The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-08
Local News.

to the wife of T. E. Baker, a son.
Will D. Hudson has been appointed
postmaster at New Kami1che, vice S
~. Grout, resigned.
License was issued this week tc
Charles Robinson and Miss Emma
Strong to wed.
Mr. and Mrs. Ig. Worcester have
moved into town from the ranch fol-
the winter.
Miss Hannah Linton while taking a
bicycle ride Saturday, got a sprained
ankle, the result of header"
Attorney Richardson having resign.
ed his office as city attorney, ]. E.
Sigh was appointed last Saturday
night.
Messrs Shepard, of the the Ed. Mil
Ter farm, and Charles Hodge, are ar
ranging to open new meat market in
town.
October was ush cred in with some
beautiful weather, as sample of what
Washington can do when on its good
behavior.
Stage-driver Martin was over from
I1oodsport this week and Mrs. Samuel
Caldwell returned with him for a short
visit to Hoodsport friends.
w. r. Stewart has purchased the
barber outfit of Louis Derosier and
will continue business in the old stand,
while Louie will go out to work.
The little son of Charles Wive11, who
fell from the farm wagon and broke
his arm recently, is around again, and
his fracture is rnending nicely.
Miss Giles, of Olympia, is at Mrs.
Eatons, doing trimming and millinery
work and getting tile store in readi-
ness for the fall opening.
Albert K. Hale and Miss Jessie
Whitlock, two we11-known Riverside
young people, secured a license to wed
from the County Auditor this week.
George Barron has completed the
land pile driver which he has been
building for the County, for use in
constructing small bridges and doing
general repair work.
A new school house is being built in
the Forbes district, No. 4, in place of
the old one which has been pretty we'll
frayed with the passing of many little
feet over it's threshold.
The lumber for Ed. McReavy's new
house on his farm in Shelton valley,
arrived this week from Union City,
having been towed around by the
Estella, and is being hauled out to the
farm.
Grin Hainer, the young lad who took
$50 of telephone money from Shelly's
last week, was sentenced by Justice
Covill to thirty days imprisonment,
and is serving out his term with
Sheriff Caldwell.
The Union City mail carrier, Swan
son, reported having met a woman
who appeared to be in a demented
condition, on one of his trips this week,
but Sheriff Caldwell has been unable
to verify the report.
Ten tons of railroad spikes arrived
at Kamilche last week for to be used
in the construction of new track on
the Port B1akely railroad in the vicin-
ity of Mat1ock. A lot of railroad iron
from Tacoma has also arrived for the
extensions.
The Methodist Sunday School has
selected the following officers for the
new term: A. J. Collins, Supt.; Clara
L. Ansorge, Assistant; Maude Stewart,
Secretary and w. D. Morrison, Treas.
urer; Miss Ada Myers, Organist; F. NJ
Grout, Librarian.
Dayid Barrett has begun the i'm.
provement Of his lots on First street,
opposite Henry Faubert's by building
d substantial barn. He intends tc
move all his outfit of drays, wagons
etc., to the new location, when the
necessary buildings are completed.
The Shelton Council has placed the
municipal tax levy for 1897 at six mills
on a total valuation of $241, O92, which
would yield, if ali taxes are paid, about
$l40O. The town is in good shape
having about all it's seasons work
completed and a balance of ST 900 in
the treasury.
E. H. Haskell, the Hartstein grower
brought our little fruit show samples
of his Japenese plums, Seeding
peaches and several varieties of winte,
apples. Mason County is not a whit
behind other counties in the size ant
excellence Of her fruits, once an assert
rnent can be gotten together for in
| spection. =.
Our base bail team left for Montesa
no Thursday morning hunting TO,
new fields to conquer-or Waterloo
The players are DR.. Beach, AL. Nun
son, H. Thrash, Angus Mcdonald, M
Schumacher, Chas. Armstrong, VIM
Daniels, and G. c. Angle. Mrs. Beach
Mrs. Munson, and Mrs. Angle als<
went along to enjoy the trip.