The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-13
Local News.
Several light frosts of late.

OncIlH caldwell is having his pr1vdt
dwelling finished up for occupancy.
Fish planted in waters are protected
by law for three years after planting
A Tacoma family has moved int
the old Racket Store building, and viii
open laundry.
A new sidewalk is being built il
front of McLarty Shorter's store, or
the Maxwell property.
Read your paper carefully this week
| and don't miss the ads. Our advertis
ers are up to date as we'll as the news
paper.
Call around and get copy of the
New York Weekly Tribune. We fur
nish it for Is cents per year with the
JOURNAL.
Two large spans Of big draft horses
were brought into the county last
week for S. G. Simpson and Thos
Bordeaux.
The school bell has an agreeable
sound and we are glad of the pros.
pect of hearing it right along fol
nine months.
Boston's new patriotic daily, The
is received in Shelton every
day. Agency at the post office, only
cents copy.
The big Rhododendron patch toward
Oakland received quite scorching
this week, fires having burned up the
old rotten logs and underbrush
Who wants an Oxford teachers
bible, with complete references and
self pronouncing dictionary, patent
flexible covers, at reduced price.
By the way, haye you registered!
This will be necessary to vote at the
coming City election. Registration
books at town clerk Dunbar's Office.
Just as soon as the fruit is picked &c
for your trees and give them good
spraying. Slaughter the aphis before
they migrate or they will return a
hundred fold next season.
There has been on exhibition in a
Pacific avenue Tacoma, sporting goods
house for several days a huge rainbow
trout, caught by Mr.. Papst, at Lilli-
waup, on Hoods canal. 1t weighed
eight pounds.
The Peninsular Railway Co. has
two crews, twenty-five men, at work
tracklaying. One crew under fore
man Robt. Sheedy, is edgaged in lay
ing track on the Lake extension, and
has a crew laying a new switch for
Bordeaux.
Mrs. Townsend's horse and buggy
took a bolt from the post office on We'd
nesday afternoon, and ran to the Gem
etery road before it was stopped. Mrs.
F. c. Spencer, who was in the buggy
was rolled out, but sustained no injur-
les except shaking up.
The Kamilche Odd Fellows gave
their anniversary ball last Saturd ay
night. A large number were present
from Olympia and Shelton, the str.
City of Shelton taking a party of
about thirty over from this place. A
very enjoyable time is reported by the
visitors.
The Misses Page, of Olympia. gave
their addresses in the Baptist Church
last Saturday and Sunday, which were
we'll attended and appreciated by all
Miss Em.na organized Loyal TEN
perance League, which meets at the
M. E. Church every Friday afternoon
at o'clock. Every child in town i:
iavited to join.
| Last week 793 packages of grocer
les were received by the Lumbermen'
Mercantile Co. in one shipment, ant
later 600 sacks of flour in another
This new store, with the other 1oca
stores, are shipping in more good
than all the Olympia merchants com
bined. Shelton does more business
than any town of its. size in Wester1
! Washington.
| Mrs. Frank Willey's pet pug dos
l"Peter Jackson" died last Monda.
from the effects of poison, administer
ed by some 1niscreant some week:
ago. Mrs. Wiley feels quite badl,
lover the loss of her pet, and says sh
wants the dog poisoner to know h
accomplished his fell purpose. 1t i
pretty small business, that of destroy
ing inotfensive dogs in this cruel fash
jon: /
4 The Simpson Logging Co. has
crew of nearly 100 men building camps
lopening skid roads and making land
lings beyond Lake Newatzel, and earl
next month, or as soon as the railroa
lextension reaches the camps, will b
ready to put in logs at great rate
AS soon as these camps get in opera
ton, the logging OUTPUT of the PENN
su1ar Railroad will be double.
j Clarence Newman left for Montesa
no Tuesday morning, with Lorilad
which will represent Mason County a
the Fair now in progress. DR.. Beac
left Thursday morning with his run
ming mare Babe, which will be entere
if there is suitable race. The sta,
lion Wonder. with $50 record is tn
best trotting horse In that section. blu
we anticipate that Lori1ad will make
good showing against the field, an
gather some second money, at an
rate. The track is better than ours
and light racing sulky will be secur
; ed for Lorilad.