The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
Local News.
Wedding on the tapis.

Theo. d. Kanouse, temperance adj
dress, Kneeland's Hall tonight.
Watermelons, apples, pears, plums
| and peaches are in the market at reas-
enable prices.
Dan. Webster is back on his old
stamping grounds again, after several
months spent down Sound.
Louis Franklin has opened tailor
shop in the storeroom adjoining the
Peniusular Railroad office.
1t is reported that Mr.. Stanhope's
home and furnitare have been spoken
for by prospective married couple.
Wiley and Woods have fitted up
neat undertaking room in their store
in the Freeburger building, partition
ing off the workshop.
w. G. Rex is engaged in building
an addition to the Elson farm house
and making other improvements for ].
A. Cole on the place.
The Montesano baseball club has
written asking for game with the
Shelton club u week from next Sun
day, which will probably be arranged.
The next teachers examination will
be held on August II, IL, Is, and on
the last day the reading circle examin-
alton will also be held by the County
Superintendent.
h.
wasting trip with war book, ~ ad-
ding machine, and other specialties.
He works other communities, while
their people work Shelton.
Some action should be taken to de-
stroy the numerous thistle patches
about town. There are a few patches
resembling Canadian thistle which
should be taken care of at once.
A social dance will be given at Mat
lock Saturday evening for the benefit
of the Matlock school. Tickets, in
Guiding supper at Hotel McGregor,
$1.5O. Several couples will go from
Shelton.
A party of Shelton young folks spent
last Sun lay on Johns Creek, near
Willey's mill, where they enjoyed a
full days outing. The trip was made
in hay wagons, which was sorter hard
on the girls, they say.
The County Commissioners met in
special session Tuesday to consider
what action to take in regard to
charges made in relation to the N. P.
case. and employed Attorney Richard
son to represent them.
Hugh Brydon, employed at camp 6,
was struck with d flying cable while
tending spool last Friday afternoon.
His leg was broken near the thigh,
a very bad break. which will lay him
up for about three months. He was
taken to the Sisters hospital, after DIR.
Wells set the limb.
The Commissioners let the contract
for the building of 4 bridge on tide
Rolf road near hapmans Cove, to G.
A. Swanson, for $197. The contract
for building IL miles of road near
Clifton has also been let to S. A. Wat
son, for $500. The bids ranged as high
as $500 for this work.
The County Commissioners of Clal-
| lam, Jefferson, Mason, and Cheha1is
affected by the Olympic reserve, are
preparing maps, showing lands settled
| upon and open to settlement included
in the reserve. The maps will be used
to demonstrate the folly of the re-
| serves.
The County Commissioners begin
| their sessions as a board of Equliza-
ton Monday, August LIST. and will be
in session during the early part of the
month. According to the opinion of
the Attorney General {Assistant) both
real and personal property can be
equalized, and all taxpayers having
| complaints to make on their assess
ments should make them now.
E. Leisure, who has a small place at
the head Of the bay, with considerable
fine fruit growing, brought the JOUR
NAL several peaches this week which
show that such fruit can be success
fully grown on the Sound. The peach
es we're above the average IN size, of
nice color and splendid flavor, in fact
they were better than any outside
peaches which fiud their way to the
| local market.
w. W. Kennedy, while he has been
employed in Williamson's camps, has
been prospecting over the country in
that vicinity, and discovered some
promising gold prosp cts. Having Sc
cured the land including his fiud, he is
arranging to get the property opened
up to see what there is III It. Assays
is reported to be very good for little
Klondike right at home. Gold is un-
doubtedly in this country, and although
it is not likely to be so plentiful or
rich as the Alaskan article, this find is
easy of access and requires no sacrifice
or hardships. A party Of local people
who are interested have gone out to
look it over. Both placer and quartz
diggings have been located.
The W. G. T. u. has taken up the
matter of Sunday closing of the sa
looms, and is raising funds for the en-
forcement of the law. having retained