The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-05-11
Local News.

nization is planned for this vicinity.
AL. Munson calls attention to his
fine bamboo and 1ancewood trout rods
Tug Zephyr towed out raft Of
Williamson's logs for Tacoma Mil
yesterday.
Judge Root rode overland from
Olympia, yesterday morning, to con-
duct the Young case.
Work is progressing rapidly on
Williamson's new spur to the Shelton
Southwestern Railroad.
The steamer Rover has been return
ed to this Bay, but the repairs are said
to have been unsatisfactory.
The w. c. T. U. will hold their an.
nua1 meeting Friday May 18th at
O'Clock. All members are requested to
present.
Solomon A1berts proposes to go in
with several loggers and do some
hand-1ogging on the Skokonish river
this summer.
| Quarterly meetings at the M. E.
Church Saturday and Sunday. Rev.
DIR. Moore will also baptize several
new members.
| The local school board met on Mon
day evening. The only business tran
saction was the allowance of the regu-
lar monthly salary bills.
| The ho,doo. now, ~,
the Shelton-O1ympia route, making
two daily trips, and will probably in
clude New Kami1che in the run.
Photographer Baker has taken inter-
ior and exterior views of the Baptist
Church, and they are splendid pictures
of the very creditable little Church.
The crowd in the Superior Court
room Thursday afternoon was treated
to a fair side show to the Brecken-
ridge-Pollard case, and the end is not
yet.
VIM. Ca11ow, who was attending
Commissioners Court this week, re-
ports logging On the South side active.
He has two teams and 81 men employ
ed in his camp.
A small sloop is reported to have
overturned in squall at the head of
the bay Monday. AS no further par
ticulars were learned, we presume the
occupants escaped with a wetting.
The Pacific Meat Co. has concluded to
open the third meat market in Shelton
having fitted up McPhail's building,
next to Commercial Hotel, for that pur-
pose. John Brewer is in charge of the
new shop.
The Baptist Sunday School child
rem have been supplied with little
''bee-hives", and have been diligently
| rustling the nickles for the oregon
fund this week. There is certainly
large number of Baptist Sunday
School children.
The Ladies of the w. c. 7. U. will
give ''pink tea Supper" at the Odd
| Fellows hall Saturday Eve. May u.
A good supper will be served from
half past five to eight, come and help
the ladies. Supper Is cts. Proceeds
to help up the Reading room.
The Marion Fruit Jar Co., of India
ma, recently made shipment of two
full train loads of fruit jars to the
Pacific Northwest. The trains con-
tain SO cars, and were all for one
wholesale firm, which shows what
great fruit preservers we are, and we
have the fruit to preserve. New for
canneries to can our fruit for the
Eastern markets.
Sol. G. Simpson and Wallace Grove
nor were the only bidders at the sale
of school lands last Saturday. Mr..
Simpson bidding in the timber on
these lands, while the latter bid on
the land values, but probably with the
idea of holding the timber. There is
something of a question involved,
which has been submitted to the State
Land Commission for settlement.
The teachers and children are labor
ing hard for their entertainment, to
take place at Kneeland's Hall, on
Saturday evening, May 20, at the close
of the present school term. A small
admission will be charged, the pro-
ceeds to go to the benefit of the school,
If large enough, to purchase an encyc-
lopedia. Farce, music and literary
exercises by the children will COM
prise the program.
The Freeburger boys have comp1et-
ed one of their fine strip boats, and
the other is almost finished. Wills
boat is finished in good style and will
be the finest little pleasure boat on
the bay. The twin has been sold to
DR.. Mcclure, and is being fitted with
a false keel and other fixtures so as to
be used for sailing when desired.
Frank Freeburger, the designer, has
a good idea of ''1ines'' for a speedy
craft.
The County Commissioners did a
good act in ordering ali tramp ped
d1ers, steamers and ''auction SALE
outfits to pay for license to do bust
ness. This is an act of justice to our
home business men, who have pro-
Iperty interests and pay taxes here.
The town has similar ordinance and
it might be amended to include all
outfits who drop in to work off a lot
of shop worn goods. In buying many
4 lines of goods this class of dealers