The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-16

| SuIOWu III.
Several patches of correspondence
aud interesting local matter yields t.
more important things this week.
Lodgings, and meals at all hours, al
the Central Hotel, which has just beer
reopened by NJ. G. King.
The Doctor has been making occa
sional trips to Kamilche, lately, delay
ing the evening mail until late.
John Saunders has begun hauling
logs near Lake Isabella. His big cool
range going out Monday to take tn,
place of the camp fire.
David Barrett has fenced in a cor
ner of the Slocum tract leased by
Shaw, and has built small house ant
barn. He is engaged 10 raising poul.
try.
Fires have been burning north Of
town this week. One day last week,
fire swept over SCOTS prairie in a
very few moments. and made the
ranchers fight hard to save their pro
perty.
The Shelton school board have called
for bids for 80 ricks of fire wood, and
for cleaning the rooms, closets, and
grounds, which will be considered next
Thursday evening. See the notice
elsewhere.
Last Friday afternoon, while riding
a fractions horse, Sam Wyatt was
thrown from the animal and suffered
the fracture of his collar bone, DR.
A. I. Beach cared for the injury and
Sam is now out again.
The W. G. T. U. had Il very success
full meeting Sunday evening. The
State President is expected to speak
in about three weeks OH Sunday even
ing, and everyone should hear her.
Miss Page is a good speaker.
The Slater & Granger single mill
at Summit had close call last week,
but was saved from fire by the hard
work of the crew. A dozen or SO
homes of the operators were destroy
ed, and all lost their possessions.
The proceedings of the County Com
missioners are published in full to date
and contain mulch of general interest.
The Board has spent most of its time
in equalizing taxes, which proceedings
will be pu blished in full next week.
Miss Lula Hungerford has started a
class in music and will receive pupils
either at her own home, or will give
lessons at the home of the scholar.
Miss Hungerford is known as a favo-
rite among musicians.
George Cyphert has been out with d
crew surveying an extension Of the
Shelton Southwestern Railroad. II
is the intention to run preliminary
line to some point near Summit, con
nectiug with the Northern Pacific rail
road.
The pile driver is working along the
Shelton Southwestern Railroad, adj
ding liles and otherwise strengthening
the txestles in readiness for the new
Locomotive, which will begin work ir
few days, and the Agnes return te
the Peninsu1ar Railroad Co.
Several parties took advantage Of
the cut rates in insurance, offered BY
VanEpps The cutting in Olympic
was for the purpose of attaching the
accommodation clause, but com
pact has been formed, and cutting
stopped
Some logged off lands in the Gosnel1
creek valley, can be purchased cheap
ly and ON good terms, by persons wht
desire a good piece of land for a |, ONE
The lands are partly cleared, and art
| very productive under cultivation. APP
ply to +. F. Williamson.
McLart,. & Shorter now have the
largest an most complete stock OF
footwear eyer brought to Shelton ant
including every class of boots ant
shoes for ladies. children and the log
gers. Our Gents fine dress shoes cam
be beat for style, quality or price.
F. W. Wllti1er, the merchant tailor
is so we'll pleased with Shelton, ant
satisfied with his business, past ant
prospective, that he has purchase
| two fine lot of Mark Drafain OF
Fifth and Ced ar streets and is having
them cleared, preparatory to building
a home on them.
w. e. Felix seems to be hayinG
hard time of it. Sometime ago he wa
arrested for checking on bank wher'
he had no funds, and held unde
bonds. Monday bondsrnan with
drew and bench warrant was places
in the hands of Dep. Sheriff A. NJ
Dufie1d, who has been to Hartsteil
hunting for Felix.
The Blakely Company have met
patrolliug their railroad the entir
length where there is danger. Fir
destroyed all the camps at Cloqual
luin, except the howell and Foremal
Ed. McKeavy's dwelling. Franz
Herrman's house and several out
buildings near by also went up il
smoke last week.
The editorial shotgun has been bore
out by, Mechanic W. W. Smith, and
now as good as new. We loaned tn
l.grouser" to our many friends unit
the barrels were coated with rust an
boring was the only way to get it out
w. W. Smith is, probably the best ar
j fist on The Sound with q gun barre