The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-05-18

The Ladies of the w. c. T. U. held
their annual meeting Friday eve at
3 o'clock, with 10 members present,
and from the reports made by the diff
ferent officers they found the Union in
more prosperous and thriving condi-
ton than it has been since its organi-
cation in 1889.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Miss
Libbie Amber; 1st vice pres, Mrs.
Duckworth; End vice pres, Mrs. Hick-
erson; Secretary, Mrs Lille Dunbar,
Treas. Mrs, Sheedy.
Superintendent: Scientific tempe
rance Instructor, Mrs. M. F. Knight;
juvenile work, Mrs. Will Baldwin,;
temperance literature, Mrs. Forrest;
press sup't, Mrs. Carrie Wiley; Evan
gelistic work, Mrs. LeMoine; par1or
meetings, Mrs. Monblo: flower mis-
sion, Mrs. Rex.
Delegates to the convention to be
held at Cheha1is in June: Mrs. Mon
bio, Mrs. D. M. Duckwortll and Mrs.
Schlesener. A1ternates: Mrs. Meyer,
Mrs. Sheedy and Mrs. Shaw.
Decoration Day will soon be here;
has any steps been taken to make it
memorial day.
The Committee On Ways and Means
met Tuesday evening to re-apportion
the town funds, and place some money
into the street, water and other funds
to meet outstanding warrants.
BUSY BEES.-Bee culture is certain
1y very interesting and besides the
bright examples of tire1ess labor and
thrift and laying by for the rainy day,
bees are profitable to keep. w. B.
Eaton. Elijah Shelton and David Shell
ton each have nearly a dozen stands
of bees, some of which produced over
ninety pounds of honey last year.
Elijah Shelton secured about 400
pounds from his stands during the
winter and was busi1y engaged in
some new hives this week.
Mr.. Eaton has also made quite a study
of bees and is we'll repaid for his
labor, his harvest also being large.
He has all the appliances for hand1in g
and also for making and fitting up
new hives. He makes the best and
and most convenient hive known, and
has sold a great many over the county
during the past two years. The price
is $500 complete.
THE CUT-OFF.-Worko on the Cutoff
is progressing rapidly, clearing the
right-of-way having been completed
this week. Nearly all the grading
sections are about complete, and cross
section work will begin. AS the road
will follow the creek, crossing fire.
quently, much of the grading is diff
cult. 1t is expected that the track will
be laid to the first landing, where
the Granger Co. has a crew of Is men
engaged in laying out the logging
works, by June 10th, and Till Shell
toms crew will begin logging there.
The Mason County Logging Co.'S crew
will remain at camp IA. on the main
line for the present, unless it is neces-
sary to have them assist in cleaning
up the Mrs. Miller timber by Sept 20.
WASHINGTON PIONEERS e1e-
venth annual reunion of the Wash
ington Pioneers will take place at the
Chamber of Commerce, in Seattle, on
the 5th Of June, the first Tuesday in
the month. After disposing Of the
usual business in Seattle, the associa-
ton will adjourn to meet at the inter-
state fair in Tacoma on Sept. 18th;
the manager, Mr.. BUGGY, having in
vited the Pioneers of Washington,
Oregon and California to attend the
fair on the date mentioned. It is
hoped that those who cannot be pre-
sent at the reunion in Seattle will
make it point to attend the meeting
in Tacoma. Hon. John ]. McGilvra
will de1iyer the address to Pioneers at
the fair, Sept. -.
ITEMS FROM COUNTY TREAsURY.-l
are the receipt S and salary
payments of Mason County for the
month of April Fees turned in, Sher-
iff, $40; Auditor $72.95; Clerk, S74. 70;
total $159.65. Salary warrants, Audi
tor and Sheriff, each 1888; Clerk and
Treasurer, each $1,000; Assessor, 1926;
School Supt., SIS: Attorney, S33. 80;
total expenditures, $48431. During
April Treasurer O'Nei1l paid out $500
on warrants, $500 was the funds due
the state, and the balance was largely
made up eff school warrants called in
last month. The total cash received
on tax levy of 1898 was a little over
$4,000.
Tide land appraisers Forbes, Fair
BARN and Chas Saeger, with clerk
Garfield spent several days last week
in appraising tide lands at the head of
Hood Canal, on application of the
Puget Mill Co. The appraisers expect
to begin work on the lands desired by
the state for reserve, when ordered
and the surveyor is selected by the
state land commission.
A Sunday school has been organized
at the Downs school house. on Harris
TEN Island with w. A Roger, as super
intendant, meeting at 1920 O'Clock.
Afternoon school is also held in M u