The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-16
Local News.

BORN.-Shelton, July 9Th, to the
wife of Joseph Bordeaux, son.
BoRN.-On the Bordeaux ranch, July
9th, to the wife of Gilbert Bordeaux, a
girl.
Last Friday was a pretty fair day
for new babies, three on DIR. Beach's
hands that day.
Beginning next Monday, the mai
leaves on the early morning boat,
S A. M.
John Lee, who returned from "a
short trip to Rossland, reports the
Shelton boys all doing we'll, at vari
Gus lines of work.
The logs are beginning to move out
of the Shelton booms, several large
tows being taken to down Sound mills
by steamers in the last ten days.
Bert. Kelly sent up couple of big
fireworks balloons last Monday even
ing, and they amused the crowd, at
guessing the height for some time.
The Grand and District Lodges, I.
o. G. 7. will be held in Olympia next
week, commencing Monday, and the
local lodge has elected ten delegates
to attend.
Tom. Frazer left for his former
home in Nova Scotia last week, sum-
moned by the news of his brothers.
serious illness. He will be back some
time in August.
Clerk Barger has just completed
taking the census Of the children be-
tween the ages of S and % years and
finds total of 200 in school district /,
Shelton, % more than was found last
census.
A Gramapho ne entertainment was
given at the M. E.. Church Thursday
evening, which was quite interesting,
giving the audience considerable
amusement from Edison's electric in
vention, the talking machine.
E. H. Haskell, of Hartstein, brought
up lot of cherries and vegetables
Monday morning, and left us a SAM
pie of the first p1ums of the season,
some small ripe yellow plums, name
unknown.
Word was received recently from
Murray Vincent that he had broken his
arm while engaged at carpenter work
in Spokane. At last reports he was
c1erking in store until his arm will
permit his return to more renumera-
tive work.
VIM. LIE Compile, teamster for Geo.
Vogt1,n, fell through an opening in the
upper floor of the livery barn, and
a11ghted on his left elbow. His arm
was badly bruised and his biceps were
like s1ugger's, but luckily no bones
were broken.
I. w. Woods and Walter Woods
brought in big maple burl from the
Skokomish river Wednesday, which
was turned over to Wa1lie Rex, who
will finish some of it as souvenirs for
with them early next month.
An incipient blaze in the roof of the
Commercial Hotel, caused by sparks
frona the chimney, created some ex-
element Sunday evening. The fire ap-
paratus was out on short order, but a
few buckets of water put out the fire.
The block is dangerous one, and ev-
cry minute counts when there is fire
in that vicinity. At present the water
supply is quite low and prompt hneas-
ures should be taken to provide more
water, either by putting in ram, or
tapping the big spring.
The Shelton Ball club has accepted
the challenge of the Olympia club to
play a return game at Olympia next
Sunday, and will go up and do the
best they can, although without prac.
tice. The Shelton Military Band has
chartered the City of Shelton for the
occasion and will give an excursion tc
the capital city, giving ample time te
see the ball game, Tunwater Falls
and other sights. Steamer leaves
Shelton at 8 a. m. and returning leaves
Olympia at 6 p. m. Fare rs cents TO,
the round trip. Secure tickets earl,
at L. K. Munson's.
= An excursion of about $50 person.
from Sound points visited Portland or
a special train Monday to hear Bryan
Shelton was represented by Thos
O'Neil1, w. H. Knee1and, Arthur
Needham, Geo. Cyphert, Frank Viii
Hanson and Dan McReavy. The
were pleased with their trip in genera
and came back after their short seanc,
with Bryan convinced that if bette,
times don't come sooner, Bryan will
be the next President. He is undoubt
eddy a splendid ta1ker. with manne
calculated to raise the enthusiasm O.
his hearers, but we imagine that i'm
proved conditions will seriously inter
fere with his ambition for 1900. Full,
$4,000 people heard him IN Portland
1 The porter failed to waken the Shelter
contingent at Olympia, and they wen
on to Tacoma and Seattle.