The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-22
Local News.

| was the OiSdrCrOuS Stampe OF Bull
Run.
Next Sunday the Olympia club is
billed to play the second nine on the
Shelton grounds.
The City of Shelton wilt bring an
excursion of Oiympiaus next Sunday
to see the ball game.
a delegation from Shelton I. o. O.
F. will visit kAmilche Lodge S4tur-
day. Degree work And social dance
are the Attractions.
Local news this week IS sacrificed
TO correspondence And other matters
of more interest, business quiet And
| locals scarce, Anyway.
Frank Williamson is opening a new
logging camp across the divide and
will haul the product Of the second
camp over the Blakeley Railroad.
There is undoubtedly not 4 little
slaughteriug Of grouse now beng
done out of season. The young grouse
are too small for use at present, and
the law does not go out until August
18th.
Manson Rogers has moved his log
giug camp to Big Skookun bay, where
he has opened new camp NJ. Rog-
ers will log IN the Ellis Reed works at
the head Of the bay. using the tram
road for hauling. Logsare in den1aud.
Geo. RAIDER was brought down from
camp Wednesday afternoon with /
badly cut thigh. the result OF falling
on an ak. DIR. Wells dressed the
wound, aud the injured man will spend
week or two at the hospital.
A movement is being talked of 10
effect the closing Of stores, saloons
and other business places on Sunday
in conformity with state law This
law is being enforced in d large uurz-
Der Of cities and towns in the state.
The Peuiusu1ar No. , broke a flange
on one of the wheels Of her pony
trucks, and left the track Wednesday
afternoon. The accident will lay her
up until the wheel can be replaced,
and No. will take her place, while
the ''Dinkey" will handle this end Of
the line.
'Sol G. Simpson, who already has
firm grip upon much of the worldly
possessions in this locality. on Tuesday
purchased of Mr.. Derniug his new
steamer, Marguerite. The steamer
will be continued on the OIympia-SheI-
ton run and will carry the mail rs here
tofore. ''-Olympia Capital.
The JOURNAL has received d severe
arraigument of the methods of dispeus-
ing justice aud prosecuting offenders
at present in Mason County, the Dro-
let case being the case in point. While
admitting that there IS room for Sc
we're censure in that direction. we feel
| that no good can be done by publish
| ing the article as it is written. at least
| at this time.
| The five o'clcck-iu- tF1e-morniug
prayer meetings ct the VI. Z. Church
| are an innovation in religious services.
| Many people hearing the bell ring at
that unreasonable hour, imagine the
town to be on fire. DR.. Beach was
awakened on Tuesday morning, by
the church bell, just IN time TO catch
the boat for Seattle. where he has
gone to meet his family, on their re-
| turn home from their visit to Black
Diamond. The ringing Of the bell
was all right so far as he was concern
ed that morning.
The church people report the couver
sion of two men as the result Of the
special meetings being conducted BY
Rev. D. W. Thurstou. Both these
men are old iuebriates of long stand
ing. The salvation Of two such men,
if they are permanently saYed. goes 1
long ways towards convincing people
that there is a saving power exercised
through religious exercises. Both
these men were apparently hopeless
cases. No one outside of the church
people had any hope whatever, thai
they would ever cease drinking, and
become sober, respecta 1le citizens. Il
they remain converted or saved, the
churches are entitled to the thanks OIL
the public.
/ Word has been received o the death
Of William F. Lewiston, Laughing
Johnnie" a pioneer Of Hood Canal, or
Robt. Fairbanks farm near Clifton
July Doth, of heart failure. Ee expired
suddenly while at work in the hay
field. Deceased was about sixty years
of age, and leaves d widow and hve
young children. He sailed from Eng
Land as CABIN boy on an English man
of-war, when about sixteen years old
and left the vessel az Victoria, TO set
tie on Puget Sound. For fortv-fou
years he has lived on Hood Canal, anc
worked in the logging camps, beius
known as an expert barker" unit
within the past few years. when ag'
had begun to tell The funeral tool
place Yesterday. several relatives from
Shelton attending
The steamer Violet of Union City
on Hoods canal, arrived at z airnaver
last week to work among the fish trap
during the fishing season for tn
lFranco-American Canning company
i: Herbert McReavy, owner of the steam