The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-09
Local Notes.
Summers come.

| County Commissioners meet mex
Monday, June 18th.
| Two musical Salvationists were il
town Tuesday and held outdoor meet
ings.
School election Saturday afternoon
from until o'clock. those interested
should vote.
Vim. Wyatt harvested his wool crop
this week and had several bags Of
fleece to ship.
Several tair catches of fish have
been reported of late, but generally
the fishermen has poor luck.
S. McC1ain has constructed front
to his candy shop, and now has more
convenient quarters for his business.
The roof of Charles Huntley's dwell
ing caught FIRE the other day, but was
noticed in time to prevent serious dam
age.
DR.. J. H. Kennicott has moved his
dental Office to the upstairs front in
the Shelton building, where he can be
found by the tooth-achy.
J. H. Wilson has received the bar
fixtures of his former place OF business
in Olympia and is having them renov-
ated to install IN his Shelton saloon.
County Treasurer Fredson reports
taxpayers coming to the front fully as
we'll as last year, especially with per-
sonal property taxes, although the COL
lect1ons fall little short in the ag-
gregate, the levy being considerably
smaller for 1898.
The strawberry growers down the
bay promise to be in with their first
installment of ripe home strawberries
in few days. The warm days are
bringing them along fast. Cherries
will not be very far behind. Goose
berries are also in market.
Potatoes are scarce and valuable
enough to sell by the dozen like eggs.
California new are worth three cents.
Home grown new potatoes will be in
the market in about two weeks. There
are very few old potatoes in the coun-
try and the new potatoes will COM
mand good price.
So far the efforts to give the usual
4th OF July celebration have met with
failure, the meetings called being
poorly attended. However, a quiet
and inexpensive program has been
arranged by the Church Societies,
and perhaps it will be as we'll to take
rest and have something extra
good for 1900.
The new road up the Webb Hill is
completed and Commissioner Latham
approved it this week. It has no grade
over eight per cent, and the ordinary
team can haul good load up hill.
Messrs, Rengstof and Geehan have
been working all winter on the job,
the contract price is $685.. This new
road will bring more trade to Shelton.
An old-timer-who helped dig(?)
Hood Cana1-informs us, says the Sid
ney Independent, that in 1869 there
was no spring nor summer weather
in the Sound country. During the
spring and summer months it was cold
and damp, and with December the
regular winter begun. However, the
winter following this remarkable sea-
son was comparatively open. Posi-
bly, this year will prove similar to the
one of thirty years ago. At least, pre-
sent indications point that way.
Articles of incorporation of the Nor
ton Sound Navigation company were
yesterday filed in the secretary of
states Office by Sol G. Simpson,
Richard Chilcoot, ]. M. E. Atkinson,
Lester Turner and A. H. Anderson.
The capital stock is $4,000. The
company has recently come into pos
session of the steamer Discovery and
intends to run her in connection with
the Laurada, now owned by Mr. Simson.
l-Olympian.
| The State Dairy and Food Commits.
sioners sends copy of the new law in
pamphlet form, with the following re.
ferences marked: Sec. %, no person
shall offer for sale cream taken from
diseased or impure milk, or any cream
containing less than Is per cent pure
butter fat. Every person conveying
milk in carriages, carts, or other
vehicle for selling in any city or towr
in the state, shall procure from the
commissioner, license for one year
paying ST. therefor. License required
to sell in store or stand. Skinned
milk cannot be sold unless the can is
plainly marked. Penalty from SIS K
500 and Imprisonment.
Cowan' Hartstein Island Strawberrie:
for sale only the +. M.
| ]. E. Doyle was in Olympia this weel
visiting William Carney, who is afflicted
with cancer of the stomach.
| Miss Mollie Stumbaugh. the blind vocal
ist and elocutionist will give an entertain
ment at Kneeland's Hall next Monday
evening, admission z5c and Ioc. Tn
program consists of pleasing ballads
humorous and pathetic Rotations HOY
1.-THE blind are instructed etc. Sh
promises satisfaction.
q A caucus win be held at the school hous