The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-02
Local News.

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Railroad were running this week.
BoRN.-Jan. 10Th, to the wife c
{. H. Nelson, New Kamilche, boy.
The Star Laundry has removed t
} Its former quarters, next the JoURNA
office.
and the rush of the logging train
again.
Till She1ton's little girl, Emma, ha
been very SICK this week, of bowe
complaint.
The oyster land contests will b
heard next Tuesday before the Stat
land commission.
| Doyle & Elliott are preparing t
finish the second floor of their build
ing, adjoining the Bank.
1t is reported that Ellsworth Free
burger is intending to move East O
the mountains in the spring.
Our Cushman correspondent labor
under difficulties, his January note
having just reached this Office.
The Willie now leaves Olympia a
5 O'Clock on the afternoon trip, arriv
ing at Shelton a half hour earlier.
A small dance held forth in the OF
Fellows Hall Saturday, the music
being furnished by stro1ling players
H. w. Goodwin has started a cam1
on North Bay, with fourteen men
| getting out, among other timber, 1000
piles.
With few minor changes the log re
port is republished this week, in order
that extra copies may be had for send
ing East.
Cap. must be a terror, Judging by
the way the county officials and others
were fleeing from the wrath to
Gomez Wednesday.
The local post Office will remain
open until Z o'clock each evening after
this week. Now that spring is coming
and people are beginning work again,
this is satisfactory change.
1t is now new year, and everybody
must register anew in order to be
qualified to vote at any election during
the year. Books at telegraph Office.
The revival meetings still draw
with services in both Baptist and Meth
odist churches next Sunday, to receive
new members.
The Shelton Southwestern railroad
hauled the first logs for the year this
week. Both of Wi1liamson's camps
are in operation, and putting in logs
when the weather permits.
Chas. Leake was over at the mouth
of the Skokomish river this week,
scaling a raft of about 5OO,OOO feet of
logs for Joe Doyle, which has been
sold to the Blakely Mill Company.
The public is entitled to all bulletins
issued by the State Agricultural Col
lege. Send your name to the Presi-
dent, Pullman, Wash. Two late bull
1etins on fruit pests have just been
issued.
The Granger Lumber and Mason
County Logging Companies have just
sold big ten-section raft to the Had
lock Mills. Till Shelton says they
can get orders, but price is too low
He expects to. be hauling logs by
March LIST, however.
That idea of clearing land for pay
1nent in land strikes a popular feeling.
If any of our farmers are willing to
let go of few acres of their hold
ings, to have their other lands cleared
fit for cultivation, the JOURNAL will
try to find workers for them without
aoy charge to either party.
Thos. O'Neil1 hitched a new horse
to the delivery wagon Wednesday
morning for exercise. Delivering was
too slow for the animal, however,
and he took the first opportunity for a
ri NJ
Reavy stopped the runaway, but not
before broken wheel, top and other
damages were done.
The celebrated Loggers' lien. cases
were argued before the Supreme
Court Tuesday, Attorney Jos. A. Nc
Donald conducting the argument for
the loggers, decision can be ex
pected in week or ten days. Attny.
Hartman argued Tacoma Grocery
| Co. VS. Mark Drahan, on the part of
Draham, Wednesday. These were
the only cases from Mason Comfy
before the court this term.
| About twenty-five persons have ex-
perienced a change of heart, during
the revivals in Shelton, so far, and
many of them are wearing the white
ribbon badge of temperance, while
not few will join one or the other
of the local churches. If those who
have taken the little ribbon will stick
to it, big battle will be won, for bet
homes, better health and prosperity.
Surveyor Hunter and viewers Aug
ust Dipman and Eliab Dunbar, last
week surveyed the road petitioned for
by settlers from near New Kamilchie
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near Doc. Elson's, The settlers of
that region have been without de-
cent road and it is about time the
county established the road, and let
the ranchers perform their road work
on it.
Judge" Hall opened his term with
case Tuesday, disorder1y conduct
The culprit being fined SIS and costs
AS the party is young lad, of ordi
nari1y good conduct, this occasion
being the first offence, we are in
clined to favor him, hoping that his
experience has proven a sufficient
lesson to him. However, any future
transgressions will go as a matter Of
news.
The Vidette calls the attention Of
school directors and prospective petit
| toners to the change made by the
last legislature of this state relative
to the division of school districts
The new law forbids the division OF
old districts unless the proposed new
district and the old one shall each con
tain an area o. not less than four sec
tons of land and can maintain-aftel
division at least six months school
each year.
The School Board visited the public
school Tuesday, looking after severa
improvements about the ground. Al