The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-09-07
Local Notes.

~ LIS PiOPSItys
Congressman Jones, Kneeland's Hal
Friday Sept. 18th.
curfew is now rung at s O'Clock an,
the lads seem to hear it.
Mrs Rose Worcester has sold he
ranch north Of Shelton to Mrs Jane.
Harris.
DR. G N Hunter moved into his new
residence on First and Pine street.
this week.
The oyster season is now on, and
the oystermen are beginning to shir
their product.
w H. Maxwell is having an extern
sive addition built to his residence,
which is considerable improvement
Prof Gunderson, became Workman
and began a term of school in the
Anderson district down the bay, both
Monday.
Dan Bannse has bought out the
Post office candy and cigar stand from
Milt. Schumacher. and will look after
the business in future.
An excursion was planned to take in
the circus at Tacoma Tuesday, but
owing to failure to get enough people
interested it was given up.
Railroad Jacks Tent show.entertain-
ment has arrived and is billed for
shows Thursday and Friday afternoon
and evening at popular prices.
All the logging camps located
on the four Mason County railroads
are working with fairly full crews ex-
cept the Mason County Logging Co.'S,
camp S which is short of men.
Hop picking has begun in all the
yards of the state and while hops pro-
mise good yield pickers are scarce.
The White River growers are only Of
fering rs cents box for picking.
B. S. Barger and Ckas Kindred left
yesterday morning with four pack
horses loaded with camp outfit and
supplies for trip to the Wynooche
and foothills of the Olympics, where
they expect to bag an elk or two and
lay in a supply of s'jerked'' meat.
The upper dam which furnishes the
main supply of water to the town
reservoir is in need of good cleaning
out, and when the fall rains begin
would be a good time to do that and
any other work needed to keep the
water in first class condition.
The Peninsular locomotive, No. a,
which has been in the shops for an
overhauling during the S1ay-off was
brought out yesterday, and will take
its old place On the upper road, ia
charge of Ralph Covill.
Two 60 foot timbers are being
squared i'll the railroad yards for a
new pile driver which will be built in
the Peninsular shops for the new rail-
road at Hoodsport, in which A: H.
Anderson and others are interested.
w. L. Jones, the popular and talented
congressman from Yakima, will open
the campaign at Kneeland's hall Fri
day evening, Sept. 14th, and will take
issue with Mr.. Bryan on the questions
of the day.
Jud Simmons returned from work
ing in harbor logging camp and says
that most of the Shelton boys have
come back to their old camps. A glut
Iof logs is reported. on the Harbor
with prospects OF a cut in prices soon
The annual conference year of the
Methodist Church closes next week
when the district conference meeting
will be held at Hoquiam. Rev. W. B
McMillin, pastor of the Shelton
church, is the NEST popular minister
ever stationed here, and it is very like
ly that he will be retained in this
charge.
T. G. Wyatt and James Neal have
about completed their contract opening
the new road between the Storem place
on the Allyn road and Clifton, expect
ing to wind it up next week. The new
road will shorten the distance between
Shelton and Clifton about six miles
and has very few sshl1ls" on the route
The state board of equalization
meets Saturday, and Mason County i.
on the,list for that day. The assess
inent of this year, judging from tn.
few complaints before the county
board, and the opinions of the tax pay
ers, is the best ever made in Masor
County, and the County Commissioner.
should be present and protest .agains
being butchered as the state board us
ually treats this county.
| Albert, the 13-year-old son of Rober
Mcintosh, met with a sad accident a
camp Thursday morning, which will
cost the lad one of his feet. While at
tempting to board the moving engine
he fell backwards and one foot lying
across the rail, was crushed by thu
Wheels. He was brought to town b.
his father, and DR.. Beach temperate,
dressed the injuries and took the DO,
to the hospital at Olympia, where the
loot will be amputated. Albert wa.
coming to Shelton for the purpose o
entering school, when the accident oc
cured.
The numerous accidents which hay,
already occurred since the opening o
the camps forcibly remind us of tn
necessity of Shelton hospital wher