The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-07-03

ne Gay we celebrate.
Be careful of your fireworks.
Get out your flags and bunting, and
hoist your colors.
The CREASED pig" is 3 year old
razor-back and the prize will be earned
Green peas, cabbage, cauli1ower,
early potatoes and other 'truck" is in
the market.
Williamson Logging Co.'S. employees
were paid off in full yesterday, and
are ready to celebrate.
The baseball boys had a good prac-
tice Sunday, and expect to put up a
good game the Fourth.
1t is estimated that $4,000 will be
paid out to the logging boys in Shell.
ton to-day and tomorrow.
A lot of logs got away from the
booms Saturday night, and gave the
boom men some extra work.
The sports at Shelton Praire will
begin at $3.50 O'clock, July 4th, SO it is
necessary to get an early start.
The Shelton Band is practicing up
and several outside players haye join
ed, so we will haye some good music
for the Fourth.
Louis Derosier has gone into bust
ness on his own hook, having opened
a barber shop in Needham's shop,
L.
The Shelton sawmi1l is saving ont
some orders for construction work,
and several small lumber bills this
week, besides stocking up the yard.
Last Thursday and Friday were
scorchers, but few hot days usually
bring up wind or something to re-
lieve us, and the nights are generally
cool.
Everybody should be on the watch
for fire during the next few days, as
considerable fireworks will be burned,
and these dry days make it danger
Gus pastime.
It is understood that Capt. Ed Miller
has given up his proposed Alaska trip
for this summer, as the season is now
so far advanced. He has a lot of logs
he has not yet succeeded in disposing
of at satisfactory prices.
Orders have been issued to allow
none but the engineer and fireman to
ride in the cabs of the Peninsular "a il
road or on the tender. It's either take
to the fat car or the "bunks," or toof
it this summer.
Williamson had another streak of
misfortune this week. in the burning
of one of his yarding donkeys. The
woods caught FIRE, and it destroyed the
frame work and perishab1e parts of
the engine, which will have to be re-
fitted.
The logging boys will be allowed
but short Fourth this year, as most
of the numbering companies have
special orders and are anxious to be-
gin work again. All the logging
camps will be working again next
Thursday.
The celebration this year promises
to be as interesting as usual and the
crowd will be larger Besides GU,
home people. and the loggers who re
main in Shelton, Kamilche, Unior
City and Hoodsport will be over in Z
body.
Don't miss the splendid display O.
fire works on the evening Of tn,
Fourth. There will be number O
new pieces, and everybody will enjo,
it. The display will probably talk
place in the Railroad yards above 5tl
Istreet.
A good work has been done this weel
in gathering up rubbish and cobble.
from the streets. Everybody shoult
take hand in the cleaning up process
The loose gravel makes very bad bicy
Gle riding. and has about spoiled thu
good wheeling about town.
Now is the time to begin cutting
every Canada thistle on your PREMISE
and wherever they are found on the
streets A little later the seeds viii
be far enough matured to scatter every
where, and little effort now will Keep
them down considerably.
Messrs Ashmun and Alden are en-
gagged in extending the cabin on thu
City of Shelton. The entire deck will
be covered over, and two state room.
added. The after part will be lef
open and will make pleasant proinen
ade for summer.
i Jud Becker is special night watch
man for the holiday week. 1t woul,
be good move for the town and bust
ness men to join in providing a night
watch for the dry summer months, t
4 look after the quiet and safety of thu
town,
4 No. 3, with two boxes and an opel
car took a party of picnickers out t
Lake Newatze1 last Sunday. The,
spent the day having splendid time
and gave the Peninsular Railway
employees vote of thanks for thu
pleasant outing afforded. About six
J ty persons composed the party.
Miller, the man who shot sCraz,
Jack" Marinhoff, at Duckabush, lowe
Hood Canal, last week, is in jail a
Port Townsend. Marinhoff was well
! known about Hoodsport and Unto,
City, and the people about there ar