The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-27


the ladies, or the American
+ Farmer and Farm News"
thrown in.
Albert Johnson is having barr
built in the rear of the compan'
dwellings,.
The first monthly examin atoms ar
in progress in the public school room
this week.
The wind storm last week, blew
down lots Of fruit, without waiting fo
the owners to harvest it.
Capt. Ed. Miller is shipping lot O.
apples and pears to the local Seattle
markets, and is getting fair prices.
Trollers for salmon are having more
or less luck in catching them-some
like ourselves, no luck.
Call around and get copy of the
New York Weekly Tribune. We fur
nish it for Is cents per year with the
JOURNAL.
A neat porch has been built in front
Of the Swan house, north of the
Court House. An addition is also be-
ing constructed.
Gotta street sidewalks are going in
with a rush now that the town has
made move to build those on which
the property owners are dilatory.
Some specimens of our fruit crop can
be seen in the JOURNALS window.
We would be glad to have any samples
of nice or large fruit to place with it.
A surprise party was given Miss
Stella Day, at the home of her pa
rents, last Friday evening. A num-
Of her young friends were present and
enjoyed pleasant evening.
Mrs. Eaton has received several
shipments of stock for her store, of
late, and her first fall opening display
will take place next Wednesday and
Thursday. 1t promises to be quite an
exhibition.
The ranchers living down the bay
are complaining ever being charged
for landing their boats at the Point.
What are the town merchants doing
about that public float they were
going to furnish for the benefit of
that trade?
The Olympia Standard is keeping a
record of Shelton's birth notices.
Shelton is becoming celebrated for its
logs and it's new babies, but we didn't
suppose an outsider would notice our
growing population. What's the mat
ter with Olympia-can't she keep l,er
end up? Z
Webster Brown, of Olympia, is lin
charge of surveying party which,
left yesterday for the South fork OF
the Skokomish river, where they have
several months work surveying gov.
eminent lands in that vicinity. A
number of persons haye taken advan-
tage of this prospect of an early sur
vey to locate on lands on the South
Fork.
Several blocks Of the new Gotta street
sidewalk have already been laid, ant
the remainder will be built next week
The town has crew at WORK grading
away and constructing crossings ant
xviii proceed to construct all walks
which the property owners have no
already built. When this work i
Fcompleted Gotta street will be in passi
bic condition its entire length, ant
complete with sidewalk. Some ethe
street work will also be done at ono,
Ito put the streets in proper shape TO
1.-THE rainy season. -
" Supt. Gunderson met an old sl1
bear and two over grown cubs, while
looming in from Pickering one da,
last week. She stood and watche,
one of the latter shin up big ire
And down again, and then the trio tool
Ito the brush. Clint Hodge also en-
A countered a bear in the road from
Chas. Saegar's last Sunday, and say
it scramble away. Beth bear witnes
to the old Farmers statement at tn
first sight of dude, "What things W
see when we amt got no gum" Will
game seems to be rather plentiful thi
II year, as wild cat, bear and deer ar
frequently enco uttered, especially
one is not hunting.
i THE FoREsrERs.-Last Saturda
: evening the Steamer Estella brough
q jelly party Of about Is members Q
the Olympia Court of A. o. F.. ben
on social and fraternal visit to tn
Shelton Court. They were met at tn
. wharf and escorted to the Court i
; Shorter's hall, where pleasant an
} social evening was spent by the Olym
, p;a aud Shelton Foresters. Severe
! members of the big Court at Sirnl
: son's camp were also present. Thes
; fraternal visits add much to the intel
{ | eat taken in the secret societies, il
|, crease the friendship and good-fellov
. ship and generally afford good TIM
in addition. The Olynpians returne
home about IL O'Clock.
: ". e. Felix's hearing was to hay
: come of Thursday afternoon, but u
/: to press hours no appearance has bee
: make, aud it looks as though Fell
sdwould be held to await trial in ST
perior Court. As he has not secure
sibail, he viii be kept in the. Count