The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
Local News.

sion this week.
BoRN.-Kamilche July list, to the
! wife of ]. W. Moore, daughter.
The County Commissioners refused
to license the saloon at Matlock.
Superior Court will .be in session
again next Wednesday, the 14th.
The Zephyr towed raft of William.
sons logs to Tacoma Mill yesterday.
DR.. Beach can be found at Closson
& Kel1y's until his Office is arr anged
Miss Ansorge's Kindergarten begins
again Monday, after vacation of two
weeks.
Holmes W. Durboraw began term
,, of school in the Detroit district Tues.
day, with II scholars.
The Youngsters and the firecrackers
held full sway on Monday, but FORUM
ate1y there were no accidents.
The Fourth in Shelton passed off
quietly, no scraps reported and the
boys celebrated in quiet way.
The Peninsu1ar Company's pile
driver has been fitted up and is at
work driving piles for the repair OF
the trestle at the booming grounds.
The rains of the past week has
heightened out the berry crops, al
though it finished the cherry season.
H. c. Hungerford, at Arcadia, is
suffering from an injured eye, flake
of steel from a wedge entering his
right eye.
Watch for the ascension of the big
balloon with fireworks attachments,
from Closson & Ke11y's Saturday
night at p. m.
The Fourth passed off quietly in
Shelton, although the latter part OF
the programme dragged somewhat
and tired out the spectators.
The cannon turned out by the boys
in the Peninsular machine shops was
all right. We regret that we did not
hear more of it on the Fourth.
Marshal Wiley is laid upon the shelf
with fe1on on his hand, an infection
of exquisite torture. w. G. Rex is
looking after his official duties.
1t you drop in before long and pay
for your JOURNAL in advance, years
subscription to the Ladies Home Ideal
will be given free, provided only that
you ask for it.
Smith, the stockman from El1ens-
burgh, arrived from East of the noun
tains yesterday with band of about
fifty horses of all kinds and conditions,
for the purpose of barter.
Mrs. P. L. FARRELL, of Hartstein,
sends us a sample of cherries as big
as pigeons eggs, grown on grated
stock. She says they are from May
Duke gratis, but they have all the
characteristics of the Royal Ann
cherry.
We have been notified by the U. S.
authorities that the new federal law
forbidding the sale of intoxicating
liquors to Indians or any persons with
Indian blood in their veins is now in
force. The authorities state that they
will enforce the law.
Jos. Simpsons camp opened We'd
nesday and sent down the first logs
yesterday. 1t is probable that the
Mason County Logging Co. will not
| resume work until the first of the
month, if the log demand remains
dull.
The rumor that the Tacoma Mill
Company was in trouble seems to be
unfounded. Frank Williamson open
ed his camp this week, and is sending
down the logs, and says he don't in
tend to shut down until the Christmas
holiday comes. Good.
The City of Shelton made special
trip from Olympia Wednesday after
noon to bring in about Sc 1oggers who
were on the way to Simpsons camps
after their celebration. The PENN
sular train was in waiting to take the
men out to Jos. Simpsons camp, which
began work this week.
| DR.. Beach is home again, but his
coming back did not surprise anyone
as there is no place like shelton for
most of those who once get once accli
mated and into our ruts of existence
Those who roam seldom find as good (
place as Shelton, or one where the 1iv
ing is so easy to get. The doctor ha!
spent six months in Oregon ant
Southern Idaho, and finds nothing t.
his liking, so has decided to come tacl
to stay. He is arranging for house
and Mrs. Beach and the children will
soon be down from Black Diamond
where she has been visiting her par
ents-
There was considerable complain
at the slipshod way in which most O.
the town sports were carried out
There was a general lack of manage
ment and attention that made home
people as we'll as the visitors tired ant
weary. It might be good idea to lie
the next Fourth go by without an,
special celebration, then possibly w
could get together. have good pro
gram and carry it out, without TOT
much s'dog-in the manger" business
AS business proposition only few
of the people profit by these celebra
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