The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-06-18

The JOURNAL,
The Chicago Inter Ocean.
Several windy days this week.


Doyle s. Elliott's bicycle viii Be
ratified Sunday afternoon.
Tailor Waither has had his house
painted. John Kubik doing the work.
The Commercial Hotel IS TO be paint
ed, Ralph Potts having the contract.
New potatoes, green peas and other
home grown garden truck Is in the
market.
L. K Munson has ordered a Ores
cent Tandem, to add to his stock Of
wheels to rent.
Now that the heated term Is at hand,
all necessary precautions should be
taken to guard against fire.
The Photographers. Grain and Lar
Z sen, left Tuesday morning for Union
City. to take a temporary stand
All Rebekahs are requested to at
tend the Regular meeting this Friday.
| for the election of officers and other
! business
Robt- Kimpton took fine set Of Elk
( horns back East with him. They
were the trophies of his OWN marks
manship.
The next session Of Commissioners
Court viii begin July 5th. possibly no
business will be transacted until Tues
day, the 9th.
A. B. Fowler is having a bath-tub
put in at the Shelton Hand Laundry.
for the public use. Wiley 81 Wood
did the job.
VIM Cooper has gone over to the
/ Skokomish river TO batch" and fish
until after the Fourth, when the
camps start mp.
J. Sigh viii preach in the Dayton
School house next Sunday afternoon
ats O'Clock. and the residents will
turn out il fall force.
Several Shelton people left this
week on the trip East and the railroad
companies are picking mp considerable
business from this point.
4 lot Of geoduck CLAIMS. weighing
about two pounds each were being
pe6diei over town last week, the low
tides laying their hauuts bare.
The rains during Friday. Saturday
and Sunday. queuched the iucipient
forest fires and did much good to all
vegetation. although coming q little
late
i fine pair of Elk horns and two
specimens of deer heads, nicely mount
ed. have been shipped to Mrs Richard
son at Orovil1e, California. by 4. II.
Richardson.
The frost Of last week uipped pota-
toes. beans and other garden truck II
some places. but most of It IS fresheu-
ed up by the succeeding rains and Is
coming out ali right.
The Masonic fraternity IS having
the lower floor of their building alter
ed. papered and wainscoted; and fitted
mp for banquet hall in connection
with the lodge room.
Q
short term Of Court June o0th, being
occupied with jury term II Chehalis
County at present. with q considerable
docket 70 dispose Of.
Robert Sheedy has secured q posi-
ton at RossIaud. which Is better than
searching for gold. He is superiute.d-
ent OF the Nelson & Fl. Sheppard rail
road in British Coluubia-
Don't forget the meeting OF the BIZ
cycle Club OF second floor of Odd Eel
lows Hall this Friday evening at 80
O'Clock. The ladies are especially in
vited 10 attend and enroll themselves
( in the club.
Have animals creeds? This IS the
only explanation Of the fact that Wal
lie Rex's dog attended the two serv.-
Cos in the Baptist church. while its
master visited the Methodist church
3 last Sunday
{ The ladies Of the Methodist Church
{ chartered David Barrett's chariot last
Monday afternoon for visit to the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Biuns.
South Of town. The Binns' were COM
pleteiy surprised at the raid on their
. farm. and incidentally their straw
berry patch. but received the visitors
and gave them 4 pleasant outing.
The party returned in the evening
well satisfied with their social visit
School Election day in Shelton pass
ed OF quietly with little excitement.
although IN the afternoon an opposi-
ton ticket was put in the field Only
1S6 Totes were cast. ont of about 200
registered, q large number being Ia
dies The vote stood as follows: For
Clerk. ". E. Daniels, $; c. Y. Dun
bar, 70. the latter not being q reg ular
candidate; Director, James Forrest.
g: NJ FredSon. 81. The proposition
OF free text books was badly defeated.
the vote being 16 for, to 10 against;
We have not yet learned Of any dis
tricts in the county in which the prop
os:tiou carried