The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-21
Local News.

An addition is being constructed to
the residence of Thos. Bordeaux.
The bloomer has struck town, and
attracts considerable attention
Wild blackberries and domestic
raspberries are ripening in good
shape and the prospect is for a full
crop.
Better get your Strawberries to pre-
serve within a few days-unless you
strike snap, 81 a crate is about as
cheap as they can be got.
The go and 'o3 taxes are payable
now without penalty or interest. After
July 1st these will be added and string
ent measures taken to enforce the
collection of the tax
Mason County Teachers Institute
begins at the Shelton School house
next Monday and will continue during
the week, all teachers in the county
will be in attendance
Butter, ten cents a pound; milk FIVE
cents a quart. and eggs raised to
Is cents dozen, on account of local
scarcity. These prices are good for
the consumer. but hard on the farmer.
a short term of Superior Court was
held by Judge Irwin, Tuesday, and a
number of cases disposed of. See pro-
ceedings elsewhere. Judge Irwin re-
ports noticeable improvement in
business at Montesano
Gus. Hanse1 reports the killing of
wild cat On Monday of last week, and
cougar On the following day, out at
his place in Egypt Valley. The ami
mails were making raids on his chick
ems. The cougar, six foot female,
was in poor condition, and likely to
attack calves or even~a young child,
if the opportunity come
An excursion from Tacoma on the
State of Washington was arranged
for last Sunday, but owing to an &C
cident to the steamer, has been post
poned until next Sunday. It is one of
the regular excursions given by that
boat during the summer months, and
we should make it as pleasant as pos
sible for the visitors during their short
stay.
The Editor has received one of Tai
colt Bros. SIS Crescent Bicycles, and
everybody interested in wheels have
been looking it over, and can find no
fault, even in comparison with the
so-cal1ed ''high-grade" 500 bicycles.
If you are thinking of getting wheel
it would be we'll to look the Crescent
over, good terms and the usual year
guarantee.
Representative VIM. Ca1low and
Watson Rodenberger have begun
logging on the Alden and Wivell
claims, On Shelton Southwestern
Railroad. They will employ crew
of about twenty men, and for the pre-
sent operate with one horse team.
Bob Swan, who was employed in Capt.
Ed. Miller's camp on Hartstein Island
all spring, will add his two span of
horses to the team and act as teamster.
Messrs. Ellis & Reed, of Olympia,
are getting ready to log off their lands
across the bay. They have about two
hundred acres of land, which product
will be hauled into Chapman's Cove,
by tram-read, and will be logged at
once. Later the balance of their ex-
tensive timber holdings will be logged
and hauled in at the head of the Bay.
Mr.. Ellis is an old logger and will
operate on an extensive scale, when
ready for business and the log prices
improve, as they soon will.
The Shelton Southwestern Railroad
will shortly have new locomotive,
which was purchased by Receiver
Crowell, in the East this spring.
An addition is being built to the Com
pany's engine house, with pit to ac-
con1odate the new locomotive. The
whole building will be extended ten
feet, and covered with corrugated
roofing. When these changes are
made and the trestle work completed,
the Shelton Southwestern will be in
splendid condition for extensive log
ging.
Exp lest J. B. Daily. and wife, who
have been lecturing on the Sound for
the past three months, will give an
address in Knee1and's Hall on Sun
day June Seth at $50 IN. A feature
of the meeting will be the singing of
patriotic songs by Mrs. Daily. Admis-
sion will be free. On Saturday even
ing in the Baptist Church 8 p. M, Mr.
DAILY will lecture to MEN ONLY, on the
"Secrets of the Romisl1 Confessional"
Admission IS cents. On Monday
afternoon at ESQ O'Clock in the Bap-
fist Church, Mrs. DAILY Will address
LADIES ONLY on 1.-The Confessional
admission, 15cts. The lectures of Mr..
and Mrs. Daily have attracted much
attention all oyer the state.
The Washington Southern Railroad
will shortly be known by new title,
somewhat shorter than the present one
but longer than the original ''Satsop".
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Peninsular Railway Com
pany, by A. II. Anderson and Geo. F.
Gund, capital, 100000 A. H Ander-
son has been the largest stock holder
of the Railroad and manager for sew
eral years and the people will be glad
to know that Mr.. Anderson is on deck