The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-08

Yesterday his wife reported his disappear
ance to the police, and Detective Cudihee
who is working on the case, was unable t.
find any trace of the missing man.
Capt. Troutman is well-known mai
among steamboat men on the Sound. Tn
steamer Dode, which he and his wife own
was for many years on the Seattle-Unio1
City route, but of late it has been runnin,
between this city and Whatcom. Mrs
Troutman is the only licensed lady pilot il
the state.-P.-I.
L. L. Hunter made flying trip to Tia
coma yesterday.
Mrs Clark, mother of w. H. Clark, i
spending few days at the Dipman.
The salmon trout are taking the spooI
nicely in the bay. and several good catche
have been made by trollers.
w. L. Bilger, who talks hardware wher
he isn't talking about fishing or LAX,
Cushman, was in town Tuesday.
Miss Carrie Robinson, of the Uppe
Skokomish. returns to the High School a
Tacoma for the fall term, this morning
Miss Edith Cavanaugh, daughter O
Postmaster Cavanaugh, of Olympia, wa.
married to Walter Lloyd Bowen, Weenes
day. The bride has number of friend.
in Shelton who will extend their congratu
lations.
The Skokomish hatchery is we'll alone
toward completion, and the Fish Commits
sioner was down last week to note progress
1t is being built on the lower river accord
ing to the original deal.
The state board of equalization is ir
session at Olympia and County Attorney
L. R. Byrne, was in Olympia Wednesday
had the Mason County assessment taker
up at that time and argued against such
horizontal raises as have been made in the
past.
The JOURNAL has been in the habit oil
promising better weather for several weeks
past, but missed it so often that, although
this is the finest kind of Indian summer
weather, we don't intend to mention it.
Those who have oats out are feeling re-
lieved at the change
The families of J. B. Wood, c, S. Nor
ton, Watson Rodenberger, G. C. Angle
and F. w. Walther. and Mrs. George
Barron and sons, of New Kamilche, spent
pleasant day in picnic at Saeger'
Landing Wednesday, and it was the first
real good picnic dav in several weeks.
All the Red Men who could get away
from town, about 40, went on the excur-
sion by the City of Shelton to Tacoma,
yesterday afternoon. to visit the Lodge in
Tacoma Some special work was to be
done, and grand time was promised the
visitors. The steamer was to return early
Friday morning.
The anti-expansionists might well
spare few of their tears from Aguin-
aldo and his band of patriots in the
Philippines struggling for their Glib
erty," for Dreyfus, genuine case OF
persecution by the republic of France,
Hanging is too good for some people
who are claiming Aggie to be the
Washington of the Philippines. His
tory does not record the fact that
Washington ever sold out his country
to the British, by accepting money tc
call off the revolution.
Our new Comforts are more thar
com forts, they are beauties. A Spec
ial at $1.75 will sell quick. L. M. Co
Angus Allen, young man about d
years of age, met with fatal accident
at the camp of Carlson Bros. near Alb
erdeen last week, being struck by :
flying cable on the jaw. breaking hi:
neck. The unfortunate young mar
intended to quit work that evening and
join his parents in Portland, but hi:
dead body came on the train he W as
to go over on.
See our Comforter Calico at SC.
L. M. Co.
Mayor Rienhart has received copy
of the Manila Freedom, published il
the Philippines and one item it con
tains is Of some interest IN this section
The Manila paper states that for two
days the total rainfall amounted t.
is. 40 inches, an average of over sever
inches per day. And we think it rains
in Washington, says the Olympian.
Don't miss the bargains in Shoes
and dry Goods at Hunter apd cations.
One of the Ballard sawmlls was de
stroyed by FIRE last Friday. entoiling ;
loss of about $4,000. The steame
Aberdeen, which was tied up at thu
dock being painted and repaired, wa
scorched little.
The enterprising Gray's Harbor PEG
pie are projecting an electric railroat
between the towns of Aberdeen ant
Hoquiam, a distance of about tw,
miles.
New lot of Born Steel Ranges, TIL
best on earth, at Hunter s. cations
Call and see them.
Since the arrangements were mad
for the lecture on Manila and tn
Philippine War, for Saturday night
Mr. 0,uov, hoe ,,,,ro1,oeod Z, +, l., :,