The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-06

ing will be held at the court house on
Saturday evening June 9Th, the commits
sionerS having kindly allowed them he
use of the jury room for their meetings.
The important OrdiGanceS are being
drawn up by Counsel Tremper and pass
ed after proper consideration, and all the
necessary points will soon be covered, and
the municipal machinery in operation.
The citizens should attend the meetings
OF the council as often us possible, and
take increased in crest in the manage
ment of the city's affairs, also TO hear
both sides of the question they may have
under discussion. The Commissioners
have kindly leased to the town of Shelton
a sufficient parcel of ground on the Court
house block, on which TO erect Il city Jail,
and paper is already in circulation
among the business men for subscription
to aid In erecting the building. as many
nave expressed a desire to help. The jail
Will be built at once as there are several
chronic repr0bales who should grace the
Dastlle on its Openiny-bums who lack
the sense to keep from insulting decent
people. and should be made to work or
leave the town. With the Jail, marshal
MOraSh will take care OF these fellows, as
soon as the city's lodging is ready if they
don't tumble" to the new order of things.
Frequent complaints are made, says
the Aberdeen Bulletin, that Indians are
slaughtering elk tor their hides in the
country north of Gray's IIarbor. Mr.. H.
Il. Flahorty, who has a homestead on the
Hump;ulips. was down yesterday and says
he saw five elk which the Indians had
killed and stripped of their hides, and the
slain animals with n n
calves. The law is very strict regarding
the killing Of elk, combining the open
season to the month Of Dccembe and it
is pretty we'll observed 10y white men,
but the Indians kill at all times of the
year. The settlers think it about time
this business comes to a halt, and if the
Indians haye regard for their health will
stop killing elk for their hides. The law
makes it incumbent upon all state and
county officers to take cOgnizance of
violation of game laws and settlers who
are aware Of violations should complain
to the sheriff, constable or justice of the
peace.
The monster copper lead discovered By
Dennis DeFord in the foothills of the
Olympic mountains, about twelve miles
west of the Hoods Canal, is to be devel-
Oped at once by John Soule, Dennis De
Forl and David Foote The ore will be
taken out at Hoods canal and sent to Ia
coma for smelling for the present. and
smelters will be erected on the canal as
soon as possible. Chunks of pure cop
per ore weighing as high as fifteen
pounds have been found. and the lead is
claimed to be without end. Prospectors
are fiOcking into that part of the country,
and several parties have been out for some
time searching for the precious metals
A party in Shelton has shown US fine
specimens OF ore bearing large per cent
of silver, and he claims to know about
where to find the lead.
Did you ever spoil stamped envelope
IN attempting to write an address upon
it? Or have you lost stamps because they
have got sticky and adhered to each
other? If so, you should know that
stamped envelopes which are spoiled by
mistakes committed in supcrscribing will
be redeemed by the postoffice department
at their stamp value. Postage stamps
damaged by sticking together in warm or
damp weather, or for other causes before
using, may be returned to the depart
ment and their value will he repaid to the
purchaser or exchanged for new Stamps.
All redeemed envelopes anc stamps are
sent, by pOstmasters redeeming them, to
he department and records of them are
Kept These regulations are not generally
known and their publication may be ben
eficial Ray.
A very sad and fatal accident occurred
last week at WilKesOn. Mrs Isabella IT,
sh was seated IN front room of her resi-
dence engaged in conversation with u
neighbOr when there was report Of a
pistol in the next room and Mrs Irish fell
to the floor and Immediately expired.
Upon Investigation it was found that her
son aged about twelve years, was in the
room amusing himself with
pistol that he had in some way gotten
possession of. This was discharged, the
bullet passing through the partition di-
viding the rooms, and entered the neck of
his mother with fatal result
While in Seattle on Decoration Day,
the Editor enjoyed listening TO the pro-
gram OF Isaac | Stevens Post, G. A. r.
in Armory Hall. After an euloglstc, adj.
dress on the first governor of Washington
and his career, suddenly cut short in the
civil war. splendid portrait painting was
unvailed and presented to the post, and
Gen. Hazard Stevens. son of the Gen
eral, now visiting the Sound, thanked the
post for the honors shown his ilustrious
father,
The Flanagan divorce suit promises to
become racy affair, as the doctor has
thrown bomb in camp, by his answer to
her charges. He denies the several allie
cations and says they were never married,
but simply agreed to live together until
such relations should be terminated by
the will of either, he agreeing to sup port
in good style. Doubtless the true state of
affairs will appear when the matter is
brought to trial.
g. 5. Brumbaugh, census enumerator
for all OF Mason County south of the fifth |
parallel has begun his labors. a
number of the questions asked are some
what impertinent, but the cnumeratOrs
can't hep that, and we hope that all in |
formation will be chcerfully givel. Mr. |
will receive subscriptions |
for the JOURNAL. or any matters for this |
office, while on his travels. Arthur Tay |
Tor lssalSO out this week in his district |
north of the parallel.
Mr.. J. Hidden, of Vancouver, was in
town last week, and succeeded In secur.
ny CiOuSu ouUSCI iOCiS " put Ill dUOuI |
70 volumes for library. The books will |
De here about July 1st, and as the use of |
he books is limited to members or their
antilles, we expect to see more subscrln-
,rs. Membership fee So and adds three
lew books to the library, which is owned |
~ the members
The Tenino Herald says: THE prairies
md woods around Tenino are covered so |
hick with surveyors that when the boys |
20 out hunting they have 10 be careful
low they shoot, in order that they may |
lot shoot the head off civil engineer"
That is exactly the state of affairs at Shell
on, as there are no less than seven sur
7eying parties in this vicinity.
Frank and. Mrs Carr of Kamilche |