The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-10-12
Local Notes.
Road elections tomorrow.

Mckinley club tonight. Come o,
and sign the list.
Beautiful autumn weather, whs
could be finer?
You can't change precincts no
without losing your vote.
BoRN.-Grove, Oct. 1st, to the vii
of A. w. Johnson, a daughter
Mrs. James Harris is having ne,
buildings built on her ranch near Gal
land.
Mckinley club tonight, FRIDAY
Business of Importance will come ul
A full attendance is requested.
The steam threshing outfit which
is now touring the county passe
through town yesterday, homewar
! bound.
Martin Koopman has gone over t
Hoodsport and opened a new saloon
Frank Drolet has also taken out /;
saloon license.
w. H. Kneeland returned home thi
week and a meeting of the school boart
will be held Saturday evening to settl,
the principalship dispute.
The Hunter Bros. are putting up a
large hay barn on the upper Skoko
mish hill, and will haul their hay there
out Of danger from freshets.
The other sections of Mason County
were we'll represented at the Republi
can rally Wednesday evening, and all
were we'll pleased with the meeting.
''War Horse Bi1p' and F. C. Robert
son, the Democratic candidates for SUI
preme judge and congressman respect.
lively, are billed to speak here tonight
The weather has been splendid sc
far this month, with occasional cold
frosty or foggy mornings. This would
be too good luck for the campaigners
to continue the rest of the month.
1t is announced that Judge Hodgdon
will be in Shelton next Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, and that thirty.
ing business will be done in the
naturalization of voters.
The Colville reservation was opened
up to settlement Wednesday. A large
crowd of boomers" were on the
boundary waiting to secure claims.
The Moore brother are among the
number.
One of the angriest men in the state
of Washington Wednesday night was
Congressman Cushman. His train
was 81 hours late from Roslyn. and
he missed the steamer by half an hour.
Shelton is unfortunate in getting the
speakers on both sides here on time.
The Hunter & Eaton saw mill has
been valuable addition to Shelton's
industries, and a material benefit te
the people, and it is also RESPONSE
BILE for the erection of several of our
new buildings. The mill has cut
about three-tonrths of million feet
It is again rumored that we are tc
have new and fast steamboat on the
Seattle Olympia line. 1t is said, and
with seeming authority, that Sol
Simpson and A. H. Anderson, presi.
dent of the Wiley company, are now
bending their energie les toward securing
such boat for the run.-Olympian.
Frank Gilman has the frame I'D TO,
residence, on his lots at 18th ant
Gotta streets, which will cost abou
$3.50 when complete. Mr.. ZilIman is Z
good workman and will do most of the
the building himself. Like all other.
who come to Shelton, he is we'll pleased
and evidences it by making a perma
nent home here for himself.
The McKibbin barber shop wa.
bought by Hugh Currie and moved t.
his property adjoining the Contra
Hotel Sunday. Mrs. Hilton disposed
of the shop in order to erect a stor,
building adjoining the Commercial
Hotel. 1t Will be 30x40, with a doubl,
front, and valuable improvement t.
the block front.
The w. c. T. U. had planned a sur
prise on the Y's last Thursday anc
about twenty met at the rooms. Ter
Us we're present and surprised !. tn,
VS. by presenting them with a mic,
damask table cover, and also curtain
tor the book cases. Refreshments
were served and all had a good tim
generally. The W. c. T. U. will NEE
every two weeks in their room, at 2:3
p. m.
| David Lister, foreman of the Olym
pia Iron Works, was badly burne,
with molten metal last Saturday. 4
heat containing $50 pounds was bein.
run off when workman threw a piec,
of cold cast iron into the ladle. TIL,
| whole lot of hot metal flew about tn
room, like buckshot, and Mr.. Lister
who was standing near received th
full benefit. The hot metal perforate.
everything it strikes, and much of
penetrated his clothing, burning lin
so seriously that there is slight pros
poets for his recovery.
A crew of men has been at wor
this week taking out the machiner
out of the old Shelton sawmill an
loading it on scow for some poiu
down Sound. We are glad to see !
go; the old outfit has passed its day q
usefulness, as it stood here, and ha
been idle for two years. Now th
field is clear for some big mill concer
to locate in Shelton and enter the ra