The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14
LEGAL Notes.
This is hot weather.

This is hot weather.
The weather continues to be very
warm and dusty.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Quinn, of Kamil-
che, have new boy.
Capt. Tew's new house is a marked
improvement at the Point
Eugene Wilder and family now &C.
cupy the upstairs over C. v. Dunbar's
drug store.
The work of construction began on
County Treasurer Fredson's new house
on Fifth street.
All the loggers have returned from
their outing and the logging camps
are all at work again.
! The City Of Shelton towed up scow
Tuesday loaded with six big coils of
cable for the logging companies.
Charles Leake is building an addi.
ton to his house, which will make
material improvement to his home.
Let every lover of Shakespeare be
sure to hear the lecture next Thursday
evening by Supt. of Public Instrnc-
ton, Frank ]. Browne.
Several of the Odd Fellow brethren
visited Kamilche Lodge last Saturday
night to assist in installation of Off
GERS, and report good time.
Several enterprising young men
gathered up big scowload of fifty
cords of bark out of the log booming
grounds, and had it towed to Olympia
for sale.
The haymakers are hard at it this
week all over the County, gathering
in the early crop. Oats are not yet
ready to cut, and with most farmers
are not an average crop.
Young grouse are reported to be
getting along nearly large enough for
eating, but 1t should be remembered
that the season does not open until
August Is, a month off yet.
The town Council is wrestling with
a new peddler license which ought to
pass. The only way to build up town
is to keep all the money possible at.
home. Competition keeps the mer-
chants down to legitimate prices.
A trestle on the Shelton Southwest
ern railroad was partly burned Mon
cay, but fortunately discovered by the
section men in time to prevent acct
dent. The fire season is at hand.
The Elma Baseball club has sent
word that it will be over to cross cleats
with the Shelton club on July 23rd,
and an interesting game is in prospect
as the Elmaites are said to have some
good players among their number.
Fortunately there were no fires in
Shelton during last week when so
much powder was burned, but it is
good plan to be always alert during
the dry season. The water supply
continues to hold good, there being
about eight feet IN the big reservoir
on the hill.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist Church met at the home of
Mrs. Byrne on Wednesday afternoon.
The ladies were treated by their hos
tess to delightful lunch of strawber-
ries and cream, cake and lemonade,
| ayd the social hour was much enjoyed
by all.
Alfred Gaskell, the forestry agent,
states that he will locate a camp for
the scientific study OF the forestry of
this section, at Matlock on lands now
being worked by the Simpson Logging
Co. as close as possible to the base of
the Olympic mountains. Three of his
men are already out, The forestry
division of the department is an inn
portant branch of the service to the
Sound country, and promises to be
carried on the most practical lines.
A lawn social will be given on Fri
day afternoon and evening, July 2lst
the closing day of the teachers institute
on the lawn at Mrs. Beach's. Ice cream,
sandwiches and refreshments will be
served and some musical numbers
given. 1t will be an opportunity to
entertain the visiting teachers, and a
small charge will be made for refresh
ments, the proceeds to be devoted to
Mrs. Almerion Adams, so everybody
is invited to attend the social.
The new Climax Logging locomotive
for the Simpson Logging Company
arrived last week and has been taken
out to camp, where it will be used in
hauling logs from the yarding donkeys
to the landings, There were several
lengines of this class at work in the
camps near Matlock, but this is the
first to be employed on the Peninsular
Railroad. The Climax hauls its turns
of logs on skids between the rails, sim
lar to the walking Dudley ON which
it is said to be an Improvement.
/ IL. MORRISON, while returning to
town from his place down the bay last
Thursday afternoon discovered the re-
mains of a man floating in the bay,
and with assistance towed them
ashore and notified Coroner Chapman
who held an inquest. It was decided
that the remains were those of Al.
Kemp, logger who was missing from
the City of Shelton, on her evening
trip of January 10th. which had never
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