The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-08-17
Local Notes.

4 Local N0LeSs
! The Favorite was in for a raft o
logs Monday.
| The worms has passed away a
/ silently as they came, and everybod,
i is thankful for that.
i A happy surprise in store for al
who attend the entertainment a
Kneeland's hall next Friday night.
The Shelton school board has let ths
contract for so ricks OF ERE wood Il
Randolph Elson at his bid of 81 % pei
rick.
Those who have been out in the
woods this summer report that grouse
will not be as plentiful as usual this
fail.
These have been quite warm days
but no lives were lost on Puget Sound
while heat has caused fully hundred
deaths in the East this week.
! The Pilgrim, small steamer has
bills out announcing its run from Ia.
coma to Shelton, daily except Tuesday
leaving Tacoma at a. M and Shelton
| 4. p. IN.
Several new pianos were brought to
Shelton last week. and installed in the
following places; Miss Eta Fredson.
Andrew Robinson, Rev. Jordan Thos
Bordeaux and A.. . U. W. Hall.
The open season for all kinds of
ducks, swan, sandhill crane, spoon bill,
rail plover and other water fowl begins
August IS and continues until March 1.
Grouse may be killed after August Is
until December /.
The Democrats of Mason County
will hold their primaries over the
County on August 2lst. and their
county convention on the 18th, in
Shelton. The state convention meets
in Seattle on the 9th. The popu1ists
have ISSUED their call fora mass con-
vention in Shelton next Saturday,
August 18th, when they canvass the
situation, anC see where they can make
their influence felt.
A. B. Govey advises us that all of the
Simpsons Logging Company's Camps
in Mason County will start up next
Monday, August 10th, and we under
stand that all the other camps will al
so start up at the same time. The
word has gone out and the loggers will
be coming back in the next few days,
and the trains will be running again.
On Saturday evening, August IS,
the newly erected A. o. U. w. hall at
Shelton will be dedicated witty appro-
pirate ceremonies. The local lodge
has been invited to assist in the cere-
monies and the invitation has been ac-
cepted. The lodge has chartered the
steamer Northern Light and the mem
bers of Olympia lodge and their wives
will Acknowledgements.
]. w. Ludgate has resigned his
position as nightwatchman, and rumor
has it that he has better job. Prem
tice Dunbar is now officiating after
sunset, and has already revived one Of
the town ordinances from innocuous
desuetude, by tolling the curfew bell
at nine O'Clock. He gives notice thai
he will endeavor to keep some of the
youngsters of the streets at the hour.
when they should be tucked into bed
/ A trip around town will disclose
from one to a half-dozen nests of tn.
tent-caterpillar On most of the OLE
fruit trees, many being in the ole
. Shelton orchards around the residen
ces. These nests. if allowed to pro
duce their brood, will simply destro,
the fruit IN another year or two. w,
are not particularly interested in thu
, damage they do the individual VIII,
. owns the trees but the neighbors wh'
, try to keep their trees clean will b,
, sufferers of the others negligence
The statute provides a penalty for no
taking precautions against pests, an,
it is the duty of commissioners to pro
vide for its enforcement.
; The Capital City Band invade,
Shelton with large excursion o.
: Oiympians last Saturday evening, an,
: captured Kueeiand's Hall for ban
concert and dance. They brough
about IFS on the excursion, and alth
: ough quite late in arriving, had a fai
/ attendance. Shelton Band met til
: Olympians at the dock End played
e few pieces to show their new instrr
g ments, but the latter were little shor
a [of VIVID, and declined to favor Shelto,
with any free music. They have som
S very good musicians, and their conce1
? Twas appreciated. Just one little trot
d bic we have before noticed with tn
: kindergarten element from our neigh
e boring town aud that is the proper
' sity to appear tough when visitin
e Shelton. Next trip some of this wi
be taken in ont Of the wet, and tn
e spirits pumped out Of them.
!. Leon, Adam Hall.
Leon Adam Hall was born at Poi