for fling of Township %, range 5
west, the survey having been accept
ed. The township includes part of
Lake Cushman, and most of the land