The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
Local News.

L NC NAASoSO AhtSA OSSoAs
Autumn leaves.
Beautiful Puget'Sound weather.
Leap year is drawing to close.
Mckinley club meets Saturday
night.
Hoodsport will have a big dance
Saturday night.
:, Ten days before election, and we
will know all about it,
Town tax levy has been placed at 6
mills for 1896; last year it was z mills.
The oyster business is opening up,
over two hundred sacks week are be-
ing shipped from Oyster Bay,
John Doyle's new barn and wood
shed on his 4th street property, make a
splendid improvement in that neigh
borhood.
The Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
will give dance at Kneeland's Hall
on Election night, with supper at the
Dipman.
This Office has just completed the
work of printing the election tickets
for this year. It was "a big job, and
we think, credit to the Office.
The older boys at the public school
spent couple of hours after School
Monday and cleaned up the yard and
playground in good shape, burning all
the old logs and rubbish.
1t is reported that one of the appli-
cants for citizenship before Judge
Reed, the other day replied to the
question as to who made the laws:
"The Democratic party did" He fail
ed to get his papers.
The tug Favorite, which left for
Port Blake1y Sunday with ten Sec
ton raft of the Simpson Logging Co.'S
logs, lost four sections on the way b,
the breaking of boom chain. Mos
OF the logs were saved.
Indians engaged in seining captured
400 pound sturgeon in the bay last
Thursday. The monster fish was oyer
ten feet long, and is something of a
rarity in these waters. It was retailc6
at Doc. Swarthout's market.
The Masonic brethren gave the
degree work on Saturday night, and
the candidate, Edward Lee, furnished
a splendid supper at the Webb at
which about thirty Masons we're en-
tertained. =.
The chief industry on the Canal just
now is in fishing for salmon. A large
number of boats and seins are engaged
in the work, and all are doing we'll.
A. E. Todd & Co. are handle most of
the fish from Union City.
F. o. Lamoreux and DR.. Beach, &C
companied by such of the republican
candidates who are enabled to get out,
will deliver addresses in various parts
OF the County during the next week,
of which due notice will be given.
The dog poisoner has been around
again, the valuable water spaniel of
VIM. Maxwell, and good dogs owned
by w. r. Early and George Shorter
surrounded to poison or broken glass
last week and the owners are feeling
bad over their losses.
Arthur Taylor has just harvested
nearly four acres of peas, and the
Forbes threshing machine will be over
next week to thresh them out. This
is the largest crop of field peas ever
raised by Mason County farmer, and
yield was very heavy.
Peter McFarlane was engaged in
hauling wood from the hill one day
last week, when the wagon turned
over, throwing himself and the twin
girls off with the load. Thev were
partly buried under the wood and
miraculously escaped with but few
bruises.
Arthur Needham has on sale white
grapes raised. On his own place in
Shelton. He says he has nearly half
ton, although the full crop may not
ripen. The editor has three kinds of
grapes in bearing, one of which has
perfectly ripened and compares in
flavor with the Eastern Concord.
Il. c. furnishes the following local:
Music, it is proverbially known, floats
most suavely and impressively DER the
waters. The agreeable harmony of
the Italian fishermen as they propel
their craft along Puget Sound effect
lively illustrates the aforementioned
clause
The new school house which has lust
been completed in the Specie district
at Mason Lake, was dedicated by So
cial dance last Saturday night. All
the farmers for miles around attended
and also quite party from Shelton,
including several candidates, who
went along to get acquainted with the
people. Will Baldwin and Doug Shell
ton furnished the music and every
body had good time. Clarence Fisk
begins school there next week.
The ladies of the Odd Fellows
auxiliary. Ruby Rebekah Lodge No.
IS, celebrated their first anniversary,
by giving their brethren splendid
supper in the Odd Fellows building
after lodge Wednesday evening.
Covers were laid for about fifty per-
sons, and the excellent spread was