The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-26
Local News.

and is impossible.
The Capital Commission has ad
Journed till Feb. 5th, with no selectio,
of plans yet made
We will be pleased to supply on
readers, who are sick and inclined t,
read, with reading matter.
Frank Hathorn slaughtered a dos
for Robert Lemoine, Monday, claim
ing the animal had bitten him.
Lock Bow, an Oyster Bay chinaman
will not need to register. He wa
passed to the chinese heaven last week
OJames Neil has moved his family il
from Willia1nson's camp, and nov
occupies the Asmus house on FRS
street.
The Shelton Southwestern has beer
making glad some of its employees
this week, by distributing some casI
among them.
The Benedictine Fathers have Sc
cured land on the West Side and pro
pose to build big monastery and col
lege for boys at Olympia.
District No. 10 has been created by
grand Chance1lor, Knights of Pythias
which includes the lodges of Shelton
Olympia, Elma, Montesano and
Hoquiam.
Mcdonald Simmons has cleaned out
the discOrdant elements about him, as
Tar as he can, and proposes to have no
more foo1ishness, if he can help it.
Good.
Hiram Dunbar killed black fisher
of the valley, Sunday, that measured
five feet in length. The rich black
fur pe1t of this animal is in fine condi-
ton and worth about $12.
A number of public spirited persons
have been working at the cemetery
this week, removing graves from the
new roadway, and improving the
grounds. A good work.
White French artichokes make ex-
cellent cheap food for cattle, sheep,
horses and hogs, and are very produc-
tive and easily cultivated. The JOUR-
NAL can supply those who wish to try
this stock feed, with seed.
The last snow fell Tuesday, but the
following Chinook zephyr and warm
rains have now cleared it all away.
This has been very light winter so
far, the lowest temperature being
about 10 degrees above, one night in
December.
The Revival services, in charge of
Evangelist Pierce, assisted by the
local pastors, have filled the M. E.
Church to overlooking each night
during the week, and large number
have shown personal interest as a re-
suit of the week.
The Montesano Vidette says: A
gentleman of religious tendencies,
who has beeh showing especial inter-
est in such matters recently, explains
it by saying he needed an extra
amount of grace tie keep from swear
ing about his high taxes.
VIM. Wyatt has the big gray timber
wolf, he lately captured, safely chain
ed and is nursing the animals injured
foot, expecting to find sale for him
at some city park. This species of
marauders were quite common in the
early days, but are now rarely met
with.
The JOURNAL has to thank Sol. G.
Simpson for detailed statement of his
| log product last year, with which to
| compile statement of the County S
output, for the annual number of the
Puget Sound Lumbcrman. Our local
1umbernen also furnished us with as
complete report as possible.
! The local sawmil1, under the man
agement of George Cyphert, as lessee,
cut 799,742 feet of lumber last year,
working on the average about twenty
daysin the month, until fall, when
the mill was only operated occasional
ly. This mill furnished employment
to quite crew during the year.
| Poor Portland! Yesterday morn
ing's reports show that the nights
snowfall, when melted, measured ex-
actly 2.O1 inches. San Francisco had
| LOO inches of rain and 20 was Sacra-
,nento's record. Olympia has 90 and
is not now considered such wet place
after all.--O. T.
The Washington Savings Bank, Of
| Seattle, a rAis-inanaged institution,
which has been looked at askance for
several months, is closed, and Col.
Sheafe has been appoined receiver.
The bank has securities nearly double
the deposits, but they are generally
longtime mortgages, and rot readily
sold, except at sacrifice, just new.
| The JOURNAL. has received the usual
compliments of D. M. Ferry's seed
house, in big package of selected
| flower and vegetable seed, reminding
us that it is about time for people to
look out for their seed, and get ready
for planting. The general opinion is
that spring will commence early this
year.
| Perhaps our statement of the
county log product may be questioned
by persons who have given the matter
little thought, but it is in keeping with
the JOURNALS record for conserva-
tisn, and is rather under than over
the actual figures, were it possible tC
get at them. The truth hurts no one
who is undeserving, while falsity
generally administers its own rebuke
In one way and another the law re
curing Commissioners to present
claims for extra services to the Super
Ter Court, has been decided unconsti
tutional and imperative, and all
counties have dropped it. The.Commis
sioners of this county, decided tt
comply with the law, though it entail
ed delay, until it was decided uncon
stitutional, and they have now decided
to audit their own bills for extra ser
vices.
We would suggest to some of oul
local ''hard times" prophets, who SIT
around the stoye and discuss the situa
ton, that they rustic around ant
strike up trade with some farmer o.
landholder, to clear up tracts for pay
ment in land. Land will be worth
something again before long, and :
will be clear gain, if time which
would otherwise be wasted, be put il
at such work. The farmer who holds
more land than he ever intends t
clear and improve. would be benefiitt