The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-10-07
Local News.
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Hon. T. p. Fisk will speak Saturday
night
BoRN.-Shelton, Oct. 2, to the wifi.
of Allie P. Saeger, son.
BoRN.-Shelton, Sept. 3Oth, to the
wife of Chas. Dickgeiser, a son.
BORN New Kamilche, Oct. 3Oth, t.
the wife of Isadore Gunion, boy.
Sheriff Caldwell is hust1ing to get
his election notices posted in time.
BoRN.-Chapman's Cove, Sept. 10Th
to the wife of Chas. Wiss, a daughter.
BoRN.-Shelton, October 9th, to the
wife of Robt. Taylor, ten-pound girl.
The first frost of the season came
Wednesday morning, and yesterday ii
was regular hoar frost.
Republican caucuses today, Prima-
ries Saturday. and County convention
Wednesday, Oct. 18th, at Kneeland's
Hall, in Shelton.
The Steamer Fanny Lake came in
last Friday with full cargo of Olym-
pic flour, feed, oil and sugar, for the
L. NJ. Store. the shipment coming by
special steamer IN order to save freight
charges.
Marshal Wiley has crew at work
completing the creek improvements
at the Potts place, in the effort to
control the stream during the high
water periods. The work so far has
cost about $17O.
The present mail service is very sat-
isfactory and Capt. Tew announces
that he expects to get in on time at
night. Postmaster Munson will here
| after send the mail in the morning as
we'll as at noon.
Frank Helm, who was accidentally
shot by friend named Harry Altman,
who was carelessly handling % rifle,
at Matlock last week is reported to be
doing we'll at the Olympia hospital
with fair prospects of recovery.
Remember that the Republican cau-
cuses will be held in Shelton precinct
No. at ZOO and No. 2, 1870 today and
the primaries will be open from l to 2
P. NJ, in both precincts Saturday after
noon for the election of delegates.
The Democratic caucuses were held
Monday and primaries today, the vot-
ing not being concluded at the hour
of going to press. The county con-
vention will be held in Shelton Mon
day. likewise the populists and silver
republicans and then the fun begins.
Houses are at premium, and there
are several applications for house be-
fore it is vacated. The demand will
increase, and it seems to us, that few
more suitable houses for rent would
prove good investment. Shelton is
trying to grow and it should be en-
couraged.
The Rebekahs gave splendid sup
per at the Hall Wednesday evening
and were so we'll patron1zed that the
supply of Sound oysters gave out and
late Corners were served with the can
ned article. Pie, cake and coffee were
also served and the carpet fund was
raised about $40.
Alex. Marshall has received letter
from Tommy Haywood in Old England
and he is about as sick as a man can
be to come back to 1.-THE land the Free"
This is the first word received from
him since he left with his family last
year, and it was at one time reported
that the family had been lost in eros
sing the Atlantic.
Thos. O'Neill, who was down Sound
this week reports heavy demand for
oysters, at increasing prices and it
will not be long before they will bring
the oysternen $3.50 per sack. The
supply of oysters is seldom equal to
the demand and the man who has oys-
ter ground has a small Klondike.
James Tobin recently sold 3 acres of
Oyster Bay mud fiat for $500.
Chas. Leake and Bert Sheldon re-
turned Tuesday evening from a trip
oyer to the Harbor. They witnessed
the ball games Sunday and Charlie
afterwards went to Aberdeen and Cos
mopolis. He says that the Aberdeen
and Hoquiam clubs are not in very
good playing order, which accounts
for their not coming up to Montesano
to cross bats with our club, and he
thinks the Shelton club is the best in
Southwestern Washing ton.
Mcdonald & O'Neil1 have received a
cider press which will be used in con-
nection with the evaI,orating plant
and cider and vinegar will be turned
out as we'll as dried apples. thus uti1iz-
ing the whole of the apple without
waste. They are buying all the apples
they can get to keep the evaporatcr at
work. This creates market for the
poorer class of apples and keeps at
home money which has been sent to
California for dried fruit.
Last year the state board of equali-
cation raised the, assessment figures
of Mason county, as equalized by the
county board, one million and half
dollars, or more than double; this
year we were raised as usual, but only
half the raise of the preceding year,
or $3.50, 900, which increases our pro-
portion of the tax, although the total
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