The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-08-14

the ladies, or the American
Farmer and Farm News"
thrown in.
A Republican club will he organized
after the rally next WEDNESDAY evening.
The oyster season will open next
month, as the oysters are fat and
September has an "r'' in it.
Councilman Horton has added nice
porch to his house thereby improving
the looks very much.
A. W. Hurst is putting in a fine
cement walk in front of the Editors
house, thing that will last forever.
The Republican rally has been
changed to wednesday Aug. 10, in
in order to procure the speakers desired.
The Baptist Sunday school scholars
and teachers, enjoyed pleasant pic
mic in the grove in Cyphert's addition
and had good time.
Summer is not over. After the cool
spell the hot weather will continue six
weeks longer. Politically it will last
till November.
A Kamilcheite says all the South side
wants of the democratic convention, is
D. N. Duckworth for Commissioner
and w. H. Forbes for clerk.
Squire buttons were below par
around town last week, and the popu-
lists and democrats are picking them
up on the street and wearing them.
Don't miss the Republican speaking
at Kneelands Hall next Wednesday
evening. You will hear interesting
speakers, and some solid facts.
Frank Binns made the JOURNAL a
''cultus potlatch" of IA pound spring
cabbage the other day. He has a big
lot and is shipping to the down Sound
markets.
The Steamer City of Shelton laid up
at Seattle since last Friday, undergo
ing the annual inspection, and the
Steamer Doctor has been making her
run with the mails.
Judging from the Gray's Harbor
papers and those who haye recently
visited Chehalis county, our "free sill
YER republican" emissaries' struck
severe frost in that section last week.
We trust no more strangers will
come to Shelton for the purpose of
dying from the effects of too much
alcohol. Besides causing the county
an expense it gives Shelton a reputa-
ton it does not deserve.
Prof. Gunderson is holding quarter
1y examination of Teachers this week
with the following attendance: Fred
Sylvester, Miss Frances L. Galusha,
Mrs. A. ]. Clay, Miss Frances Sylves-
ter, Miss Hattie Cal1ow, c. w. Fisk,
S. M. Wyatt.
Geo Grisdale, one of Simpsons fore
men got bad axe cut on his right
foot this week, and Hadley McReavy,
was brought down from Williamson's
camp Tuesday, with bad scalp wound
his head being caught between logs
while coupling caas.
Rev. Frank H. Webster will supply
the pulpit of the First Baptist Church,
Tacoma for Rev. N. H. Hartman,
next Sunday. Mr.. Webster expects to
spend a few days at Westport Beach
next week returning in time to occupy
his pulpit the 23rd.
The old man Burns, mentioned in
last weeks paper, as suffering from
alcoholic poison, died on Thursday
night and was buried by the county
Friday. He was about so years of age
and had been in Shelton but a few
weeks, and nothing is known about
him.
DR.. VIM. Beach made two visits to
Elma last week in consultation with
the local physicians, over the case Of
Mrs. H. J. Bum. Saturday, he made
the trip in three hours on the bicycle.
A weakened blood vessel gave way,
and Mrs. Bum died in few minutes
Sunday morning.
If you have ever tried to whitewash
a chicken house or any rough board
work, with brush, you don't know
how much valuable time was wasted
until you do more thorough job in a
few minutes with an ordinary sprayer.
Don't borrow ours, but buy one and
try it next time.
The men in the logging camps would
do we'll to study their own interest in
the coming election. What would
help a few mine owners would not
help them. The lumber industry is
what we want to see prosper on the
coast. Read in this issue Lumber
men Alarmed"
Recently the editor promised to give
our leading populist, VIM. Wyatt, a
Squire button: Wyatt called for his
button Monday, and went off proudly
bearing "McGraw' button on his
vest. His smiles changed to tears
when he found out the imposition
practiced, but the exchange fixed him
up.
The Democratic county convention
was held in Shelton last Monday, the
country precincts being fairly well
represented. D. M. Duckworth was
selected as chairman and Leyi G.
Shelton, secretary. The matter of
nomin ating a county ticket was left