The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-06
Local News.

shipping Will be IN full blast on OySte
Bay in a week or two.
Clarence Fisk recently received tw'
boxes of muskmelons from his brothei
Wilbur at Yakima.
Coroner Chapman discovered a be-
tree on the hill at the Point this week
and cutting it down secured fine 10
of honey.
The str. Cyrus Walker took out ;
raft of logs to Gamble mills last Mon
day and the Katie a big raft to thu
Tacoma mill Sunday.
| County Clerk Morrison has done ;
good job in painting his house. Tn
Catholic church has also been painted
and the Hotel Dipman will receive it
outside finishing touches shortly.
Monday being Labor Day the Pos
Office. Bank and County Offices were
closed. and the public school only oper
during the forenoon, while the child
rem were instructed what books were
NECESSARY,
Wednesday was pensioners day
when the old veterans who are enjoy
ing more or less of Uncle Sam
bounty in return for past services
came in to make out their quarterly
vouchers.
Some wag, who evidently heard the
comic song about Grover Cleveland,
sung at the recent Eunice Goodrich
entertainment, pinned a placard to
the door of the County treasurer's of
flee bearing the legend ''Boy Wanted y
Treas. Maxwell sold the $4,000 in
temporary loan notes to the 1st Natl.
Bank of Olympia at s per cent inter
est. AS soon as the notes are signed
the cash will be available and all GER
tificates and warrants outstanding are
called in, to be paid by the 10th inst.
DR.. Beach proposes to take his stall
lion Lorilad and running mare Babe,
over to the races at Montesano on the
10th. VIM. Wyatt, also expects to take
Black Diamond over. The business
men have arranged for a race-meet
and an interesting time is proposed.
Wehnes, the popular barber was
down Sound this week, and purchased
ane Their chair, which has been install
ed in his shop, with Frank Rhodes AS
sisiAnt. He has Also moved his fA1ni-
~ into the BAtemAn house, with that
of A. Enl,nott.
Judge Irwin has purchased pair OF
bicycles, and the Vidette is trying to
get kodak to bear Oh his early strug-
giles with the silent steed. We may
soon expect to see the Judge and Mrs
Irwin coming over from MontesanC
on the bike to hold court in this sec
| ton of his circuit.
| Elections will be held in the various
road districts of the county tomorrow
to elect supervisors, and also to vote
on all amount of special tax for road
purposes. considered adequate, not
over ten mills on the dollar. Auditor
McLarty has compiled and sent on
the amount of assessed valna tionTOf
each district.
An effort is being made to open Sec
ond street from Franklin to Pin'
streets. it being understood tina
David Shelton and the railroad corpo
/ ration will deed their property affect
ed to the town. There are no build
ings or anything of value except tn
land, and the opening of this stree
iwould make considerable Improvement
| \There are more or less cases of mile
sickness and in6isposition at present.
due to the disagreeable smoky weather
The light showers of the week c1eare,
the atmosphere considerably and tn
fresh and invigorating air was yer
noticeable. What we want is a goo
wetting down that will soak tn
ground in good shape.
Joe Trainor has completed a bloc
of fine sidewalking on Gotta stree
between Tenth and Eleventh for job
J. Mooney. This reminds us that th
rest of the property owners mus
build their sidewalks shortly, as
should be completed before the rain
season begins, for the convenience c
the school children and the dwelle1
on that street.
S. X. Taylor, the well-known oyster
man. was over from Oyster Ba,
Tuesday. He says that six of til
larger oystermen on the Bay hay
, formed a union and are holding thei
stock for better prices. In fact the
have done no shipping for severa
months, and so have fine stock Q
hand while their beds are in splendi
condition. They expect better de;
before long and will ship extensiyel
when the season is we'll opened.
On Saturday evening, August 21s
l the ladies of the w. A. p. A. surpri
S ed their brothers of the A. P !
taking them by storm with sever;
I hampers of good things. Besides tt
spread Messrs Miller, Shelton ar
!. Thornley, favored the gathering wit
t several comic songs and very plea
q and social evening was spent in tt
a Odd Fellows Hall. The dancers c
e the second floor were also invited 1
e and treated to refreshments. The e
t forts of the ladies IN a social VIZ
e were appreciated and due thanks we
rendered them.
4 The Shelton public schools bega
d Monday on the school term of nil