The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-04-13
Local News.


now engaged in the Tanning of the
Shrew.''
The Freeburger Brothers have one
of their fine strip boats turned out
and are we'll along on the twin.
The local war among the tonsoria1-
lists is still on--Wehnes having cut
shaving to ten cents with the others.
A tlue burning out in the Shelton
house, occupied by Mrs Susie Hutchin-
son, called for the fire alarm yesterday.
All petitions for changes in voting
| precincts must be made to the clerk of
the Board of county commissioners be-
| fore the first of May.
| The Clara Brown has been heavy
loaded for the past few trips with the
grading outfit, supplies and tools for
the work on the w S. cut off,
The Board of Health met Saturday
evening and ordered house toulouse
| inspection of the sanitary conditions.
1t would be well to examine flues and
stovepipes on the way.
NOTICE.-There will be a Pound
Social at the First Baptist Church, on
Friday evening, April 18th, at 7:3O,
for the benefit of Rev. S. w Beaven
Come whether you contribute or net
The Delinquent tax list for 1891,
which appears in this issue, has
proven something of a task, and the
ceaseless howl for ''sorts' has serious
ly affected the news columns this week
1t may surprise some who are in the
habit of going into others yards and
picking fl overs to know that that act
constitutes petit larceny, and it would
prove costly flowers if the owners
should get tired of having flower
gardens despoiled and complain.
An advance guard of the Saliva
tionists are in town and are. holding
evening meetings in the Methodist
Church. Tuesdays meeting was dis
turbed, evidently by some greenies
who had never seen the Salvation
Army, but the Marshal has instructions
ty arrest any one engaged in disturb
ing the religious services.
A committee from the fire company
will visit the Council next Saturday
evening, and endeavor to impress
that body with the Importance of get
tin gmore good hose and devising some
means for it's purchase. The old hose
was never of any good and we l1aye
but 400 feet of the good new hose.
Two necessary things new hose and
the intake box at the spring improved.
The Board of Health met Saturday
of business as prescribed by Council
temporarily adopted and clerk instruc-
ted to correspond with State Board for
| rules and ordinances. Health officer
| Beach reported abatement of two
nuisances, and action to prevent the
spread of diphtheria. Working COM
mittee ordered to investigate all prem
Uses and abate nuisanceS, tvera1 being
complained Of.
Fire was discovered in the kitchen
roof of the house occupied by Lawyer
Mcdonald on First street Tuesday
evening and the hose carts were PROM
pity called out by the bell. w. B.
Eaton, who was near at hand succeed
ed in putting out the blaze with a few
buckets of water, and the hose was
not needed. The fire caught from a
stovepipe in the roof. The Council
should send out committee to order
the removal Of all stove pipes within
limits of danger to adjoining buildip gs.
1t is cheaper to build brick flue than
to lose your home or pay double insur-
ance.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES.-C the
following and celebrate your wedding
anniversaries accordingly: First, cot
ton Wedding; second, paper wedding;
third, leather; fourth, book; fifth,
wooden, sixth, garnet; seventh, wool
len; eighth, bric-a-brac; ninth, topaz;
tenth, tin; twelfth, silk ang fine linen;
fifteenth, crystal; twentieth, china;
twenty-ffth, silver; thirtieth, pearl;
lthirty-ffth. sapphire; fortieth, ruby;
fftieth, golden; seventy fifth, dia-
mond.
The Granger Lumber Co. began
work this morning with a crew of
twenty-seven men, in charge of Till
Shelton. Skid roads and camps are
all in readiness and the supplies will
feet remains on the claim, and as the
new cutoff will ''cut up the works as
much of the timber will be logged as
possible, before the railroad is COM
p1eted Next week the road will be
running regular trains. There is no.
thing about the injunction against the
cutoff. The company removed the
4 obstacle by paying the taxes upon the
Miller lands, required by the contract
DESTROYED BY FIRE. The dwelling
of Chas. Mcdonald, corner of Seventh
and Cedar streets was burned to the
ground about eleven O'Clock last Sun
'dday morning, the contents being saved
excepting what was in the second floor
The fire evidently caught frouf sparks
from the kitchen f1ue, blown under the
: caves of the main building, as fire
!. broke out from the main roof and was
> not noticed by the family until it had
Il gained considerable headway. The