The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-05
Local News.

for buns this week.
Look out for your fire crackers
tomorrow, and watch cut for fires.
Callow & Rodenberger's camp will
begin hauling logs after the Fourth
Mail came on Sunday evening and
in the future mail will arrive every
day in the week.
How about the male bovine. There
is an ordinance against his running al
large in the city limits.
The directors in the new school dis
trict 81, are putting up small school
house on the Union City road at Johns
Creek.
Most of the stores and business
houses are decorated for the 4th, and
evergreen trees haye been set along
the streets.
Ice Cream and Soda stands promise
to be plentiful on the Fourth, and the
day promises to be hot enough to
make them profitable.
The Skokon1ish Reservation people
will be over to spend the Fourth, and
farmers from ali party of the country,
who can get away, will be here.
The County Commissioners were ia
session this week disposing of consid-
cradle road and ether business. Part
of their work is published elsewhere.
The road superintendent were cut
full force this week, and over $1,000 was
drawn from the county treasury tkis
week, to pay for recent work on the
roads.
An umbrella and pair of kid gloves
were found in cleaning up the hall
after the lecture Sunday afternoon.
The owner can have the same by cal
Ii ng at Mrs. Eaton's.
In another column will be found
Hunter & Eaton's usual price list
Scan it carefully and don't pay more
than they sell goods for. Their prices
must be right for they do the business.
A splendid monument, the finest in
the grounds, has been erected over the
grave of the late Lach1an McPhail.
The monument is about twelve feet
high and cost close to $500, when
placed in position.
The Order of Eastern Star ladies
will serve Ice Cream in booth
between Hunter & Eaton and Nc
Larty's stores, on the afternoon of
the Fourth.
The camps of the Williamson and
Mason County Logging Companies
were closed Tuesday for the Fourth.
A number of men from Simpson S
camps are also in town, and Shelton
will be crowded Thursday.
Let us have a quiet and orderly
celebration, and especially on the
prairie, where the ladies will be out in
full force to witness the bicycle and
other races. There is too much care
1essness on the part of the men, as a
general thing.
The new locomotive for the Shelton
Southwestern Railroad reached Taco
ma last week and is in the shops. get
ting thorough eYerhauling before
being brought to Shelton. The new
round house is about covered AND
ready for its new tenants.
Don't fail to secure your tickets for
the moonlight excursion to New Kan
ilche July 10, 1895, under the auspices
of the Baptist Young Peoples Union
Tickets for sale at the Cash Store, L.
K Munson, Shelton Meat Market and
Mrs. Eaton's. Boat leaves at s, p. m.
The Shelton Bank paid out about
Sl1 200 this week to loggers from the
various camps. While quite a number
left to spend the holiday elsewhere, .
large number remained and will try
to enjoy themselves here. The camps
are behind and want their employees
to cut it as short as possible.
| We have received a copy Of the new
catalogue of the Vashon College
This institution is now firmly estab.
lished and fully equipped for the
highest results. Mason County has
in the past been we'll represented a,
Vashon College, and its work is appre
ciated by those who have enjoyed its
in it.
The Peninsular Railway Co. will
shortly make use of their ''old grade
to Lake Newatzel, and the Satsol
people will lose three miles of straight
level road. A petition is before tn,
County Commissioners to open new
piece of road in place Of the grade
Hank Crossman was fined $50 ant
costs, amounting to $40. by Justic,
Dunbar for disturbing the meeting
Saturday night. The penalty fer dis
turbing lawful assemblies. or encour
aging others to do so, is 500, but thi
is the first offence of this kind which
has occurred in Shelton, the penalty
was made light.
/ Sunday morning an overturned bot
| tie of oil and coMbustib1es, with
half burned bunch of matches were
found on first landing on the stairs il
the Kneeland Hotel building, evident
ly placed there during the preceding
night. Just what the object csul.
have been is unknown. but it is fortu
nate that it failed. A night watch
man is now on duty.