The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
Local News.
Cherries are ripe.


Be sure to come out and vote
Emit ertainment; benefit school bell
Kneeland Hall Friday evening.
Several fishermen tried. the Skoko
inish river this week, with poor luck
School meeting to nominate candi-
dates, School house. Friday evening.
a pleasure party is being planned
to drive over to Lake Cushman to stay
over Sunday.
W. H. Maxwell sold twenty tons Of
hay to Mason County Logging Co.
last week, at S12 ton.
These days are ''scorchers,' re
ininders of the place where Spanish is
the only language spoken.
The Mountaineer took out a raft
| Tuesday morning and blew her ,neas1y
whoop at an unearthly hour.
The hay crop is generally consider
ed to be lighter than usual, and better
prices are anticipated this year. -
DIR. Beach is busy individual these
days. calls from all parts of the Couu-
tv. in addition to Shelton, keep him on
the go.
A meeting will be held at the school
house Friday evening at O'clock, for
the purpose of selecting candidates for
school officers.
Shelton is getting to be favorite
with book agents, canvassers. peddlers,
deformed nendicants and hobos. and
they are coming in thick.
a break in the road donkey engine
in Brazel's camp, Mason County Log
ging Company, laid off part of the
crew for a couple of days this week.
In the Northern Pacific tax case
Judge Hodgdon has ordered that all
parties appear JAY 9th, and show
cause why the purported Judgment
granted by Judge N;llett should not
be set aside.
4rforrna ton has been filed against
F. F. Drolet. of the hotel at Hoodsport,
for selling liquor without license and
maintaining Il nuisance. A warrant
has been issued and Sheriff Caldwell
has gone over to bring the offender.
Shelton first and second mines play
ed an interesting game of ball last
Sunday, the latter being shut out
everything but the seventh, when
they made three scores. The ReservA-
tion niue will be over next Sunday
Again.
A N citing II be held at the Com
nerclal II II sitting room Friday
'vening. for the purpose of arranging
for d celebration. The idea now is to
have free barbecue, with log-roling,
Jree-falling and other contests, for
LIBERAL prizes. The business men
specially should attend the meeting.
County SURVEYOR Speed Shelton,
with John B. Forbes and Charles
Saeger, spent several days this week
viewing out new grade up the Webb
bill. This hill has always been 4
great bugbear, and several roads, all
Of steep grade, have been constructed,
bat a better route has been found, by
which it is thought the grade will be
greatly reduced,
Sheriff Caldwell Monday evening
received the order directing the release
Of the populist editors, Baker and Tug
well, who have been enjoying life at
the expense of the state. and they left
for their home in Tacoma the follow
ing morning. The Governor took his
time about pardoning his friends"
and then committed sentence to SO
DAYS. which had already been served,
| instead of pardoning.
George Strong and Charlie Robin
>on, Skokomish Indians. had a fight
Tuesday afternoon in which the latter
was pounded into insensibility by the
former. Strong attempted to beat his
| daughter. who is Robinson's wife,
when Charlie interfered and was bad
| ly beaten about the head with shoe.
| Strong was placed in the Reservation
strong house but managed to dig out
during the night and make his escape.
E. II. Haskell, of Hartstein Island
had his first mess of new potatoes on
June LIST and brought the JOURNAL
mess to prove his statement. These
are the earliest potatoes, so far as we
know that have been heard from. Mr..
| Haskell planted the potatoes last fall
and has. quite a patch of them, but
says they will be only two weeks ahead
IF potatoes planted in the usual way
this spring. He also brings a box of
early cherries, the first home grown
cherries we have noticed in market.
The local Sunday Schools are plan
ming 10 have good social time on the
Prairie the Fourth, with a basket
| icnic, games, etc, besides the usual
address, and reading. Quite a number
IF people have tired of the hot, tire
some days of past celebrations and
prefer a rest, for change. The bar
ranged, will likely take place in the
afternoon and evening, and will not
interfere with the other arrangement.
If the Ball Club goes to Olympia Sat
urday and Sunday, probably num-
Der of people will go with them, as
the steamer has been chartered for
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