The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-02

Lac wen 0de OCE4 d IIlCl OAc
about town
Ralph Potts is at work painting the
front of the Commercial Hotel.
The Shelton Laundry's new BATH
room is now open to the pub1ic nse-
1t is given ont that John Fl. John
ston and Miss Maade Butts are to be
married on Monday
1t is now Colonel as well ar
"Jndge" Aver, that gentleman having
been appointed Judge Advocate Gen
eral with the rank of Colonel
A shipment of four tons of -four was
made TO Shelton last week from the
Olympia Milling Co. at Tunwater-
The Post-oHce Will be open On the
Fourth between II and II O'Clock, and
also after the arrival of the evening
mail.
The Peninsu1ar Railway company
has q crew of men at work On the re-
pair Of the trestle at the dumping
| grounds.
| The bicycle ordinance about passin e
people On the sidewalks, Is being gen
orally observed, and no arrests have
yet been made.
/ L. Z. Mnnson received two Crescent
and two Mayerlies this week, making
him total of sixteen wheels II his
bicycle livery stable
/ A telegram from Aspen, COLORADO,
gives news of the death of Charles
Hunter, d brother Of Mrs. II. j.
Mehnes and the Hunter brothers.
1t Is against the town ordinances 10
ride Or driye fast On the public streets,
or to lead horses On the sidewalks. and
somebody might get fined by way of
example.
1t is rnmored about town that the
Tacoma Mil Company has gone into
liquidation, and will shortly shut
down until some reorganization Is
effected.
Don't miss the VI. c. T. u. lectures
at the Hall, July 9TH and 9Th. Both
the talented speakers have q World
wide reputation and Shelton is very
fortunate in securing their coming.
The basebal1ists have been doing
little praCticing of late, and ought to
give the Olympia club q hard rub on
the Fourth. Practice games viii be
played this afternoon and Sunday.
The Fourth of July this year falling
on Sunday, the Methodist Church VIII
be draped for the occasion and in the
evening Z sermon suitable TO indie
pendence Day Will be deliver Cd by the
pastor
The Indians and residents Of Mind
Bay viii have little neighborhood
celebration there Saturday in which
horse racing will be indu1ged in, sew
era1 running horses having gone over
from Shelton.
The ladies Of the Methodist Church
intend TO serve lunch at noon and in
the evening of Monday next TO people
attending the celebration of Independ-
ence day. Ice cream and Lemonade
Will be served during the day.
The Teachers Institute brings quite
a number Of the County pedagogues
to Shelton this week, and Supt. Gun
derson has Z roon-fu11 Of scholars
WHO are ready and willing to talk
back to him and dispute the point.
John A Mcdonald and Joseph Car
stairs were in from the Satsop this
week laying in supplies for the Fourth.
They report that the Satsopites will
celebrate the day with a picnic and
dance.
! The Odd Fellows Animal Ball will
be fine affair, fitting wind mp to the
Fourth celebration. Supper viii be
served at the Commercial hotel Ev-
erybody is making great account of
the coming dance. First-class music
will be furnished by Sargison's Or
chestra and John Doyle viii be
promPter-
The boys IN the Peninsular machine
shops have been putting in their spare
| time On the manufacture of a Young
cannon for the proper celebration OF
the coming Fourth. II is made from
a section of car-ax1e and mounted On
wheels IT is about a foot long and
the bore of two inches. If it don 4
! 1,-r4 shall l,1,- rr,,,1 -,,-1r3r 4-r,--, -
next Monday morning
The steamer City of Shelton viii
leave Olympia at 8 O'Clock on next
Monday morning, reaching Shelton
about $50 IN time for most of the
races, and leave Shelton about 4:3D In
the afternoon Those from Olympia
who desire TO attend the Odd Fellows,
ball. can return home on the early
boat the following morning. We under
1 stand that excursion rates viii be given
Owing TO the fact that the new bi
cycIe track On Franklin street is mar
row and quite rongh IT was fcund nm
safe to have the bicycle races there on
the Fourth. 1t is also probable thai
the baseball game VIII be played or
the prairie IN the forenoon, during thu
latter part of the races there 1t wal
intended to fix mp grounds at the emf
of Franklin street, but as 1T wonl1
cost considerable TO do IT, and int
ground is too soft and sandy for play,
the game cannot well be played there