The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-01
Local News.
Strawberries are about gone

families spent Sunday at Lake Isabel
Haying has commenced in the Glove,
fields. which have more or less lodged
Judging from the popping of thu
fire-crackers the celebration has al
ready begun in Shelton.
Look out where the fire-crackefs are
thrown on the Fourth, and keep a
sharp watch for incipient fires
Dress up your bicycles andr Join in
the parade on the 4th. Let's see how
many wheels can be mustered up.
Farmer Todd gets government Job.
He has become the sub contractor on
the Shelton-Union City mail route.
In another column will be found the
Fourth of July program, the barbecue
begins at noon at the grove. All are
invited.
DR.. Wells reports having met Frank
Kennaven in New York during this
visit Frank is visiting a sister in
Jersey City.
A number Of races outside the pro-
gram are being planned for the prairie
Tuesday, and will probably OCCUPY
most of the day.
George Brymer, who was killed at
Drahan's camp last week, was buried
at the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Olym.
pia, on Wednesday.
Wild blackberries are quite plentiful
this year and a great many have al
ready been brought into town by chill
dren and other pickers.
All Odd Fellows in town are invited
to attend the meeting of Shelton Lodge
No. %, next Wednesday evening, July
9th. Two candidates in the initfatory.
The Dewey BalYteam, Capt. Archie
Isaacs, of Mud Bay has challenged the
Shelton Club for July 18th. This club
will play the Olympians July End and
the Shelton club will play the winners.
. l.. Is Munson spent several days
this week at the Skokomish reserva-
ton, where he has established a stand
during the celebration of the Indians.
A. w. Shelly has a refreshment stand
there.
The hearing of Indian John Strong,
who assaulted Charlie Robinson, an
other Indian, was concluded last Thurs
day evening, the jury deciding Strong
guilty and fining him $40 and costs,
in default OF which he now lAnguishes
in Jail At the County's expense.
The entertainment last Saturday
evening concluded the session of the
Good Templar District Convention,
and the City Of Shelton made a spe-
clal trip Sunday to take the delegates
home. So far as learned they enjoyed
an interesting session and a pleasant
visit.
It is reported that Nj. D. Stewart has
sold his farm at Pickering, and leaves
Mason County in few days for Ia
coma. The new owners take immedi-
ate possession and harvest the crops.
Mr.. Stewart and his estimable family
are good citizens and we regret very
much to see them leave
Mail carriers, John Farmer and w.
r. Early and W. 7. Budding made their
last trips on the Satsop, Union City,
and Twana routes, the two former
closing four years of continuous sery-
ice. A. NJ. Richardson will handle the
Satsop and Twana routes.
A letter received by w. H. Kneeland
from Ed. Crowell states that he is
working on his claim and taking out
about $50 day. He intends staying
with his claim so long as it continues
to do we'll. He mentions no others ex-
cept Hank Villburn, who is reported
as doing we'll.
Several sports from the Tacoma
Ledger office visited Lake Cushman
several days this week on a fishing
trip, and report good luck. Mr. Hen
derson, one of the oarty, captured a
81 pound trout, and afterwards paid
for it by giving McGinty his $l6 rod.
1t is reported that Sol. G. Simpson
has purchased the little steamer Mar
gperite from T. G. Deming, and thus
the mail contract. The City of Shell
ton will continue the local mail serv-
ice as usual after today, and the Mar
guerite will be placed on the Kamilche
run, the Juniata proving uns atisfacto-
ry for that service. AS an opposition
boat the Marguerite was proving a
white elephant to its former owner. ~
John Blomquist, loader. met ter
rible death at Simpsons Logging Co.'S
Camp 3 near Matlocs. Tuesday after
noon. AS near as can be learned
Blomquist was carelessly lying down
asleep on the landing, when tree fall
ling near by Jared the logs and they
started down the inclined rollway,
catching Blomquist before he could es-
cape, and crushing his head. Joe.
Wood took out coffin and other ne
cessaries that evening, aud the re-
mains were buried in the cemetery at
Kanlilche Wednesday.
The arrangements for the Shelton
Base ball club. is for game at Olym-
pia, purse So so, on Sunday morning,
July 3rd, leaving on the early morn
ing steamer and returning in the even
ing. On Monday at 4 p. m. the club
will NAV 2 strong nicked Indian nine