The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-04-20
Local News.

The "Angleside" bridge on 9TH
street, has been replaced.
1t sounds like old times to see both
our railroads hauling in1ogs again.
DIR. Beach and J. E. Doyle have had
their Franklin street lots plowed,
ready for fencing and spuds.
We have promise of spring weather
from this time on, and chance to kick
at the heat.
Two fishermen near Aberdeen cap
tured an 81 pound Dolly Warden, 26
inches long, one day last week.
The regular monthly social of the
Epworth League will be at the Metho-
dist Church, this, Friday, evening.
Frank Edgbert is stocking up his
grocery store at Arcadia, for the con-
venience of the neighboring farmers.
The Standard Hamb1etonian Stallion
Lori1ad will remain in Shelton for this
season. For information apply at this
office.
A woman, named Shields, who has
been stopping at the Point float, was
taken to Olympia last week, and died
Sunday of Consumption.
The Rover is being oyer-hau1ed at
Duncan's new machine shops in
Olympia, and the Chapman boys will
use her as pleasure boat this summer.
Jacob Happily now is sole owner Of
the stage line between Union City and
Shelton, Mr.. Brown having sold his
interest and has gone up into the
mountains to prospect for gold.
Our sports are feeling b1ue-the
gang along the Goldsborough will put
an end to fishing in that stream for
several years to come, by fishing it
dry while the cutoff is building.
A report says that the three child
rem of Mrs. Frank Ellis, of Cosmopo-
lis, formerly of Shelton, made a meal
off some bella-donna pills care1essly
left within reach, the other day and
at last accounts were very sick.
The trains on the Washington South
ern Railroad this week hauled its first
logs for several months, and is now
making two trips day from CIR anger
company's camp. Thos. Bordeaux is
rustling around looking for a market
to place the product. The lumber
situation about the Sound mills is
showing some improvement.
Fish Commissioner Crawford has
asked that the promised supply of
eastern oysters to plant in the waters
of this state be doubled; that when
the shipment is made to Wil1apa har-
Dor as many more be sent to Olympia
to be placed in Oyster Bay. He has
also applied for a loan to this state
of one of the large government
aquariums at the Midwinter Fair.
A paper prepared by Rev. Myren
Eels, On the Chinook jarg on, was read
at the last meeting Of the Anthropo1o-
gica1 Society at Washington D. c.
1t gave full history of the origin and
growth of this remarkable mongre1
language of the Pacific Northwest and
is considered by savants here as
most remarkable essay, we'll worthy of
preservation in the societys archives.
D. Lister, owner of the Clara Brown
has leased that steamer to D. W. SEM
pie who has been connected with the
Pacific Navigation company. For the
past two months the Clara has enjoy
ed a paying freight traffic and the
business has promise of improvement
from this time on. For several trips
the boat has been loaded with outfit
supplies for the cutoff contr actors
Engine, teams, wagons, horse and
buggy, supplies, men and outfit for
the bridge work were brought up from
Seattle Wednesday.
c. S. Eaton, in an article from the
O1ynpian, thinks our 1oggers should
face the existing conditions, and study
how they can reduce the price of logs,
by cutting labor. which is the largest
component part of the cost of produc-
ton. Wages are rather low at pres
ent, and logs never were lower. The
only consolation of the voter is in the
fact that while we are furnishing cheap
lumber for some body, their sec
ton is working at equally low wages
to supply us with what we need very
cheap. All we need is some work to
earn some cheap money, to buy some
of these cheap supplies.
The Town Council has bargained to
secure the lot adjoining Stones saloon
for hose house, paying, 500 and re-
hitting saloon license for the coming
year, $500 in all for the lot 18xlOO, with
small house. Three years ago the
Council proposed purchasing the pres
ent quarters, with 80 foot lot for the
same amount, but the trade was not
completed and the town has paid rent
ever since for it's hose house. Our OBJ
lection then was to the purchase of
anything smaller than 90 foot front
so that city hall might be built and
the business of the town, as well as
all departments, transacted on its own
grounds, to the saving of rents. 1t
strikes us that the same objection
still holds and that the council should
secure location that would afford
room for all requirements.
William Sheneman alleges that on