The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-09-28
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The dog salmon have begun to rur
! up the town creeks.
No boat Thursday morning and
score of people get left.
! Mcdonald & O'Neil1s hardware ar
rived on the Monte Cr;sto Friday.
The regular term of Superior Cour
will convene at Shelton OH Oct. 9th.
w H. Asnus now has a splendie
piano installed in his home,-it arriv-
ing from Tacoma last week.
The new residences of John Doyle
and the Misses Shelton, are about com
pleted.
The Republican County Convention
VIII re-convene next Wednesday, sac.
cording to Hoyle."
Mrs. Cal Saegar brought in a White
Brahnla egg this week, which measur-
ed by inches III circumference
A petition has been presented to the
Council to order a sidewalk on Third
steet and Railroad to Franklin for
commence.
Today and tomorrow are the last
sales days at the Freeburger Store,
and packing up will begin Monday,
preparing to move to Edison.
Services of the Protestant Episcopal
Church will be held in the Baptist
Church next Sunday at 1890 a. m and
at s p. III. All are cordially invited.
The newly organized camp of the
Woodmcn of the World is now in bust
ness shape, and applicants for bene-
hc1ary and social membership will be
received.
WIN. Ryan, who came over from
Clifton Tuesday reported the burning
OF Mrs. Steve Wi11ett's barn Oh the
ranch between that place and Clifton
that morning.
The steamer Willie is on the grid
IRON, undergoing repairs, and the Doc
tor is making her mail trips. The
Monte Cristo also failed to come in
Wednesday night.
That was a real old fashioned Puget
Sound rain storm on Monday and
Tuesday, and a hi:tt OF what we may
expect for the winter. Ditto Wednesday
and Thursday mornings.
The Steamer Clara Brown has with
drawn from the Shelton route for the
present at least. She sank in the
Snohomish river Tuesday afternoon,
with big load of freight aboard.
The teachers of Mason Co., and
others interested in educational work
are requested to meet at the school
house in Shelton, next Saturday Sept
18th, for the purpose of organizing
Teachers Associa ton.
The first of the regular services of
the Protestant Episcopal Church held
in the Baptist Church last Sunday Rev
Philip Ashton officiating. were well
attended. a much larger attendance
is expected next Sunday.
Chairman c. S. Brumbaugh has
called the adjourned meeting of the
County convention for
Wednesday, Oct 3rd, at Knee1and's
Hail, Shelton, for the nomination of
the candidates for county officers,
Fire caught ii W. w. Longs dwell
ing Thursday merning. A hue plate
dropping out caused sparks to set bed
ding on fire upstairs, but the neigh
bors promptly put out the fire, with no
damage except drenching everything.
/. Are you going to visit the Fair?
What's the matter with taking your
children to Tacoma tomorrow, CPL.
day" The youngsters have carte
blanche to the grounds and a free trip
Al. Mnnson the resident agent will
furnish the desired tickets.
W. d. Baldwin has a proposition to
construct fisl, wheel in the spring
creek, to stop the march of the dog sal
mon, soon to begin. The Council
Tuesday agreed to furnish the lumber
and nails, and Mr.. Baldwin will con-
struct the wheel and hune.
Maxwell & Vogt1in's team ran down
Fifth street Wednesday noon, but did
no great damage, other than scatter
ing the running gears and cutting one
of tne horses. The load of poles slip
ping frightened the horses and they
ran straight down the hill, over logs
and brush.
The tide land appraisers and crew
are still at work on Hood Canal. They
have found several fine natural beds
and will be occupied a month further
in surveying them. Mac Draper aud
Chas, Norton spent several days in
town, while the plating was being
done
The Port Blake1y Railroad COM
pany has secured a lease of its old
line between Summit and Elma, in
consideration for hauling the. North
ern Pacific cars between those points.
Sol. G. Simpson will shortly open
another logging camp on TIE line
beyond Summit, it is said.
Mark E. Ayers, who has an extern
sive cranberry bog on Oyster Bay be-
Gan 1lickiu~ his cron this week with