The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-07-31

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Farmer and Farm News"
thrown in.
Have you registered?
The County Commissioners meet
next Tuesday.
Peter McFarlane has improved his
dwelling with a fresh coat of paint.
F. C. Spencer is hauling in wood on
his contract to supply the Court house
with thirty ricks.
An original pension has been grant.
ed to Marquis F. Baker, of Shelton,
who lives on the Prince place.
Regular services at the Baptist
Church next Sunday morning and
evening. Ali are cordially invited.
AS special campaign offer. the
JOURNAL. will be furnished to any ad.
dress from now until November 18th,
for Is cents.
If you want a cheap and pleasant
trip 20 to Seattle on the Excursion t.
Seattle Sunday. The City of Shelton
leaves At 6 a. M,
The w. C. T. u. Ladies served ice.
cream Friday evening on the Metho.
dist church corner, and had fair
patronage. The evening was quite
cool, and hot coffee would have been
in more demand.
Don't forget to register. All those
in the Shelton voting precincts, who
desire to vote at the republican pri.
maries must be registered and the
books will close ten days before the
primaries.
The fishing season is now open and
the sports are catching some nice trout.
The town creek is pretty we'll fished,
however. Gle Hanson caught one four
pound and one three pound trout the
other day, and number of big trout
have been caught above town.
The families of Thos. McLarty, w.
H. Maxwell and Geo. Vogtlin and Miss
McHugh, are having splendid time
camping at Saeger's landing, where
they haye been for the past week.
They will break camp next week.
Saeger's landing is pleasant and con-
yenient place for camping out.
The sum of $222, 242.71 has just been
apportioned by State Supt. Bean, to
the various county school funds. Ma
son County gets $180S, which will be
apportioned by Supt. Gunderson next
week. This will give each district
about nine-tenths of the amounts given
by the regular county apportionment
ISSUED last week.
The meeting to arrange for the for
nation of "free silver republican,"
county organization was postponed,
partly on account of the funeral, and
because very few were present. The
meeting will probably be held Satur-
day night, if one of the Olympia speak
ers can be had.
Politics is the absorbing topic of the
street corner discussion these days, and
so far, appears to be good natured as
it should be for intelligent discussion.
However, much of the talk is of little
value in enlightening the hearers, and
the crowd usually manages to extract
some fun from the discussions.
The organization of county fair as
ISOLATION is being talked again and be.
ing favorably considered by those in.
terested in stock and races. It would
not cost much to secure control of the
track and grounds on the prairie, and
with reasonable encouragement the
matter will be taken up in interest. Ir
connection, it would be an easy mat
ter to arrange for an exhibition Of
home products and prizes for the best
specimens.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee met at Tacoma Wednesday, and
called the State convention to meet al
that city, Wednesday, August 10Th
Primaries by ballot will be held in thu
incorporated cities and towns, accord
ing to law, although it is generally be.
lieved that that part of the election
law is not OF much force. This will
leave but short time for the precinc,
and county meetings. The latter O.
which will nominate the county officer.
as well as select delegates to the state
nominating convention.
The populist state conventio is cal
led to meet at Eleusburg August 18th
and Mason County is allotted four del
egates. The Democratic convention
was also to be called for the same tim.
and place, but complications. arising
from the failure of the pcpulist ma
tional convention to endorse Sewall
as well as Bryan, has delayed the call
Our state law prohibits a candidate'
name appearing more than once OF
the ballots, and they are trying t,
figure out how the presidential elector.
can be arranged.
Hanford Clark was around maxim,
calls on his friends early Monda,
morning, and dropped in on the JoUR
NAL. All the muscles of the right sid,
of his face are still paralyzed, bu
otherwise he is improving nicely. Hi
right eye is still badly swollen, an,
does not improve much, SO DR.. Beacl
and John Johnston will take him t,
Seattle on the excursion next Sunday
to consult an occulist. The electrical