The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-03-20

of their section for only S215a
year, with "W for
the ladies, or the american
Farmer and Farm News
thrown in.
Green ribbon was in demand ST. Pat
rick's day.
Beautiful weather for the past week.
Hot summer days, but cold frosty
mornings.
Shelton is the Drummer's Mecca, six
of the fraternity coming in on the City
of Shelton's Wednesday night trip.
Salmon trout are to be caught in the
bay by trolling, and several fine
strings have been brought in lately.
The Foresters are arranging to give
their first annual ball and entertain
ment on April 18th, of which particu.
lars will be announced later.
The head of the bay was literally
alive with s,nelt and herring this week.
A space of over 20 acres was agit ated
by the jumping of of the little fish.
Williamson's donkey engines were
both disabled this week, but new one
of more power came in Tuesday, and
Frank says the boys won't break that
so easy.
Another one of Simpsons camps
will be removed from the Port Blakely
road to the vicinity of Lake Newatze1
on the Peninsular Ry, some time in
April.
Frank Williamson was rustling
about town this week, looking after
the logging. He seems to think that
the lumber combine will not help the
logger very materially.
One of our friends, who evidently
did not read his paper closely, paid 81
for years subscription to the n. Y
Tribune. The JOURNAL furnishes ii
for Is cents to subscribers.
The roads are now in splendid shape
for the bicycle, and the wheel fever has
developed as bad as ever in those who
do not own bike. All the wheels are
now out from winter quarters.
Rev. Frank H. Webster will preach
at the Baptist church next Sunday
morning on 1.-The justice Of Gods
mercy" Evangelistic services in the
evening; subject. 'The Gospel vejled.'
All are made welcome.
VIM. Deganhart has moved the old
Goldsborough house, built in early in
the sos, and the old Slecum barn, to
another part of the Slocum tract. He
is making quite change in the place.
preparing for cultivation.
Mark Draham is hard at work get
ting out logs and will be sending down
lot Of logs as soon as the switch is
put into his camp. He has very good
proposition, and the prospect of about
two years work at his present location
The Shelton Southwestern engine
Bertha came out of the shops last
Sunday, after very thorough over
| hauling. Chas Stone is the engineer
The Bertha is engaged at construc
ton work, putting in the new switch
at Draham's camp.
The new electric light engine arrived
this week, and the dynamo and fittings
are expected shortly, when W. H
Kneeland purposes to put in the new
lighting plant. Nearly everybody ha
fayorably considered the proposition
to put in electric lights, and the ide;
should be profitable.
!, Don't forget to attend the lecture Oh
"G1adstone and Ireland" by Rev. R.
Mooney at Kneeland's Hall, Saturda,
evening, March 21st, for the benefit O
the Episcopal church building fund
Mr.. Mooney is an eloquent and inter
esting speaker and the low price O
admission, Is cents, should insure
good audience.
1t is rumored that the department in
tends doing away with the government
school on the Skokomish Reservation
Besides the public good it is doing in tn
education of Indian children, it brings
several thousand dollars into the coun
ty each year, and some efforts shout,
be made to retain it.
| The big Northern Pacific patent ha
reached Auditor McLarty, and Maso
County is S57.1O richer in record fees
The volume contains about 200 page
of manuscript, and is strongly bound
, 1t has already passed through tn
| hands of six county auditors and tn
| recording clerks of as many counties
and is pretty big job.
I ST. Barnabas' Episcopal churcl
r Services in Masonic Hall at II A. \
and 7:30 P. NJ. Bible and instructio
class at NJ. Subject of mornin
5 sermon, "The loaves and fishes" Ev,
: ming sermon, ''The relation betwee
5 the moral and physical life" A mo:
t cordial invitation is extended to all t
be present at these services.
r. ]. MOONEY, Minister in charg
? The Peninsu1ar Railroad is no
| hauling more logs than ever before
e its varied history, an average of SOC, on
: being the daily output. One day $50
!, 600 feet were dumped into the bay, ar
t Wednesday an even 100 cars of Los
a were hauled. When the proposed ne
e camps are at work, the output wi