The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-10-13
Local Notes.


The first real hard frost Of the seasoi
came Wednesday morning, and perish
able stuff in the gardens must be takei
in out of the cold.
w. Fl. Maxwell is having a couserv
atory built to his residence on Aide,
street, and will arrange it so that Mrs
Maxwell's plants will not freeze this
winter.
The Satsop neighbors of Harry Win.
sor, with the connivance of Mrs. Win
sor, gave him surprise party at tn,
ranch last Friday evening. and goot
time is reported.
The new post-ofice at Cloqua1lum il
ready for business as soon as some ONT
can be secured to carry the mail from
Elma at the figure allowed by the gov.
eminent. :.
The young fellows are getting ready
to organize gymnasium in order te
develop their muscles by athletic train.
ing. A suitable room will be secured
and the outfit OF the old athletic clut
rented for the present.
The Chapman aud Wiley boys have
been running seine in the bay and
made haul which contained several
big surgeons one day last week. Two
of the fish weighed about $50 pounds
each, and much larger fish got away
by tearing big hole in the nets. The
markets served ''sea-bass" to their
patrons.
Henry Clay has been making consid.
cradle improvement about his place on
the hill back OF the Catholic Church
He purchased the Murray Vincent
house last summer, and has moved it
over and connected it with his own
house, making comfortable residence
and he has the whole hill to himself.
The twenty-sixth annual convention
of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held in Sc
attic, October 2O-25th, and some of the
leaders in the Union from all parts of
the country are beginning to arrive
on the Sound, in preparation for the
session, aud an Immense attendance is
anticipated.
Aberdeen has been gaining some no.
torlety over the discovery of ''petri-
fed man" near the. town, and it was
on exhibition for several days at Is
cents look before the people discover
ed that they had been faxed by a
clever job of plaster Of Paris nd
cement. The work was done by an
artist, and he was offered 81, 900 for it,
until his game was exposed.
Two new buildings are going up this
week, as fast as the carpenters can do
the work. A new addition 16x28 with
Is foot walls is being built to the
dwelling owned by Mrs. Emily Taylor
on First and Grove streets, Prentice
Dunbar has the contract and six men
are on the job. which is now ready fol
the shingles. The foundations have
been laid for the big addition to L. x.
Munson's store, by Wiley & Wood
who have the contract, and work will
be pushed on the building. Charles
Dunbar is also building a large barn
on Gotta and Eleventh streets.
| Dwelling houses have always beer
scarce and in demand in Shelton and
although number of renters" have
bought or built homes Of their owr
this summer, the condition is the same
Several owners have raised their rent
ais lately and houses to rent are becom
ing more profitable property. Sheitol
has splendid opening for good saw
mill. as the town would rapidly be
come ''built up" il good lumber wer'
available at all times at reasonab
prices, At present all our lumbe
comes from Olympia, and our workiu,
men are not benefited.
A recent article in the Post-Inte1li
1gencer, devoted to Michael r. Sim
mons, who settled at Tumwater il
1845, makes some claims for this pic
neer which are of interest. Their
have been other aspirants to some Q
the honors showered upon Mr.. Sim
mons in the paragraph quoted, and b
lis indeed pioneer Of whom the fellow
ing can be faithfully printed: eth
| history Of Michael r. Simmons can b
summed up in few words, bat til
!. / few words speak volumes. He wa
the first settler on Puget Sound. H
, built the first grist mill ID the Puge
Sound country. cutting the mill stone
out Of the granite with his own hands
s He built the first sawmi1l ia the Puge
Sound country. He was the first mel
chant, the first ship-ownet, the frs
6 postmaster. the first townSite proprie
tor, the first county commissioner i
what is now known as the state Q
: Washington and was member Of tn
) first territorial convention of Wash
ingtou. Olympiau.
Some Railroad Rumors.
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