The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-12

Superior court adjourned to July H..
The Shelton Band is again meeting
to practice up for the Fourth.
Seattle sports are having good luck
fishing the Union River, above Clifton,
with the fly.
The JOURNAL has been favored with
a section of the Fredson-Todd wedding
cake, and can say that Alf. is in CLOVER.
Another coupling of young folks is
billed for June, SO three happy couples
will set out on the Voyage of Life"
this month.
A young man, quite skilled in the
mystic arts, held three shows in town
last week, and even gave away few
presents, but his crowds produced little
more than grub-stake.
The populist clans gather in Shelton
tomorrow for the County convention.
Delegates are expected from each
section of the county and the meeting
will be held at the Court house.
Wild blackberries promise an unus-
ually bountifu1 crop this summer, and
make up for scant crop of some
other domestic preserving fruits.
The council has ordered the improve
ment of Gotta street, west from fifth,
which work will be begun as soon as
the water extension is out of the way.
Everything in tree and plant life is
making great strides in growth, prob
ably to make up for lost time. The
fruit crop being light, the tree will
have good chance to grow this year.
The young people of the Baptist
Church, will give Lawn Social on
the church grounds, Wednesday even
ing June "a. Ice cream and cake will
be served. Further particulars given
later.
A bill has passed the U. S. Senate
granting pension of So per month to
veterans of the Indian wars of Wash
ington and Oregon. 1t is expected
that il will pass the House of Repre-
sentatives this session.
J, M. Downs, of Hartstein Island,
brings in the first Strawberries of the
season, dozen boxes of fine berries
which the L. M. &C. secured. Next
week there will be strawberries for us
all. The price is not high
Week after next the school 1narms
of the county will have taken the
county seat, and we publish the pro-
gram of their fourth annual institute,
to sessions of which, the general public
is cordially INVITED to attend.
The baseba1lists of Shelton and
Union City will have match game on
the prairie grounds on Fourth of July,
for small purse. The Canal will be
we'll represented on the Fourth to en-
courage their boys to win the game.
Buck Shelton planted patch of oats
the other day, and has since had to
patrol the field with shot gun, in
order to save half crop. Buck is act
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yet secured enough wild pigeons for a
pot pie.
The weather for the past few days
can be properly termed "meas1y." AS
ali fruit is set, the rains probably did
no damage, other than driving down
the hay, which is now two feet and
more in height. Every day'll be
sunny, by-and-bye.
Those interested in the Fourth cele-
bration are requested to meet at the
John Kneeland building next Monday
evening, June 18th, at 8 O'Clock, to
select committees to take charge of the
celebration. Everyone is interested,
so come out and take part.
Rev. J. S. McCallum, of the Christian
Church at Olympia, will preach a
sermon in the Baptist church next
| Friday Evening. Mr.. McCallum is an
interesting speaker and is not unknown
to the people of Shelton, having
preached to them some time ago.
G. c. Angle has added to his list of
fire insurance companies, the Syea, of
Gothenberg, a big six million dollar
Swedish Company, and is prepared to
| furnish the Swedish residents of Ma
son County, reliable fire insurance in
company of their own nationally.
The Olympia Standard says: cit is
reported that F armer" Todd is negoti-
ating for the hatfull of type formerly
used in printing the State, with view
of establishing a Populist paper at
Shelton" It ought not to take very
heavy negotiations to secure the outfit
of the defunct State, as there was just
| about hatfu1l of it.
G. C. Angle and U. G. .Dob1e made a
short trip to Hartstein Island last
Friday, but the disagreeab1e weather
prevented us visiting our many friends
among the Island farmers. A trip
along Pickering passage shows that
the ranchers have been working in
dustriously and in the last two OF
three years, have opened number Of
fine fruit ranches which are now be
ginning to bring returns.
Jimmy Sam, the we'll known Oyster
bay Siwash was arrested by Sheriff
Castor yesterday on complaint Of
Chas. Wilson of Oyster bay. who
claimed Sam stole his gun about Sep
tember Is. A neighbor of Wilson'S