The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-05-24
Local News.

All Odd Fellows are requested to at
tend lodge next Wednesday to com
plete arrangements for Decoration
day parade.
To-day is being celebrated at Victo
ria, as the Queens birthday. Excur
sion trips are running from the cite:
on this side of the line
The case of Mcdonald Simmons VS.
D. Keelty, suit for small debt, was
tried before Justice Dunbar. The
plaintiff got his Judgment.
A lodge of Foresters will be organ
lied at one of Simpsons logging camps
next Saturday night. DIR. Beach will
go over to make the exaninati
Each Justice of the Peace in Mason
County will please send his address
to the County Clerk, or call on him in
person and receive a copy of the new
laws of 1895.
What about the Fourth, which come S
on Thursday this year? W 9TH bicycles,
horses and athletic young men, we can
furnish the usual good time and eXcit-
ing contests.
Your taxes will be delinquentif you
fail to pay them by next Friday, May
81. By paying half you will have
until November 80 to pay the balance
without penalty.
The Odd Fellows of Shelton will, as
is their custom. give their annual ball
on the Fourth of July, with the usual
splendid supper. The proceeds TO es-
tablish the Rebecca degree.
Slight frosts have come during the
past week, but generally no damage
has been done. Messrs Binns and
Saegar report their berries damaged,
but generally fruit is all right.
Arrangements are being made for
an excursion to Tacoma on the City of
Shelton, Sunday, June End to spend
the day. The rate will be made very
cheap. and the trip will be 4 pleasant
one.
The Ladies of the Methodist Church
will give dime social at the Church
next Friday evening. May 31st.
Refreshments will be served, and an
interesting musical and literary
program.
w. r. EARLY, vino operates the
mail route between this point and
Union City has purchased a heavy
stage through Al. J. Munson. It is L
first-class rig. strong enough to stand
the racket.
Last Friday was the 8lst anniyer-
sary of Swedish Independence. and
the Swedes, Norwegians and Danes
fittingly celebrated the day in the
Sound cities, showing that the spirit
of liberty is still general.
The Elks MINISTRIES, of Olympia, are
preparing their program. and have
given notice that they will favor
Shelton people with their entertain
ment on Saturday evening June 8th.
They furnish a first class show.
The first Strawberries of the season
came i'll town last week, grown in
California and were sold two boxes for
Is cents. Probably the first home
berries to reach our market will be
from the Freeburger patch, on 'slo-
cum land.
Taxes become delinquent next Fri
day, May 31st. If, however, payment
of the amount OF half the total taxes
due, is due to the County Treasurer,
the time for the payment of the re-
mainder can be extended until the 30th
day of November following.
The stallion ''Lori1ad" has been
sold to DR.. w. N. Beach and will re-
main i'll Mason County. The animal
is high bred and with proper training
will make a record for himself. For
information, apply to DR.. Beach,
Shelton.
The old crosswa1k from the Point to
| the ". S. trestle has been torn down.
It has been the cause of considerable
jangle among the Point people ii the
past, and now its plank will be used
on Pine street. Foot passeng ers
should go that way in the future, as
there is no connection with the rail
road trestle.
What about that landing place for
farmers at the Point? During the
summer the long run-outs occur in the
day time, and it is often a hardship for
farmers coming to town i'll boats to
land themselves or their produce. If
our merchants do not fix suitable
landing place, Shelton is likely to lose
some trade. Fix it up.
Franklin and Railroad streets have
been nicely graded to Tenth street,
| which has made a wonderful change
in appearance Gotta will be next IN
order and then the main east and west
streets in town will in good order.
Surveyor Shelton has established the
grace IOT tnc Sidewalk .cAtenSloH Oh
Gotta street.
The Washington Southern rolling
stock and equipment, city property,
buildings, timber lands, etc, will be
offered at Receivers sale next Tues
day. In almost any event the property
will be placed in better shape by the
sale, as it will dispose of all the old
debts which have hanpereo the opera
ton of the railroad for four Or five
years If the right parties get the
pre- perty. which seems certain, it will