The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
Local News.
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1noS. bordeaux is having tile sewer
pipe laid to connect his residence with
the creek.
Hood Canal is lined with tenting
parties and campers, and our summer
resorts are enjoying a good trade.
County Surveyor Hunter and party
are engaged in locating road between
the Shelton-Allyn road and Hood
Canal, this week.
The Goodrich company which is
playing this week in Shelton is at
tracing fair houses, the 10, 20 and 80
cent admission being popular.
Frank Drolet has been appointed
POSTMASTER at Hoodsport, vice Vincent
Finch, who has served Uncle Sam in
tk2t capacity ever since the Office was
established.
Ne5s Hanson has lost his contest
against the Pennsylvania Syndicate,
for his claim in the Satsop Valley. 1t
is reported that he has sold out his
team and moyables and left the coun-
try.
| The Shelton sawmill is running
quite steadily this summer supplying
the local demand for building material,
and that of the railroads for ties and
ti1nbers. Geo. Cyphert expects steady
work this fall.
I. Dobson has made considerable
Improvement abo.t the Company resi-
dence by constructing the Pine and
First street sidewalk, and also moving
line.
Grouse season is now open, although
| in most localities the birds are very
scarce. The young birds are gener-
| ally of good size for eating, only
few late f1ocks, too young for shoot
ing, being seen.
The post,nasters of Olympia and
Shelton have received permission to
forward mail at other than schedule
times, and this accounts for the Sun
day night mail, which is available
Monday morning.
| The new Shelton Southwest ern loco
motive was brought in from Tacoma
on Capt. Miller's big scow Ajax, by
tug Favorite, Wednesday, Several
miles of railroad iron was brought
down for the extensions.
The Olympian has d little story
about our Dynamite Pat" and his
passage On the City of Shelton, last
Friday. Paddy's feelings were in
jured in the fracas to such an extent
that he concluded to walk to Shelton.
| Extensive woods fires have ragged
about Hunters Point, on Oakland
prairie, and at several points along
the railroad lines. In consequence
the atmosphere is smoky at times, but
nothing to what it has been in past
years.
| John McReavy was over from Union
City Tuesday. It is rumored that Mr..
McReayy was endeavoring to get
something ont of the outfit of which
our friend has been ''editor and pro-
prietor" for over two years-but guess
he got left.
A fish and clam cannery has been
| started, with a small beginning. at
| Olympia. Shelton would be d sp.en-
did location for such an industry, as
in the various bays or this vicinity,
CLANS abound and fish are plentiful
at all seasons of the year.
| The Shelton and kamilche base ball
clubs are arranging to cross bats .:ext
Sunday, at the prairie grounds. Our
boys have done no practice work this
summer and the Kamilche team is said
to contain some real sports, so it pro-
misses to be an interesting game.
| ]. G. Bradley was hunting home in
Shelton this week, in readiness to
move his family here. He has been
in charge of the skid road work in
Simpsons camp on Hartstein Island,
and will have a similar position in the
new camps of the Simpson Logging
Co.
The Shelton School Board have de-
cided to arrange temporary loan of
$24OO. in anticipation of coming reve-
nue., to pay off all indebtedness, and
allow current expenses to be paid in
cash. This is under the provision of
the new law providing for such tenn
porary loans. See call for bids else
where.
McLarty & Shorter haye just re-
ceived big invoice of shoes, and are
expecting a considerable order from
the East. These goods were bought
just before the raise. The wholesale
price of shoes has increased about IS
per cent, ano that of hides, as high
as 200 per cent, within the past three
months.
Max Baude, an Olympia bicyclist,
made wager with John Brewer that
he could make two round trips from
fOlympia to Tacoma in twelve hours.
Baude made his first run in hours
and IS minutes, but on the return trip
encountered a head wind that used
him up so that he did not attempt the
second trip, and lost the wager. The
distance is about "a miles.
Two wrecks occurred on the Shelton
Southwestern Railroad last Wednes-
day. A. chain broke on the down trip
near Saegar's meadow and several
cars Of logs we're horsed up, but for