The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-25
Local Notes.
What about the Fourth

aoAu A0I gOoQ sized Darn On his proper
ty.
A lone salvation army man was in
town this week and held services on
the streets.
i Beginning Monday, June 4th, Miss
Scott will teach a limited number of
pupils at her home.
/ Beware of bogus machine agents
who want to fix your machine. They
generally fix it so it wont run.
| A good example is set in the cities
this season OF closing early or being
boycotted. Make the fogies get into
! line.
John Bowman has moved an old
house to his lot on 9th street, and with
an addition has fitted up home for
himself.
The weather has been rather change
able this week; although but little rain
has fallen it is little too cold for good
growing weather.
Sheriff Vogtlin is looking out for
some parties who robbed the express
Office in Montesano and the Postofice
at Satsop last Sunday night.
Ed. Simpsons new steamer, recently
built at Ballard for the Canal route, is
said to be about ready for operation,
and will be running within two weeks.
A neighborhood dance was given out
to Johnsons, near Mason Lake Satur-
day evening Chas. Norton went out
with his fiddle to furnish the melody.
Mark Ayers has bought out the
Union City-Shelton mail route and will
carry the mail in the future. F. H.
Hale, who disposes of his outfit intends
going to Nome before long.
If the eclipse of the sun set for Mon
daynext is good one, you will be
likely to notice it. At any rate it is
good idea to have a piece of smoked
glass handy to view the sun in eclipse.
Joseph Carstairs was in town last
Saturday after load of finishing lum-
Der for a new house which is being
built tor James Carstairs, on his own
place on one of the upper Satsop
branches.
A delegation from the local lodge
will go out to Matlock tonight to visit
the Matlock lodge of Good Templars,
and exemplify the floor work for the
new lodge.
The modern Woodmen will be organ
lied next Saturday evening, enough
signers having been received to make
up the Charter list, This makes about
fourteen lodges for Shelton, enough to
keep its people ''lodge poor"
| There have been no changes in the
plan of exercises arranged by the
G. A. r. committee for memorial day,
except that if possible the band will
lead to the cemetery on Wednesday.
May Goth, if the members can be got
together.
The editor has to thank ]. d. Dow,
of Hoodsport, for fine Steel-head
salmon sent over from the Falls of the
Skok omish the other day, and, more
especially, for the string OF eggs
contained in the fish.
The following are the officers-elect
of Cedar Camp, $50, Woodmen of the
World; ] B Wood, G. e., Mcdonald,
. Adviser; H J Wehnes, Escort; James
Neal, Watchman; A W Hurst, Sentry;
Brad Brazel, Manager.
The Port Angeles Eastern seems to
be temporarily side-tracked somewhere
between Boston and New York.
Won't some one please throw switch
and open up the throttle?-Port Ange-
les Tribune Times.
1 The local census enumerators have
received most of their blanks and in
. structions and are hard at work learn
= ing what is expected of them in readi-
ness for the 80 days go-as-you-p1ease
. which begins Friday, June LIST.
$. The regular Memorial day exerciss
will take place at the Opera house
: next Wednesday, when Prof. Gunder-
a son will deliver his address and the
5 program as. announced will be given.
Although coming in mid-week it is
hoped all will attend who can.
Strawberries made their first appear.
ance in the markets this week, selling
! at IS and 20 cents box. Next week
there will be so many that we car
! i've on them tor while. The frs,
fruit of the season strawberries are
especially welcome, and the Washing
ton fruit can't be beat.
A horse of A. w. FreCson's broke
: away from the slaughter house OF
Shelton prairie Monday afternoon, ane
? ran clear into town and through sever
al alleys, finally winding up by jump
ing through the fence ate. v. Dunbar.
In spite of its lively travels no damag,
u was done to horse or buggy excep
e breaking the cross-bar of the shafts.
Contractor Shepard and his crew O
t men are at work on the new A. o. wv
: building. They laid the foundations
last week, and the Northern Lign
y brought in large scowloas
9 Of the lumber from Olympia Tuesda,
!. night. The work is going ahead yer.
/ fast and the building will be cncloses
q by the Fourth. Nothing has bee,
spared to make the building first-clas
t in every respect and the 1s5 Workme,
= -sss.