The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-14

poultry.
Nearly all the idle men about town
have found work, and the railroads
and logging work will likely keep all.
especially the married men, at work
during the summer.
Mrs. Fisk furnishes us with samples
of flowers from her splendid garden
on Angleside. We know of no yard
In town having such a variety of fine
flowers as that of Mrs. Fisk
Joe Doyle is engaged with crew of
men on the Skokonish river breaking
the big jam that formed last year and
holds up a lot of his logs. He has
donkey at the work, with Lee Schofield
as engineer.
Chehalis Jack, about three weeks
ago, lost gray horse about FIVE feet
high. When last seen the animal was
this side of the Skokomisl1 river COM
ing towards Shelton. Suitable reward
given for information
Foreman Sheedy and crew of ten
men have gone up to put in switch
into now body of timber for the
Mason County Logging Company, on
the Washington Southern Railroad.
j. P. Butts has taken up his family to
cook for the crew.
Fire, evidently from the flue, caught
,,,% L. %ol, >f L.
Hotel on Sunday afternoon, but was
discovered and extinguished by the fire
department before any damage was
done. Only few taps of the bell
were given before the rope broke, and
no general alarm was made.
Cole Leisure, Mike Jones and Hugh
Morrison, expect to get out lot of
5000 ties for the Shelton Southwestern
Railroad. AS the suitable timber
along the road is pretty we'll taken
out, they will probably have to go to
Hartstein Island. The boys have lust
finished contract for the Washington
Southern.
Receiver Isaac Dobson Tuesday filed
his deed to the Washington Southern
Railroad property, franchises, etc, in
the Auditors Office. It is made in the
name of J. d. Lowman, one of the
trustees, to whom the sale was con-
firned by Judge Irwin on the 9TH.
Mr.. Dobson was in Seattle this week
On matters connected with the railroad
work.
Supt. Gunderson is arranging for
the End annual institute of teachers
of Mason County, to be held during
the week beginning Monday, June
oath. Prof. A. c. Jones and Miss
Hawley, from Vashon College, will
conduct the institute, and all teachers
of the county will be present and take
part. The public is cordially invited
to attend the session, and the JOURNAL
publishes the program this week for
the information of the public.
1t you want to see tirst-class horse
| races don't miss spending the Fourth
in Shelton. VIM. Shorter and Ralph
Potts have taken charge of the Clark
mare, Fent Spencer and Tom O'Neill
have the Morris stallion .sGenera1,.
w. H Maxwell's horse, and Doc.
Beach with "Lorilad" will put up an
exciting contest from which a good
record may be anticipated. Geo. Sinp-
son is also said to have a trotter.
which will be brought over for train
ing shortly. Then there is a bunch
of running horses of more or less
note, which will be entered in the
running races. The bicycle races will
be something new and entertaining.
No better exhibition will be seen at
any place on the Sound.
The entertainment given by the
Elks, of Olympia, on Saturday even
ing was decided success Kneeland's
Hall was crowded with Shelton people
and about hundred Olympians who
came III on the Multnomah. The
Olympians were in good spirits and
the various parts of the excellent pro-
gram were very well rendered. The
Ministries were good, although the
same old gags were given, as well as
many new ones, which brought down
the house. And the home talent was
we'll displayed in singing of sentiment
tai and topical songs. The young
men as fairies we're very amusing and
the baldheads in the front rows had
hard work to persuade themselves that
1t was not real ballet of buxom
young ladies, so we'll were they made
up. Except for the predomiuance of
No. 9 slippers and the awkward
grace" of their movements the boys
were perfect, and the laughable play
the hit of the show. The Olympians
were we'll pleased with their excursion
and visit and made fairly profitable
trip. The Olympia and Shelton Bands
were cut aud played several pieces in
friendly contest. The Multnomali re-
turned with the party at 1890 O'Clock.
There is no good reason why home
talent should not figure in our amuse-
suents much more than it does, and
travelling troupes given the go-by.