The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-23
Local News.

| Oh hAS e, ~ AdA0s
The "Somers Family at Kneeland
Hall Monday evening, Sept. 10Th.
c. II. Hungerford is now occupying
the hou Sc vacated by Mrs. Lott.
The Marguerite towed raft of
Simpsons logs to Olympia Tuesdays,
The Multnomah is laid up for re
pairs and the Aberdeen is taking hel
run
The postoffice inspector came Over
from Satsop Wednesday, coming will
c. II. Winters.
Now is the time to begin to put ur
heating stoves for the winter, and lay
in your stock Of wood.
The Brinnon Miner, erstwhi1e dem.
ocratic, has come out in favor of the
Republican ticket in Jefferson County.
The trustees of the L M Co met
Wednesday and elected Marx Reed
manager of the L. M. Co. store to sue.
coed r. Colson.
Phil. Ashman is travelling with the
show, of which he is director of the
band, which by the way, was pretty
| good.
A new postoffice named Schley has
been established in Mason county and
r. F. Hoy has been appointed post
| master.
Robt. Sheane rode over to Cheha1is
on his wheel, returning Monday, rid
ing the entire distance between z a. IN.
and in the afternoon.
Louis Linn, of Tahooyah, Hood Can
al made final proof before Comr.
Angle, Saturday, A. r. Combs and w.
J. Ross being his witnesses.
Monday ended the long dry spell,
and pleasant shower of rain began
to fall, settling the dust, making .trav-
Ell good, clearing aw ay the smoke and
starting the grass to growing.
A pleasant social party was given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Kneelpnd last Thursday evening, at
which an enjoyable evening was
spent. A number of young people
were present from Union City.
Mr.. Walker, a Blaine banker and
mill man, who has added circus to
his other lines of business, by reason
of haying loaned it money, was in
town Monday with his attraction. He
has secured fair aggregation, which
furnishes good show of its kind.
The annual harvest festival of the
Salvation Army occurs between the
18th and 21st of Sept. and a soldier
was in town last week, collecting mon
ey for its benefcent work, to c1othe
the naked, feed the hungry, and min
lister to the temporal as we'll as the
spiritual good of man.
Three new teachers arrived in town
Saturday night, Miss Bullock, of Gig
Harbor for Wiley Mill district; Miss
Hoover, Orting, Ed. Cal1ow district;
and Miss Lusia Moore, of Porter, who
takes the smaller scholars of the Shell
ton Primary, in the fifth room which
began Monday.
Olympians are making great prepa-
rations for a Chrysanthemum Carni-
val for the purpose of raising funds
for the silver service for Dewey's ship
Olympia. In the contest for queen,
Miss Addie Libby is ahead, having
336 votes, and Miss Flora Chambers
next, with ESQ.
A movement has been inaugurated
by Miss Hanford, daughter of Judge
Hanford, of Seattle, to raise a fund
for dinner service for the cruiser
Olympia. She has the assistance of
prominent ladies in Tacoma, Seattle
and throughout the state. Subscrip-
ton places will be opened later.
The Oyster season has opened in
good shape this season, and the succu-
lent biva1ve is in active demand at
good prices. The Shelton has carried
hundredsack cargo from Oyster Bay
to Olympia several times during the
past two weeks. The regular ship
ping days are Monday and Thursday.
The following teachers, who took
the teachers examination last August
received certificates as follows: Carrie
Callow, Mamie Draham, e. W. Fisk.
Lena Shields, Samuel Wyatt. second
grade; Mrs. A. J. Clay. LIE Roy Jones,
third grade; II. w. Durboraw, first;
w. O.. Watson took the Teachers
Reading Circle branches.
The Shelton Logging Co. is having
surveys made at the head .of the Big
Skookum Bay, above Shelton, and
will Immediately begin the construct
ion of about five miles of railroad, to
Cranberry Lake for the purpose of
hauling the extensive body of timber
in that section owned by the company.
They expect to have the road in oper-
alton this fall.
Postal route inspector, Fuller, spent
several days in this vicinity looking
over local mail routes, with the inten-
ton of making needed changes. 1t is
probable that the Union route will be
changed so that the carrier will leave
that place in the morning and that
the Shelton mail will be sent to us
twice day. and be sent to Olympia
on the noon boat.
/ Messrs. Doyle and Elliot have ar.
ranged to open a saloon in Houuiam