The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-06
Local News.
The Glorious Fourth.
The tireSoue Fourth


The tiresome Fourth.
1t was both in marked degree.
BORN.-Shelton, July 5th, to the
wife of w. S. Ellis, son.
School District No Is, Arcadia wants
a school teacher. See notice.
Black berries and raspberries are
ripening, while Strawberries in the
markets are waning.
Joe Doyle sold raft of his logs in
the Skokonish river, and has another
ready to be towed away.
A new post Office has been establish
ed at Ba1low, Mason County, with
Phoebe NJ. Thompson as post mistress
Tug Cyrus Walker took a big ten
section raft to Port Gamble Mills
Saturday. 1t was furnished by the
Granger Lumber Company.
The Council held special session
last Saturday night and issued
license to the Hotel Webb, adding
1886 to the town treasury.
A half dozen sports last their nous
taches Saturday night. No, they were
not in training for the Ministries, but
the surgical operation was enforced.
Fish Commissioner Joe Gale recent
ly visited Aberdeen and notified the
single mills to discontinue dumping
saw dust into the river at that point
Specifications for the construc-
ton of a school house at Matlock can
be seen at this office, for which bids
are called, to be in by the 18th. See
notice.
County Warrants revert to the
county after six years, and small ones
are often overlooked by witnesses,
jurors and others who have perform
ed services for the county.
Bob Swan has sold his logs at
Atkins; and John Mcintosh has also
disposed of his logs in Mill Creek, and
all tbs 1oggers will be supplied with
cash for their spring work.
The Celebration Committee and
Judges deserve much credit for the
success of the day. No one can ap-
preciate the arduous details Of their
work, unless he has ''been there
The employees OF Sol. G. Simpson
have instructed the office not to pay
their poll taxes under the advice that
the law can be successfully resisted.
The camps continued on the Fourth.
The JOURNAL has received several
different letters regarding the articles
in last weeks Tribune. which we are
unable to publish this week owing to
the lack of space and rush of the
Fourth.
Messrs Will Forbes and Mcdonald
drove over from Kamilche in lumber
wagons, Tuesday, for load Of floor
ing to enlarge the dancing platform
at that place, in preparation for the
Fourth dance and picnic.
The Mills at Port Blakely are rum
ming night and day, so says the Tele-
graph, and orders are coming in from
all parts of the world. Eight vessels
are now loading at the mill, and
thirteen are on the way, under char
| ter.
| Sheriff Duckworth and J. B. Shelton
went down to Arcadia Tuesday morn
ing after 'old Bill" an aged, white
headed Indian, who has been wander
ing in the woods in delnented condi-
ton. The Indian policeman in charge
at the old Squaxon reservation was
sent to North Bay on the hunt for ''Old
Bill"
The prospects for numbering the
rest of the season are daily growing
better. Nearly all the logs in this
bay have been sold, and there is now
a fair demand, with promise of rails
ing prices. $4,000 were distributed
among the loggers this Fourth,
and the men generally stayed il
town, had a quiet time and have gone
back to the woods to make hay while
the sun Shines" Good, Williamson
men received no cash, but some money
is expected for them shortly, ant
meanwhile they are being secured ant
will go back to work.