The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-06-01

cupled by Theodore Brown.
DR.. Beach was called to New KAN
ilche Monday to attend an 8-year-old
son of Mr.. Gustafson. who had broken
his arm by falling from horse.
Taxes have been coming in pretty
lively during the past two weeks, and
this has been the business of many of
the County people who have visited
Shelton this week.
Trout are taking the spoon fairly
we'll in Lake Isabella at present, sever.
al parties making good catches last
Sunday. Axe1 Anderson caught about
forty in days trolling.
Ali are invited to attend the Memoir
ial Exercises Of the Woodmen of the
World at the Shelton Cemetery next
Sunday, June 3rd. An address on
Woodcraft will be given by promi-
nent Seattle member.
The baseba1lists may not be dead,
but they are sleeping and are not like
ly to smash any records this season un-
less they get move on. All the clubs
in the surrounding towns have had
game or two and have a considerable
start on Shelton.
J. II. Wilson had his opening last
Saturday night, when the saloon be-
| gan business in the Clark building
The interior as we'll as the exterior has
been neatly finished and presents a
good appearance. A lunch was served
to all corners.
Chas. Mcdonald has cut several
hundred cords of single bolts on his
place down the bay, which have been
scld to an Olympia single MILL at a
fair price. Arthur Hurst also has a
lot of single bolts.
The eclipse of the sun came off last
Monday as advertised, but was not
generally noticed in this vicinity, pro-
badly because the JOURNAL neglected
| to advise its readers to get up early in
the morning. The eclipse occurred
from sos to $50 and very good view
was obtained by those who were up in
time
!. The sidewalks in several directions
about town are getting into a badly
dilapidated condition, especially the
older ones which have been travelled
over for the past ten years. Still,
where they are not replaced, they
should be kept in as good order as pos
sible, as the town would be responsible
for damage in case of accident.
The continued cool rains and mixed
weather of the past three weeks has
had the effect of stopping the growth
of large part of the prospective cher
ry crop and causing the fruit to drop
off, so that early cherries especially
will be short crop. Some sorts of
pears and plums will also be short,
but in the main the fruit crop will be
larger than for several years past.
The State Convention of the w. c.
T. U. will be held in Olympia June g.
IL. John G. Wooley the great temper.
ance orator will speak Friday night
Saturday night will be welcome night
and there will be grand department,
parade. Monday night there will be a
Grand Gold medal Contest. ALI the
sessions will be held in the Opera
House and an interesting and prof
. table convention is promised.
RI The Woodmen of Seattle are making
elaborate arrangements for their an.
nual memorial exercises on Sunday.
June 10th, which include the unwilling
of several fine monuments. An excur
i sion will be given from Olympia, and
Shelton Woodmen are making arrange
ments to join them. The rate will bs
II very low and all who wish to visit
Seattle, whether Woodmen or not
should talk with ALI Munson about
it. 1t will be pleasant days outing
! and the exercises will be worth seeing
Rev. Paul Kruger, member of the
Boer Relief Fund association, an(
custodian of all funds collected in this
: state for that cause, 1ectured on the
: Anglo oer war at the Court house
: last Friday evening to an audience Of
fifty persons. His lecture was qnite a
i severe arraignment of the BRITISH
E people and many of the audiencs
contributed to the cause at the close O.
5 the meeting. Rev. w. B. McMillir
/. was selected as local collector. and .