The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-12
Local News.
It rains nice and easy,

! photographs.
Geese have already made their ap
pearance. DR.. Beach reports -lucl
OF oyer fifty on Scott's Prairie one da,
this week and he shot one yesteday.
Mark Draham is laid TIP with a bro
ken arm, the result of a contact will
a flying chunk of bark at his camp OF
the S. S. VI. last Friday afternoon.
According to our Union correspond
ent, November and December have t.
! drop lot of wet weather in order t,
equal the same period of last year, IS
inches.
BoRN.-She1ton, November 9th, t.
the wife of J. E. Sigh, a son and heir
The doctor says he has Websteriar
head and the nurse says he takes aftel
his mother.
| The rains of the past week have
caused the creeks to rise considerably
but as the streams ran unusually low
this season, they are yet hardly up t.
the usual winter flow.
Judge Hodgdon has notified ClerE
Hanson that a short term of superior
Court will be held next Wednesday
November 18th, for the disposal of mo
tons and other legal business.
The Johnson brothers, Wallace ant
Albert, who were both injured by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun al
New Kanilche. Oct. 3Oth, are reported
by DIR. Wells to be up and around.
The silver salmon are about through
running up the creeks, but the dog
salmon are still going up for spawn.
ing. So far the run, like that of last
year, for some reason, has not been as
large as in former years.
Rev. L. J. Covington expects visit
Saturday and Sunday from his sister,
Miss Mamie E. Covington of Olympia.
Miss Covington is the we1l-known
music teacher of Olympia and will
sing at the services in the Methodist
church.
We have just received lot of fruit
trees from the Pacific Nursery and
Seed Company, Seattle, and they are
as clean and healthy 2-year old stock
as we have seen, at very reasonable
prices. See ad. and send for their
price list, if needing anything in the
way of fruit trees or shrubbery.
County Auditor Dunbar has just re
corded nine new mining locations,
from a new section, known as "Popu-
list Forks" on the upper Skokomish
river, about sixteen miles northwest
Of Lake Cushman. Seven are quartz
veins, one mill site, and one water
right. Seattle parties are the lccators
and it is said that they have discover
ed some fair prospects in the vicinity.
The last letter received from the
Shelton Klondikers, was written from
the Customs station, "Sixty-mi1e Riv-
en-" on Sept. 21st, the second day out
from the Lake. Geo. Draham does
the writing and states that Fred Todd
had just settled with the Canadian COL
lector, paying $50 duty, and each of
the others would Gay about the same.
Six persons, half of the party, were in
his boat. The letter states that the
| weather was clear and fine, and they
anticipated no difficulty in reaching
Dawson City, in case they decided to
go that far down the river. They were
still undecided, and might spend the
winter at some suitable point to pros
pect or log uutil spring opened. All
were we'll and happy.
C1osson s. Kelly completed the pack
ing of their drug stock and shipped
the goods to Seattle Wednesday, and
the bulk will be sent to Skaguay where
the firm has opened a drug store for
the winter. The furniture and fixtures
have been bought by A. w. Shelly,
who will shortly move into the quart.
ers across the alley from his present
store. Two years ago Shelton had
but one drug store, and two others
Closson & Kelly and A. w. Shelly
dropped in town the same week, and
began the contest for second place
The original druggist, Tuel1, soor
dropped out, and now by Closson
Kelly's sale and removal, Shelly ha.
the field to himself. Shelton is hardl,
large enough to support two druggists
but one store, with all the business
| would do a profitable trade.
The Williamson Logging Co, ha.
been hauling logs faster than the Ia
coma Mill could handle the outpu
and the camp has been closed temper
arily, but started up today, running
zone side" for the present. Franz
Williamson arrived Wednesday even
ing and says that he will put crew
at work in the vicinity of Lake Isabel
to open a camp in new timber. Work
on the Shelton Southwestern Railroad
has been unsettled, but with the out
put from the Williamson, Draham an,
Kneeland camps, the road will con
tinue to operate. The reorganization
plan for the railroad is being carried
forward, and it is reported that tn
road will shortly be sold. Assurance
are given that when this deal is com
pleted Shelton may expect some i'm
provement and extensions to the Shel
ton Southwestern Railroad.