The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-01
Local News.

new pOy al his mouse this week.
The days are growing decidedly
short. in comparison with other days.
The trout are taking salmon roe
very readily up the creek, several good
catches having been made this week.
After several pleasant days it rain
ed Wednesday, but we are still entitled
to several weeks of good weather be-
fore the wet weather sets in for good.
Butter is now IS cents roll and
eggs firm and scarce at 20 cents doz-
en-, and the farmers who pay attention
to this little things are coming in
for good profit
The Baptist Sunday School gave an
interesting program, consisting of
songs, recitations and dialogues, at
the church last Sunday evening, and
the children acquitted themselves very
creditably.
George Cyphert has the Shelton
sawnill at work this week getting out
the lumber for O'Neill & Needha am s
new fruit and vegetable evaporation.
and some lumber for logging camps
on the railroads.
The JOURNAL window has nice dis
play of fruit, which attracts considera-
bic attention and surprises many who
take notice of the display. Mrs. VIM.
Walter added some fine ounces and
Alexander apples this week.
"Fruitage," 3O-page monthly mag
azine devoted exclusively to fruit cult
ure in the Northwest, will be furnish
ed to JOURNAL subscribers for IS cents
year. This low rate is more because
we believe that every fruit grower
should keep posted and Fruitage is the
best and cheapest medium.
Lumber is on the ground for O'Neill
& Needham's fruit evaporation, which
is to be built on the Till Shelton prop
erty, opposite the Catholic Church. F i.
+. Potter was down the Sound this
week investigating the various meth
DDS of drying fruit and vegetables,
especially the potatoes, and will con-
struct the furnaces and dry-kiln on
the latest methods.
Letters are daily expected from the
Shelton Klondikers announcing their
departure down the lakes to the Mecca
of the Go1dseeKers, Dawson City At
last accounts they were almost there
and several of the boys had gone on
ahead to build the boats. Although
they were unfortunate enough to lose
two of their horses, they had bought
four others, and were bound to make
the lakes.
The examina alton of the parties ar
rested for selling liquor without Ii
cense at Matlock was concluded before
Justice Covill last Saturday. The
principals, Oscar Bailey and Jos. Deer,
were placed under 5000 bonds to ap-
pear before the Superior Court for
trial, Fred Bailey was discharged and
all the witnesses in the case were also
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their appearance. All bonds were
furnished and the parties are at 1iber-
ty, but there will likely not be a jury
term of the court until next April.
John Peterson, foreman of the large
farm owned by the Port Gamble Com
pany at Clifton, sends us some mann
: ~ n %n+n H. L,
the place. Those seat were fine speci-
| mems and weighed about four pounds,
although number were dug which
weighed close to seven pounds apiece
Besides large quantities of feed and
produce about ninety tons of potatoes
were raised this season. The com.
pany paid its usual price of ten cents
a sack for the digging, but the pota-
toes turned out so large that one man
was able to dig forty sacks in day.
The Annual Tournament at Monte
sano takes place next week, the 7-8-
9th, and number of Shelton people
are planning to go over. An interest
ing program of horses, bicycle and
foot races, baseball and other sports
is arranged. On Thursday a ladies
game of ball is talked of, and on Fri.
day afternoon the game between the
Shelton and Montesano clubs is set
The local club is doing little practice
work, and if the full team goes over
the game will probably be interesting
For the credit of Shelton, the boys
| ought to make an extra effort to 90
and do enough practicing to play al
their best.
| Druggist Shelly missed about 1870 il
money from his box of telephone funds
one day last week, and suspicion turn.
ed to 1S-year old boy named Grin
Hainer, who had been hanging around
the store. The culprit left on the boa
the next morning, but Sheriff Sam
Caldwell followed Monday, and after
searching in Seattle learned that h,
was in Tacoma, and there found the
boy on the streets. The Sheriff re-
turned with the young Grimm al
Wednesday evening, who confessed
that he had taken the money, but thai
he had spent it at some wheel O.
fortune game in one of the saloons
as he had no money when arrested
He will probably sent to the peniten
tiary, although he is not much NOR,
to be blamed than those who allowed