The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25

Clark, died in Kansas recently. wher,
Mrs. Clark is visiting her parents.
A temporary boiler has been rigget
up to furnish the motive power at tn,
Peniusu1ar machine shops. while +;
new fiue sheet is being put into tn,
shops boiler.
The street work is about done for this
season, although Pine street will
probably be finished. Third street, II
the rear of the L. H. Store has beer
opened.
Manager Ooragh is in town with the
telephone crew, putting phones in thu
Court house and residence Of DR.
Beach, and re-arranging the wires to
improve the service.
The Shelton schools open for a nine
months term on Tuesday, September
5th, Monday being Labor Day." a
legal holiday. N. C. Campbell has
been appointed janitor.
c. .Brumbaugh was fined S. and
costs by Justice Fisk Wednesday, on
complaint OF Robert Bariekman, road
supervisor of the district south OF town
whom he had assaulted.
Yellow Transparent and Red Astra-
chans are ripe, the first apples Of our
season, The former is splendid
looking apple, good for cooking or
eating, but it lasts quick.
Funny August weather. It has COM
tinued cold and cloudy during the
week although no rain since Sunday,
Its looks as though spell of dry and
hot weather was in prospect.
A. E. Freeburger has begun build
ing home for himself on a lot pur-
chased of Thomas Bordeaux, on Gotta
street near Third. It is to be a far
sized house, two stories high. A. F..
Chapman is the builder.
Frank Kneeland is moving his FAM
lily out to new house just completed
for him on Lost Prairie, and it is re-
ported that H. S. Tremper will shortly
remove to Shelton and occupy the
house vacated.
The residents OF Kamilche enjoyed
a pleasant social gathering last Sat
urday evening, and raised $23.83 to
purchase bell tor the Forbes school
house. Mr.. Grant and Miss Sarah Sim
mons were vote the handsomest couple
M. Roy. Thompson who succeeded
lilly Brown, as surveyor for the Simp-
son Logging Co and the Blakely
Railroad, was in town Monday looking
for house in which to install his
family now living in Tacoma.
1t has been noticeable that more
people have found the time or taken
the opportunity to go to the various
spots for camping this season, than
eyer before. This and the fact that
several camp meetings are in progress
in adjoining counties probably ac-
counts for the several rains of the
past two weeks.
example in one respect at least: A cur
few ordinance went Into effect in that
city on Friday last, which makes It a
misdemeanor for children to be on
the street between the hours of 9 p. m.
and a. m. However, in Shelton the
curfew bell is getting to be an old sto-
~, and the Youngsters are getting
careless about observing it.
J. NJ. Pickens, grand recorder of the
A. O. U. w. of this state, is missing,
and about ST. 800 OF the lodge funds
are unaccounted for. His disappear
ance is shrouded in mystery, but it is
reported now that he has been heard
from in Arkansas, and is coming back.
Probably truth will come out on his
return, but he has been removed from
Office. The funds are amply covered
by a bonding compan y and the order
can lose nothing.
| Miss Mamie Draham has advised
the school board that she will not re-
turn to Shelton to take her room in
the city schools, having secured a good
position where she is in Michigan,
The board has selected Miss HaEaas
to take her grade. At meeting last
Saturday the contract for painting the
school buildings was awarded to John
Kubik, whose bid was $1S2.1o, and the
work will be done before school begins
The call for wood has also been in.
creased to sixty ricks, which il worth
bidding for.
The fish hatchery will be located
near the mouth of the Skokomish river,
against the protest of everybody moi
directly interested in the deal. It i.
said that Fish Commissioner Little
arranged long ago to buy site fos
5000 in which both ''Farmer'' Todd
and John Mckeavy are interested Il
nancialiy, while the state owns thre,
forties of land at the forks of the
Skokomish river, about where thu
hatchery should be located for the bes
advantage, and where it could Away
be reached ever good road but thir'
teen miles from She;tva. 4 res,d mt
of the valley also offers to put the
road up the valley IN good ahape fol
500 aud wait for his pay. In fact it vii
be necessary to go to the upper rive
for salmon spawn. This is fair sampl'
of fusion methods of doing business
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