The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-06-25
Local News.
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ed express wagon last week.
BoRN.-Big Skookum, June 22nd, to
the wife of Frank Baker, son.
BoRN.-At Geo. Weymouth's, June
Doth, to the wife of Archie jenkins a
daughter.
Wild blackberries are coming in, the
Indians peddling them around to the
houses.
Strawberries and cherries have been
coming in slowly during the week and
the price is holding up.
The usual services were held in the
Catholic Church last Sunday, Father
Wo1fgang conducting them.
The de1apidated sidewalk in front of
the Clark property On Second has
been replaced with new plank.
Several scraps reported in town dur
ing the week, as a preliminary to the
proper celebration of the Fourth
Ed. McReavy has moved his family
back to town again, as his camp will
probably be shut down for some time.
The street commissioner is at work
improving a portion of Franklin street
for a bicycle path, and for the Fourth
sports.
Keep off the sidewalks wit b you BIZ
cycles, where the street is at all ride
able, and you will save punctures as
well as trouble.
The '3-spot' is in the Peninsular
Machine Shops to receive thorough
overhauling while logging operations
are suspended, for the Fourth lay-of.
Misses Robertson and Suider are
serving ice cream and refreshments
during the holidays at Closson & Kel-
ly's old stand. Piano music is the
drawing card.
S. G. Simpson has rented the Com
pauy farm, now occupied by James
Neal, and will use it to pasture the
horses from Ed McReavy's camp dur
ing the summer.
That was a welcome and copious
shower Tuesday morning, although it
might have interfered with some of
the farmers who intended to commence
haylng this week.
A social dance will be given by the
P. E. o. Society at Kneeland's Hall On
Friday evening, June 18th. Ice cream
and cake will be served, and everybody
is cordially invited.
Will D. Dunbar recently purchased
the Mandy Lowe property on Cedar
street and will shortly move his family
in from the Satsop, where he has fin
ished his logging work.
Thirty-two head of horses from the
Mason County Logging Cos camps
were taken over to the Webb ranch
this week to pasture until the camps
open sometime after the Fourth. Geo.
Woodcock and several of the 1oggers
drove the band over.
The two-year-o1d son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Faubert, which swallowed
some foreign substance while playing
in the yard one day last week, is still
in some danger of losing its life. The
uncertainty of the trouble makes the
case difficult to treat.
A number of the logging boys are
striking out for the mines and other
new fields in the hope of lettering
themselves, but we imagine that most
of them will be back again before the
year is out, not much better off.
A bakers dozen of Shelton young
people went out to Dayton last Satur
day evening to give Mrs. John Valley
surprise party. With the neighbors
a good sized party was present and {
pleasant time is reported, severa.
hours being spent in dancing.
AL. J. Munson has received his com
mission, and will be postmaster II
fact, although he has been performing
most of the duties of the Office fol-
some months past. He has also re
signed as town Treasurer, and L. K
Munson has been appointed to the
position.
Chas. Armstrong was the lucky MAJ
in the rattle for Doyle & Elliott's bi
cycle. The manner of awarding tn,
prize was new and perfectly fair. 4
1 target was arranged, on which 20
numbered lines were drawn On tn,
outer half. The wheel was whir1et
and then shot at while in motion
Armstrong also won the first bicycl,
ratified in Shelton three years ago.
Nessrs A. II. Anderson, r. r. Spen.
Ger and Lester Turner, trustees of tn,
Peninsular Railway Company, wer,
down from Seattle over Sunday to in
spect the road and arrange for som,
needed repairs and improvements
While the road is shut down for tn,
Fourth new piles will be driven unde
the long trestle and new ties place,
along several sections of the road-bed
The repairs will occupy several weeks
but will place the road in frst-clas
working order for the rest of the sea
son.