The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-29

the Odd Fellows Hall on Friday even
ing. Oct. 18th, and program in being
arranged.
The next meeting of the Puge'
Sound Oystermens' Association will bs
held in Shelton next Saturday, Sept
30th, and general attendance of the
oyster shippers is expected.
The City of Shelton ran into a raj,
of logs brought down from the head Of
the bay Wednesday evening, ana
punched hole in her hull, doing some
damage. Capt. Tew's new steamer is
expected tonight
The bay is full of fishing outfits.
ready to gather in the salmon as soon
as the run begins in earnest. Not
many fish are being caught yet. The
little steam tender towing the fishing
scows carries the high-fown name of
admiral Dewey"
The A. o. U. w. are preparing for a
big blowout next Monday evening,
having about twenty candidates ready
for initiation, aud Tacoma team, in
GLIDING several grand lodge officers
will be present and assist in the work.
The supper will be given at the Cen
trail Hotel. There is no assessment for
the month of October.
A logger going up to camp on the
Shelton Southwestern Railroad one
dar last week, threw his blankets off
and the roll rolled under the wheels,
ditching number of cars Now Supt.
Kneeland's fiat has gone forth stop
ping everybody from riding on the
train, even to the logging camp mo-
gu1s, and there is some strong kicking.
The Georgia Minstrels played to a
very good house last Tuesday, but
their show was a disappointment,
there being very few good and up-to-
date features in it. The trombone
soloist, the colored prima donna and
the quartet were quite good, but most
of the rest of the program was some
what punk" and ordinary. The
company has not been receiving very
f1attering notices at any place, after
the show
The Central Hotel, under its new
management of Messrs. Sheldon &
Kenney, will be opened with social
d,uco aud crooor ,,ov+ C,%r~der ox,a~
ing, and a general invitation is ex-
tended to the public to come and enjoy
themselves free of charge. Nearly ali
the rooms have been re-papered and
newly furnished, and everything is
neat and clean.
According to the Olympian coyotes
are getting too plentiful in Thurston
county for the comfort of the sheep
and poultry raisers, and an organized
campaign must be made against the
varmints. Chambers & Fredson have
been losing considerable sheep from
their bands, and have offered stand.
ing reward of a dollar for every coyote
scalp offered. The farmers are also
losers, although we have not heard OF
any losses in this county.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEMPERANCE RAJ.
LY.-Next Sunday afternoon, at three
O'Clock, the two Sunday Schools will
unite in rally to be held in the
Methodist Church. The program
which is being prepared under the di
rection of the w. C. T. u. will consist
of exercises by the children, and youne
people, and short actresses, interpreted
with lively music. All the children
with their fathers and mothers, invited
to attend.
Eight large logging companies il
Cheha1is county have incorporated
under the name of the Log Shippers
Association of Chehalis County, and
are completing arrangements fol
making our bay the dumping ground
for their output, which, it is said, will
be about twenty carloads day. The
dump is to be at the end of the JET
ferson street spur, and Savage & SEQ
field have been awarded a contract TO,
putting in 500 foot switch near tn,
Eastside mill.-Olympia Standard.
Oyster bay had a swell wedding OF
Tuesday, in which the elite of the bay
joined in celebrating the happy event
The high contracting parties wer'
Tom Gee, celestial pretty-well-off
and the boss oy ster picker for Joe Gale
and 'slil' gal," which cost Tom sew
eral hundred dollars. to win her fo
his own. A special steamer met TIT
down Sound boat, and brought TIL
noon-eyed bride to her. future domi
Gle on the bay, and the good thing
provided were generously sprea'
among the friends of Tom, as IS tn
Chinese custom on such happy occas
ions as marriages and funerals.
81. r. Weatherall. who is larg'
operator on Oyster Bay, was in tow
Tuesday. arranging 10 open an oyste
camp at the head Of the bay, where b
has purchased an interest in the claiu
Of Charles Hilderbrand. The bay j
now shipping 40 average Of 600 sack
of oysters every week, bat the opera
tons on this bay are very small as yet
There is no reason why several hun
bred sacks week will not be shippe'