The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-09-21
Local Notes.


logging camp visitors came in for The
speaking Saturday night.
i Anew hall is being built at Kanilche
near Joe KulIrich's store, for meetings
of the Little Skookum Valley people.
The rains of the past week have
brought afew salmon into the streams
and the fishermen are getting few in
the bay.
A meeting Of the Republican County
Central Committee and candidates will
be held in Shelton Saturday at o'clock,
to arrange for the opening of the cam
paign.
The Dance announced by the Red
! Men for next Saturday evening has
been postponed on account Of the deaths
in the order this week, until some
future time.
The registration books close Oct. 18th
and qualified voters will find the books
open at the Post-ofice up to that date
1t you have not registered this year
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A meeting of the business men will
be held at the Hotel Webb next Mon
day evening for the purpose of orga-
nizing Board of Trade, to look after
the welfare and interests Of Shelton.
A special meeting of the Woodmen
of the World will be held next Monday
evening, Sept. oath. for installation
and new candidates. General attend.
ance is desired.
Montesano announces its annual
tournament. Sept. 27-8-9th. with the
usual horse and bicycle races, ball.
games, ETC. There seems to be no <fun''
in Shelton. boys this year.
The event of the season will be the
Millinery opening at Arthur Need
hams. A full line of fall and winter
styles;will be on display, and they
must be seen to be appreciated.
Chas. Mcdonald, who has spent
most of the simmer in getting out a,
lot of single bolts, was unfortunate
to lose nearly the whole lot while the
raft was being towed to Olympia last
week, entailing a loss Of several hun
dred dollars.
The Kamilche Odd Fellows had an
enjoyable dance at their. hall in New
Kamilche last Saturday. Many of the
boys were down from camps, and
Shelton was represented by about Is
persons, who went over on the excur-
sion steamer. Those who went over
report the usual good time.
While making flying SWITCH on
the Shelton Southwestern railroad
Tuesday, the "Skookuin" got under too
much Roadway and crashed through
the engine house. The pilot and front
trucks went over the sill, and stopped,
| just saving ten foot fall. The dam
age was soon repaired.
/ Lists are being circulated for the
organization of a Republi can Club in
Shelton, and an invitation is extended
to those out of town to join in making
a strong and effective club. 1t will af-
ford the opportunity of meeting and ex-
changing ideas on political questions,
| and OF working in harmony for the
party.
A number of Shelton men have or
ganized for the purpose of trying the
plan of extracting tar and other by
products from fir, and George Cyphert
is building a retort near Knee1and's to
make the experiments. IT the idea
proves as profitable as anticipated, the
company will offer plan to interest
every rancher in the country.
Joe Deer has purchased the property
of Walter Wiley, at the head of the
bay near his oyster lands, together
with much of the poultry and personal
property, and will make his home
there in the future. Mr.. Wiley is ar
ranging to move his family to Olym-
pia, where he will engage in some
kind of work
/ Charles Huntley has recently re-
shingled his roof with shingles which
he shaved himself, and John Bowman
is also getting ont shingles for his new
addition. The split or shaved Single
is much more durable than the sawed
article, because it is cut with the grain
and the weather has no effect on it..
Some of Shelton roofs covered with
sawed shingles are already giving out,
when the cedar will last life time
i The local paper is supposed to PRINT
| all the news but If the publisher prin-
ted all the drunks, scraps, family
rackos, etc, what a howl there would
be. You never know the value of the
home paper until you want something
kept out of its columns, then the edi-
tor is the best fellow IN town.-Ex.
4 A tract of timber land containing
4 800 acres was sold last month on Gray's
Harbor for $27, 0OO The land was
owned by Joseph Fordyce, Of Minnea-
polls, who purchased it four years ago
for $1,000. This company also purchas-
ed $40 acres OF land in Mason county
from the state of Washington for 81, 120,
] The Democrat and Populist county
convention is called to meet in Shelton
tomorrow, Sept. 22nd. to nominate a
& county ticket. To fuse or not to fuse. y
4 will be the question of the hour and
there are strong partisans of both