The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-08-24

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is the wall of the pot-hunter.
/ Madame Grundy says she knows o
two weddings for the coming month.
i Lewis Caldwell, and w. Norman. o
Grove, became full-f1edged workme1
last Monday evening.
4 Pat. Judge is adding a new piece +
his house on Eighth street, which is
needed Improvement.
VIM Vincent, one of the best cam,
cooks in the County, has gone back t,
his work in camp 6.
John Fisk returned Saturday nigh
from Fresno, Cal, and will take charg,
of one of the Pen,nsular section crews
L. n. Specie has moved out to hi.
Mason Lake farm, with the family
having completed his work as assessor
this year.
w. J. Homer is IN town rustling to
increase the circulation of the Tacoma
News which reaches us the same eve
ming of publication.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. walther have re.
turned from Oyster Bay, where they
have been camping while Mr.. Walther
looked after his oyster land.
The families of Al. ]. Munson and
Fred. Munson, Mr. and Mrs. voris, of
Seattle, and Mrs. J. H. Munson are
spending the week camping at Saeger's
Landing.
A total of sos, 1906 was apportioned
among the counties from state current
school funds last week, and Mason
county districts will have $500 diyi-
ded among them.
o. c. Hanson is now the owner of
the yellow house. in the grove, and
George Draham also has lot in the
same block. on which he is planning
to build home.
The Shelton school board have en-
tered into contract with G. d. Hines, a
one EARNED veteran. as principal of the
city schools aud ordered school to be-
gin Monday September 3rd.
". G. Rex is at work moving out to
the William Shorter place, where he
will take course at tickling the soil
for general results. He has purchas-
ed a team and wagon, and necessary
outfit.
The oystermen, or most of them will
again begin shipping the product of
their beds to market next week, while
some of the more independent ones
will wait until the price gets settled.
AS usual the price will be good.
The families of Charles Norton, Hi
ram Dunbar, Marcus Knight and Milt.
Schumacher have gone out to the
Schumacher place. near Mason Lake
for week or so of outing, including
fishing and hunting.
Ed. McReavy will shortly move down
from his valley farm and occupy his
Fifth street home. Mr.. and Mrs. Han
SON will give up keeping house for a
time, while Mrs. Hanson makes a visit
to California.
Abe Smith returned from Hoquiam
Wednesday night having been work.
ing on the boom there. He says a
number of Shelton loggers are working
IN the camps of that vicinity, at very
good wages, but they don't like that
section so well as this.
Some time ago Thos. Bordeaux Dor
rowed donkey engine from George
Simpson. and while returning It on a
scow at the head of the bay, the heavy
machine rolled off on the mud-fats.
1t took over week of hard work and
cost 500 to get the donkey on terra
firma again.
f. F, Potter spent this week down
Sound in VAIN attempt to meet broth
er whom he has not seen for ~ years.
The latter is cook on one of the N.
p. overland trains, and owing to recent
wash-outs in Montana failed to reach
Seattle at the appointed time. After
| waiting several days Mr.. Potter came
home and will try it again later.
4 Two new house additions have beer
begun since last week, Lou. Sandersou
is building two-story addition to the
front of his honse on Cedar street. and
4 III. A. Norton is doing the same to ths
family home on Fifth street. The
new houses Of Dr. Hunter, Brad
Brazel and John Bowman, are nearing
completiqu and Will soon be occupied
| by their yKners.
| Here il is the close of August, and
]. w. Lott, the veteran berry grove,
of Hartstine Island, brings a crate o.
| as fine Strawberries as he brought du
ring the best of the season. nearly
two months ago. As he sold all h'
had at two-b;ts box, it is evident tina
i it is as good to have very late berries
as to have them very early, and wi1el
the same variety covers both extremes
4 as does Mr. Lofts they are as perfect
; as can be found
We have received sample of OF
manufactured by M. Edmans of Unior
, City, which Is claimed to be the hes
for bicycles, and light machines. 1t il
from fishfats, odorless and seems Il
fill the bill all right. Mr.. Edman.
} viii shortly put his product on th'
! market, together with q new water
proof boot-grease, the recipe for which
he brought frcm the old Country. Tr,
the home product il the Opportunity i.