The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-19
Local News.
Highest tides Sunday.

highest tides Sunday.
Masonic Lodge, Saturday night.
Workmen install Saturday night.
Valentine Day is coming, February
14th.
Washington's Birthday. February
22nd.
A masquerade is billed for Wash
ington's Birthday.
Read the Business Locals. Asmu.
has some special bargains, this week
The regular League Social at tn.
Hall, Friday evening, after meeting
| There is a rancher near Summit
who made O,0OO shingles by hand las
year.
Read Mcdonald & O'Neilrs new
schedule of reduced prices. In time.
like these, money talks.
| The Odd Fellows are putting in
their spare time clothing their build
ing, in readiness for the paper.
Doc. Beach and Al. Munson were
out to Charlie Saeger's Tuesday ant
bagged three English, or 'Jack'
snipe.
The creeks were running over Sun
day, and low cellars were flooded
caused by heavy rains and melting
SHOWS.
Allyn has new postmaster, Frank
Rasoni, a local storekeeper, having
been appointed, vice w. E. White, re
signed.
William son has paid his 1oggers in
full, about nine thousand dollars
being distributed, and the men are
again at camp for the season.
Regular services at the Baptist
Church next Sunday. Rev. S. w.
Beaver announces that he will be &C
companied by an evangelist.
No estray can be taken up from
March 18th to December 18th, except
breachy or vicious animals, which
may be taken up at any time.
VIM. Wyatt captured a big gray
wolf in his trap Wednesday morning.
The animal is as big as the largest of
dogs and has been mo1esting Wyatt's
sheep.
Set out young trees and plants every
year. Do your share toward making
the earth to blossom and be filled with
fruitfulness. Besides you will never
regret it.
The tides gradually grew higher
until last Sunday, when the water was
four inches higher than at any time
during last year, and the highest tide
in ten years.
The attendance at the Methodist
Church during the evening meetings
of this ''week of Prayer have been
fair. The meetings close with extra
services next Sunday.
A simple and effectua1 way to clean
out chimneys is to burn a small piece
of zinc occasionally. The SCOT is con-
verted into fine, white ashes, which
rise and are carried off like smoke.
The Locomotives in the roundhouse
and the Machine shops are being put
in good order for operation, but not
definitely settled when the Washing
ton Southern Railroad will open work
The members of the Sons of Vete-
rams will meet at the Freeburger Store
next Saturday evening to be re-instat-
ed and the lodge will be continued.
The boys should take interest and not
let the lodge drop.
This office can supply a scholarship
for one year or less. in the Queen City
Business college at Seattle, cheap, to
some young man in the County, who
desires to perfect his education in one
or more business branches.
Treasurer O'Nei1l says that taxes
are coming in slowly, but most of the
big corporation land holders and
many individual tax payers will pay
their taxes between the LIST and 18th
of February, in order to secure the
, per cent rebate.
Several light falls of snow this week
together with rains, winds aud sum
shine-a regular medley of weather.
Travelling by horse and foot is bad,
the snow ''balling" and the sidewalks
slick. However, our bad weather is
coming together, and no damage done.
NOTIcE.-The ladies of the w. c.
7. U. will conduct temperance mass
meeting in the M. E. Church, on the
third Sunday of this month, at 3
O'Clock. There will be addresses by
the local pastors and also by the State
President of the w. c. T. u, Mrs.
Shaffer, of Tacoma. Everybody go.
In another column will be found the
section of the new road law, relating
to the steps necessary in order to work
out road tax. Those outside of Shell
ton who desire to work must notify the
read Overseer to that effect before
March 18th. Read the section and get
posted.
A few more ''high waters" and
there won't be enough left of Hea1y
tract for respectable dwelling lot,
the waters are cutting into it so fast,
The old channel should be cleared out
and the water diverted that way, if
the land would be saved further en-
croachment.
Mcdonald & O'Neill will soon COM
mence building an addition to their
store, in order to get increased show
room. The grocery, -four and feed
branch will be moved into the new
part. With increased room for storing
such goods they will buy in larger
lots and get better prices.
| We note that many logging camps
are being started around the Sound
some of which have been idle for
several months. 1t is evident that the
1umberman anticipate return of
good times in logging, and that the
available supply will be very small by
March, so new logs will be in demand.
Ex-Receiver Sheafe, whose final &C.
count has been attacked by creditors
of the Washington Southern has filed
his answer, which re-affirms the state
ment that Sc, 5l4.49 was paid for attor.
neys fees during the thirteen months
prior to his appointment, and that the
request for $500 for such services
during his ten months control is not
too high.
Supt. Kneeland had a crew at work
Saturday and Sunday clearing out the
| log jam near the first railroad trest1e
which was in danger. Some effort