The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-05

Mild showers all day yesterday.
Camping parties will soon be in
order
The Sawmill is working this week
getting out some lumber orders.
Allen r. Lewis has been granted
patent on his water motor scheme.
F. w. Walther's new cottage is near
1y enclosed, and it is being rushed for
his occupancy.
Gooseberries are in the market at 5
cents a quart Also. radish, Lettuce
and "greens."
The Peninsu1ar No. is out again
with her broken cylinder patched UP
in good shape.
Frank Tue1l has had large ice
chest constructed aud now buys his
ice by the ton.
Barber Wehnes has moved his shop
into new quarters in the Maxwell cor
ner, where he and Louie now hold
forth.
Speed Shelton and party Of sports
were engaged in laying out new oval
shaped half-1nle race track Oh the
prairie this week.
DR.. Beach recently removed portion
of Chas. Ete1's upper jaw which was
effected with necrosis. The young
man is laid up for a while.
A pair of chinese pheasants were
seen in town the other day. It is to be
hoped that they will not be ino1ested
and will be allowed to breed
In another week, the Hartstein Is
landers will be rushing in the first
strawberries of the season, and get
ting fancy prices for them for short
time.
The next session of the U. S. Court
meets at Tacoma, July 9TH. Frank
Edgbert, of Arcadia, is drawn for the
grand jury, Thos. Moran and Dan
Myers, for petit jurors.
VIM. Wyatt got tired of waiting for
some one in town to start the ball for
the Fourth, and started Out Tuesday
for the funds. He expects to get at
least 5000 for the celebration.
A social donation party was given
to Rev. and Mrs. T. M. Wheeler at the
M. E. parsonage last Friday. Those
present report pleasant evening and
the pastor was substantially renleln-
bered.
A pair of pedigreed Berkshire pigs
arrived by express Saturday night
from Portland, for Clinton Hodge.
The JOURNAL is glad to note any i'm
provement in the strains of stock in
| this county.
! The funds already subscribed are
guarantee that Shelton will offer the
usual good time on the coming Fourth.
Horse racing, ball game, athletic
sports in town, and the usual literary
exercises will be provided for.
Tailor Walther is enjoying a big
rush, having lot of suits to get ont
|
having outside tailors get the trade
Wa1ther is first class taller and his
work is satisfactory in both fit and
price.
1.-THE Field and the Forces" will be
the morning subject at the Baptist
Church next Sunday, evening subject
present Problem" The young PEG
pies praise service will begin at ZOO
A cordial invitation is extended to ali
D. w. Roderck. who lives on the
old Walter place down the bay, went
out to look at his bees Wednesday
morning and had to rub his eyes to as
sure himself that they were gone
Some miscreant had gathered up three
hives in the night and carried them
away by row boat.
The following tugs were in the bay
this week and towed out RATS to the
mills: Louise for Hadlock and Katy
RATS from Mason County Logging Co
and Wi1liamson's for Tacoma. The
Polly took raft of Simpsons logs fol
Blakely and the Cyrus Walker one
from Ellis & Reeds booms for the Pu
get Lumber Co. at Port Gamble.
Thos. O'Neill has secured a bill O.
sale of the Shelton Brick plant and
has contract with the Messrs Lam
bert to burn another kiln of brick
The work began Tuesday and the kilr
will be put up at once. tits also prob
able that kiln of draining tile will b,
made before long. The brick is solo
at So per thousand in quantities and
SO for small lots. Now is the time to
build cellars or brick chimneys, ant
the brick is a first class article.
Mr.. Stansield, Of Tacoma, sent
down 'short horn Durham bull ant
COW; to ]. A. Horton, and the bull ha'
been sold to Chas. Saeger, who is
looking out for improved stock. These
animals have good pedigrees aud vii
be a splendid addition to the stock o.
this county. Most of the stock in Thu
vicinity is of the scrub order aud very
few seem to pay much attention t.
what they raise, losing sight of the
fact that it costs as much to keep 4
scrub as to keep first class animal
and the product is worth much less,
hence less profit.
The Union City base ba1lists cam,
over last Sunday bent on revenge