The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-05
Local News.

| Sunday.
C. ". Fisk and family have moved
into the Crowell house on Franklin
and 6th, for the winter months.
Ed McReavy has let the contract TO,
his new house to S. NJ. Rolf, who viii
! begin work as soon as possible.
: Mrs. L. P. Covington entertained
her Sunday school scholars at the
Methodist parsonage Wednesday
night
1t is said that the Mason Co. Log
ging Company is thinking of putting
in single mill plant at their camps.
1t would be a good investment.
Joe. Mcclure, an old time logger
got his leg broken between logs at
Bordeaux's camp Wednesday. He
was brought to town, and DR.. Wells
dressed the injury.
The Good Templars have the mem.
bership of their lodge diyided into two
divisions and have been sparring for
points On literary merits The losing
side is to provide supper.
Messrs. Munson and Richardson re-
turned from their duck hunt at the
head of the Canal. They did not dec
innate the ducks to any extent, as the
weather was too fine, the ducks kept
out of range.
The local oyster land board met this
week. The oystermen have been max
ing complaints because the board has
not taken action to issue them the nee
essary permits to gather seed from the
natural beds, the season opening Nov.
| 1st.
After long spell of ideal tall
weather, pleasant shower of rain is
falling, to purify the atmosphere and
! increase hea1thfulness. We may ex-
pect the continuation of this sort of
weather indefinitely.
The following tugs have taken out
log lows during the week: Katy, two
| for Bordeaux and one for Williamson,
Tacoma Mill; Favorite, two of Sinp-
son, for Blakely and Cyrus Walker,
one of Bordeaux's for Gamble.
Several sales of Shelton property
| have been made during the past few
days, which is an indication that mon
ey is getting easier. in some quarters
at least. aud people are thinking of
investing and locating permanently.
For the information of the farmers
who may have been wondering why
their hens are "1aying-off'' so long
have probably learned that eggs are
| 80 cents dozen and scarce at that,
Alaska is calling for every available
egg.
! Town election occurs Dec. 9TH, and
| the registration books close Nov. 18th,
| Every body should take interest to reg
lister. The entire set OF officers go out
and good men should be found to take
! their places. 1t has been a hard mat
ter to keep full board this year.
Miss Clara Ansorge will reopen her
kindergarten school in the Baptist
parsonage next Monday morning at
$50 o'clock, a number of the parents
of her summer pupils urging her to
begin again. Her work in the sum-
mre term was quite successful and all
the small scholars made considerable
progress.
The ladies of the w. G. T. u. have
been rustling this week and have the
building about completed on their lot
back of the JOURNAL office. For the
present the building will be used as a
meeting room, until funds are secured
to build their hall. The labor was
donated by the carpenters and the w.
c. t U. is happy.
The City of Shelton has been delay
ed as late as II o'clock several nights
this week, waiting for the Seattle boat
and the mail has seldom of late arriv-
ed at seasonable hours. If the steam
ers at fault cannot make better time,
and this sort of thing is to continue
during the winter months, it would be
we'll to secure change of mail SEIZED
ule back to the morning trip.
Mrs. Emma Barrett, of Port Town.
send, will assist the pastor of the
Methodist church in Evangelistic ser.
vices beginning next Sunday. Mrs
Barrett has had splendid success as ar
Evangelist, both in the East and in
our Puget Sound country. 1t is hoped
that the people of Shelton and the
communities adjoining will take spec
ial interest in these services.
A noisy crowd, otherwise known az
the "Charivari party" stormed the
!: Hotel Dipman Tuesday night ant
hammered away on their unmusica
instruments until the new bride anC
groom, Daniels, came out and made
their oeace. The impromptu band
. had wonderful and fearful set of in
struments, some of which were an in
|. fringe1nent on Algerian or Chinese
musical entertainments. No lives
were lost.
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