The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-07-24
Local News.

Farmer and Farm News"
thrown in.
A crusade on thistles.
| Water is making the West end gar
dens bloom.
Ice cream at the M. E.. Church cor
ner, tonight.
| Joe Deer is having an addition bull
on his sale on, for short order restau
rant.
Mrs. Marcia Bateman is closing ou
her millinery goods, intending to gt
out Of business.
| McKinley's picture is on the head
light Of Engineer Shorter's No. 2
Penninsular Railway.
The first watermelons of the season
of the season came in for Needhan
and the L M. Co., Wednesday.
| The smoke of woods fires on the
Sound is accommodating, but it doe:
not yet hang low enough to cut with a
scythe.
| Receiver Crowell calls fer bids fol
1000 ricks of engine wood for the Shell
ton Southwestern, Ry., bids to be ii
by August LIST.
| The steamer Merwin failed to make
it stick on the Shelton-Seattle route
and has pulled off for trial on some
lower Sound run.
The sons and daughters of Masor
County, not the natives, however, are
planning to organize for mutual ben
eft and recreation.
According to the apportionment
notice published by Supt. Gundersor
this week, oyer $1,000 is divided among
| the school districts.
The continued dry weather is hav.
ing its effect on the oat crop, and
probably potatoes and other roots will
be affected, if rain does not come
soon
The tourists and summer. visitors
are beginning to visit Lake Cushman,
score or more being at the lake all
the time. The fishing said to be good.
A firm foundation, made of Portland
cement, gravel and sand, harder than
rock, has been constructed under the
Peninsular turntab1e, and it will be
ready for use this week. Meanwhile
the company's three locomotives
stand out in the yard oyer night.
The new school board, at their first
meeting, held Monday July 20, select
ed the following teachers for the en-
suing term: A. ]. Collins, Vashon;
principal; Mrs. Hattie T. Morse and
Miss Altha Corey intermediate, and
Miss Hattie Callow, primary grades.
The sports returned from the races
at Chehalis Saturday and Sunday, and
reported good time. Several of the
races were close and exciting, and a
very good class of trotters were on the
track. Those who went over on their
bicycles enjoyed the trip.
The Pr. publishes column article,
the gist of which is a combination be-
tween our Farmer Todd and Gene
Way, a Seattle gambler, who is re-
former on other things, whereby the
former will be governor, and the latter
will be political boss and run things
We don't believe our Farmer Todd
would do such thing as to make sucf
deal just to get little Office.
/ The "Pacifc Empire" speaks as fol
!. lows of our national organizer at Glad
stone Park: Mrs. Baxter of Chicago
is shining light at W. c. T. U. Head
quarters. and also an able speaker al
the Auditorium, where her gifted
daughter has given artistic readings
Remember Mrs. Baxter is to lecture al
Williamson's camp Sunday afternoon
August 2, at o'clock.
The town Council has begun cru
SADIE against the Canada thistle, ant
the Marshal will cut down those in tn.
streets and alleys, while lot owner.
will be notified to destroy their crop
There is a state law enforcing thi.
work, and it should be carried out
Now is the time to chop them dowr
before the blossom opens, and the pes
will soon be driven out.
| The latest campaign novelty is tn,
mckinley shirt 'front.'" a sample o
which we haye just received. 1t is
real old fashioned ''dickey" or "dirt,
shirt hider," made Of durable muslin
board, and embellished with portrait
of Mckinley and Hobart in a horde
of flags. It is furnished by c. F. Al
bright & Co, ISL Wabash ave, Chicag
at ten cents each.
Arrangements have been made W til
the steamer City of Shelton to give a,
excursion to Seattle, on Sunday, Aug
. 1, 1896, and the fare has been reduce,
to the low rate of one dollar for tn
round trip, This will give all an OF
Iportunity to visit the Queen City, an
will probably be the only excursio
given this summer. The steamer wi
leave Shelton wharf at O'Clock A. M
arriving at Seattle about IL O'Clock
Returning. will leave Seattle at 8P. N
i In another column will be found
notice of the proposed constitutions
amendment to be voted upon this fal
1t contains the following provisions
in addition to the qualification Q
voters. as at present: The electo