The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-10-20

nseo q oWelliugs are being painte(
and otherwise improved
i Hartstein Island is well reprepente,
at the Court house this week, nearl,
| all the residents being subpoenrd :.
witnesses in the Lott case.
A young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Johs
Valley was brought in Wednesda,
evening, with badly cut hand. til.
result of An axe cut by q little brothe,
while at play.
i Ellsworth Freebnrger moved into hi.
new house this week, and has left til.
ranks of TIE renters. He has built :
creditable home for his family, and Is
proud of it.
This Office has disposed Of over Z
thousand acres of N. p. lands this
week, at prices from Is cents to s. ar
acre. Also lots to Mrs. v. L. Williams
and John Burnett.
The kebekahs gave an oyster supper
and social at their hall last Friday
evening, which was fairly well attend.
ed, and pleasant time enjoyed by
those who were out.
The fail rains have begun, and the
salmon are beginning to run mp the
streams in large numbers to spawn
Those who spear the fish for fun should
keep an eye out for the fish commits
sioner
Salmon are legal tender on Hood
Canal just now. the run having begun
in earnest. Everybody on the Canal
are reaping their annual harvest, and
the steamers are loaded with fish for
the canneries. The run seems to be
fair and the price is good.
Ed. Nolan, the Shelton post Office
robber, who was taken to Tacoma sew
eral months ago, has been returned
from Spokane where he plead guilty
to the charge Of robbery, and is now
awaiting sentence at the next session
of the United States Court at Tacoma.
F. F. Potter lost one of his sheep the
other day, and seeing the tracks of a
cougar, concluded to put ont poison for
the varmint. He found Mr.. Cougar
dead the next day, and brought the
carcass into town. It measur ed about
seven feet.
| Concord grapes are in the market
from Rauschert's and other growers
on North Bay, but most of the vines in
this vicinity got nipped by the frost of
last week. The grapes brought in are
fully up to the Eastern standard, and
are of good flavor and size.
The Shelton Southwestern Railroad
has had a box car built in Olympia
and 1t is expected down this week. 1t
will be hauled on the first and last
trips OF the day, for the handling of
passengers and freight, and the log
hauling will not be interfered with at
other times.
County Surveyor Hogg, of Jefferson
County, has written Speed Shelton,
asking for the notes of the new road
survey along the Canal, stating that
they desire to survey the remaining
two miles and connect with the Mason
County road. The railroad surveyors
have reached Hoodsport on their way
to Olympia.
The Washington Volunteers will be
mustered ont at San Francisco on
Nov. 1st, and the celebration at Seat
tie will occur about the 5th. An at
tempt is being made 10 have the local
stores close one day, so that all who
wish can make the trip. No arrange
ments for an excursion have been
made, but Shelton people will probably
go by train, the railroad Offering re-
duced rates.
| Although very late spring this year
delayed much planting potatoes and
all kinds of produce did even better
than usual, which shows that 1t is not
always the early bird who plants that
gets the biggest grub. We have seen
the best corn and tomatoes grown this
year. While this is not considered a
corn country We can amply supply the
home demand for green corn.
j County Auditor Bell has received
from the state auditor the deed to the
lands recently purchased by the state
fish commissioner for the Skokomisf
fish hatchery, ~ acres, which cost the
{ state $500 or over so an acre. This
is pretty good deal for the seller. es
pecia1Iy as he reserves all the coal
. geld, silver and other precious metals
on the tract.
: For about two weeks the Mackintosf
+ lands consisting of Us acres adjoining
) Shelton on the West. win be offered
: cheap. The soil is good, and good
chance Is offered to secure small tract,
for homes, convenient to town. The
whole tract is snap to ANYBODY who
will take it all and cut it mp into small
/ tracts. Call At this Office for particu
: lars
4 The local camp Of Waodmen Of thu
q World have received an invitatiou
from the Seattle camps to participat,
t in the parade in that city on the coca
t son Of the recept1on Of the washing
u ton volunteers. and have sccepted. Th'
: Woodman have many members among
Z the returuiug soldiers, and viii turr