The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20
Local News.

Deen competed ana the pig reservoir
is full and overfowing as we'll as both
the dams.
The wood-cutters will find a notice
calling for bids for 40 ricks of wood to
be furnished the Shelton school in an
other column.
Town is quiet and business rather
dull since the boys left for the Klon-
dixie. We are waiting to hear from
them at Dyea
The JOURNAL will publish the pro-
ceedings of the Commissioners and of
the equalization board next week,
when they can be given in full.
Auditor Dunbar is engaged in send
ing out the ballots and the poll books
for use in the road district elections,
which take place on Saturday, Septem-
Der 4th
The families of Benny Wiley and
Hermon Thrash are now occupying
the old Shelton homestead, which has
been vacant since the death of David
Shelton, last March.
The family of G. S. Poole, the new
salesman at the L. MI store, arrived
from Seattle this week AMI have NOV
ed into the Clark dwelling recently
vacated by B, c. Kelly.
We need a shower badly to settle the
dust, revive vegetation, put out the
numerous wood fires and clear the at
,nosphere of the murky smoke which
is so trying on the eyes.
The Rebekahs are to spend this af-
ternoon in picnic at Saeger's Land
ing, and some of the Odd Fellow
brethren will manage to drop down
about five o'clock, in time for lunch.
Swimming parties are being made
up every day during the warm weather
to go out to Island Lake, hich is be-
coming quite a bathing resort. The
water is said to be fine and of the right
temperature.
this is the season of the year when it
takes considerable rustling to fill up
four local columns of a newspaper.
Every body who can get away is TAX
ing a rest or off on a picnic.
It is reported that Kay Todd, who
has been teaching school in several of
the country districts, will shortly leave
for Minneapolis, where he will attend
a school in the higher branches. He
is a studious and energetic young man
and we wish him success.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day were scorchers, the thermometer
being we'll up in the nineties. There
was very little breeze until Monday
evening, when a stiff wind began to
blow, but the weather still remains
sultry, although the nights are fairly
comfortable when the breeze circu-
1ates. August is our hottest month.
The water consumer are now max
ing up for lost time and giving their
lawns and gardens a good wetting
down. Everything was pretty well
dried up after the two weeks cutoff.
the use of the water to certain hours
Of the day is not being enforced as
there is great abundance of water.
Sunday was the first day of the open
season for grouse, and if the inces-
SAINT pop-popping of the shotgun is
| any evidence, the birds must have suf-
fered that day. The young grouse are
quite plentiful this season and are now
fully as big as the old birds. It is to
be hoped that the hunters will leave
enough Of the birds for ''seed,'' or they
may not be so plentiful another year.
Mr.. and Mrs, A En1mott, George
Emmott and Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Giles
are down the bay in sailboat drift
ing with the tide and anchoring most
anywhere night strikes them They
expect to be gone about a week and
visit Hartstein and other islands and
cruise about the upper Sound. They
have good sa1lboat and with Giles as
the skipper, expect to have splendid
outing without the use of much lash
wind
! Leo Anderson, who has recently pur-
chased the lands belonging to the
Estate of Leonard D. Prince, adioin-
ing the Walter place, down the bay,
moved onto his new 1,1ace last weeL
The place has received no attention
since the death Of the former owner,
and is pretty we'll run down, but Mr..
J Anderson is worker and will soon
make something out of it. He intends
to cut the land, of which there is near
" 400 acres, up into small tracts and
will bring out some of his former Da-
kota friends to make a small colony,
down the bay.
The Sons and Daughters of the Pho
neers of Mason County announce that
their third annual reunion will take
18th, at the Grove. The committee in
charge has arranged an interesting
programme and Rey. Myron Eells, of
+, Union City will deliver the annual
Grafton. The public is cordially invit-
ed to attend the exercises and a pleas
ant afternoon is promised. Bring
your lunch baskets, and prepare to en-
| 10Y a good time. The Pioneers should