The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-09
Local News.
Lent began Wednesday.

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Read in this paper how to get Fifty
Worlds Fair Views free.
BoRN.-To the wife of VIM. Degen
hart, daughter, Feby. 7th.
i BoRN.-Saturday, Feb. 3rd, to tn.
wife OF John Valley, boy.
Washington's Birthday will happier
again on Thursday, the 22nd.
Mrs. F. S. Tew has arranged t.
egin dress making at Mrs. Eatons'
! Our advertisers probably understand
that business locals are run unit
ordered out.
Several new sucribers were received
this week, who want to see the good
work go on.
By the way, if you want the news
you must read the JOURNAL; if yor
are not particular, why
The Blakely Mill started up both
sides Wednesday, after considerable
repairs for the seasons work.
]. B. Shelton is preparing to finish
his new house, on Tenth Street, being
engaged in building porches. Good.
Regular quarterly teachers exami-
nation is in progress. before the Co.
Supt. today, with only four applicants.
The JOURNAL can get some one a
fine Marlin rifle or revolver, any
model or price, cheaper than other
wise.
The Steamer Delta, now running on
the Canal route, broke one of her
twin screws last week, and was laid
up for repairs.
After several days Of rain and wind
Thursday brought sunshine, and per-
haps the rest of February will be
mainly sunshine.
Quite a bombshe11 was exploded in
this vicinity when the news of John
McReayy's removal from the Capitol
| Commission came in.
The Baptists have arranged to fin
ish up the pews for the Church, and
will hereafter hold Sabbath School
each Sunday afternoon.
The State Insurance Company has
absorbed the Farmers of Seattle, and
rewritten all the 1atter's insurance,
considerable in this section.
A Sunday School was organized in
the Baptist church last Sunday, and
a resident minister before long.
Mr.. Early, driving the Union City
stage Wednesday, reported more than
dozen trees over the road, most of
which he had to cut out with an ak.
Jacob Brookover complains of a
very bad crossing over Johns creek,
near Wil1ey's mill, which needs atten-
ton before much hauling can be done
oyer it.
Speed Shelton is engaged in survey
ing mile of new track on the Shell
ton Southwestern Railroad, for Will
hanson, who is preparing to open new
logging works.
Tug Po1itkofsky, while towing the
last raft of logs from Shelton to Port
B1akely last Saturday afternoon, broke
a valve stem, off MISERY Point" and
was towed in by the Renton.
Valentines day, next Wednesday,
the 14th. Lew Munson seems to have
the only stock of select and ''comics"
in town. The boys propose to have
their fun, SO the rest might as we'll
stand from under.
! One of the proud visitors to the
Calhoun Opera at Olympia, Tuesday
night, borrowed a spy-glass, intending
to see all there was to be SEEM and
more,--of the "ba11et.' 1t is to be
hoped that he didn't give it away,
from whence he came.
| J. w. Hall is not suffering fro m
ennui this week, as Tuesdays storm
dropped the wires along his entire
beat. With Chas. Doyle he fixed the
line to the south Wednesday, but has
two days work on the north stretch to
the Skokomish river.
The Shelton Sawmi1l whistle is
again a welcome sound, being footed
this week. The crew is at work get
ting out lumber for new houses to be
built by Frank Dro1et and Calvin
Saegar, and p1anking for the new
Franklin street sidewalk.
Two more new houses for Shelton,
and beginning thus early it is evident
that this year will witness consider
able growth for us. Frank Dro1et
will construct dwelling on his Frank
lin street lots, and Cal. Saegar a new
house near the school house.
The Williamson Logging Co. have
decided not to stock up their store
again, and have been selling out the
odds and ends of their stock to other
local merchants this week, closing up
the store. Mcdonald & O'Nei1 pur-
chased most of the stock.
Taxes are coming in slowly this
year, and probably not large proper
ton of tax payers will get the 2 per
cent rebate, on taxes paid before
February 18th. The Puget Mill Com
pany paid $3.50 for its taxes this week,
and most of the large timber holders
will probably save the two per cent.